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Two pro-Palestinian activists allowed to stay in Israel

2011-07-14 03:33:33 GMT+7 (ICT)

TEL AVIV (BNO NEWS) -- An Israeli court on Wednesday allowed two pro-Palestinian activists to remain in the country, but only if they agreed not to participate in demonstrations, a spokesman for the Welcome to Palestine organization said.

Sergio Yahni, whose organization is behind a fly-in of pro-Palestinian activists, didn't specify if the two activists agreed to the condition laid down by the District Court in the city of Petah Tikva, east of Tel Aviv. Haaretz newspaper reported that Sylvia Hale, a retired Australian regional parliamentarian, and Vivienne Porzsolt, a member of Jews Against the Occupation, arrived in Israel from Athens on Tuesday after their flotilla ship was prevented from leaving Greece.

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists began arriving at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv on Friday, as part of the fly-in organized by a coalition of Palestinian civil groups. As of Saturday, 124 pro-Palestinian activists were being held in several prisons. The group was made up of 76 women and 48 men, including activists from the US, Spain, Belgium, France and the Netherlands.

By Tuesday, most of the activists had been expelled from the country, yet four were allowed in after they pledged not to participate in violent protest activities.

Israel's Transportation Ministry previously issued a list of 342 passengers, including 200 activists, who were expected to arrive during the weekend. The document was submitted to all airlines, local and foreign.

The mass influx of activists came ahead of the arrival of the Gaza-bound aid flotilla. The 'Freedom Flotilla II' consisted of ten ships carrying more than 500 Palestinian activists from around the world.

In May 2010, nine pro-Palestinian activists were killed and dozens more were injured when Israeli commandos boarded a ship participating in the 'Freedom Flotilla I'. The incident caused global outrage over alleged excessive force, but Israel has denied that and said its commandos were being attacked.

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