This should be handed out at the so-called Nakba protest
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Posted by Meir Weinstein on 09:42:35 2008/05/04
Canadian Legal Forum Fights To Save PA Arab from Death Sentence
29 Nissan 5768, 04 May 08 01:36
by Baruch Gordon
(IsraelNN.com) The Canadian Legal Forum has launched a campaign to save the life of an
Arab resident in the Palestinian Authority (PA) who was sentenced to death by a PA court
for stopping a terrorist attack against Israeli civilians.
The forum is calling on the public to dispatch letters to Canadian government officials
demanding that they use their leverage as a donor country to the PA to protest the
sentence.
A sample letter is below:
To the Honourable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister, and The
Honourable Maxime Bernier, Minister of Foreign Affairs,
We are writing to ask you to make an urgent appeal to save a life. On Monday April 28th,
the Palestinian Authority sentenced a young Arab Palestinian, Imad Saad, to death by
firing squad. Mr Saad's crime was doing what the Palestinian Authority are supposed to
have committed itself to do
fight terror, specifically by advising Israel of the presence of a group of armed
terrorists. Mr Saad is a policeman who helped protect civilian lives from criminals; this
act should not be considered treason, deserving death, by the Palestinian Authority.
The PA military commander of the Hebron area, Samih Staidi, referring to the verdict said
"Let it be an example to those who sell their homeland and their people."
PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas must now approve the sentence.
Canada committed $300 million dollars to the Palestinians to "build security, governance
and prosperity." This sentence reveals the truth about Abbas's commitment to fight terror.
We appeal to you to speak out now against this sentence. Time is of the essence; the PA
must hear a strong, firm statement from all those who are committed to peace. Canada must
not let this pass.
We thank you for what we know will be your response.
Sincerely,
canadianlegalforum@gmail.com
Canadian Legal Forum for Israel
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