Tel Aviv court hearing for P10K Founder Ken O'Keefe
Tuesday 22nd June, 2004
The Irish-American political activist Ken O'Keefe, who spent over a week on hunger strike in an Israeli jail, will go to
court on Wednesday 23rd June to fight against deportation.
O'Keefe was arrested in Gaza on Thursday 10th June and has been kept in Suhar detention facility in the Negev desert. He
wished to discuss the P10K plan to bring 10,000 western citizens to the OPT in exchange for a Palestinian 'Hudna' with
representatives of Islamic Jihad and Hamas.
A statement released by Israeli authorities notes that O'Keefe has accused Israel of using "terrorist methods", that "he
made contact with Palestinian terror activists and foreign activists" and that "he did not recognize the Israeli law
barring his entry into the territory of the Palestinian Authority."
O'Keefe said, "I reserve the right to speak with whoever I want, whenever I want, wherever I want. Just because I meet
with someone does not mean that I necessarily agree with everything they represent. I believe that P10K is the best
chance for justice and peace in this conflict, yet Israel tries to stop it. Publicly Israel says it wants security, but
its policies on the ground show that it continues to steal land and resources, and intensify its ongoing genocide
against the Palestinians."
www.P10K.net
Notes: The court hearing is at Tel Aviv District Court, 11.30am, Wednesday 23rd June.