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Israel: Don't deport me from the land where I was born
  1. Signatures
    872 out of 1,000
    Petitioning
    1. Adviser, Israeli Interior Minister Eli Yishai (+ 5 others)
      Petitioning
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      • Adviser, Israeli Interior Minister Eli Yishai (Roei Lachmanovich)
      • Chair, Israeli Ministry of Interior Humanitarian Committee (Miriam Rosenthal)
      • Public Representative, Israeli Ministry of Interior Humanitarian Committee (Rafael Miara)
      • Spokesperson, Israel Ministry of Interior Population Registry (Sabin Hadad)
      • Israeli Minister of Interior (Eli Yishai)
      • Minister's Representative, Israeli Ministry of Interior Humanitarian Committee (Amos Arbel)
  2. Created By
    Munther Fahmi
    Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory, Occupied
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How We Won

Jan 27, 2012

Victory!  Months after Munther Fahmi started his petition on Change.org, the Israeli government has finally granted him residency.  

Mr. Fahmi explains what happened: 

Dear Friends,

The Government of Israel has accepted the Israeli Supreme Court recommendation that my residency be reinstated. I have been granted 2 years' residence on the basis of a Jerusalem Identity Card, and pending good behavior, shall receive permanent residence thereafter.

I am deeply indebted to all of you and extremely grateful for your kind support during this year of particular uncertainty. There is still much work to be done for resolution in line with international law for the 130,000+ Palestinians whose residency has been revoked by the Government of Israel.  With Best Wishes,
 
Munther Fahmi

 

My name is Munther Fahmi, and I am the founder and owner of the Bookshop at the American Colony Hotel in Jerusalem, a cornerstone of cultural life in Jerusalem and a small but vital space of free and independent thought and debate.

Now Israel is threatening me, a Palestinian who was born in this city, with imminent deportation!

I am a bookseller, and I have done absolutely nothing to deserve this.

Please support my right to continue to live and work in Jerusalem, the city of my birth, by signing this petition calling on Israeli authorities not to deport me.

Thank you!

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הוועדה ההומניטארי - אל תגלו את מונדר פהמי

שלום רב

שלום רב

אני כותב דברים אלו על מנת להביע את אי שביעות רצוני כלפי ישראל ותכניתה המכוונות להגלות את מונדר פהמי, מייסד ובעליו של חנות הספרים שבמלון "אמריקן קולוני" בירושלים.

חנות הספרים של מונדר היא אבן פינה בחיים התרבותיים בירושלים, והיא מהווה אכסניה קטנה וחיונית לחשיבה חופשית ועצמאית ולדיונים ברוח זו.

חשוב עוד יותר לציין, שמונדר נולד וגדל בירושלים. הגליה של אדם מהמקום בו נולד וגדל הינה בפשטות מעשה לא מוסרי.

אני תומך בזכותו של מונדר פהמי להמשיך ולהתגורר בירושלים עיר הולדתו ולעבוד בה.

אני קורא אליכם לאשר שמונדר פהמי לא יוגלה.

אנא הגיבו בכתובת responses@change.org

בתודה,

I write to express my dismay at Israeli plans to deport Munther Fahmi, founder and owner of the Bookshop at the American Colony Hotel in Jerusalem.

Munther's bookshop is a cornerstone of cultural life in Jerusalem and a small but vital space of free and independent thought and debate.

More importantly, Munther was born and raised in Jerusalem. It is simply unethical to deport someone from the land where they were born and raised.

I support the right of Munther Fahmi to continue to live and work in Jerusalem, the city of his birth.

I call on you to confirm that Munther Fahmi will not be deported.

Please reply to responses@change.org

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