Middle East Studies Association of North America, Inc.
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Letter to Israel’s Minster of the Interior Eli Yishai regarding Israeli authorities’ refusal to allow Dr. Nicola Pratt to enter the West Bank on April 22, 2009. She was scheduled to present two seminars at the Institute for Women's Studies at Bir Zeit University.
Letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to express continued concern at restrictions the Israeli government imposes on students in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and alarm regarding the recent arrest, subsequent detention, and denial of right to legal counsel of Iyad Habib Muhamma, president of the Bir Zeit University student council.
Letter to Israeli Prime Minister regarding the detention of Bir Zeit University student Abed Qattawi, one of the organizers of the Palestine International Festival who was detained by Israeli Military authorities.
Letter to Israeli Minister of Defense encouraging there to be a full investigation into the death of Professor Albert Glock at Bir Zeit University.
Letter to the Israeli Prime Minister expressing concern over the continuation of the closure of Bir Zeit University into its fourth consecutive year. Bir Zeit is the last university to remain closed and the students and faculty continue to be denied access to classes and educational facilities. (See 20/11/1990; 21/6/1990)
Letter to Israeli Prime Minister concerning the administrative detention of Dr. Sari Husseibeh of Bir Zeit University and sentencing to six months imprisonment without charge, evidence or entitlement to a trial.