MEDIA ROOTS – Reporting From Outside Party Lines » holy land five http://mediaroots.org Sat, 15 Jul 2023 22:24:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.2 Empire Files: Life Sentences for Charity Work – Free the 5! http://mediaroots.org/life-sentences-for-charity-work-free-the-5/ http://mediaroots.org/life-sentences-for-charity-work-free-the-5/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2018 20:09:59 +0000 http://mediaroots.org/?p=9222 Read More]]>

The Holy Land Foundation Five are Palestinian political prisoners sentenced up to upwards of 65 years in US prison for providing aid to refugees.

Although no proof exists for the organization providing support for terrorism, it was targeted in the Bush administration’s post-9/11 dragnet, setting an alarming precedent for activists in the US. Abby Martin sits down with an expert on the case, Miko Peled, to learn more about this little-known case.

Miko Peled is an Israeli-born activist for Palestinian rights, and the son of a famous Israeli general. He is the author of “The General’s Son: Journey of an Israeli in Palestine” and “Injustice: The Story of the Holy Land Foundation Five.”

 

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