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Occupation magazine - Activism Home page  back Print  Send To friend Free Zakaria Zubeidi! Israeli forces arrested Zakaria Zubeidi, an advocate of Palestinian cultural resistance and one of the three co-founders of The Freedom Theatre, in the early morning hours of February 27. He is being held in prison at an interrogation center in East Jerusalem. Israeli authorities have not filed any formal charges to date. This is the second time Israeli authorities have violated their 2008 amnesty agreement with Zakaria. A week after arresting him Israeli forces invaded and trashed Zakaria’s home in Jenin on Tuesday, March 5, terrorizing his wife, Alaa, and their three children. These raids took place in Area A, which was returned to Palestinian Authority control under the Oslo Accords. Despite this agreement, Israeli forces regularly invade these areas conducting searches and arrests with no need for a warrant. Up until the time of his arrest, Zakaria -- who has been studying for his MA in Contemporary Arabic Studies at Birzeit University and has been the General Manager of the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs in the government of the Palestinian Authority -- had given interviews to Israeli journalists and had gone back and forth without incident between his two residences in Ramallah and Jenin. He has long been a proponent of cultural resistance to the occupation, and his brother, Abdulrahman Zubeidi, serves on The Freedom Theatre’s board. WE PROTEST WE URGE YOU TO DEMAND THAT THE ISRAELIS FREE ZAKARIA ZUBEIDI IMMEDIATELY. AT THE VERY LEAST, EVERY ARRESTEE SHOULD BE GIVEN ACCESS TO AN ATTORNEY AND NOTIFICATION OF THE CHARGES AGAINST HIM/HER. PLEASE CALL: Israeli Ambassador to the U.S., Ron Dermer, at 202-364-5500 Let us know what the ambassador says if you learn anything. For more information: Friends of the Jenin Freedom Theatre at Freedom Theatre USA Links to the latest articles in this section Refusing the war! Demonstration today, Thur. Apris 24, at 7.30 pm, Habima Square, Tel Aviv Refusing the war! Demonstration today, Thur. Apris 24, at 7.30 pm, Habima Square, Tel Aviv Saturday night protests: No to Netanyahu`s war!