Israeli expat Dror Feiler, banned entry to Israel due to his participation several Gaza flotillas, appealed the Jerusalem District Court to reverse the ban and allow him to visit the country in order to vist his 90-year-old mother. If this is the Jewish State, Jews of different opinions must be let in as well.The decision to prevent the plaintiff from uniting with her only son in Israel is arbitrary, disproportionate and unreasonable considering the severe blow against her constitutional right for dignity and family life, Defining the plaintiffs non-violent protest against the Gaza Strip siege policy as anti-State activity is politically driven and wrong, the appeal reads and concludes: Participation in a political protest and voicing legitimate criticism against a specific policy mustnt form the basis for deportation or entry bans, even if the respondent does not agree with them. the appeal reads. In an interview for Ynet, Feiler said: If I broke the law let them put me up for trial. An administrative decision does not accord with a democratic state. A country which cannot listen to critics of its politics is in dire straits. Feiler said there are many like him in Israel who oppose Israels policies and stressed that he renounced his Israeli citizenship only because it was a condition for receiving a Swedish one. I oppose the policy, not the State itself, and I hope the court will grant me entry, he added. ynetnews/articles/0,7340,L-4448890,00.html
Posted on: Sun, 03 Nov 2013 15:03:03 +0000
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