Situation in the OPT – Letter from Qatar

Letter dated 24 September 1985 from the Permanent Representative of

Qatar to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General

In my capacity as Chairman of the Arab Group for the current month, I have the honour to transmit herewith the letter of the Deputy Permanent Observer for the Palestine Liberation Organization to the United Nations, dated 23 September 1985, concerning the deportation of the 29 Palestinians from the Israeli occupied Palestinian territories (see annex).

I should be grateful if you would arrange for this letter and its above-mentioned annex to be circulated as a document of the General Assembly, under agenda items 33 and 38, and of the Security Council.

(Signed)  Hamad Abdelaziz AL-KAWARI

Ambassador

Permanent Representative

Chairman of the Arab Group

for the month of September

ANNEX

Letter dated 23 September 1985 from the Deputy Permanent Observer of the

Palestine Liberation Organization to the United Nations

addressed to the Secretary-General

Pursuant to our letters of 3, 6, 9 and 10 September 1985, I am instructed by Yasser Arafat, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, to bring the following to your urgent attention.

On Sunday, 15 September 1985, the Israeli occupation authorities illegally deported 29 Palestinians from the Israeli occupied Palestinian territories.  Their names are as follows:

1. Ahmad Tahboob

2. Bader Kawasmeih

3. Gomah Salem

4. Hassan Amouri

5. Khaled Hantash

6. Khaled Dalool

7. Khalil Salameh

8. Riyad Al-Goul

9. Khamis Naser Allah

10. Salem Ebroish

11. Saleh Mortada

12. Abed El-Majeid

13. Abdallah Harb

14. Abed Al-Gamez Abu Edbaa

15. Abed Al-Kader Almariaa

16. Adnan Ebleidi

17. Adnan Mansour

18. Aiyan Abu Al-Atala

19. Aissa Shahein

20. Muhammad Al-Beiruti

21. Muhammad Abu Shbeih

22. Muhammad Gharier

23. Muhammad Ai-Hiyyam

24. Muhammad Marooh Hanani

25. Mustafa Abu-Gyab

26. Nathmi Abed Al-Raheem

27. Waleed Katroos

28. Yunis Rajoub

29. Riyad Al-Khateib

Eleven of the aforementioned Palestinians appealed their case before the Supreme Court on 12 September 1985; however, the Court upheld the decision of the Israeli military governor.  The eighteen others were deported without recourse to the so-called Israeli justice system.

The Israeli occupation authorities closed indefinitely the Palestinian newspaper AL-DARB (The Way), and issued a closure notice for a period of 3 days against AL-SHAAB (The People).  A massive demonstration by fascist Zionist settlers was held outside the Jerusalem offices of AL-FAJR  (The Dawn), demanding that it be immediately closed by the Israeli occupation authorities.  Threats have also been made against its employees.

In drawing your attention to the gravely worsening situation in the Israeli occupied Palestinian territories, I am requested by Chairman Arafat to call upon your good offices to take immediate and appropriate action.

(Signed)  Zuhdi Labib TERZI

Permanent Observer