U.S. Gov't Responds to Questions About Imprisoned Palestinian Protest Organizer Abu Rahmah

As the case of nonviolent Palestinian organizer Abdallah Abu Rahmah has gained attention globally with statements from the European Union, The Elders (including former US President Jimmy Carter), Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and others, at least one reporter poses the question of Abu Rahmah's fate to the United States Undersecretary of State PJ Crowley.

Abu Rahmah was sentenced to one year in Israeli prison on the charge of "incitement" for organizing protests against the confiscation of land and Israel's illegal wall in his West Bank village of Bil'in. One year has since passed and Abu Rahmah is still being held indefinitely by the Israeli military.

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News & Politics

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• Abdallah Abu Rahmah
• Popular Struggle
• Palestinian protests
• Israeli Wall
• Palestine
• Palestinian liberation
• Barack Obama
• Hillary Clinton

[salloumee]

The usual US hypocrisy and 2 faced democracy, disappointing.

[peace242]

Excellent video.

[2tru2self]

Right on. Obama is a complete fraud but hey he makes great speeches but that will not work this time as we know his record. It's not what one says but what one does.

[antekification]

That reporter should get the noble peace prize, the whole fucking white house is a puppet to israeli gov. SHAME ON YOU!

[johncamus1]

The State of Israel's treatment of the Palestinians has been compared by United Nations investigators, human rights groups and critics of Israeli policy to South Africa's treatment of non-whites during its apartheid era

[petersz98]

The Zionist state must be smashed!

[Janba32]

Kudos for Matthew Lee for his consistent efforts to get the State Dept. to comment on this case. Big thumbs down to the State Dept, to Hilary Clinton and to Pres. Obama for their two-faced sickening double standard on the Palestinians.

[justJunya]

1. Two fists up for a hard-hitting, yet understated, video that grabs me more each time I view it.

2. Stunned at the boldness and persistence of an AP (American Propaganda) reporter. That's encouraging - let's hope more Matthew Lee's are spawned!

3. At this point, with US legalization of torture and indefinite detention without trial, to complain of US hypocrisy on human rights is to complain that rain is wet. The news is that this case has the sharks stuttering! Spin machine batteries die??

[mabutaleb]

Well done for the reporter Matthew Lee. A man amongst cowards. 

[wavelength121]

Well, pretty clear who's really in charge here.

[chanaws]

Great video. Extremely sorry case. Non violent stance will ultimately work and prevail.