Nisr ends detention period in "Israeli", not released
Source: Agencies, 30-04-2008
The "Ahrar," Arabic for 'Free", centre for studies on captives denounced on Tuesday the 'Israeli' intelligence apparatus decision to transfer Nasim Nisr, the Lebanese detainee in 'Israeli' prisons, into administrative detention. Indeed, Nisr has recently ended his six-year sentence in jail, but he's not been released yet.
The centre said Nisr had been notified of the 'Israeli' decision and of the Zionist entity's intention not to release him. It noted that the decision was illegal and inconsistent with all customs and international laws. "Ahrar" center dismissed the move as politically motivated to pressure Nisr.
Hizbullah has demanded Nisr be included among the released detainees as part of the 2004 swat, but 'Israel' rejected at the time using the Lebanese detainee's "'Israeli' nationality" as pretext.
On Monday, Nisr told Haaretz that he was "looking forward to returning to Lebanon" and that he "has decided to forfeit 'Israeli' citizenship." The International Committee for the Red Cross has declared its willingness to facilitate Nisr's transfer to Lebanon, although the head of ICRC Lebanon's media office, Samar Kadi, said Tuesday that an official request from the 'Israeli' government had not yet been received.
Hizbullah had previously pressured 'Israel' to include Nisr in prisoner exchanges orchestrated between the resistance and the 'Israeli' government, the last of which occurred in 2007, but the request was denied by 'Israel' as it argued that Nisr was an 'Israeli' citizen.
Nisr, born in the Tyre district of South Lebanon to a Shiite father and a Jewish mother, became an 'Israeli' citizen under the Law of Return issued by the state of 'Israel' in 1950. Amended in 1970, the law allows all Jews (defined by the law as being the child of a Jewish mother) living in the diaspora to claim 'Israeli' citizenship.
Hundreds of Lebanese have been detained in 'Israel' and Syria since the Civil War, drawing condemnation from Lebanese religious institutions, NGOs and international organizations.
The "Ahrar," Arabic for 'Free", centre for studies on captives denounced on Tuesday the 'Israeli' intelligence apparatus decision to transfer Nasim Nisr, the Lebanese detainee in 'Israeli' prisons, into administrative detention. Indeed, Nisr has recently ended his six-year sentence in jail, but he's not been released yet.
The centre said Nisr had been notified of the 'Israeli' decision and of the Zionist entity's intention not to release him. It noted that the decision was illegal and inconsistent with all customs and international laws. "Ahrar" center dismissed the move as politically motivated to pressure Nisr.
Hizbullah has demanded Nisr be included among the released detainees as part of the 2004 swat, but 'Israel' rejected at the time using the Lebanese detainee's "'Israeli' nationality" as pretext.
On Monday, Nisr told Haaretz that he was "looking forward to returning to Lebanon" and that he "has decided to forfeit 'Israeli' citizenship." The International Committee for the Red Cross has declared its willingness to facilitate Nisr's transfer to Lebanon, although the head of ICRC Lebanon's media office, Samar Kadi, said Tuesday that an official request from the 'Israeli' government had not yet been received.
Hizbullah had previously pressured 'Israel' to include Nisr in prisoner exchanges orchestrated between the resistance and the 'Israeli' government, the last of which occurred in 2007, but the request was denied by 'Israel' as it argued that Nisr was an 'Israeli' citizen.
Nisr, born in the Tyre district of South Lebanon to a Shiite father and a Jewish mother, became an 'Israeli' citizen under the Law of Return issued by the state of 'Israel' in 1950. Amended in 1970, the law allows all Jews (defined by the law as being the child of a Jewish mother) living in the diaspora to claim 'Israeli' citizenship.
Hundreds of Lebanese have been detained in 'Israel' and Syria since the Civil War, drawing condemnation from Lebanese religious institutions, NGOs and international organizations.
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