NOVANEWS
By Mahmoud El-Yousseph
When 44 years old Dirar Abu Sisi, the operation manger of Gaza’s only power plant made a family trip on February, 2011 to visit the Ukraine with his wife and six children, he traveled via Egypt then to Jordan, where he was to check on his ill father. While there, he was detained and interrogated for five days by the Jordanian intelligence service. He was then allowed to fly to Ukraine where he was planning to file for his citizenship papers and meet his brother Yousef who was coming in from in the Netherlands, and whom he has not seen for 15 years.
Ever since Abu Sisi’s kidnapping by Israeli agents, every world leaders turn a blind eye and mainstream media denies him coverage, Dirar Abu Sisi is on day 948 in captivity as of this June 6th. His Ukrainian wife and their six children await a miracle (and our support) to secure his freedom from an Israeli jail and for his return home to his family in Gaza. That is a sharp contrast of what happened to one Israeli soldiers who was captured by Hamas while in uniform inside his tank near Gaza seven years ago. His name became a house hold name over night and every Western leader who visited the Middle East during his captivity has called for his immediate and unconditional release.
During Dirar Abu Sisi train ride to Kiev, he was snatched, blindfolded and handcuffed by several intelligence services including those of Ukrainian and Jordanian inelegance officers and was taken to undisclosed location. This story was confirmed by Ukrainian government officials. Later on, five of his captors identified themselves as Israeli Intelligence Service agents, better know as Mossad. Abu Sisi was then smuggled out of the Ukraine on the airplane and was taken to Israel.
For nearly 33 days, no one know where Mr. Abu Sisi was or how he was vanished on train in the Ukraine. When he brother Yousef pressed Ukrainian officials about his brother where about, he was given beat around the bushed and later he was threatened, that he would vanish if he will continue with his inquiry. Finally, Smadar Ben Nathan, one of his Israeli lawyers revealed for the first time that Abu Sisi was kidnapped by Israeli agents and that Israeli court has issued a gag order on information about his case. What that means is: Israel has admitted of committing a criminal act on a European soil without any justification.
So, why did Israel kidnapped rather than asked to extradite Abu Sisi? According to Journalist Jonathan Cook, who argued eloquently in his March 25, 2011 article in defense of Abu Sisi by stating, ” Israel had broken several human rights laws in seizing him rather than invoking treaty agreements between Ukraine and and Israel and requesting his extradition.”
Abu Sisi family as well as his Ukrainian wife Veronica Abu Sisi argued that he was not a high value target because he was a Hamas activist or politically active, but rather because he developed a method to reduce the dependence on high grade diesel that comes from Israel to operate the only power plant in Gaza. He also managed to modify the station turbine to operate on a cheap regular diesel smuggled through tunnel from Egypt. In the past, Israel totally destroyed the plant in 2006 and 2008 where it left 700,000 in dark for several months.
When it comes to kidnapping of Palestinians by “IOF” Israeli Occupation Forces , this criminal behavior is not limited to adults only . According to news source: htt://bit.ly/15u2JDh, 8 thousands Palestinian children have been imprisoned by Israeli since 2000. They are tortured, imprisoned without access to an attorney, or their parents and tried under military court.
The International community always acts as deaf, dumb and blind When it comes to the issue of Palestinian prisoners, where as it would stand over its head and goes to the end of the world to help free one Israeli prisoner.
Kidnapping symbolizes criminal activity and punishment for it in the United States is 20 years jail sentence or more. That is one reason why other nations impose a sufficient penalty to discourage the offender from this criminal behavior. Israel should be held accountable for her crimes. Israel thinks that rules and laws are for everyone else , but not for her.
Readers living in the US can have their voices heard, and challenge Abu Sisi illegal detention and inhumane treatment by expressing their concerns to the embassy of Israel in Washington, D.C. Embassy of Israel press office E-mail: press@washingtion.mfa.gov.il , those living in different countries, can do the same by looking up the embassy of Israel contact information in their respective countries, and demand freedom for Dirar Abu Sisi and to end the Israeli violation of Human Rights.
Mahmoud El-Yousseph
Retired USAF Veteran
Feedback: elyousseph6@yahoo.com
When 44 years old Dirar Abu Sisi, the operation manger of Gaza’s only power plant made a family trip on February, 2011 to visit the Ukraine with his wife and six children, he traveled via Egypt then to Jordan, where he was to check on his ill father. While there, he was detained and interrogated for five days by the Jordanian intelligence service. He was then allowed to fly to Ukraine where he was planning to file for his citizenship papers and meet his brother Yousef who was coming in from in the Netherlands, and whom he has not seen for 15 years.
Ever since Abu Sisi’s kidnapping by Israeli agents, every world leaders turn a blind eye and mainstream media denies him coverage, Dirar Abu Sisi is on day 948 in captivity as of this June 6th. His Ukrainian wife and their six children await a miracle (and our support) to secure his freedom from an Israeli jail and for his return home to his family in Gaza. That is a sharp contrast of what happened to one Israeli soldiers who was captured by Hamas while in uniform inside his tank near Gaza seven years ago. His name became a house hold name over night and every Western leader who visited the Middle East during his captivity has called for his immediate and unconditional release.
During Dirar Abu Sisi train ride to Kiev, he was snatched, blindfolded and handcuffed by several intelligence services including those of Ukrainian and Jordanian inelegance officers and was taken to undisclosed location. This story was confirmed by Ukrainian government officials. Later on, five of his captors identified themselves as Israeli Intelligence Service agents, better know as Mossad. Abu Sisi was then smuggled out of the Ukraine on the airplane and was taken to Israel.
For nearly 33 days, no one know where Mr. Abu Sisi was or how he was vanished on train in the Ukraine. When he brother Yousef pressed Ukrainian officials about his brother where about, he was given beat around the bushed and later he was threatened, that he would vanish if he will continue with his inquiry. Finally, Smadar Ben Nathan, one of his Israeli lawyers revealed for the first time that Abu Sisi was kidnapped by Israeli agents and that Israeli court has issued a gag order on information about his case. What that means is: Israel has admitted of committing a criminal act on a European soil without any justification.
So, why did Israel kidnapped rather than asked to extradite Abu Sisi? According to Journalist Jonathan Cook, who argued eloquently in his March 25, 2011 article in defense of Abu Sisi by stating, ” Israel had broken several human rights laws in seizing him rather than invoking treaty agreements between Ukraine and and Israel and requesting his extradition.”
Abu Sisi family as well as his Ukrainian wife Veronica Abu Sisi argued that he was not a high value target because he was a Hamas activist or politically active, but rather because he developed a method to reduce the dependence on high grade diesel that comes from Israel to operate the only power plant in Gaza. He also managed to modify the station turbine to operate on a cheap regular diesel smuggled through tunnel from Egypt. In the past, Israel totally destroyed the plant in 2006 and 2008 where it left 700,000 in dark for several months.
When it comes to kidnapping of Palestinians by “IOF” Israeli Occupation Forces , this criminal behavior is not limited to adults only . According to news source: htt://bit.ly/15u2JDh, 8 thousands Palestinian children have been imprisoned by Israeli since 2000. They are tortured, imprisoned without access to an attorney, or their parents and tried under military court.
The International community always acts as deaf, dumb and blind When it comes to the issue of Palestinian prisoners, where as it would stand over its head and goes to the end of the world to help free one Israeli prisoner.
Kidnapping symbolizes criminal activity and punishment for it in the United States is 20 years jail sentence or more. That is one reason why other nations impose a sufficient penalty to discourage the offender from this criminal behavior. Israel should be held accountable for her crimes. Israel thinks that rules and laws are for everyone else , but not for her.
Readers living in the US can have their voices heard, and challenge Abu Sisi illegal detention and inhumane treatment by expressing their concerns to the embassy of Israel in Washington, D.C. Embassy of Israel press office E-mail: press@washingtion.mfa.gov.il , those living in different countries, can do the same by looking up the embassy of Israel contact information in their respective countries, and demand freedom for Dirar Abu Sisi and to end the Israeli violation of Human Rights.
Mahmoud El-Yousseph
Retired USAF Veteran
Feedback: elyousseph6@yahoo.com
