UPDATE: Blake Murphy is deported to the US

March 21st, 2008

Blake Murphy, an American activist from Bedford, MA, working in the West Bank, was beaten and arrested by Israeli army and police forces on Friday 14th March 2008. He has had to face a series of evidently false charges from the Israeli authorities due to his work supporting non-violent resistance to the occupation of Palestine. He was deported to the United States on Friday 21st March after a week in detention. While in custody, Blake has had many of his legal rights abused by the Israeli authorities.

Injuries inflicted by Israeli solders on Blake Murphy were severe enough that he was taken to the hospital.

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