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Haaretz journalist Amira Hass arrested for illegal stay in Gaza
By Tomer Zarchin, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Haaretz, Amira Hass 

Haaretz correspondent Amira Hass was detained by Sderot police last night for having entered the Gaza Strip without a permit.

By order of the army, Israeli journalists have been barred from entering Gaza since the abduction of soldier Gilad Shalit in June 2006.

Hass was stopped by soldiers at the Erez Checkpoint, on the Gaza-Israel border, as she was returning to Israel from the Strip. Upon discovering that she had no permit to be in Gaza, the soldiers transferred her to the Sderot police.
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When questioned, Hass pointed out that no one had stopped her from entering the Strip, which she did for work purposes.

Chief Superintendent Shimon Nahmani, commander of the Sderot police station, said Hass had entered Gaza by sea three weeks ago.

Hass was released under restriction, and Nahmani said her case will be sent to court in the coming week.

Israel Press Council chairwoman Dalia Dorner, a former Supreme Court justice, commented that even journalists are subject to the law and the council cannot defend a reporter who breaks the law. Instead, she said, local journalists ought to petition the High Court of Justice against the army's order.

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      1.   Hamas Enforces The Blockade 17:47  |  Brad 01/12/08
      2.   DELETED BY MODERATOR 17:53  |  Mike 01/12/08
      3.   Amira Hss 18:05  |  Yacoub 01/12/08
      4.   A Jew is a Jew 18:17  |  Sam 01/12/08
      5.   DELETED BY MODERATOR 18:22  |  judith 01/12/08
      6.   Haaretz readers tell journalist Hass: stay in Gaza 18:26  |  Richard S 01/12/08
      7.   She`s a settler!! An Israeli Jew living in occupied territory!!! 18:31  |  Alain 01/12/08
      8.   THANKS AMIRA 18:36  |  indrajaya 01/12/08
      9.   i appreciate Hamas looking out for Amira 18:39  |  William 01/12/08
      10.   Amira Hass is a Jew, hence Hamas`s attitude towards her. This is 18:45  |  Avigdor 01/12/08
      11.   She knowingly broke the law. Let`s await the court`s decision! 23:23  |  redmike 01/12/08
      12.   DELETED BY MODERATOR 23:25  |  Bennie 01/12/08
      13.   Amira hass is a radical nut. 23:26  |  Ken Jurist 01/12/08
      14.   Amira Hass. The Most Righteous Jew 23:26  |  Lou Medel 01/12/08
      15.   "Please Let Me Stay Please Please....." 23:33  |  Jane 01/12/08
      16.   DELETED BY MODERATOR 00:17  |  Ami Goldman 02/12/08
      17.   Amira Hass , You are my Hero . so sorry 00:18  |  Gisele 02/12/08
      18.   She was asked to leave Gaza because she is pro-Fath 00:21  |  Simha 02/12/08
      19.   Brad message 1 00:22  |  Gisele 02/12/08
      20.   Avigdor 00:25  |  Gisele 02/12/08
      21.   Sounds like Hamas feared for her safety 00:26  |  Johnboy 02/12/08
      22.   amira go home 00:35  |  lola 02/12/08
      23.   I was looking forward to the articles 00:40  |  Aphemia 02/12/08
      24.   Hamas didn`t seize power, Hamas was elected by 00:43  |  Khalid 02/12/08
      25.   mike 00:44  |  A.M. 02/12/08
      26.   Sorry Excuse for a "Journalist" 00:45  |  Jane 02/12/08
      27.   "ALL THE NEWS THAT FIT TO PRINT" - that`s is Amira Hass! 00:46  |  The Right to Know #1 02/12/08
      28.   IOU`s 00:56  |  zichron 02/12/08
      29.   HASS- A Brave Journalist-Loyal to her Call-Reporting the Truth! 01:12  |  The Right to Know #2 02/12/08
      30.   Amira, wouldn`t this be an interesting story? 01:19  |  EZ 02/12/08
      31.   Wasn`t the border closed? 01:29  |  Great White North 02/12/08
      32.   Good 01:44  |  David 02/12/08
      33.   Hass should be charged with treason 01:47  |  Bennie 02/12/08
      34.   well-said Khalid 01:50  |  well-said Khalid 02/12/08
      35.   Looks like no one wants her 01:56  |  Arie 02/12/08
      36.   Tokyo Rose/Amira Hass 01:57  |  SSDD 02/12/08
      37.   Why didn`t she leave the same way-by boat 02:00  |  PJ 02/12/08
      38.   KAPO 02:01  |  elle 02/12/08
      39.   IDF `accidental` shooting of journalists. 02:04  |  Maureen Ann 02/12/08
      40.   DELETED BY MODERATOR 02:07  |  Dr. L. Brnd 02/12/08
      41.   AMIRA THANK YOU, SISTER, NOW I`M RELIEVED MYSELF 02:22  |  indrajaya 02/12/08
      42.   It is obvious why she was ejected 02:23  |  idf_sergeant 02/12/08
      43.   The Hypocrisy of Amira Hass 03:03  |  Ken Jurist 02/12/08
      44.   This fraud Amira Hass doesn`t go to Sderot 03:05  |  David Stoler 02/12/08
      45.   Her writing 04:06  |  Robert Haymond 02/12/08
      46.   DELETED BY MODERATOR 04:39  |  HAL TRIPP 02/12/08
      47.   DELETED BY MODERATOR 05:21  |  Steve Randolph 02/12/08
      48.   Best of luck to Amira Hass... 05:30  |  BBSNews 02/12/08
      49.   Lock her up in a prison on the border of Sederot 05:33  |  Jon 02/12/08
      50.   RIGHT TO KNOW1&2. Amira Hass is a judicially proven liar 05:34  |  PETER SM 02/12/08
      51.   #16 Khalid 05:35  |  Moshe 02/12/08
      52.   hass should just defy hamas & stay; let`s see what happens. lol 05:43  |  dante 02/12/08
      53.   JOHNBOY Started reporting on coffee shops,parties,dancing etc 05:48  |  PETER SM 02/12/08
      54.   MAKE HAMAS PAY TO TAKE HER BACK 06:20  |  Steve 02/12/08
      55.   THANK YOU AMIRA! 08:31  |  richard 02/12/08
      56.   Amira is no journalist 08:51  |  Peter Williams 02/12/08
      57.   Hamas democracy 08:51  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 02/12/08
      58.   MAUREEN Nothing accidental about 9th woman murdered in Abu Ghanem 08:57  |  PETER SM 02/12/08
      59.   Maureen Ann-#39-disingenuous as usual 08:57  |  Daniel Leopold 02/12/08
      60.   Johnboy the bleeding heart 09:01  |  Daniel Leopold 02/12/08
      61.   Khalid 09:28  |  Joe W 02/12/08
      62.   DELETED BY MODERATOR 09:33  |  Johnboy 02/12/08
      63.   Good journalists should never take sides...... 09:41  |  Swiss (Dino) 02/12/08
      64.   People, read the article 09:45  |  Outsider 02/12/08
      65.   #58 You mean Alan Johnson, DL? 09:46  |  Johnboy 02/12/08
      66.   axel has words on israel 09:49  |  harzion 02/12/08
      67.   #57 I may be wrong, but... 09:54  |  Outsider 02/12/08
      68.   #24, Khalid 10:01  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 02/12/08
      69.   Ha ha ha Hass 10:10  |  Hastaroth 02/12/08
      70.   Johnboy 10:26  |  TonyL 02/12/08
      71.   When not even Hamas wants her around... 10:29  |  Zev Chohen 02/12/08
      72.   Amira continue settling and occupying Gaza and the WB 10:32  |  Gil 02/12/08
      73.   I guess she`ll blame Israel off course 11:18  |  of course 02/12/08
      74.   #57 Daniel. Lay the blame with Israel/US. 12:01  |  Maureen Ann 02/12/08
      75.   #4 Sam, you are wrong 12:30  |  Edith 02/12/08
      76.   DELETED BY MODERATOR 12:30  |  Ovadiah ben Avraham 02/12/08
      77.   johnboy"you forgot that bit did you" 12:32  |  harzion 02/12/08
      78.   where is the unemployed clickfool 12:34  |  brighton rock 02/12/08
      79.   DELETED BY MODERATOR 12:35  |  ex-jewish 02/12/08
      80.   Amira Hass is one of my Jewish heroes 12:35  |  Edith 02/12/08
      81.   #50 psm (peter spin meister) provide proof please 13:20  |  Labhras 02/12/08
      82.   She may end up in prison, I hope 13:22  |  Alicia 02/12/08
      83.   I thought Israel didn`t occupy Gaza anymore? 13:52  |  Ernst 02/12/08
      84.   #83 Ernst 14:02  |  Even Steven 02/12/08
      85.   to moderator 14:03  |  ex-jewish 02/12/08
      86.   #83 Ernst,I thought you had some brain 14:14  |  Hastaroth 02/12/08
      87.   Haaretz??!! Before I clicked on this article, it was called: 14:17  |  zmogus 02/12/08
      88.   Full support for Hamira 14:22  |  Ralph is back 02/12/08
      89.   Why all the deleted talk backs??? 14:25  |  Ariel 02/12/08
      90.   #83 Ernst in Amsterdam 14:34  |  Alicia 02/12/08
      91.   #68,Cipora Julianna Kohn, you are hopeless 14:39  |  examiner 02/12/08
      92.   harzion #77 14:42  |  abiathar 02/12/08
      93.   Good riddence for Hamas 14:47  |  CM 02/12/08
      94.   Johnboy-#68-Always an excuse 14:58  |  Daniel Leopold 02/12/08
      95.   Maureen Ann-#74- still disingenuous 15:05  |  Daniel Leopold 02/12/08
      96.   #57 Cipora Julianna Kohn-never mind 15:06  |  examiner 02/12/08
      97.   examiner "hamas accepted the democratic process" 15:29  |  harzion 02/12/08
      98.   examiner "hamas immediately offered to rule jointly with fatah" 15:33  |  harzion 02/12/08
      99.   examiner "so how do elections become undemocratic" 15:34  |  harzion 02/12/08
      100.   Jane #26 do you prefer your jounalists 15:36  |  examiner 02/12/08
      101.   I needed a laugh 15:39  |  Mark Lincoln 02/12/08
      102.   Ernst-#83-Occupation 15:39  |  Daniel Leopold 02/12/08
      103.   harzion #98-no massacres *after* elections 15:48  |  examiner 02/12/08
      104.   Bravo Amira 16:04  |  Walid 02/12/08
      105.   harzion #97 16:14  |  examiner 02/12/08
      106.   Khalid the Liar back on track 16:31  |  Ofer Maimon 02/12/08
      107.   #86, Hastaroth to Ernst. On countries and brains. 16:32  |  zmogus 02/12/08
      108.   examiner hamas has been killing fatah for years 16:39  |  harzion 02/12/08
      109.   Swiss (Dino) 16:42  |  Walid 02/12/08
      110.   All despots would control the press 16:53  |  Natallie Durson 02/12/08
      111.   harzion #108 and...? 17:02  |  examiner 02/12/08
      112.   Set Amira Free.....!! 17:14  |  Stephen. 02/12/08
      113.   The Israeli media amplify the pro-Arab lies and distortions. 17:18  |  Jean Van Daem 02/12/08
      114.   irgun killings 17:24  |  harzion 02/12/08
      115.   #110 nutullie is right the us press denied 17:25  |  victor hardman 02/12/08
      116.   Haaretz journalist Amira Hass arrested for illegal stay in Gaza 17:29  |  Cesar 02/12/08
      117.   #112 Stephen; whatever happened to "reason" and "consequence" 17:40  |  Alicia 02/12/08
      118.   # 109 Walid 17:42  |  Swiss (Dino) 02/12/08
      119.   Amira Hass. 17:45  |  David Nigel Braham 02/12/08
      120.   harzion -no comparisson 17:46  |  examiner 02/12/08
      121.   SHE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO REPORT ON THE GAZA INVASION BY THE IDF 17:51  |  DAV zee 02/12/08
      122.   `DELETED BY MODERATOR` 17:59  |  The Teacher/Instruct 02/12/08
      123.   examiner the fact that you bring up single names 18:01  |  harzion 02/12/08
      124.   #.66. harzion. 18:02  |  Stephen. 02/12/08
      125.   Swiss Dino, Amira Fatah? 18:05  |  FOX 02/12/08
      126.   Angels 18:10  |  Dani 02/12/08
      127.   #.117. Alicia. 18:11  |  Stephen. 02/12/08
      128.   examiner on fatah and hamas 18:11  |  harzion 02/12/08
      129.   geneve stephen 18:13  |  harzion 02/12/08
      130.   Gisele from Beirouth 18:49  |  Serge 02/12/08
      131.   # 125 FOX, nothing easier than that..... 18:52  |  Swiss (Dino) 02/12/08
      132.   AMIRA Hass 18:57  |  Pierre 02/12/08
      133.   amira hass 19:27  |  benedikt 02/12/08
      134.   Amira Hass - Noble & Brave 19:42  |  DAT 02/12/08
      135.   No one is above the law 19:49  |  Joe Frazier 02/12/08
      136.   Now THAT`S Funny 19:49  |  DAVID KAPLAN 02/12/08
      137.   The best student 20:01  |  Adam 02/12/08
      138.   Salute to HAARETZ. 20:03  |  DAT 02/12/08
      139.   The outrage is telling 20:19  |  Colin Wright 02/12/08
      140.   How many years took America for its Watergate? 20:23  |  Israeli cititzen 02/12/08
      141.   Free Speech or Blatent Propaganda? 20:24  |  Jane 02/12/08
      142.   Labhras (#81) Well Lab on June 7, 2001 H@@retz 20:26  |  Gil 02/12/08
      143.   Amira Hass in Gazza 20:50  |  Palestinian 02/12/08
      144.   CWRIGHT She tells us of coffe shops,dancing,parties efficient 21:28  |  PETER SM 02/12/08
      145.   LOU MEDDEL Come on many of us have forgiven but not forgotten 21:38  |  PETER SM 02/12/08
      146.   # 4 sam, There is EXCEPTION in everything. 22:08  |  ben 02/12/08
      147.   Amira GOD is Witness to your ordeal. 22:21  |  Avraham 02/12/08
      148.   harzion #99 memories.... 22:41  |  examiner 02/12/08
      149.   examiner, you need a lesson in democracy 22:41  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 02/12/08
      150.   #149 Cipora, before my lesson commences 23:28  |  examiner 02/12/08
      151.   Amira Hass is the Princess of Peace 23:28  |  Abu Samra Al Maqdisy 02/12/08
      152.   Dino #133 Is That All ya Got? 23:35  |  FOX 02/12/08
      153.   examiner hamas and peace dont go together 23:35  |  harzion 02/12/08
      154.   #146 PeterSM. "She tells us." 23:43  |  Maureen Ann 02/12/08
      155.   Cipora Julianna Kohn 23:44  |  examiner 02/12/08
      156.   #150, examinner 23:55  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 02/12/08
      157.   Cippora and Examiner; Condi Rice is to be blamed 23:58  |  Alicia 02/12/08
      158.   150 Examiner may I ask you a question? 00:02  |  Henry Blofeld 03/12/08
      159.   examiner and democracy 00:02  |  harzion 03/12/08
      160.   Mark Lincoln 00:04  |  TonyL 03/12/08
      161.   #127, Stephen 00:12  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 03/12/08
      162.   examiner to interlocutor 00:15  |  harzion 03/12/08
      163.   #155, examiner 00:16  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 03/12/08
      164.   Are American journalists . . . 00:18  |  Geoff 03/12/08
      165.   examiner why are hamas and its allies firing 00:19  |  harzion 03/12/08
      166.   harzion -oranges and lemmons 00:29  |  examiner 03/12/08
      167.   harzion -oranges and lemmons 01:20  |  examiner 03/12/08
      168.   To Ken Jurist: Throw the Book at Her Israel 01:31  |  Dav Lev 03/12/08
      169.   amira 01:36  |  lekhal 03/12/08
      170.   #124 Stephen I also use ICQ and more.Enough for now 02:02  |  Israeli 03/12/08
      171.   examiner,since hamas is the democratically elected leader 02:16  |  terrornator 03/12/08
      172.   Alicia #157-I don`t wish to disturb you 02:16  |  examiner 03/12/08
      173.   harzion -oranges and lemons 02:17  |  examiner 03/12/08
      174.   Her real problem will be in the next world 02:36  |  judith 03/12/08
      175.   Hello, Democracy???? 02:48  |  Ellen 03/12/08
      176.   examiner 03:02  |  Jasper 03/12/08
      177.   #163 Cipora..I hardly would call examiner an intellectual !! 03:10  |  Israeli 03/12/08
      178.   ERNEST Its Hamas not Israel telling her to leave Gaza 03:48  |  PETER SM 03/12/08
      179.   In Israel`s moral distortion of the the law 04:50  |  Dutch and company 03/12/08
      180.   Amira 04:59  |  Batia 03/12/08
      181.   10 Avigdor, Hamas representation isn`t an attitude problem 05:11  |  Dutch 03/12/08
      182.   examiner - conflation of reality to achieve moronity 05:27  |  Mark Lincoln 03/12/08
      183.   Perhaps in Holland - Ellen 05:35  |  Mark Lincoln 03/12/08
      184.   Amira Hass 06:11  |  Eman Mohammed 03/12/08
      185.   NATALIE Amira reprorts conflict with the "starving Pals" mantra. 06:14  |  PETER SM. 03/12/08
      186.   Jane #141 Re: Courage and Intergity of Amira Hass 06:24  |  Gray 03/12/08
      187.   #183, MarkL, stop the sob story 07:24  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 03/12/08
      188.   HAMAS AND AMIRA LIKE EACH OTHER 07:32  |  indrajaya 03/12/08
      189.   ELLEN Why aren`t journalists demanding to go through Egypt? 07:45  |  PETER SM. 03/12/08
      190.   #156 Cipora Julianna Kohn 11:43  |  examiner 03/12/08
      191.   Amira Hass , a brave journalist 15:18  |  M. Haque 03/12/08
      192.   #187, Cipora Kohen`s generalisation... 18:08  |  Silvienne 03/12/08
      193.   #190, examiner...to C.Kohen 18:12  |  Silvienne 03/12/08
      194.   #124 Stephen my friend.I sent a few yesterday,BUT! 21:17  |  Kathy 03/12/08
      195.   #190, examiner 02:16  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 04/12/08
      196.   Cipora.-very strange- 12:30  |  examiner 04/12/08
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