Hey guys!
Firstly, I want to extend my deep appreciation to everybody who has supported the other prisoners, myself, and the Palestinian people in general. Your thoughts and prayers have not been missed and have been extremely helpful!
The day before yesterday (23rd), we were tried by a judge in a seedy room in Massiyahu (ramle) prison, without the presence of our lawyer. We were denied bail. Yesterday (24th), an appelate court said they found the "trial" disturbing, and (shocker!) gave us bail UNLESS the state appealed by 12pm today and got an injunction. Well, the state appealed, but they didn't get the injunction, and at around 2pm, Tobias (the swede) and myself walked out of Massiyahu (in Ramle). We spent the next few hours trying to get Frederik (Danish) out, since the bail ruling didn't include him (he was to leave for denmark today, but the israelis messed up and he didn't make it to the flight). Finally, at around 8pm, we got to a Rabbi's house, which is the address we had given the court, and where we will stay while on bail.
What does bail mean? The conditions of the bail are that we are not allowed into "Judea and Samaria" (the West Bank) or the Gaza Strip, or within 5 kilometers within their borders. Since the prosecution has decided to appeal our bail, we may be back in jail as soon as a few days from now. This is not as unlikely as one might imagine.
I was writing tonnes while I was on the "inside", and it seems relatively clear that a lot of the writing hasn't been making it out. I will find these writings and update the website asap.
I plan on going to school as scheduled. When my flight comes to pass, I am very likely to go home as originally planned. I do not like jail. I do not like prison. I do not like beatings or hunger or oppression. The point of the things I do isn't to incur these damages, but to try to ensure that others never have to experience them.
I am completely open to all media, and our media contact info will go out via the usual media channels.
tarek : )