From what I can ascertain about the Awad matter, he was not deported because he advocated non-violence (why would he be?), but because he was not legally in the country. There have been others deported from Israel (and from the US, for that matter) based on immigration status, rather than political beliefs.
Awad is not the single Palestinian who advocates non-violence. There are a pitiful handful of others, none of whom has been deported by Israelis. Prominent ones like Eyad Serraj, however, are continously harassed by Arafat's men. Indeed, Arafat ordered Serraj jailed for opposing violent activities.
By contrast to what Israel does (people like Israel Shahak and Serraj were never arrested by Israelis), Arafat has intentionally arrested and terrorized "peaceniks" simply because of their peaceful political views, according to Amnesty International.
That's a big difference. |
