Mohamed Abu Muailek is a 25-year-old Palestinian, believes that Palestinians should seek co-existence with Israel. Mohamed is in jail and facing potential execution by Hamas. Once a militant, he is now a strong advocate of peaceful coexistence. He used to fire rockets from Gaza into Israel. Then, partly because of an internet friendship with an IT colleague, Mohamed changed his mind. Deciding that violence was wrong, Mohamed became a dissident, and argued the case for peace and co-existence with Israel. Hamas have jailed him and he is facing a likely death penalty. Internationally renowned film-maker and journalist Paul Martin who had been filming with Mohamed, went to Gaza to give evidence, but was himself arrested, accused of spying and threatened with execution. He was set free in March this year, but Mohamed remains under threat of death. The film Dissident Under Fire shows that Mohamed is not a spy, he is a dissident. Publicity and international pressure may provide his only chance for survival.I guess that there is not much we here, in Israel, can do - witness the fate of our own soldier Gilad Shalit, who is rotting in Hamas cellar already more than 1500 days. But you all over there abroad - you can weigh in, to start with by joining this Facebook group.
Hat tip: Peter Ryley aka the Fat Man on a Keyboard.
