Lama Khater (Arabic: لمى خاطر) is a Palestinian journalist and writer who comments on human rights and the Middle East. She has written for many newspapers and websites such as Felestin. Khater is a vociferous critic of Israel and the Palestinian Authority's political stances.[1]
| Native name | لمى خاطر |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 April 1976 Palestine |
| Occupation | Writer, political analyst |
| Nationality | Palestinian |
| Subjects | Arts, Politics |
Arrest and detainment
editRamallah Authority's intelligence service arrested her husband, Hazem Al-Fakhouri, many times trying to stop her writing.[2][3] On 24 July 2018, Lama Khater was detained in Hebron by the Israeli army and taken to Ashkelon Prison.[4] On 1 August her lawyer reported she was being questioned for 10 hours a day.[5] Other reports state that her interrogations involved her being strapped to a chair for 20 hours at a time.[6] On 23 August her detention order was extended 7 days for further interrogation. She was accused of incitement and belonging to a prohibited organisation.[7][8] She was held for up to a year due to her reporting, described as "inflammatory" by Israeli authorities.[9]
Khater was again detained on October 26, 2023, after the IDF stormed her home in the middle of the night. Her lawyer informed the Committee to Protect Journalists that she had been strip searched and threatened with sexual violence, harm to her children, and deportation to Gaza.[9] Following her release in the 2023 exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, Khater described explicit threats of rape and use of tear gas in dormitories at Damon prison.[10]
Personal life
editKhater has five children.[11]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Lama_Khater". palinfo.com (in Arabic).
- ^ "Al-Khalil's intelligence arrests the husband of writer Lama Khater". www.plfpakistan.com.
- ^ "Lama Khater: My husband hospitalized after PA detention". www.marsad.ps. 22 July 2012.
- ^ "Why Israel arrested Palestinian writer Lama Khater". Egypt Today. 25 July 2018.
- ^ "نادي الأسير: الاحتلال يخضع الكاتبة لمى خاطر لتحقيق قاس لانتزاع اعترافاتها". www.qudspress.com (in Arabic).
- ^ "الأسيرة لمى خاطر تخضع للتحقيق منذ 17 يوما متواصلة". www.wafa.ps (in Arabic).
- ^ "Palestinian writer Lama Khater's detention extended for the seventh time". samidoun.net. 26 August 2018.
- ^ "الاحتلال يمدد اعتقال الأسيرة خاطر ويرجئ النظر في قضية الأسيرة العويوي". www.qudsn.co. 29 August 2018.
- ^ a b "West Bank: Israeli Forces Detain Prominent Palestinian Journalist and Activist Lama Khater". Coalition For Women in Journalism. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ Williamson, Lucy (1 December 2023). "Released Palestinians allege abuse in Israeli jails". BBC. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ "Palestinian writer Lama Khater seized from home, subjected to harsh interrogation". 27 July 2018.
External links
edit- Lama Khater on Facebook
- Lama Khater on Twitter
- Israeli occupation authorities blocks travel of writer Lama Khater
- some of her articles , The Middle East Monitor.
- Media Forum condemns storming writer Lama Khater’s house by occupation
- her articles in French PIC
- her articles in blogs.aljazeera
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