British Quaker arrested by Israeli authorities
Eighty-three-year-old arrested trying to visit Bethlehem
An eighty-three-year-old British Quaker has been arrested by Israeli authorities while trying to visit Bethlehem. John Lynes, a Hastings-based Quaker, is one of sixty-nine international visitors who were arrested while attempting to enter the West Bank in response to invitations from local residents. The charges against them remain unclear. John Lynes, who was born to a Jewish family, has travelled to Palestine several times and visited other areas of conflict with Christian Peacemaker Teams.
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