One of the guards came up to me and asked if I was there to save Gaza's children, then he punched me in the stomach, Alon-Lee Green said, recounting his experience in an Israeli prison this week. Green and eight others were arrested on Sunday for protesting with about 600 others along Israel's border with Gaza, spending two nights and almost three days in prison before being placed under house arrest.
The suspect Cody Balmer said he targeted Jewish Governor Josh Shapiro due to perceived injustices against Palestinians, feeling strongly about Shapiro's political actions.
Armaly wrote in his letter rejecting the prize that in previous times he would have gladly accepted this honour. However, at this historical juncture, I am unable to align myself with any institution operating under the current cultural policy framework of the German government.
