Peace activist Abie Nathan, recently out of jail, says he will renew his contacts with the Palestine Liberation Organization.
Past meetings with PLO officials, a violation of an Israeli law forbidding contact with terrorist groups, got Nathan a six-month jail sentence in September. He was released Feb. 9 after receiving two months off for good behavior.
But now he plans to meet with PLO leaders in Egypt and North Yemen to further his peace efforts, regardless of the threat of further punishment, Nathan said Tuesday.
The peace activist declined to say when he intends to go abroad, “because of possible police intervention.”
But police spokesman Ron Yishayahu said no action would be taken against Nathan for threatening to commit a crime unless he actually commits one.
The “important things in life, such as peace and freedom for people, are worth being locked up for,” Nathan maintained.
He said he would go to Cairo first, to try to renew his old contacts with the PLO.
“This time I will try to persuade Arab leaders to sign a declaration that if the Palestinian problem is solved they will make peace with Israel,” Nathan said.
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