Cynthia McKinney: I’m in jail in Israel

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Cynthia McKinney: I'm in jail in Israel

Kent A. Miles
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
July 3, 2009

Former Georgia congresswoman Cynthia McKinney revealed in a phone call posted online that she is in an Israeli prison with others who attempted to run a blockade to deliver supplies to Gaza.

McKinney and about 18 other activists in Israeli custody for the past three days will likely be released by Sunday, according to the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C.

Spokesman Jonathan Peled said preparations are being made to deport the activists. "It is taking slightly longer. Former congresswoman McKinney is not cooperating with the authorities" and refusing to sign a document acknowledging deportation, he said.

"It'll take a couple more days before she is put on a plane and flown out of Israel," Peled said.

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