RAMALLAH, June 4, 2006 (WAFA)- The Israeli High Court will hold Monday morning in Jerusalem a hearing concerning a petition against the decision of the army to expel to Jordan one of the citizens of Bil'in.

"The plaintiff is Assam Ibrahim Ali Khateeb, whose family immigrated to Jordan in 1966," the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) said in a press release. "The family came back to Bil'in after Oslo Accords, but the requests of most of its members for a Palestinian citizenship (which requires the consent of Israel) were refused."

Assam himself entered the West Bank on January 1999 with a tourist visa. He married a Palestinian from Bil'in and in January 2006 became a father. Assam was arrested on January 2006 and since then has been held in the Offer camp. The Israeli government is asking the Court to cancel the temporary injunction that prevents him from being expelled to Jordan.

The request of his relatives and friends from Bil'in to have a permit to enter Israel and attend the Court hearing was denied. Therefore, the only familiar (or at least friendly) faces he is likely to see in Court are Israeli or international supporters, ISM said.

(21:39 P) (18:39 GMT)