127 Furthermore, a number of human rights defenders have been attacked or harassed while doing their jobs. On 26/08/2010, the program officer in Al‐Haq Wisam Ahmed was beaten by a person wearing civilian clothing while on his way to document the meeting held by the Palestinian political forces and the Palestinian civil society organizations in the Protestant Church hall by a video camera. The camera was taken from him and was thrown on the ground. After restoring the camera and asking about the reason for being prevented from documenting the meeting, he was besieged by more than ten members of the General Intelligence Service. He was beaten on the head and neck, and they then took the camera and pushed him aside.156 Sources from Al‐Haq mentioned that the Director, Sha’wan Jabarin, approached some police officers who were at the scene by asking about the whereabouts of the camera, and was told by one officer that was in the possession of members of the General Intelligence.157 During 2010, the Palestinian General Intelligence Service prevented ICHR’s representatives from visiting their detention centers in the West Bank from October 2010, following ICHR’s issuance of a legal report entitled “The Palestinian Intelligence Service in Accordance with the Provisions of the Law”. The Service allowed the visit at a later time. 2‐ Violations against Human Rights Defenders and Human Rights Organizations in the Gaza Strip During the year 2010, criticisms against human rights defenders continued. There was incitement against the work of human rights and women’s organizations, as well as questioning their missions and objectives. Ihab al‐Ghusein, the official spokesman of the Interior Ministry in the Government of Gaza, said in press statements published by Palestine Newspaper in its volume No. (1096), 10/06/2010 “Official figures in non‐governmental organizations turned themselves in to the Security Services as part of their response to the time limit set by the Government within the efforts of the national campaign against collaborating with the occupation.” He added, “The surprise has been that a 156 See statement of the Palestinian Center for Human Rights published on its website: http://www.pchrgaza.org/PCHR/a/campaigns_clous.htm 157 See statement of the Palestinian Center for Human Rights published on its website: http://www.pchrgaza.org/PCHR/a/campaigns_clous.htm