28 feb 2013
Hunger Striking Detainees Sharawna And Al-Eesawy Moved To Hospital
The Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) reported on Wednesday evening that both hunger-striking detainees Samer Al-Eesawy and Ayman Al-Sharawna were moved to hospital suffering serious health complications.
Palestinian Minister of Detainees, Issa Qaraqe’, said that Al-Eesawy was moved from the Ramla Prison Clinic to the Rambam Israeli Hospital in Haifa.
Qaraqe’ added that Al-Eesawy is in a serious condition, but denied claims that he is dying. He said that Al-Eesawy is in a serious but stable health condition.
The Minister also said that detainee Ayman Sharawna was moved to the Soroka Hospital in Be’er Al-Sabe’ (Beersheba).
Updated From
Al-Eesawy Moved To Rambam Hospital In Haifa
Thu, 28 Feb 2013 03:14:13
Palestinian Minister of Detainees, Issa Qaraqe’, stated that hunger striking Palestinian detainee, Samer Al-Eesawy, was moved on Wednesday evening to the Rambam Israeli Hospital in Haifa. Qaraqe’ said that the health condition of the detainee is very serious, an issue that required his transfer from the prison clinic to the hospital.
During a press conference in Ramallah, the mother of Al-Eesawy stated that there can be no words, powerful enough, to describe her pain and suffering while her son is holding the longest hunger strike in history.
She added that, on Tuesday, the family marked the death of their son Fadi, who was killed by the army, and now the family is worried about the fate of Samer.
On Thursday, February 21st, the Israeli District Court in Jerusalem sentenced Al-Eesawy, to 8 months imprisonment starting from the date of his arrest on July 7, 2012. Al-Eesawy is still facing the possibility of a long-term imprisonment that could be reinstated by the Israeli Military Court.
In related news, the Palestinian Prisoners Society reported Wednesday that detainees Ja’far Ez-Eddeen and Tareq Qa’daan have suspended their hunger strike until March 6, the date set by the Ofer military court to deliberate their Administrative Detention order.
The court will be holding a hearing at 1 P.M. on Wednesday March 6th, to determine whether to release the two or reinstate detention orders against them, despite the fact that no charges have been filed against them.
Ez-Eddeen and Qa’daan started their hunger strike on November 27, 2012 demanding their release as they are being held without charges.
Palestinian Minister of Detainees, Issa Qaraqe’, said that Al-Eesawy was moved from the Ramla Prison Clinic to the Rambam Israeli Hospital in Haifa.
Qaraqe’ added that Al-Eesawy is in a serious condition, but denied claims that he is dying. He said that Al-Eesawy is in a serious but stable health condition.
The Minister also said that detainee Ayman Sharawna was moved to the Soroka Hospital in Be’er Al-Sabe’ (Beersheba).
Updated From
Al-Eesawy Moved To Rambam Hospital In Haifa
Thu, 28 Feb 2013 03:14:13
Palestinian Minister of Detainees, Issa Qaraqe’, stated that hunger striking Palestinian detainee, Samer Al-Eesawy, was moved on Wednesday evening to the Rambam Israeli Hospital in Haifa. Qaraqe’ said that the health condition of the detainee is very serious, an issue that required his transfer from the prison clinic to the hospital.
During a press conference in Ramallah, the mother of Al-Eesawy stated that there can be no words, powerful enough, to describe her pain and suffering while her son is holding the longest hunger strike in history.
She added that, on Tuesday, the family marked the death of their son Fadi, who was killed by the army, and now the family is worried about the fate of Samer.
On Thursday, February 21st, the Israeli District Court in Jerusalem sentenced Al-Eesawy, to 8 months imprisonment starting from the date of his arrest on July 7, 2012. Al-Eesawy is still facing the possibility of a long-term imprisonment that could be reinstated by the Israeli Military Court.
In related news, the Palestinian Prisoners Society reported Wednesday that detainees Ja’far Ez-Eddeen and Tareq Qa’daan have suspended their hunger strike until March 6, the date set by the Ofer military court to deliberate their Administrative Detention order.
The court will be holding a hearing at 1 P.M. on Wednesday March 6th, to determine whether to release the two or reinstate detention orders against them, despite the fact that no charges have been filed against them.
Ez-Eddeen and Qa’daan started their hunger strike on November 27, 2012 demanding their release as they are being held without charges.
Soldiers Kidnap Several Fateh Leaders In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers kidnapped several political leaders of the Fateh movement of President Mahmoud Abbas, in occupied East Jerusalem, and moved them to the Al-Maskobiyya detention and interrogation facility.
The Maan News Agency reported that the army kidnapped Omar Al-Shalaby, secretary of the leadership of Fateh movement in Jerusalem, Nidal Abu Gharbiyya, secretary of the movement in As-Suwwana, Wadi Al-Jouz and Sheikh Jarrah areas, Adnan Gheith, Fateh secretary in Silwan town, Abdul-Salaam Al-Hidra, Fateh secretary in Al-Tour, Khaled Al-Gharably, Fateh secretary in Beit Hanina, Shu’fat and Al-Eesawiyya, and Mona Barbar, a senior leader of the women branch of the movement.
Dimitri Diliani, member of the Revolutionary Council of the Fateh movement, denounced the arrests and said that the Israeli campaign against the movement, especially in occupied Jerusalem, will not deter the movement from its legitimate activities.
It is worth mentioning that the army kidnapped several Palestinians, earlier on Thursday, in different parts of the occupied West Bank.
The Maan News Agency reported that the army kidnapped Omar Al-Shalaby, secretary of the leadership of Fateh movement in Jerusalem, Nidal Abu Gharbiyya, secretary of the movement in As-Suwwana, Wadi Al-Jouz and Sheikh Jarrah areas, Adnan Gheith, Fateh secretary in Silwan town, Abdul-Salaam Al-Hidra, Fateh secretary in Al-Tour, Khaled Al-Gharably, Fateh secretary in Beit Hanina, Shu’fat and Al-Eesawiyya, and Mona Barbar, a senior leader of the women branch of the movement.
Dimitri Diliani, member of the Revolutionary Council of the Fateh movement, denounced the arrests and said that the Israeli campaign against the movement, especially in occupied Jerusalem, will not deter the movement from its legitimate activities.
It is worth mentioning that the army kidnapped several Palestinians, earlier on Thursday, in different parts of the occupied West Bank.
20 Palestinians Injured Near Ofer Prison
Palestinian medical sources in Ramallah, in the central West Bank, reported that at least twenty Palestinians have been injured during clashes that took place with Israeli soldiers near the Ofer Israeli prison, south of the city.
Thee residents were kidnapped.
Eyewitnesses reported that the army fired dozens of rubber-coated metal bullets at the residents leading to twenty injuries, and that dozens of Palestinians have been treated for the effects of teargas inhalation.
The clashes took place after the army attacked nonviolent protesters marching in solidarity with the Palestinian detainees held by Israel.
Furthermore, soldiers chased dozens of protesters and kidnapped three of them, in addition to violently attacking and beating one protester leading to various cuts and bruises.
Students of the Birzeit University organized the protest in solidarity with all detainees held by Israel, especially the detainees who are holding extended hunger strikes, and are currently in serious health conditions.
They were also protesting the death of Arafat Jaradat, 33, from Sa’ir town, near Hebron city, who was kidnapped by the army on February 18, and was subject to extreme torture that led to his death in an Israeli interrogation facility last Saturday.
Thee residents were kidnapped.
Eyewitnesses reported that the army fired dozens of rubber-coated metal bullets at the residents leading to twenty injuries, and that dozens of Palestinians have been treated for the effects of teargas inhalation.
The clashes took place after the army attacked nonviolent protesters marching in solidarity with the Palestinian detainees held by Israel.
Furthermore, soldiers chased dozens of protesters and kidnapped three of them, in addition to violently attacking and beating one protester leading to various cuts and bruises.
Students of the Birzeit University organized the protest in solidarity with all detainees held by Israel, especially the detainees who are holding extended hunger strikes, and are currently in serious health conditions.
They were also protesting the death of Arafat Jaradat, 33, from Sa’ir town, near Hebron city, who was kidnapped by the army on February 18, and was subject to extreme torture that led to his death in an Israeli interrogation facility last Saturday.
IOF soldiers arrest two Jerusalemite brothers including child
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) burst into Issawiye village, to the north of occupied Jerusalem, at noon Thursday and engaged inhabitants in clashes in the vicinity of the schools’ area.
Local sources said that the soldiers broke into the home of Mohammed Muhaisen and took away his two sons after beating them up.
They said that one of his sons is only 13 years old while the second is 20 years old.
Local sources said that the soldiers broke into the home of Mohammed Muhaisen and took away his two sons after beating them up.
They said that one of his sons is only 13 years old while the second is 20 years old.
IPS imposes sanctions against Negev and Megiddo prisoners
Negev prisoners confirmed that the Israeli jails witness a state of tension as a result of the Israeli repressive and racist practices against the Captive Movement, PPS lawyer stated following his visit to Negev prison. The prevailing tension in Israeli prisons we have not witnessed for ten of years, the prisoner Shadi Jabri Ghanama, sentenced to 13 years, told PPS lawyer.
IPS has introduced a new unit called "Keter", where they broke into sections and rooms at night, heavily armed, causing a state of panic and instability, the prisoner added.
The Negev prisoners also complained from the difficult condition in which they are living, where the IPS has deliberately closed the kitchen for several hours, noting to shortage of food quantities where every 10 prisoners share a single dish.
In protest at prisoner Jaradat's murder in Israeli jails, the Negev prisoners have refused three meals, handing the IPS a protest letter against their difficult situation. In return, the IPS closed the sections from 7 am until 10 pm, preventing the prisoners from recreation.
Meanwhile, Tadamun Foundation for Human Rights confirmed in a press statement that IPS in Megiddo prison has imposed sanctions against the prisoners following the recent state of mourning which they have declared in the wake of Arafat Jaradat's murder.
The prisoner Ibrahim Abu Madi told the Foundation's lawyer on Wednesday, that IPS imposed a number of sanctions against all prisoners, including closing all sections, preventing internal visits between them, depriving them from recreation for two days, and preventing them from using the canteen.
The IPS threatened the prisoners to prevent family visits for two months in case they continued their strike for more than 3 days as they previously declared in the wake of Jaradat' murder.
IPS has introduced a new unit called "Keter", where they broke into sections and rooms at night, heavily armed, causing a state of panic and instability, the prisoner added.
The Negev prisoners also complained from the difficult condition in which they are living, where the IPS has deliberately closed the kitchen for several hours, noting to shortage of food quantities where every 10 prisoners share a single dish.
In protest at prisoner Jaradat's murder in Israeli jails, the Negev prisoners have refused three meals, handing the IPS a protest letter against their difficult situation. In return, the IPS closed the sections from 7 am until 10 pm, preventing the prisoners from recreation.
Meanwhile, Tadamun Foundation for Human Rights confirmed in a press statement that IPS in Megiddo prison has imposed sanctions against the prisoners following the recent state of mourning which they have declared in the wake of Arafat Jaradat's murder.
The prisoner Ibrahim Abu Madi told the Foundation's lawyer on Wednesday, that IPS imposed a number of sanctions against all prisoners, including closing all sections, preventing internal visits between them, depriving them from recreation for two days, and preventing them from using the canteen.
The IPS threatened the prisoners to prevent family visits for two months in case they continued their strike for more than 3 days as they previously declared in the wake of Jaradat' murder.
IOF soldiers arrest Palestinian man in Al-Khalil, storm nearby villages
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested a Palestinian man in Al-Khalil city and stormed a number of villages in the province on Thursday morning.
Local sources said that IOF soldiers detained Mahmoud Khalaf after breaking into his home and searching it in Al-Khalil city.
They said that the soldiers barged into three suburbs in southern Al-Khalil and stormed two villages west of the city, set up roadblocks and checked IDs without making further arrests.
Local sources said that IOF soldiers detained Mahmoud Khalaf after breaking into his home and searching it in Al-Khalil city.
They said that the soldiers barged into three suburbs in southern Al-Khalil and stormed two villages west of the city, set up roadblocks and checked IDs without making further arrests.
Israeli courts sentence child, impose house arrest on doctor
The Israeli Ofer court sentenced a Palestinian child from Sourif village, Al-Khalil province, to 19 months behind bars.
The Israeli occupation forces had arrested the child Mahmoud Ghunaimat along with a group of children from the same village in the age category 14-18 three months ago and sentenced them to jail for periods ranging from six to eighteen months along with fines.
Meanwhile, the Magistrate Court in occupied Jerusalem released Dr. Amani Ode, 26, on bail and on condition that she would remain in her home for ten days.
The Israeli prosecution accused the doctor with incitement and writing anti-occupation leaflets.
The Israeli occupation forces had arrested the child Mahmoud Ghunaimat along with a group of children from the same village in the age category 14-18 three months ago and sentenced them to jail for periods ranging from six to eighteen months along with fines.
Meanwhile, the Magistrate Court in occupied Jerusalem released Dr. Amani Ode, 26, on bail and on condition that she would remain in her home for ten days.
The Israeli prosecution accused the doctor with incitement and writing anti-occupation leaflets.
Two prisoners suspend their hunger strike till sixth of March
Palestinian prisoners Jaafar Izzuddin and Tareq Kaadan said they suspended their hunger strikers until the Israeli military court holds another hearing on the sixth of March to decide whether to expand their administrative detention.
The prisoners affirmed that depending on the coming court verdict to be issued on that day, they would decide whether to end their hunger strike or resume it.
They said they took the suspension decision after the Israeli military prosecutor promised not to extend their detention to be over on May 21, 2013.
An Israeli judge held on Wednesday a hearing in Assaf Harofeh hospital where the two prisoners were brought in wheelchairs in the presence of Israeli officials, and she decided to hold another session to study the secret files submitted by the Israeli intelligence against them.
The prisoners affirmed that depending on the coming court verdict to be issued on that day, they would decide whether to end their hunger strike or resume it.
They said they took the suspension decision after the Israeli military prosecutor promised not to extend their detention to be over on May 21, 2013.
An Israeli judge held on Wednesday a hearing in Assaf Harofeh hospital where the two prisoners were brought in wheelchairs in the presence of Israeli officials, and she decided to hold another session to study the secret files submitted by the Israeli intelligence against them.
Int'l law expert: Israel's violations against prisoners amount to war crimes
Professor of international law Hanna Issa said the Israeli violations which the Palestinian prisoners are exposed to amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity under international law.
Hanna told Quds Press that the Israeli occupation regime had killed since 1967 more than 203 Palestinian prisoners.
He said that Israel's violations are subject to the international condemnation rules and the Palestinians could prosecute Israel for its crimes against the prisoners through the UN human rights council and the Internation Court of Justice.
The relatives of the victimized prisoners also could go to the international criminal court to file their complaints in order for its prosecutor to investigate their claims.
The int'l law expert criticized the international legal and human rights groups for its passivity towards the issue of the Palestinian prisoners and the violations committed against them, calling for more active role in this regard.
Hanna told Quds Press that the Israeli occupation regime had killed since 1967 more than 203 Palestinian prisoners.
He said that Israel's violations are subject to the international condemnation rules and the Palestinians could prosecute Israel for its crimes against the prisoners through the UN human rights council and the Internation Court of Justice.
The relatives of the victimized prisoners also could go to the international criminal court to file their complaints in order for its prosecutor to investigate their claims.
The int'l law expert criticized the international legal and human rights groups for its passivity towards the issue of the Palestinian prisoners and the violations committed against them, calling for more active role in this regard.
27 feb 2013
Extensive IOF presence in Jenin
Israeli Occupation Forces erected military checkpoints in the morning at the entrance to the town of Ya’abad and the soldiers began stopping vehicles from entering or leaving the town.
IOF searched and questioned the passengers, severely hindering the movement of citizens, local sources stated.
The occupation forces raided last night Ya'abad village under the pretext of searching for a minor claiming that he is required for security reasons.
They stormed the house of Rashid Fares Abu Bakr searching for his child Amir, 15, under the pretext of throwing stones at soldiers.
Meanwhile, IOF intensified on Wednesday its presence in the vicinity of the Jalama checkpoint along the Nazareth- Jenin road to prevent the daily clashes in the area with the occupation forces.
Local sources indicated that the Israeli occupation patrols stationed in the vicinity of the area, erecting checkpoints.
The clashes that erupted yesterday lasted until a late hour, led to the arrest of eight boys, in addition to the wounding of several others.
IOF searched and questioned the passengers, severely hindering the movement of citizens, local sources stated.
The occupation forces raided last night Ya'abad village under the pretext of searching for a minor claiming that he is required for security reasons.
They stormed the house of Rashid Fares Abu Bakr searching for his child Amir, 15, under the pretext of throwing stones at soldiers.
Meanwhile, IOF intensified on Wednesday its presence in the vicinity of the Jalama checkpoint along the Nazareth- Jenin road to prevent the daily clashes in the area with the occupation forces.
Local sources indicated that the Israeli occupation patrols stationed in the vicinity of the area, erecting checkpoints.
The clashes that erupted yesterday lasted until a late hour, led to the arrest of eight boys, in addition to the wounding of several others.
Ahrar denounces the IOF arrest of Palestinian doctor
The Ahrar center for prisoners’ studies and human rights has denounced the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) for arresting Dr. Amani Ode from Bustan suburb in occupied Jerusalem at dawn Wednesday.
Amjad Abu Asab, in charge of Jerusalemite prisoners, said IOF soldiers stormed the suburb before dawn and broke into the home of Dr. Amani and wreaked havoc on it before taking her away.
He said that young men threw stones at the soldiers who fired rubber-coated bullets indiscriminately. He added that the wife of detainee Mohammed Ode, Amani’s brother, was hit with a bullet in the face and was hospitalized.
Fuad Al-Khafsh, the center’s director, charged the Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) with intensifying attacks on occupied Jerusalem especially after its inhabitants organized solidarity campaigns with the detained hunger strikers.
Dr. Amani Ode is the daughter of liberated prisoner Mousa Ode, who is now a member of the Bustan committee that was formed after the IOA decided to raze dozens of houses in the suburb.
Amjad Abu Asab, in charge of Jerusalemite prisoners, said IOF soldiers stormed the suburb before dawn and broke into the home of Dr. Amani and wreaked havoc on it before taking her away.
He said that young men threw stones at the soldiers who fired rubber-coated bullets indiscriminately. He added that the wife of detainee Mohammed Ode, Amani’s brother, was hit with a bullet in the face and was hospitalized.
Fuad Al-Khafsh, the center’s director, charged the Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) with intensifying attacks on occupied Jerusalem especially after its inhabitants organized solidarity campaigns with the detained hunger strikers.
Dr. Amani Ode is the daughter of liberated prisoner Mousa Ode, who is now a member of the Bustan committee that was formed after the IOA decided to raze dozens of houses in the suburb.
IOF arrests 15 Palestinians, including a woman and 2 children
The Israeli Occupation Forces continued its arrest campaigns in different areas of the West Bank, arresting 15 civilians, including a woman, and wounding another woman by a rubber-coated metal bullet.
A large number of Israeli occupation soldiers, accompanied by intelligence officer, raided the town of Silwan at 2 am, and arrested Dr. Amani Musa Odeh, 25, after searching her home and her clinic in the city. She is married, and a mother of a five-year-old girl.
The wife of the prisoner Mohammed Musa Odeh, Amani's brother, was injured during the Israeli raid of the neighborhood where she was transferred to Hadassah Ein Karem hospital for treatment as a result of being hit with a rubber coated metal bullet.
Khaled Shweiki, 33, was also arrested from his home in Wade Aasol neighborhood, after raiding his house and confiscating his computer, his car, his mobile phone and storage cards.
In Maragheh neighborhood, the IOF arrested Adly Maragheh, 31, after searching his home and confiscating his mobile phone.
In Bethlehem, Israeli occupation forces arrested five youths in different parts of the city after raiding and searching several houses.
Local sources said that Israeli soldiers stormed the area of Wadi Maali downtown of Bethlehem, and raided the house of Jamal Ayad al-Harimi where they arrested his son Ahmed, 19, In Aida refugee camp north of Bethlehem in addition to Omar Amer Odeh (21 years).
In the same context, the young man Yasser Anwar Thawabteh, 18, from the town of Beit Fajar south of Bethlehem, was arrested after storming and searching his father's home.
In the village of Husan, west of Bethlehem, the IOF arrested both Zia Mari Hamamra, 23, and Mu'aadh Abdul Rahman Hamamrah (24 years).
The occupation forces have also arrested two Jerusalemite children following the storming of al-Thawri neighborhood in Silwan, south of Al Aqsa Mosque.
The occupation forces continued daily arrest campaigns against children and young people in the occupied Jerusalem under the pretext of resisting the occupation.
A large number of Israeli occupation soldiers, accompanied by intelligence officer, raided the town of Silwan at 2 am, and arrested Dr. Amani Musa Odeh, 25, after searching her home and her clinic in the city. She is married, and a mother of a five-year-old girl.
The wife of the prisoner Mohammed Musa Odeh, Amani's brother, was injured during the Israeli raid of the neighborhood where she was transferred to Hadassah Ein Karem hospital for treatment as a result of being hit with a rubber coated metal bullet.
Khaled Shweiki, 33, was also arrested from his home in Wade Aasol neighborhood, after raiding his house and confiscating his computer, his car, his mobile phone and storage cards.
In Maragheh neighborhood, the IOF arrested Adly Maragheh, 31, after searching his home and confiscating his mobile phone.
In Bethlehem, Israeli occupation forces arrested five youths in different parts of the city after raiding and searching several houses.
Local sources said that Israeli soldiers stormed the area of Wadi Maali downtown of Bethlehem, and raided the house of Jamal Ayad al-Harimi where they arrested his son Ahmed, 19, In Aida refugee camp north of Bethlehem in addition to Omar Amer Odeh (21 years).
In the same context, the young man Yasser Anwar Thawabteh, 18, from the town of Beit Fajar south of Bethlehem, was arrested after storming and searching his father's home.
In the village of Husan, west of Bethlehem, the IOF arrested both Zia Mari Hamamra, 23, and Mu'aadh Abdul Rahman Hamamrah (24 years).
The occupation forces have also arrested two Jerusalemite children following the storming of al-Thawri neighborhood in Silwan, south of Al Aqsa Mosque.
The occupation forces continued daily arrest campaigns against children and young people in the occupied Jerusalem under the pretext of resisting the occupation.
MADA center expresses concern for Sabaana’s life
Palestinian center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) expressed its concern for the life of Palestinian Cartoonist Mohamed Fayeq Sabaana, 34, demanding his release.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) detained Sabaana two weeks ago while returning from Jordan at Karameh border crossing.
He was transferred to Askalan prison Monday 25th February 2013, where he has not been allowed to see his lawyers nor family members since his detention ten days ago.
His Brother Adel Sabaana reported to MADA that they have no information on his brother’s condition, and he said, “We think he was detained for his cartoon drawings, he always traveled freely and never been detained”.
The Sabaana family appealed to all official institutions and local and international human rights to intervene rapidly to find out about Sabaana’s condition, visit him, and check on his well-being, following the murder of Palestinian detainee Arafat Jaradat (30 years old) in the Israeli Megiddo prison on 23rd of February 2013.
Sabaana is well known for his cartoon drawings that are critical of the practices of the occupation against the Palestinian citizens and are critical of the internal Palestinian situation and Palestinian social issues. He also won numerous local and Arab awards for his works. He also participated in international exhibitions, most recently at the British Atlantic University in the month of January 2013, the center said in its statement.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) detained Sabaana two weeks ago while returning from Jordan at Karameh border crossing.
He was transferred to Askalan prison Monday 25th February 2013, where he has not been allowed to see his lawyers nor family members since his detention ten days ago.
His Brother Adel Sabaana reported to MADA that they have no information on his brother’s condition, and he said, “We think he was detained for his cartoon drawings, he always traveled freely and never been detained”.
The Sabaana family appealed to all official institutions and local and international human rights to intervene rapidly to find out about Sabaana’s condition, visit him, and check on his well-being, following the murder of Palestinian detainee Arafat Jaradat (30 years old) in the Israeli Megiddo prison on 23rd of February 2013.
Sabaana is well known for his cartoon drawings that are critical of the practices of the occupation against the Palestinian citizens and are critical of the internal Palestinian situation and Palestinian social issues. He also won numerous local and Arab awards for his works. He also participated in international exhibitions, most recently at the British Atlantic University in the month of January 2013, the center said in its statement.
Wa'ed: first phase of the mass hunger strike inside the jails launched
Wa'ed Society for Detainees and Ex-detainees said that the first and primary phase of the mass hunger strike has been launched, inside the Israeli jails.
It said that the prisoners have decided to continue their protest steps that followed the death of captive Arafat Jaradat until the date of the beginning of the mass hunger strike scheduled before the beginning of next April.
Wa'ed noted in a statement on Wednesday that the main features of the first phase will include refusing the meals, refusing to go out to the prison yard and cutting off all forms of communication with the prisons' forces.
It reported that the public mourning inside the jails will continue, and that the prisoners are demanding to send an international fact-finding committee to occupation prisons to reveal the crime committed against the captive and martyr Jaradat, and to see the conditions of the hunger strikers inside the Israeli jails.
The Information Office of Wa'ed Society pointed out that the prisoners have become convinced that starting a new battle of empty stomachs represents the only way to oblige the occupation to meet the captives' demands and to commit to the terms of Wafa al-Ahrar deal and the agreement signed after the Karama strike.
The Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli occupation jails called on all the Palestinian people, institutions and factions to support the national captive movement.
The prisoners have also called on the masses and the media to continue the events and activities that support the prisoners' steadfastness and expose the occupation crimes against them, until the liberation of all the captives from Israeli jails.
It said that the prisoners have decided to continue their protest steps that followed the death of captive Arafat Jaradat until the date of the beginning of the mass hunger strike scheduled before the beginning of next April.
Wa'ed noted in a statement on Wednesday that the main features of the first phase will include refusing the meals, refusing to go out to the prison yard and cutting off all forms of communication with the prisons' forces.
It reported that the public mourning inside the jails will continue, and that the prisoners are demanding to send an international fact-finding committee to occupation prisons to reveal the crime committed against the captive and martyr Jaradat, and to see the conditions of the hunger strikers inside the Israeli jails.
The Information Office of Wa'ed Society pointed out that the prisoners have become convinced that starting a new battle of empty stomachs represents the only way to oblige the occupation to meet the captives' demands and to commit to the terms of Wafa al-Ahrar deal and the agreement signed after the Karama strike.
The Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli occupation jails called on all the Palestinian people, institutions and factions to support the national captive movement.
The prisoners have also called on the masses and the media to continue the events and activities that support the prisoners' steadfastness and expose the occupation crimes against them, until the liberation of all the captives from Israeli jails.
Palestinian patient prisoner’s family appeals to save his life
The family of the prisoner Fuad Akram Hamdiye, 44 from the city of Jerusalem, has appealed through Ahrar center for prisoners’ studies and human rights for the release of its son, who suffers impaired mobility and paralysis in one of his arms.
Fuad Al-Khuffash, the director of Ahrar center, said that prisoner Fuad Hamdiye, was arrested from the school where he works in on the 23rd of October, 2011. The occupation forces assaulted and handcuffed him in front of his students and colleagues at the school. Um Mohammed, the mother of prisoner Fuad Hamdiye, confirmed to Ahrar center that her son has paralysis in his left hand, since he was a child.
“The Israeli forces don’t care about Fouad’s health conditions or the paralysis in his hand and they arrested him claiming that he is a dangerous person”, she added.
Um Mohammed said that her son was preparing for his Masters degree and was near to finish his Master dissertation, but the occupation stole all his papers.
She stated that: “Fuad teaches the prisoners inside the jail and gives lessons to the students of high school. He doesn’t waste time in prison and helps the captives there.
Prisoner Fuad Hamdiye, a father of three children, has been held in Beersheba prison, where he has been waiting for his trial suspended since 2011.
Fuad Al-Khuffash, the director of Ahrar center, said that prisoner Fuad Hamdiye, was arrested from the school where he works in on the 23rd of October, 2011. The occupation forces assaulted and handcuffed him in front of his students and colleagues at the school. Um Mohammed, the mother of prisoner Fuad Hamdiye, confirmed to Ahrar center that her son has paralysis in his left hand, since he was a child.
“The Israeli forces don’t care about Fouad’s health conditions or the paralysis in his hand and they arrested him claiming that he is a dangerous person”, she added.
Um Mohammed said that her son was preparing for his Masters degree and was near to finish his Master dissertation, but the occupation stole all his papers.
She stated that: “Fuad teaches the prisoners inside the jail and gives lessons to the students of high school. He doesn’t waste time in prison and helps the captives there.
Prisoner Fuad Hamdiye, a father of three children, has been held in Beersheba prison, where he has been waiting for his trial suspended since 2011.
Kaadan and Izzedine's trial in Assaf Harofe hospital
The court session of hunger strikers Jafar Izzedine and Tareq Kaadan, 92 on hunger strike, has started on Wednesday as they are being held in 'Assaf Harofe' Hospital due to their critical health, PPS confirmed.
Ofer military Court has decided yesterday to postpone the hearing for today, where the hunger strikers were not able to attend the hearing due to the seriousness of their health condition.
Jafar Izzedine and Tarek Kaadan were held without charge, where they have been on an open hunger strike since November 2012 in protest of their administrative detention.
Massive rally in Yabad town in solidarity with hunger strikers
Hundreds of Palestinian citizens participated in a rally held on Tuesday night in Yabad town, south of Jenin, in solidarity with the hunger strikers in Israeli jails. The rally was staged after hunger strikers Tareq Kaadan and Jafar Izzuddin, who hail from Yabad town, were transferred to hospital.
Muawiya, the brother of Tareq Kaadan, said that the health condition of his brother and his friend Jafar Izzuddin were taken to Assaf Harovih hospital after they health condition deteriorated very badly.
The crowds carried banners and chanted slogans condemning Israel's violations against the Palestinian prisoners and demanding their release.
In a related context, an oratorical festival in solidarity with the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails was held at the Martyr Memorial near Al-Dahisha refugee camp, south of Bethlehem city.
The Palestinian information center (PIC) reporter in the city said that many families of prisoners and Hamas figures participated in the events.
Hamas MP Mahmoud Al-Khatib criticized in his speech the international silence on Israel's violations against the prisoners, especially after the death of prisoner Arafat Jaradat.
He called on the Fatah-controlled Palestinian authority to end its security cooperation with the Israeli occupation regime instead of quelling the Palestinian young men who revolted in the face of the occupation following Jaradat's death.
In another event, Palestinian minister of prisoners' affairs Atallah Abul Sabeh said that the cause of the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails would remain a central issue for the Palestinian people, and the Arab and Muslim nations.
Abul Sabeh made his remarks during a ceremony held on Tuesday evening to honor the winners of the international writing contest, who were chosen for their literary works about the issue of the Palestinian prisoners.
He stressed that the issue of the Palestinian prisoners would always remain present in the hearts and writings of the creative young people in the Arab and Muslim worlds, expressing his belief that the Arabs and Muslims would never forsake or forget their brothers and sisters behind Israeli bars.
Ofer military Court has decided yesterday to postpone the hearing for today, where the hunger strikers were not able to attend the hearing due to the seriousness of their health condition.
Jafar Izzedine and Tarek Kaadan were held without charge, where they have been on an open hunger strike since November 2012 in protest of their administrative detention.
Massive rally in Yabad town in solidarity with hunger strikers
Hundreds of Palestinian citizens participated in a rally held on Tuesday night in Yabad town, south of Jenin, in solidarity with the hunger strikers in Israeli jails. The rally was staged after hunger strikers Tareq Kaadan and Jafar Izzuddin, who hail from Yabad town, were transferred to hospital.
Muawiya, the brother of Tareq Kaadan, said that the health condition of his brother and his friend Jafar Izzuddin were taken to Assaf Harovih hospital after they health condition deteriorated very badly.
The crowds carried banners and chanted slogans condemning Israel's violations against the Palestinian prisoners and demanding their release.
In a related context, an oratorical festival in solidarity with the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails was held at the Martyr Memorial near Al-Dahisha refugee camp, south of Bethlehem city.
The Palestinian information center (PIC) reporter in the city said that many families of prisoners and Hamas figures participated in the events.
Hamas MP Mahmoud Al-Khatib criticized in his speech the international silence on Israel's violations against the prisoners, especially after the death of prisoner Arafat Jaradat.
He called on the Fatah-controlled Palestinian authority to end its security cooperation with the Israeli occupation regime instead of quelling the Palestinian young men who revolted in the face of the occupation following Jaradat's death.
In another event, Palestinian minister of prisoners' affairs Atallah Abul Sabeh said that the cause of the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails would remain a central issue for the Palestinian people, and the Arab and Muslim nations.
Abul Sabeh made his remarks during a ceremony held on Tuesday evening to honor the winners of the international writing contest, who were chosen for their literary works about the issue of the Palestinian prisoners.
He stressed that the issue of the Palestinian prisoners would always remain present in the hearts and writings of the creative young people in the Arab and Muslim worlds, expressing his belief that the Arabs and Muslims would never forsake or forget their brothers and sisters behind Israeli bars.
Three Palestinian prisoners transferred to hospital
The Palestinian prisoner’s society said that three Palestinian prisoners were taken from the Israeli Raymond jail to Soroka hospital on Tuesday after deterioration in their health condition.
The society said that the prisoner Maysara Abu Hamdiya, who suffers from throat inflammation, weight loss, and swelling in the glands, was rushed to hospital along with Nahed Khamash, who suffered a stroke, and Issa Jabarin, who suffers kidney diseases.
Tension is running high in all Israeli jails after Palestinian detainee Arafat Jaradat died under cruel interrogation last Saturday.
The society said that the prisoner Maysara Abu Hamdiya, who suffers from throat inflammation, weight loss, and swelling in the glands, was rushed to hospital along with Nahed Khamash, who suffered a stroke, and Issa Jabarin, who suffers kidney diseases.
Tension is running high in all Israeli jails after Palestinian detainee Arafat Jaradat died under cruel interrogation last Saturday.
Israeli court refuses to end administrative detention of prisoner Ayed Dudin
The Palestinian prisoner center for studies said the Israeli justice court in occupied Jerusalem rejected the appeal filed by the lawyer of Hamas-affiliated prisoner Ayed Dudin against his administrative detention for more than one and a half years. The center noted that Dudin had spent a total of 15 years in administrative detention, and his first time in an Israeli jail was in 1992.
In another incident, the Israeli military court postponed on Tuesday its decision to expand the administrative detention of senior Hamas official Ra'fat Nasif for more six months and ordered to keep him in prison until further notice.
His lawyer stated that Nasif is still in Jalama jail and suffers from inhumane incarceration conditions.
The Israeli occupation forces kidnapped Nasif recently, a few months after his release from an Israel jail where he had spent 44 months in administrative detention.
In another incident, the Israeli military court postponed on Tuesday its decision to expand the administrative detention of senior Hamas official Ra'fat Nasif for more six months and ordered to keep him in prison until further notice.
His lawyer stated that Nasif is still in Jalama jail and suffers from inhumane incarceration conditions.
The Israeli occupation forces kidnapped Nasif recently, a few months after his release from an Israel jail where he had spent 44 months in administrative detention.
Confrontation between Israeli police forces and Bedouins
Israeli police forces stormed the village of Beir Hadaj in the Negev to serve demolition notices on Tuesday and were confronted by inhabitants protesting the step.
Palestinian sources said that the demolition notices distributed to a number of houses at the pretext of building without permit triggered the confrontations.
They said that the inhabitants threw stones at the policemen and set tires on fire while the policemen fired rubber bullets, teargas and stun grenades at the protestors and arrested three of them.
Palestinian sources said that the demolition notices distributed to a number of houses at the pretext of building without permit triggered the confrontations.
They said that the inhabitants threw stones at the policemen and set tires on fire while the policemen fired rubber bullets, teargas and stun grenades at the protestors and arrested three of them.
26 feb 2013
IOF arrest 2 Palestinian citizens in al-Khalil
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested at dawn Tuesday two Palestinian citizens during raids carried out in different parts of al-Khalil Governorate, southern the occupied West Bank.
Occupation troops arrested in the town of Dhahiriya south of al-Khalil, a 17-year-old boy after a breaking into his house, while they arrested another citizen from the town of Sa'ir at the Container checkpoint in the north of Bethlehem.
IOF searched a Palestinian home in Rabood area south of al-Khalil, while the soldiers confiscated a citizen's vehicle in al-Fahs district in the south of al-Khalil, and forced its owner to leave the area.
Local sources said that about 12 military vehicles stormed at 4:00 a.m the town of Faqqu'a, east of the city of Jenin, where the Israeli soldiers broke into and searched civilian houses.
Meanwhile, the IOF erected a military checkpoint at the entrance to the village until the early morning hours, and started deploying in the open lands.
The occupation troops have also raided the town of Jalboun east of Jenin, and then launched searches in the old town with no arrests reported.
The Israeli aircrafts have been intensively flying over Jenin throughout the night hours.
Occupation troops arrested in the town of Dhahiriya south of al-Khalil, a 17-year-old boy after a breaking into his house, while they arrested another citizen from the town of Sa'ir at the Container checkpoint in the north of Bethlehem.
IOF searched a Palestinian home in Rabood area south of al-Khalil, while the soldiers confiscated a citizen's vehicle in al-Fahs district in the south of al-Khalil, and forced its owner to leave the area.
Local sources said that about 12 military vehicles stormed at 4:00 a.m the town of Faqqu'a, east of the city of Jenin, where the Israeli soldiers broke into and searched civilian houses.
Meanwhile, the IOF erected a military checkpoint at the entrance to the village until the early morning hours, and started deploying in the open lands.
The occupation troops have also raided the town of Jalboun east of Jenin, and then launched searches in the old town with no arrests reported.
The Israeli aircrafts have been intensively flying over Jenin throughout the night hours.
Occupation re-arrests ex-prisoner liberated under exchange deal
Palestinian Prisoners Center for Studies confirmed that the occupation ruled that ex-captive Mahmoud Taym from Nablus, liberated under Wafa al-Ahrar deal, will be jailed for 10 months, to complete his previous prison term.
Lawyer Mustafa Azmouty told PIC that Salem Military Court has sentenced yesterday the captive Taym to 11 months of imprisonment. He was sentenced to 10 months as completion of his previous sentence, before his release under the exchange deal, in addition to one month for entering the 1948-occupied territories without the occupation permit.
Mahmoud Taym was serving a prison term of 34 months, before being released under Wafa al-Ahrar deal after 24 months of imprisonment. The occupation re-kidnapped him 3 months ago, and imposed on him to serve the rest of his prison sentence.
Director of the Palestinian Prisoners Center for Studies, researcher Riyad al-Ashqar, said in a press statement on Tuesday that Taym was not the only liberated prisoner who was re-arrested by the occupation.
Ashqar warned of this dangerous procedure, which aims to re-arrest the ex-prisoners who had been liberated under the prisoners exchange deal, and stressed that the silence and inaction regarding these Israeli abuses encourage the occupation to continue its criminal policies against the liberated captives.
At least 14 other prisoners exchanged for Shalit were rearrested, Ashqar revealed, demanding the Egyptian sponsor to intervene for their release.
Lawyer Mustafa Azmouty told PIC that Salem Military Court has sentenced yesterday the captive Taym to 11 months of imprisonment. He was sentenced to 10 months as completion of his previous sentence, before his release under the exchange deal, in addition to one month for entering the 1948-occupied territories without the occupation permit.
Mahmoud Taym was serving a prison term of 34 months, before being released under Wafa al-Ahrar deal after 24 months of imprisonment. The occupation re-kidnapped him 3 months ago, and imposed on him to serve the rest of his prison sentence.
Director of the Palestinian Prisoners Center for Studies, researcher Riyad al-Ashqar, said in a press statement on Tuesday that Taym was not the only liberated prisoner who was re-arrested by the occupation.
Ashqar warned of this dangerous procedure, which aims to re-arrest the ex-prisoners who had been liberated under the prisoners exchange deal, and stressed that the silence and inaction regarding these Israeli abuses encourage the occupation to continue its criminal policies against the liberated captives.
At least 14 other prisoners exchanged for Shalit were rearrested, Ashqar revealed, demanding the Egyptian sponsor to intervene for their release.
Ex-prisoners assert they were tortured in Israeli interrogation centers
Palestinian liberated prisoners asserted that the Israeli authorities have been practicing brutal torture and tyranny against them during interrogation.
MP Sheikh Mohammed Jamal Natsheh, a leading figure in Hamas movement from al-Khalil who was arrested in December 1990, told PIC that he had been subjected to different forms of torture in the Moscobiya interrogation center in Jerusalem.
He said that among the methods of torture used by the Shin Bet is to deprive the prisoner from sleeping, noting that he had been deprived of sleeping during the interrogation for nearly three weeks.
The liberated captive Dr. Adnan Abu Tabana, 50 from al-Khalil, was also subjected to interrogation during his arrest in 2002 in the Jalama interrogation center, as he confirmed that the interrogators tortured him during the interrogation.
He stated that one of the forms of torture used at the Jalama center is that a burly investigator comes in during the investigation and begins to violently shake captive until he loses consciousness. Dr. Abu Tabana noted that this form of torture affects the spinal cord and may lead to death.
Dr. Abu Tabana added: "Due to this kind of torture the prisoner Abdul Samad Ehrizat, from al-Khalil, and many other captives died".
Following the international protests that condemned the occupation because of this torture; the Shin Bet started in March using another form of torture, which is psychological torture, under which the Shin Bet holds the Palestinian prisoner in a very small closed cell (of 80 cm × 150 cm) for three continuous months, isolated from the rest of world, without even being able to see the sun.
Thousands of Palestinian prisoners have been subjected to this form psychological pressure, which enabled the Israeli interrogators to forcibly extract confessions.
MP Sheikh Mohammed Jamal Natsheh, a leading figure in Hamas movement from al-Khalil who was arrested in December 1990, told PIC that he had been subjected to different forms of torture in the Moscobiya interrogation center in Jerusalem.
He said that among the methods of torture used by the Shin Bet is to deprive the prisoner from sleeping, noting that he had been deprived of sleeping during the interrogation for nearly three weeks.
The liberated captive Dr. Adnan Abu Tabana, 50 from al-Khalil, was also subjected to interrogation during his arrest in 2002 in the Jalama interrogation center, as he confirmed that the interrogators tortured him during the interrogation.
He stated that one of the forms of torture used at the Jalama center is that a burly investigator comes in during the investigation and begins to violently shake captive until he loses consciousness. Dr. Abu Tabana noted that this form of torture affects the spinal cord and may lead to death.
Dr. Abu Tabana added: "Due to this kind of torture the prisoner Abdul Samad Ehrizat, from al-Khalil, and many other captives died".
Following the international protests that condemned the occupation because of this torture; the Shin Bet started in March using another form of torture, which is psychological torture, under which the Shin Bet holds the Palestinian prisoner in a very small closed cell (of 80 cm × 150 cm) for three continuous months, isolated from the rest of world, without even being able to see the sun.
Thousands of Palestinian prisoners have been subjected to this form psychological pressure, which enabled the Israeli interrogators to forcibly extract confessions.
AOHR calls for recognizing Palestinian detainees as war prisoners
The Arab Organization for Human Rights in Britain (AOHR) said that the martyrdom of the Palestinian prisoner Arafat Jaradat in Israeli prisons sheds light on the Israeli torture methods against Palestinian civilians in the occupied territories.
AOHR called on the Palestinian people to pressure the PA leadership to raise the prisoners' issue in general and the issue of prisoner Jaradat at the UN General Assembly in order to investigate what is going on in the Israeli prisons and to work to form a special tribunal for the Israeli crimes against the Palestinian prisoners.
In light of the increasing Israeli violations against the Palestinian prisoners, the organization stressed, in its statement on Monday, that it is necessary to call on the UN General Assembly to recognize the Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails as prisoners of war and to work on their protection.
The organization called on UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon to form a committee to investigate the circumstances of the martyr Jaradat's murder and to prosecute his killers.
The organization pointed out that tens of thousands of prisoners were subjected to extreme torture in Israeli jails leading to the martyrdom of more than 200 Palestinian prisoners.
The statement presented the different Israeli methods of torture against the prisoners in the jails of the occupation, including: severe physical beating (using hands, feet, and weapons), trying to insult the prisoners with the use of obscene and degrading insults. Prisoners are detained in cells that are dirty, damp, unventilated and dark.
They are threatened with rape and sexually harassed. They get hung by the hands and feet in the air in different positions for long hours, handcuffed tight and firm. Dogs are used to intimidate prisoners, in addition to the arrest of other members of the family to pressure the detainee, especially women threatening to rape them in front of their relatives and their detained family member/s.
AOHR called on the Palestinian people to pressure the PA leadership to raise the prisoners' issue in general and the issue of prisoner Jaradat at the UN General Assembly in order to investigate what is going on in the Israeli prisons and to work to form a special tribunal for the Israeli crimes against the Palestinian prisoners.
In light of the increasing Israeli violations against the Palestinian prisoners, the organization stressed, in its statement on Monday, that it is necessary to call on the UN General Assembly to recognize the Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails as prisoners of war and to work on their protection.
The organization called on UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon to form a committee to investigate the circumstances of the martyr Jaradat's murder and to prosecute his killers.
The organization pointed out that tens of thousands of prisoners were subjected to extreme torture in Israeli jails leading to the martyrdom of more than 200 Palestinian prisoners.
The statement presented the different Israeli methods of torture against the prisoners in the jails of the occupation, including: severe physical beating (using hands, feet, and weapons), trying to insult the prisoners with the use of obscene and degrading insults. Prisoners are detained in cells that are dirty, damp, unventilated and dark.
They are threatened with rape and sexually harassed. They get hung by the hands and feet in the air in different positions for long hours, handcuffed tight and firm. Dogs are used to intimidate prisoners, in addition to the arrest of other members of the family to pressure the detainee, especially women threatening to rape them in front of their relatives and their detained family member/s.
Jaradat's martyrdom raises alarm bells
Arafat Jaradat's martyrdom under torture in Israeli jails has set off alarm bells over the prisoners' lives especially that a number of them are in real danger.
Abdel Nasser Farawana, a researcher in prisoners' affairs, told PIC reporter that Jaradat's martyrdom will not be the last in light of the continued Israeli policy of torture, medical negligence, ill-treatment, denouncing the international silence towards the Israeli violations as if it is "a state above law."
The death of captive Jaradat brought the number of prisoners who died in Israeli jails to 203 prisoners, according to human rights institutions' reports.
Farawana said that many Palestinian prisoners suffer chronic illnesses in Israeli jails, putting their lives in real danger.
Concerning Jaradat's death, he said that the autopsy results proved the prisoner's death was under extreme torture and not due to a cardiac arrest, calling on everybody to assume their responsibilities regarding this crime.
The Palestinian prisoners still face a real danger in Israeli prisons in light of legalized torture in Israeli jails, where prisoners are subjected to systematic and extreme torture during all stages of imprisonment, especially in the interrogation stage which could last for many months.
Director of Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, Issam Younis, told PIC that "Israel is the only country in the world that legalizes torture, in contravention of international laws."
Younis stresses that the Jaradat's death "constitutes a war crime that cannot be legally justified."
17 prisoners are now in real danger, waiting for their death at any moment, where they reside permanently in Ramle prison hospital suffering chronic health problems, according to some human rights reports.
Farawana pointed out to the Palestinian striking prisoners whose health condition is sharply deteriorated, noting that the effects of their hunger strike on their health will continue even after their release.
Farawana called for uniting the Palestinian decision towards Palestinian prisoners' issues, and to activate their cases in the international and global forums.
Many Palestinian prisoners had declared hunger strike protesting against their difficult situation in Israeli prisons, led by Samer al-Issawi and Ayman al-Sharawna who went on hunger strike since 8 months.
The human rights researcher Younis confirmed that the occupation forces violate the international minimum standards in dealing with the prisoners in its jails.
Several Palestinian marches were launched to protest the Israeli crimes against Palestinian prisoners, demanding the prosecution of the Israeli leaders as war criminals.
Gaza children hold sit-in in solidarity with prisoners
Dozens of Palestinian children organized a sit-in with the participation of a Tunisian delegation to the Gaza Strip, on Tuesday morning at the Beit Hanoun crossing in the northern Gaza Strip, in solidarity with the striking prisoners and in protest at the murder of prisoner Jaradat. The child Izz al-Din Abu Lulu said that their sit-in was organized to show their support for the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails and to condemn the Israeli oppression and crimes.
The assassination of prisoner Jaradat proves the hatred of the occupation to the Palestinian people and it proves the Israeli failure before the prisoners' steadfastness, he added.
He stressed that Palestinian children wanted to send a letter to the occupier that they will never stop supporting the prisoners' issue like all Palestinian segments.
Meanwhile, Palestinian medical sources reported that three hunger strikers, in solidarity with the striking prisoners, came to the Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah in critical condition.
The three hunger striker activists were taken from the solidarity tent set up outside the UN headquarters in Al-Bireh, where their health condition has deteriorated due to their continued hunger strike, the activist Boshra Tawil told Quds press.
Palestinians of 48 demonstrate outside Megiddo prison
The Palestinian Captive Movement in the occupied territories in 1948 called for a demonstration outside Megiddo prison on Tuesday to protest the murder of Palestinian prisoner Jaradat under torture, and in support of the prisoners on hunger strike. The movement called on, in a press statement, groups, parties and institutions in the Palestinian territories occupied in 48 to participate in the demonstration in large numbers.
The statement mourned the captive martyr Jaradat, 30, who was arrested on February 18, where he died under torture in Megiddo prison just 6 days after his arrest, according to the autopsy results announced by the Palestinian Ministry of Prisoners' Affairs.
The movement pointed out to the Israeli illegal practices against the Palestinian prisoners in occupation jails in total violation of the international laws and convention and in violation of Wafa al-Ahrar exchange deal, where 15 liberated prisoners were re-arrested by the IOF, led by Samer Issawi and Ayman Sharawna who went on hunger striker since 8 months protesting their administrative detention.
It added that "hundreds of sick prisoners in Israeli prisons suffer IPS's policy of deliberate medical neglect putting their lives in danger.
Abdel Nasser Farawana, a researcher in prisoners' affairs, told PIC reporter that Jaradat's martyrdom will not be the last in light of the continued Israeli policy of torture, medical negligence, ill-treatment, denouncing the international silence towards the Israeli violations as if it is "a state above law."
The death of captive Jaradat brought the number of prisoners who died in Israeli jails to 203 prisoners, according to human rights institutions' reports.
Farawana said that many Palestinian prisoners suffer chronic illnesses in Israeli jails, putting their lives in real danger.
Concerning Jaradat's death, he said that the autopsy results proved the prisoner's death was under extreme torture and not due to a cardiac arrest, calling on everybody to assume their responsibilities regarding this crime.
The Palestinian prisoners still face a real danger in Israeli prisons in light of legalized torture in Israeli jails, where prisoners are subjected to systematic and extreme torture during all stages of imprisonment, especially in the interrogation stage which could last for many months.
Director of Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, Issam Younis, told PIC that "Israel is the only country in the world that legalizes torture, in contravention of international laws."
Younis stresses that the Jaradat's death "constitutes a war crime that cannot be legally justified."
17 prisoners are now in real danger, waiting for their death at any moment, where they reside permanently in Ramle prison hospital suffering chronic health problems, according to some human rights reports.
Farawana pointed out to the Palestinian striking prisoners whose health condition is sharply deteriorated, noting that the effects of their hunger strike on their health will continue even after their release.
Farawana called for uniting the Palestinian decision towards Palestinian prisoners' issues, and to activate their cases in the international and global forums.
Many Palestinian prisoners had declared hunger strike protesting against their difficult situation in Israeli prisons, led by Samer al-Issawi and Ayman al-Sharawna who went on hunger strike since 8 months.
The human rights researcher Younis confirmed that the occupation forces violate the international minimum standards in dealing with the prisoners in its jails.
Several Palestinian marches were launched to protest the Israeli crimes against Palestinian prisoners, demanding the prosecution of the Israeli leaders as war criminals.
Gaza children hold sit-in in solidarity with prisoners
Dozens of Palestinian children organized a sit-in with the participation of a Tunisian delegation to the Gaza Strip, on Tuesday morning at the Beit Hanoun crossing in the northern Gaza Strip, in solidarity with the striking prisoners and in protest at the murder of prisoner Jaradat. The child Izz al-Din Abu Lulu said that their sit-in was organized to show their support for the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails and to condemn the Israeli oppression and crimes.
The assassination of prisoner Jaradat proves the hatred of the occupation to the Palestinian people and it proves the Israeli failure before the prisoners' steadfastness, he added.
He stressed that Palestinian children wanted to send a letter to the occupier that they will never stop supporting the prisoners' issue like all Palestinian segments.
Meanwhile, Palestinian medical sources reported that three hunger strikers, in solidarity with the striking prisoners, came to the Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah in critical condition.
The three hunger striker activists were taken from the solidarity tent set up outside the UN headquarters in Al-Bireh, where their health condition has deteriorated due to their continued hunger strike, the activist Boshra Tawil told Quds press.
Palestinians of 48 demonstrate outside Megiddo prison
The Palestinian Captive Movement in the occupied territories in 1948 called for a demonstration outside Megiddo prison on Tuesday to protest the murder of Palestinian prisoner Jaradat under torture, and in support of the prisoners on hunger strike. The movement called on, in a press statement, groups, parties and institutions in the Palestinian territories occupied in 48 to participate in the demonstration in large numbers.
The statement mourned the captive martyr Jaradat, 30, who was arrested on February 18, where he died under torture in Megiddo prison just 6 days after his arrest, according to the autopsy results announced by the Palestinian Ministry of Prisoners' Affairs.
The movement pointed out to the Israeli illegal practices against the Palestinian prisoners in occupation jails in total violation of the international laws and convention and in violation of Wafa al-Ahrar exchange deal, where 15 liberated prisoners were re-arrested by the IOF, led by Samer Issawi and Ayman Sharawna who went on hunger striker since 8 months protesting their administrative detention.
It added that "hundreds of sick prisoners in Israeli prisons suffer IPS's policy of deliberate medical neglect putting their lives in danger.
Palestinian prisoner rushed to hospital after deterioration in his health
Palestinian prisoner Mohammed Al-Taj, from Tobas city, was rushed to the Israeli Meir hospital after serious deterioration in his health condition.
Family of the prisoner, who suffers from several chronic diseases, quoted his lawyer on Tuesday as saying that Mohammed underwent a lung biopsy, which is a procedure to get a sample of suspicious lung tissue, on Monday night.
The lawyer, in turn, quoted the doctor who operated on Mohammed as saying after the surgery that his condition was “hopeless” and that he would only be able to live with an oxygen tube and that there is no hope for his recovery.
Mohammed, who is serving an 18-year sentence since 2003, has been living recently on oxygen tube for 18 hours a day. The Israeli prison authorities’ neglect of his condition led to its exacerbation.
Family of the prisoner, who suffers from several chronic diseases, quoted his lawyer on Tuesday as saying that Mohammed underwent a lung biopsy, which is a procedure to get a sample of suspicious lung tissue, on Monday night.
The lawyer, in turn, quoted the doctor who operated on Mohammed as saying after the surgery that his condition was “hopeless” and that he would only be able to live with an oxygen tube and that there is no hope for his recovery.
Mohammed, who is serving an 18-year sentence since 2003, has been living recently on oxygen tube for 18 hours a day. The Israeli prison authorities’ neglect of his condition led to its exacerbation.
AFEH: 100 settlers stormed Aqsa, IOF nabbed protestors
Around one hundred Jewish settlers broke into and desecrated the Aqsa mosque in occupied Jerusalem on Monday in two groups.
The Aqsa Foundation for Endowment and Heritage said in a statement on Tuesday that half of those settlers toured the holy site in the morning and the other half after the noon prayers.
It said that the settlers stormed the mosque under heavy security, adding that hundreds others reveled in the Buraq plaza in line with their festivals in which they called for breaking into the Aqsa.
AFEH warned that the Israeli occupation authorities were trying to empty the Aqsa mosque from worshipers especially the youth using various terrorizing means.
The foundation said that Jerusalemites and Palestinians of the 1948 occupied land would continue to flock to the holy site to defend it in face of desecration and storming attempts despite all restrictions.
The Israeli occupation forces, meanwhile, rounded up a number of Jerusalemite youths after severely beating them in the wake of protests against the settlers’ desecration of the Aqsa mosque.
The Aqsa Foundation for Endowment and Heritage said in a statement on Tuesday that half of those settlers toured the holy site in the morning and the other half after the noon prayers.
It said that the settlers stormed the mosque under heavy security, adding that hundreds others reveled in the Buraq plaza in line with their festivals in which they called for breaking into the Aqsa.
AFEH warned that the Israeli occupation authorities were trying to empty the Aqsa mosque from worshipers especially the youth using various terrorizing means.
The foundation said that Jerusalemites and Palestinians of the 1948 occupied land would continue to flock to the holy site to defend it in face of desecration and storming attempts despite all restrictions.
The Israeli occupation forces, meanwhile, rounded up a number of Jerusalemite youths after severely beating them in the wake of protests against the settlers’ desecration of the Aqsa mosque.
8 Jerusalemites rounded up in confrontations
Israeli occupation forces nabbed eight Jerusalemites in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem in the wake of violent confrontations near the Aqsa mosque on Monday.
Jerusalemite sources and eyewitnesses said that the soldiers quelled Palestinian youths who were protesting Jewish settlers’ provocations during a tour within the Aqsa mosque.
They said that the soldiers assaulted the Jerusalemite youths using batons and tasers before arresting eight of them, adding that the soldiers blocked entry of young men into the holy site.
Jerusalemite sources and eyewitnesses said that the soldiers quelled Palestinian youths who were protesting Jewish settlers’ provocations during a tour within the Aqsa mosque.
They said that the soldiers assaulted the Jerusalemite youths using batons and tasers before arresting eight of them, adding that the soldiers blocked entry of young men into the holy site.
IOF soldiers storm school, arrest 18 students
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed a secondary school in Til village, Nablus province, and arrested 18 students who were playing football in the school’s playground on Tuesday morning.
The Ahrar center for prisoners’ studies and human rights quoted an eyewitness as saying that the soldiers burst into the school and detained all those in the playground who were in the age category 17-19 years old.
The eyewitness said that the soldiers did not allow the youngsters to wear their ordinary clothes and took them away in the light sports clothes in such a cold weather.
Fuad Al-Khafsh, the center’s director, denounced the unjustified act and demanded immediate action to save the students. The school kids are reportedly held in the Hawara army camp to the south of Nablus.
The Ahrar center for prisoners’ studies and human rights quoted an eyewitness as saying that the soldiers burst into the school and detained all those in the playground who were in the age category 17-19 years old.
The eyewitness said that the soldiers did not allow the youngsters to wear their ordinary clothes and took them away in the light sports clothes in such a cold weather.
Fuad Al-Khafsh, the center’s director, denounced the unjustified act and demanded immediate action to save the students. The school kids are reportedly held in the Hawara army camp to the south of Nablus.
IPS transfers 50 Palestinian prisoners from Ofer to other jails
The Israeli prison service (IPS) transferred dozens of Palestinian prisoners from Ofer jail to other jails as a punishment, the Palestinian prisoner’s society said in a statement on Tuesday.
It said that the penal measure included 50 prisoners who were taken to other prisons on Monday.
The society said that the Ofer administration had isolated Adham Jaradat, one of the relatives of Arafat Jaradat who died in an Israeli detention center on Saturday.
It said that prisoners in ward 15 in Ofer jail, which is known as the national unity ward, protested the measure after which the administration decided to transfer the prisoners.
It said that the penal measure included 50 prisoners who were taken to other prisons on Monday.
The society said that the Ofer administration had isolated Adham Jaradat, one of the relatives of Arafat Jaradat who died in an Israeli detention center on Saturday.
It said that prisoners in ward 15 in Ofer jail, which is known as the national unity ward, protested the measure after which the administration decided to transfer the prisoners.
Arab parliament holds Israel responsible for death of prisoner Jaradat
The Arab parliament held the Israeli occupation regime fully responsible for the death of Palestinian prisoner Arafat Jaradat as well as the lives of other detainees in its jails.
In a press release on Monday, head of the Arab parliament Ahmed Al-Jarwan mourned the death of Jaradat, stressing that his death confirms that Israel still persists in violating the international law regarding the rights of the detainees.
"The Arab parliament stands by the brave Palestinian people and their hunger strikers in Israeli jails," Jarwan highlighted.
He appealed to international human rights groups to shoulder their responsibilities towards the Palestinian prisoners and hasten to have Samer Issawi and his fellow hunger strikers released from Israeli jails.
In a related incident, dozens of Jordanian unionist and political figures staged on Monday a rally in solidarity with the Palestinian prisoners outside the building of the trade unions in Amman.
In his speech, dean of agronomists' union Mahmoud Abu Ghanima hailed the Palestinian people and their prisoners for their fortitude in the face of the Israeli occupation, describing their steadfastness as a kind of resistance.
Abu Ghanima slammed what he described as the international and Arab action groups for their weak role in defending the cause of the Palestinian prisoners.
For his part, council member of the Jordanian bar association Naser Kamal declared in a written statement circulated during the event that his association regularly follows up and documents Israel's violations against the Palestinian prisoners.
According to his statement, the bar association intends to officially urge the UN human rights council to probe Israel's violations against the prisoners and plans to prosecute Israeli war criminals in international tribunals.
Palestinians of 1948 land demonstrate in front of Israeli jail
Dozens of Palestinians of the 1948 occupied land demonstrated in front of the Megiddo jail on Monday to protest the death of Palestinian detainee Arafat Jaradat in Israeli captivity. The demonstrators were carrying posters denouncing the death of Jaradat under torture.
They protested the bad incarceration conditions in Megiddo jail, where Jaradat died, and Israeli prisons in general.
One of the participants charged the Israeli prison service and intelligence with torturing Palestinian prisoners using different means.
In a press release on Monday, head of the Arab parliament Ahmed Al-Jarwan mourned the death of Jaradat, stressing that his death confirms that Israel still persists in violating the international law regarding the rights of the detainees.
"The Arab parliament stands by the brave Palestinian people and their hunger strikers in Israeli jails," Jarwan highlighted.
He appealed to international human rights groups to shoulder their responsibilities towards the Palestinian prisoners and hasten to have Samer Issawi and his fellow hunger strikers released from Israeli jails.
In a related incident, dozens of Jordanian unionist and political figures staged on Monday a rally in solidarity with the Palestinian prisoners outside the building of the trade unions in Amman.
In his speech, dean of agronomists' union Mahmoud Abu Ghanima hailed the Palestinian people and their prisoners for their fortitude in the face of the Israeli occupation, describing their steadfastness as a kind of resistance.
Abu Ghanima slammed what he described as the international and Arab action groups for their weak role in defending the cause of the Palestinian prisoners.
For his part, council member of the Jordanian bar association Naser Kamal declared in a written statement circulated during the event that his association regularly follows up and documents Israel's violations against the Palestinian prisoners.
According to his statement, the bar association intends to officially urge the UN human rights council to probe Israel's violations against the prisoners and plans to prosecute Israeli war criminals in international tribunals.
Palestinians of 1948 land demonstrate in front of Israeli jail
Dozens of Palestinians of the 1948 occupied land demonstrated in front of the Megiddo jail on Monday to protest the death of Palestinian detainee Arafat Jaradat in Israeli captivity. The demonstrators were carrying posters denouncing the death of Jaradat under torture.
They protested the bad incarceration conditions in Megiddo jail, where Jaradat died, and Israeli prisons in general.
One of the participants charged the Israeli prison service and intelligence with torturing Palestinian prisoners using different means.
