31 may 2013
Palestinian Statistical data reported that the Israeli authorities have recently sentenced to administrative detention dozens of Palestinian prisoners, under the pretext of "secret file." Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) said in a statistical report on Thursday that the occupation has recently moved 50 Palestinian prisoners to administrative detention for different terms that vary between 3 and 6 months that could be renewed.
PPS pointed out that among the administrative detainees there are four Palestinian Hamas MPs.
According to the report, "Israel did not comply with the restrictions placed by the international law regarding the conditions of using the administrative detention ... It is arbitrarily using this type of detention against the Palestinian people."
PPS pointed out that among the administrative detainees there are four Palestinian Hamas MPs.
According to the report, "Israel did not comply with the restrictions placed by the international law regarding the conditions of using the administrative detention ... It is arbitrarily using this type of detention against the Palestinian people."
The so-called Central and Magistrate Israeli Court sentenced on Thursday 5 Jerusalemites to jail, extended the detention of 13 other Jerusalemites and released a kid. The lawyer at al-Dhamir Foundation, Mohamed Mahmoud, stated that Magistrate court sentenced Mahmoud Rugby for 3 months on charges of throwing stones, Walid Mheisen for 10 months, and Ali Obeid for 8 months.
The District Court has also sentenced Samer Froukh for 6 months, Wissam Obeid for 34 months for belonging to the Palestinian Popular Front and possessing weapons, in addition to jailing Mahmoud Zeidan Mahmoud for 10 months.
Furthermore, the Magistrate Court decided not to convict the youth Mohammed Abu Rayala where it imposed on him a fine of 500 shekels, and postponed the trial of Nasser Mansour and Anas Darwish.
Moreover, the Central Court extended the detention of 11 Palestinians till Sunday, while renewed the arrest of 2 others till June 12.
Meanwhile, Magistrate Court decided to release the kid Issa Mittab, 13, into house arrest for 3 days in addition to being deported to Beit Hanina.
The District Court has also sentenced Samer Froukh for 6 months, Wissam Obeid for 34 months for belonging to the Palestinian Popular Front and possessing weapons, in addition to jailing Mahmoud Zeidan Mahmoud for 10 months.
Furthermore, the Magistrate Court decided not to convict the youth Mohammed Abu Rayala where it imposed on him a fine of 500 shekels, and postponed the trial of Nasser Mansour and Anas Darwish.
Moreover, the Central Court extended the detention of 11 Palestinians till Sunday, while renewed the arrest of 2 others till June 12.
Meanwhile, Magistrate Court decided to release the kid Issa Mittab, 13, into house arrest for 3 days in addition to being deported to Beit Hanina.
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) launched on Friday at dawn an arrest campaign in Nablus and Jerusalem leading to the arrest of 8 Palestinians, human rights center said. Wadi Hilweh Information Center confirmed that a Israeli Military force stormed at early hours on Friday Bab Hatta in the Old City in occupied Jerusalem and arrested 6 Jerusalemites.
Meanwhile, local sources emphasized that IOF raided at down Salfit town in Nablus and searched several houses, where they arrested 2 youths and took them to an unknown destination.
Meanwhile, local sources emphasized that IOF raided at down Salfit town in Nablus and searched several houses, where they arrested 2 youths and took them to an unknown destination.
A group of Palestinian patient prisoners in Israeli jails have declared their intention to go on hunger strike next Saturday protesting the Israeli deliberate medical negligence. Palestine center for prisoners studies confirmed in a statement issued on Thursday that 7 Palestinian patient prisoners held in Nafha prison affirmed their intention to declare hunger strike in protest against Israeli Prison Service's deliberate medical negligence and ill-treatment.
The center expressed its deep concern over the Palestinian patient prisoners' health conditions in light of the Israeli illegal practices against them, calling on international institutions to expose the Israeli violations of the international laws.
Figures at the end of March this year showed there are 1,200 patient prisoners in need of treatment; 85 suffering from various disabilities and 25 with cancer. The number of martyrs, who have died in prison, including recently Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh who had cancer, is 204.
The center expressed its deep concern over the Palestinian patient prisoners' health conditions in light of the Israeli illegal practices against them, calling on international institutions to expose the Israeli violations of the international laws.
Figures at the end of March this year showed there are 1,200 patient prisoners in need of treatment; 85 suffering from various disabilities and 25 with cancer. The number of martyrs, who have died in prison, including recently Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh who had cancer, is 204.
Salem Military Court has sentenced Sheikh Atta Ayyash to 4 months and a fine of 30 thousand shekels (about $ 8150) on charges of providing services to "hostile parties". Sheikh Ayyash's family has strongly condemned the court's unjust decision considering it an illegal court order that violates the international laws and conventions.
Atta Ayyash, 61, was transferred to Megiddo prison northwest of Jenin after serving a month in Petah Tikva prison in 1948-occupied territories.
The occupation authorities arrested Sheikh Atta while he was returning to Jordan from a short visit to his hometown of Rafat in Salfit, at Karama crossing on 13 April.
Sheikh Atta Ayyash is the uncle of the martyr Yahya Ayyash, the military leader in Hamas movement who was assassinated by the Israeli occupation in 1996.
Atta Ayyash, 61, was transferred to Megiddo prison northwest of Jenin after serving a month in Petah Tikva prison in 1948-occupied territories.
The occupation authorities arrested Sheikh Atta while he was returning to Jordan from a short visit to his hometown of Rafat in Salfit, at Karama crossing on 13 April.
Sheikh Atta Ayyash is the uncle of the martyr Yahya Ayyash, the military leader in Hamas movement who was assassinated by the Israeli occupation in 1996.
30 may 2013
The Israeli forces arrested on Wednesday morning two brothers after raiding their home in the neighbourhood of Wadi Aljoz in Jerusalem.
The boys are: Nour Salim Shalabi 15, and Laith 12. The Israeli forces raided the Shalabi home around 6 a.m., arrested both of them and took them to Al-Qishleh police station in the Old City.
The boys are: Nour Salim Shalabi 15, and Laith 12. The Israeli forces raided the Shalabi home around 6 a.m., arrested both of them and took them to Al-Qishleh police station in the Old City.
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded the As-Sa’diyya neighborhood, in the Old City in occupied East Jerusalem, and the nearby towns of Al-Ezariyya and Abu Dis, broke into and searched Palestinian homes, and kidnapped 29 residents, including children.
Local sources in As-Sa’diyya neighborhood stated that the soldiers violently broke into several homes after smashing their doors, and searched them before kidnapping 12 Palestinians, including children.
The kidnapped Palestinians have been identified as Issa Mit’eb, 13, Mohammad Ghosha, 21, Mohammad Hilwani, 19, Maher Al-Beitouni, 19, Hammouda Al-Beitouni, 19, Anas Al-Afghany, 21, Ala’ Makiyya, 19, Abdullah Abu Diab, 18, Mohannad Eid, 17, Abboud Al-Ja’bary, 16, Hammoud Al-Khatib, and Mahmoud At-Teruaqy.
They were taken to a police station and were placed under interrogation allegedly for throwing stones and fireworks at the army, and at surveillance cameras.
Furthermore, soldiers invaded Al-Ezariyya town and searched several homes before kidnapping Palestinians, including Mohammad Hasan Matar, a Fateh official in Jerusalem.
The kidnapped have been identified as Sami Abu Ghalya, Khaled Hasan Khalaf, Sobhy Hasan Khalaf, Ala’ Al-Yaseeny, Jihad Al-Yaseeny, Ammar Al-Emwasy, Mohammad Al-Mikhel, Nidal Al-Asmar, Haroun Abu Roomy, Nasser Al-Asmar, Omar An-Nawafla, and Hazem Odwan.
Soldiers also broke into and searched the home of Al-Ezariyya Local Council, Sufian Naim Bassa.
Furthermore, several military jeeps invaded Abu Dis town, before the soldiers broke into homes and kidnapped four residents identified as Abdullah Abu Hilal, Mahmoud Erekat, Ali Sa’id Qablawy, and Hamza Ayyad.
Clashes have been reported in Abu Dis and Al-Ezariyya, and the army fired dozens of gas bombs, concussion grenades, and rubber-coated metal bullets.
The Israeli army claimed that a pipe bomb was also hurled at a military jeep behind the Annexation Wall in Abu Dis, causing no damage or injuries.
Local sources in As-Sa’diyya neighborhood stated that the soldiers violently broke into several homes after smashing their doors, and searched them before kidnapping 12 Palestinians, including children.
The kidnapped Palestinians have been identified as Issa Mit’eb, 13, Mohammad Ghosha, 21, Mohammad Hilwani, 19, Maher Al-Beitouni, 19, Hammouda Al-Beitouni, 19, Anas Al-Afghany, 21, Ala’ Makiyya, 19, Abdullah Abu Diab, 18, Mohannad Eid, 17, Abboud Al-Ja’bary, 16, Hammoud Al-Khatib, and Mahmoud At-Teruaqy.
They were taken to a police station and were placed under interrogation allegedly for throwing stones and fireworks at the army, and at surveillance cameras.
Furthermore, soldiers invaded Al-Ezariyya town and searched several homes before kidnapping Palestinians, including Mohammad Hasan Matar, a Fateh official in Jerusalem.
The kidnapped have been identified as Sami Abu Ghalya, Khaled Hasan Khalaf, Sobhy Hasan Khalaf, Ala’ Al-Yaseeny, Jihad Al-Yaseeny, Ammar Al-Emwasy, Mohammad Al-Mikhel, Nidal Al-Asmar, Haroun Abu Roomy, Nasser Al-Asmar, Omar An-Nawafla, and Hazem Odwan.
Soldiers also broke into and searched the home of Al-Ezariyya Local Council, Sufian Naim Bassa.
Furthermore, several military jeeps invaded Abu Dis town, before the soldiers broke into homes and kidnapped four residents identified as Abdullah Abu Hilal, Mahmoud Erekat, Ali Sa’id Qablawy, and Hamza Ayyad.
Clashes have been reported in Abu Dis and Al-Ezariyya, and the army fired dozens of gas bombs, concussion grenades, and rubber-coated metal bullets.
The Israeli army claimed that a pipe bomb was also hurled at a military jeep behind the Annexation Wall in Abu Dis, causing no damage or injuries.
Ahrar Center for Prisoners' Studies and Human Rights confirmed that the health condition of Palestinian prisoner Amer Bahar, aged 31 from Abu Dis east of the occupied city of Jerusalem, continues to deteriorate. The parents of captive Bahar, held in Beersheba jail, expressed in a statement to Ahrar center their deep concern about the health status of their patient son.
Amer's family said that two years ago he started to feel stomachache that has later developed and worsened. The Israeli prison doctors decided to transfer him to Ramle prison hospital where he underwent an appendectomy.
The family asserted that after the surgery their son's condition has deteriorated, and that the doctors simply told him that they were giving him the wrong medication.
The Prison administration has continued its policy of medical neglect against the patient captive, which has aggravated his illness, Ahrar center stated.
Amer Bahar was kidnapped by Israeli soldiers in July 19, 2004, while he was heading to the mosque for prayer. He was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment, three years after his arrest.
Fouad Khuffash director of the Center called for opening an investigation into Israel's violations against Palestinian patient prisoners in its jails.
Amer's family said that two years ago he started to feel stomachache that has later developed and worsened. The Israeli prison doctors decided to transfer him to Ramle prison hospital where he underwent an appendectomy.
The family asserted that after the surgery their son's condition has deteriorated, and that the doctors simply told him that they were giving him the wrong medication.
The Prison administration has continued its policy of medical neglect against the patient captive, which has aggravated his illness, Ahrar center stated.
Amer Bahar was kidnapped by Israeli soldiers in July 19, 2004, while he was heading to the mosque for prayer. He was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment, three years after his arrest.
Fouad Khuffash director of the Center called for opening an investigation into Israel's violations against Palestinian patient prisoners in its jails.
Tadhamun Foundation for Human Rights reported that the Military Court of Petah Tikva extended on Wednesday the detention of 12 Palestinian prisoners, including a girl from Tulkarem. The foundation's lawyer Mohammed Abed said that the Petah Tikva court extended the detention of Donya Dhirar, aged 27 from Tulkarem, for 8 days to complete her interrogation.
An employee in the World Health Organization (WHO) is also to be held for 15 more days, pending further interrogation, the lawyer added.
The Israeli military court also extended for 12 additional days the detention of 5 other Palestinian detainees and for 8 days the arrest of 5 others.
An employee in the World Health Organization (WHO) is also to be held for 15 more days, pending further interrogation, the lawyer added.
The Israeli military court also extended for 12 additional days the detention of 5 other Palestinian detainees and for 8 days the arrest of 5 others.
The solidarity events in support of the Jordanian hunger strikers topped by Abduallah Barghouthi, sentenced to 67 life terms and 5200 years, have not lived up to the prisoners' suffering and sacrifices. The family of Abdullah Barghouthi, a leader in al-Qassam Brigades, expressed dissatisfaction with the low level of solidarity events with Jordanian prisoners' strike, demanding more support for their strike until meeting their demands.
Um Osama, Abdullah's wife, called on the Palestinian and Jordanian human rights institutions to intervene immediately for the Jordanian prisoners' release.
She said that she did not visit her husband except twice since his arrest 10 years ago, adding that he did not meet his mother since 14 years.
Um Osama stressed the need for more support to the strikers' case especially in light of the Israeli pressures and sanctions against them.
Fouad al-Khuffash, Ahrar center director, warned of the serious health situation of the striking prisoners who were repressed, isolated and transferred to hospitals.
Al-Khuffash confirmed the prisoners' determination to continue their hunger strike, noting that some of them stopped drinking water.
He condemned the official silence towards their case despite their serious health deterioration. The Jordanian professional unions also denounced the Jordanian officials' passive attitude towards the Jordanian prisoners in Israeli jails who sacrificed their lives in defense of the nation’s dignity.
The Jordanian prisoners, who have been on hunger strike for 29 days, have called on King Abdullah II of Jordan to intervene personally for their release.
Abdullah al-Barghouthi is on hunger-strike to obtain a mere fraction the rights he is entitled to as a human being and as a father. He has been prohibited from seeing his family since he was arrested over ten years ago and has remained in solitary confinement for the same duration.
Um Osama, Abdullah's wife, called on the Palestinian and Jordanian human rights institutions to intervene immediately for the Jordanian prisoners' release.
She said that she did not visit her husband except twice since his arrest 10 years ago, adding that he did not meet his mother since 14 years.
Um Osama stressed the need for more support to the strikers' case especially in light of the Israeli pressures and sanctions against them.
Fouad al-Khuffash, Ahrar center director, warned of the serious health situation of the striking prisoners who were repressed, isolated and transferred to hospitals.
Al-Khuffash confirmed the prisoners' determination to continue their hunger strike, noting that some of them stopped drinking water.
He condemned the official silence towards their case despite their serious health deterioration. The Jordanian professional unions also denounced the Jordanian officials' passive attitude towards the Jordanian prisoners in Israeli jails who sacrificed their lives in defense of the nation’s dignity.
The Jordanian prisoners, who have been on hunger strike for 29 days, have called on King Abdullah II of Jordan to intervene personally for their release.
Abdullah al-Barghouthi is on hunger-strike to obtain a mere fraction the rights he is entitled to as a human being and as a father. He has been prohibited from seeing his family since he was arrested over ten years ago and has remained in solitary confinement for the same duration.
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) have launched on Wednesday night till dawn an arrest campaign in Jerusalem. More than 30 Jerusalemites were arrested after storming and searching violently their houses accompanied by police dogs.
IOF raided a number of houses in Saadia Alley in the old town and arrested 8 Jerusalemites, local sources said.
Meanwhile, the Israeli forces accompanied by border guards and Israeli police violently stormed Eizariya town where 12 Jerusalemites were arrested and 3 others were summoned.
The occupation forces have also stormed and searched the house of head of Eizariya Municipal Council Sufian Naeem Bassa.
Furthermore, the IOF raided Abu Dis town and arrested 4 youths where violent clashes have erupted between the Israeli forces and local residents.
The Jerusalemite citizens particularly the youth are daily subjected to mass arrests carried out by Israeli forces under the pretext of confronting the Israeli Judaization schemes.
IOF raided a number of houses in Saadia Alley in the old town and arrested 8 Jerusalemites, local sources said.
Meanwhile, the Israeli forces accompanied by border guards and Israeli police violently stormed Eizariya town where 12 Jerusalemites were arrested and 3 others were summoned.
The occupation forces have also stormed and searched the house of head of Eizariya Municipal Council Sufian Naeem Bassa.
Furthermore, the IOF raided Abu Dis town and arrested 4 youths where violent clashes have erupted between the Israeli forces and local residents.
The Jerusalemite citizens particularly the youth are daily subjected to mass arrests carried out by Israeli forces under the pretext of confronting the Israeli Judaization schemes.
Hamas movement has condemned on Wednesday the Israeli arrest campaign in West Bank and Jerusalem against Palestinian leading figures and liberated prisoners. In its statement, the movement held the occupation fully responsible for the detainees' lives, warning of the consequences of the arrest campaigns.
The movement stressed that the Israeli continued arbitrary arrests will not undermine the Palestinian icons' leading role in defense of Palestinian people, rights and holy sites.
The statement called on PA to stop security coordination with the occupier and to stand behind its people against the Israeli arrests and prosecution.
The movement also called on the international human rights institutions to pressure the Israeli authorities for the release of the Palestinian detainees and to expose the occupation crimes.
Israeli forces launched on Tuesday night an arrest campaign against leaders from Hamas, Fatah and Islamic Jihad in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
The movement stressed that the Israeli continued arbitrary arrests will not undermine the Palestinian icons' leading role in defense of Palestinian people, rights and holy sites.
The statement called on PA to stop security coordination with the occupier and to stand behind its people against the Israeli arrests and prosecution.
The movement also called on the international human rights institutions to pressure the Israeli authorities for the release of the Palestinian detainees and to expose the occupation crimes.
Israeli forces launched on Tuesday night an arrest campaign against leaders from Hamas, Fatah and Islamic Jihad in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
The health situation of the Jordanian prisoner Munir Mari, sentenced to five life terms in Israeli jails, has sharply deteriorated. The prisoner's lawyer Fawaz al-Shlodi, confirmed in a statement on Wednesday that the prisoner was transferred to the Israeli Military Hospital of Soroka in Beersheba occupied territories after his health deterioration.
Specialists indicated that the transfer of the prisoner Mari, 28 days on hunger strike in a row, from Ramle Prison Hospital to Soroka Hospital confirms his serious health deterioration.
The Jordanian detainees' hunger strike has reached its 28th day in Israeli jails where some of them refused to drink water. They threatened to step up their protests in light of the official neglect to their case.
Specialists indicated that the transfer of the prisoner Mari, 28 days on hunger strike in a row, from Ramle Prison Hospital to Soroka Hospital confirms his serious health deterioration.
The Jordanian detainees' hunger strike has reached its 28th day in Israeli jails where some of them refused to drink water. They threatened to step up their protests in light of the official neglect to their case.
Jameel Abu Ziyad and his mother
Israeli military vehicles stormed at dawn, the two Palestinian villages of Abu Deis and Al-Ezariyeh, east of Jerusalem, raided several houses and arrested a number of Palestinians. Israeli forces arrested Mohammed Hassan Matar, 40, Abdullah Abu Hilal, Sami Abu Ghalya, Mahmoud Erekat, Khaled Khalaf, Subhi Khalaf, Alaa Yaseni, Jawad al-Yasini, the 14-year-old boy Ali Qablawi, Ammar al-Amwasi, Mohammed al-Makhal, Nidal al-Asmar, Haron Abu Roumi and Hamzeh Ayad.
Israeli forces also raided the house of Mohammed Nawafleh and Yousef Nawafleh in Abu Deis village, searched them and rummaged with the contents. Meanwhile, another force raided the house of Sufian Basa, the head of al-Ezariyeh village local council, and raided the houses of Ahmed Basa, Hamzeh Abu Ziyad and Jameel Abu Ziyad. The forces informed their families that they must hand themselves over to the so-called "al-Zaytouna crossing" in the village.
Violent confrontations erupted in Abu Deis village between the Israeli forces and young Palestinians. The forces used tear gas and sound canisters and rubber-coated bullets to suppress protesters.
Israeli military vehicles stormed at dawn, the two Palestinian villages of Abu Deis and Al-Ezariyeh, east of Jerusalem, raided several houses and arrested a number of Palestinians. Israeli forces arrested Mohammed Hassan Matar, 40, Abdullah Abu Hilal, Sami Abu Ghalya, Mahmoud Erekat, Khaled Khalaf, Subhi Khalaf, Alaa Yaseni, Jawad al-Yasini, the 14-year-old boy Ali Qablawi, Ammar al-Amwasi, Mohammed al-Makhal, Nidal al-Asmar, Haron Abu Roumi and Hamzeh Ayad.
Israeli forces also raided the house of Mohammed Nawafleh and Yousef Nawafleh in Abu Deis village, searched them and rummaged with the contents. Meanwhile, another force raided the house of Sufian Basa, the head of al-Ezariyeh village local council, and raided the houses of Ahmed Basa, Hamzeh Abu Ziyad and Jameel Abu Ziyad. The forces informed their families that they must hand themselves over to the so-called "al-Zaytouna crossing" in the village.
Violent confrontations erupted in Abu Deis village between the Israeli forces and young Palestinians. The forces used tear gas and sound canisters and rubber-coated bullets to suppress protesters.
Israeli Channel 7 has reported that a leaked Israeli document revealed that Israeli Justice Minister, Tzipi Livni, is weighing the possibility of releasing Palestinian detainees who have been held by Israel since before the first Oslo Agreement was signed between Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) in 1993.
Israeli Channel 7 has reported that a leaked Israeli document revealed that Israeli Justice Minister, Tzipi Livni, is weighing the possibility of releasing Palestinian detainees who have been held by Israel since before the first Oslo Agreement was signed between Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) in 1993.
Channel 7 said that the Palestinian Authority (P. A) of President Mahmoud Abbas, in the West Bank, is demanding Tel Aviv to release nearly 120 detainees, and to stop all of its settlement activities before peace talks can resume.
The 120 detainees are serving life-terms in Israeli prisons; they were all kidnapped by Israel before the Oslo Agreement was signed, and Israel refuses to release them.
According Channel 7, the Palestinian Authority is extensively acting on the regional and international levels, trying to oblige Israel to release the old detainees before talks can advance.
The P.A. is also demanding Israel to stop all of its settlement construction and expansion activities, to stop its invasions, and its home demolition policies against Arab homes in occupied East Jerusalem.
The Israeli TV said that Israeli officials believe that the prisoner swap deal mediated between Israel and the Hamas movement in 2011, securing the release of Corporal Gilad Shalit in return for the release of 1027 Palestinian detainees, boosted the image and support the Hamas movement receives from the Palestinians.
It added that Israel wants to strengthen the status of “its diplomatic partners” Abbas and West Bank P.A, by releasing political prisoners.
Meanwhile, an Israeli group calling itself “Terror Victims Association” said that it requested a meeting with Livni to demand her not to release the detainees.
The group said that Livni is reviewing files of Palestinian detainees held since before Oslo, and added that the move is the first step towards releasing what it called “murders”.
The group failed to demand the apprehension and imprisonment of Israelis responsible for dozens of thousands of casualties among the Palestinian civilian population, including infants, children, women and elderly.
Israeli Channel 7 has reported that a leaked Israeli document revealed that Israeli Justice Minister, Tzipi Livni, is weighing the possibility of releasing Palestinian detainees who have been held by Israel since before the first Oslo Agreement was signed between Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) in 1993.
Channel 7 said that the Palestinian Authority (P. A) of President Mahmoud Abbas, in the West Bank, is demanding Tel Aviv to release nearly 120 detainees, and to stop all of its settlement activities before peace talks can resume.
The 120 detainees are serving life-terms in Israeli prisons; they were all kidnapped by Israel before the Oslo Agreement was signed, and Israel refuses to release them.
According Channel 7, the Palestinian Authority is extensively acting on the regional and international levels, trying to oblige Israel to release the old detainees before talks can advance.
The P.A. is also demanding Israel to stop all of its settlement construction and expansion activities, to stop its invasions, and its home demolition policies against Arab homes in occupied East Jerusalem.
The Israeli TV said that Israeli officials believe that the prisoner swap deal mediated between Israel and the Hamas movement in 2011, securing the release of Corporal Gilad Shalit in return for the release of 1027 Palestinian detainees, boosted the image and support the Hamas movement receives from the Palestinians.
It added that Israel wants to strengthen the status of “its diplomatic partners” Abbas and West Bank P.A, by releasing political prisoners.
Meanwhile, an Israeli group calling itself “Terror Victims Association” said that it requested a meeting with Livni to demand her not to release the detainees.
The group said that Livni is reviewing files of Palestinian detainees held since before Oslo, and added that the move is the first step towards releasing what it called “murders”.
The group failed to demand the apprehension and imprisonment of Israelis responsible for dozens of thousands of casualties among the Palestinian civilian population, including infants, children, women and elderly.
29 may 2013
The occupation arrested a Palestinian woman and her brother, from Tammoun village in Tubas in the occupied West Bank, while they were visiting their brother detained in the Israeli Gilboa jail. Tadamun International for Human Rights said in a press statement on Wednesday that the occupation arrested Wasfia Suleiman Bisharat, 43, and her brother Fahmi, 47, during their visit to their brother prisoner Khader Bisharat, 35, in Gilboa prison.
Wasfiya and Fahmi were detained on charges of trying to smuggle medicine for their brother who suffers from psoriasis.
The Foundation noted that captive Bisharat has recently started suffering from skin rash all over his body, in addition to intestinal inflammation; while Gilboa prison administration continues its policy of medical neglect against him.
Meanwhile; Tadhamun reported that the Salem Military Court has sentenced last week 7 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, including Hamas leader Raafat Nassif, to different prison sentences.
The Foundation lawyer Fares Abu Hassan said that these sentences varied between 3 and 32 months, and that the Hamas leader Nassif was sentenced to 6 months imprisonment.
The prisoners were mainly charged of resisting the occupation and participating in national activities.
Salem Court has also ordered the prisoners to pay fines that vary between 1,000 and 4,000 shekels.
Wasfiya and Fahmi were detained on charges of trying to smuggle medicine for their brother who suffers from psoriasis.
The Foundation noted that captive Bisharat has recently started suffering from skin rash all over his body, in addition to intestinal inflammation; while Gilboa prison administration continues its policy of medical neglect against him.
Meanwhile; Tadhamun reported that the Salem Military Court has sentenced last week 7 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, including Hamas leader Raafat Nassif, to different prison sentences.
The Foundation lawyer Fares Abu Hassan said that these sentences varied between 3 and 32 months, and that the Hamas leader Nassif was sentenced to 6 months imprisonment.
The prisoners were mainly charged of resisting the occupation and participating in national activities.
Salem Court has also ordered the prisoners to pay fines that vary between 1,000 and 4,000 shekels.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) encircled on Wednesday morning the Litwani secondary school to the east of Yatta town, south of Al-Khalil. Ratib Al-Jabour, the coordinator of the popular committee against the wall and settlement in the village, said that the soldiers were besieging 27 students inside the school.
He said that the IOF claimed that wanted persons were among those students and would not allow them to leave, adding that families of those students arrived to the school but the soldiers forced them away.
In another incident in Al-Khalil, IOF soldiers occupied the rooftop of a Palestinian home in the city.
Palestinian security sources told Quds Press that the soldiers clashed with inhabitants, adding that the soldiers were deployed in a number of suburbs in the city.
IOF soldiers also arrested a young man in Daheriya village in Al-Khalil after searching his home.
He said that the IOF claimed that wanted persons were among those students and would not allow them to leave, adding that families of those students arrived to the school but the soldiers forced them away.
In another incident in Al-Khalil, IOF soldiers occupied the rooftop of a Palestinian home in the city.
Palestinian security sources told Quds Press that the soldiers clashed with inhabitants, adding that the soldiers were deployed in a number of suburbs in the city.
IOF soldiers also arrested a young man in Daheriya village in Al-Khalil after searching his home.
Family of captive Ayman Etbaisha said that he has been on hunger strike for one week protesting the Israeli occupation authorities’ step of holding him in administrative detention anew. Family members appealed for knowing the condition of Etabaisha, who was held in solitary confinement in Ofer jail since he started his hunger strike.
Etbaisha, a former prisoner, was released from Israeli jails only six months ago after three years of administrative detention, without trial or charge.
He previously served eight years in Israeli custody at separate intervals and could not continue his university studies in engineering due to those repeated arrests.
Etbaisha, a former prisoner, was released from Israeli jails only six months ago after three years of administrative detention, without trial or charge.
He previously served eight years in Israeli custody at separate intervals and could not continue his university studies in engineering due to those repeated arrests.
Muna Qa'dan
Salem Military court has postponed on Tuesday, the trial of the two female prisoners Nawal Al-Sa’di and Muna Qa’dan from Jenin city.
The Israeli court postponed Nawal's trial to June 3, 2013 and Muna's trial to July 9, 2013, Nawal Al-Sa’di's family told Ahrar center for prisoners studies.
Fuad Al-Khuffash the center’s director said that postponing the female prisoners' trials and depriving them from family visits are an Israeli systematic policy to undermine the prisoners' high spirits and will.
Nawal Al-Sa’di, 53, was arrested in 2011 and Muna Qa’dan, 40, was arrested in 2012 where both are held at Hasharon prison without charges, he noted.
There are 15 Palestinian female detainees in Hasharon prison suffering harsh conditions where they are subjected to violent night raids into their rooms in addition to strip searches.
Salem Military court has postponed on Tuesday, the trial of the two female prisoners Nawal Al-Sa’di and Muna Qa’dan from Jenin city.
The Israeli court postponed Nawal's trial to June 3, 2013 and Muna's trial to July 9, 2013, Nawal Al-Sa’di's family told Ahrar center for prisoners studies.
Fuad Al-Khuffash the center’s director said that postponing the female prisoners' trials and depriving them from family visits are an Israeli systematic policy to undermine the prisoners' high spirits and will.
Nawal Al-Sa’di, 53, was arrested in 2011 and Muna Qa’dan, 40, was arrested in 2012 where both are held at Hasharon prison without charges, he noted.
There are 15 Palestinian female detainees in Hasharon prison suffering harsh conditions where they are subjected to violent night raids into their rooms in addition to strip searches.
A number of Palestinians belonging to al-Qassam brigades, Hamas military wing, were sentenced to life imprisonment plus a number of years for killing a settler.
The prisoners' lawyer Ahlam Hadad told PIC reporter that Ofer Military Court sentenced Raed Hroub and Mohamed Jaber Hroub to life imprisonment and 60 years, while Mohamed Ismail Hroub was sentenced to life imprisonment plus 20 years in addition to Ali Hroub who was sentenced to 26 years.
The prisoners were charged with the killing of an Israeli policeman and injuring 2 others in Fawwar refugee camp in 2010 and injuring an Israeli settler in Idna town in 2008, the lawyer added.
The prisoners' lawyer Ahlam Hadad told PIC reporter that Ofer Military Court sentenced Raed Hroub and Mohamed Jaber Hroub to life imprisonment and 60 years, while Mohamed Ismail Hroub was sentenced to life imprisonment plus 20 years in addition to Ali Hroub who was sentenced to 26 years.
The prisoners were charged with the killing of an Israeli policeman and injuring 2 others in Fawwar refugee camp in 2010 and injuring an Israeli settler in Idna town in 2008, the lawyer added.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed a number of suburbs in occupied Jerusalem at dawn Wednesday and arrested three Jerusalemites including two children. Local sources said that the soldiers broke into and violently searched many houses.
They said that the soldiers burst into the home of Salim Shalabi and took away his two sons, adding that the soldiers also detained Thaer Anees after searching his home.
They said that Anees is a known Fatah youth leader in the West Bank and a Fatah cadre in occupied Jerusalem.
They said that the soldiers burst into the home of Salim Shalabi and took away his two sons, adding that the soldiers also detained Thaer Anees after searching his home.
They said that Anees is a known Fatah youth leader in the West Bank and a Fatah cadre in occupied Jerusalem.
Israeli Occupation Forces were deployed since the early hours of the morning, at the main entrances of the city of Hebron, its villages and set several military checkpoints.
Local sources told PNN that Israeli forces set several military checkpoints at the main entrances of Bani Nu'aim and Beit Anan villages east of Hebron and detained school students.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces were deployed at the main entrance of Beit Ummar and Al-Aroub refugee camp, north of Hebron, and hindered the residents' movement.
Local sources told PNN that Israeli forces set several military checkpoints at the main entrances of Bani Nu'aim and Beit Anan villages east of Hebron and detained school students.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces were deployed at the main entrance of Beit Ummar and Al-Aroub refugee camp, north of Hebron, and hindered the residents' movement.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the northern West Bank city of Nablus, Sorra village, and the Balata refugee camp east of the city, and kidnapped four Palestinians, including a former political prisoner who was released a few months ago. Seven Palestinians kidnaped late on Tuesday at night.
Local sources in Balata refugee camp have reported that the soldiers invaded the camp, and kidnapped former political prisoner, Yasser Al-Badrasawy, after searching his home. The man was previously held under Administrative Detention for several months without charges.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded the Al-Jabal Ash-Shamaly area, in Nablus city, and kidnapped Ziyad Mresih, and Mousa At-Tanbour, after breaking into their homes and searching them.
Soldiers also invaded Sorra village, near Nablus, and kidnapped one resident identified as Yasser Abdul-Latif Toraby, 45, after breaking into his home.
Late on Tuesday at night, the army invaded Beit Forik village, east of Nablus, and kidnapped four Palestinians identified as Najeh Mleitat, Ashraf Imad Hanani, Abdul-Jabbar Hanani and Salah Ahmad Mas’oud.
Soldiers also invaded Orif village, south of Nablus, and kidnapped Abdul-Rahim Majdi Shihada, after breaking into his home and searching it.
On Tuesday evening, army kidnapped resident Ma’in Moqbel Dweikat, from Nablus, after he returned home from a trip to Jordan.
Another resident, identified as Abdullah Samir Hourani, was kidnapped at a military roadblock installed near the Yitzhar illegal settlement. Hourani is from Qalqilia in the northern part of the West Bank.
Clashes have been reported between local youth and Israeli soldiers invading Faisal Street, in the center of Nablus city.
In related news, the army kidnapped Tha’er Anis, one of the leaders of the Fateh movement in Jerusalem.
Local sources in Balata refugee camp have reported that the soldiers invaded the camp, and kidnapped former political prisoner, Yasser Al-Badrasawy, after searching his home. The man was previously held under Administrative Detention for several months without charges.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded the Al-Jabal Ash-Shamaly area, in Nablus city, and kidnapped Ziyad Mresih, and Mousa At-Tanbour, after breaking into their homes and searching them.
Soldiers also invaded Sorra village, near Nablus, and kidnapped one resident identified as Yasser Abdul-Latif Toraby, 45, after breaking into his home.
Late on Tuesday at night, the army invaded Beit Forik village, east of Nablus, and kidnapped four Palestinians identified as Najeh Mleitat, Ashraf Imad Hanani, Abdul-Jabbar Hanani and Salah Ahmad Mas’oud.
Soldiers also invaded Orif village, south of Nablus, and kidnapped Abdul-Rahim Majdi Shihada, after breaking into his home and searching it.
On Tuesday evening, army kidnapped resident Ma’in Moqbel Dweikat, from Nablus, after he returned home from a trip to Jordan.
Another resident, identified as Abdullah Samir Hourani, was kidnapped at a military roadblock installed near the Yitzhar illegal settlement. Hourani is from Qalqilia in the northern part of the West Bank.
Clashes have been reported between local youth and Israeli soldiers invading Faisal Street, in the center of Nablus city.
In related news, the army kidnapped Tha’er Anis, one of the leaders of the Fateh movement in Jerusalem.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed at dawn Wednesday the city of Nablus and Balata and Askar refugee camps, and arrested Hamas affiliates. Local sources reported that the Israeli troops raided Bikr neighborhood in Nablus and arrested local Hamas leader Ziad Mrish, 54, and his son Nabih, 20, after breaking into their house.
Another citizen was also arrested after storming his house in the Al-Ittihad Street in the city.
In the Balata refugee camp, the IOF detained the liberated prisoner Yasser Badrasawi, 47, released only few months ago.
The Israeli soldiers also raided the Askar refugee camp in Nablus, and searched and ransacked the houses.
Violent clashes took place between Palestinian youths and Israeli soldiers, during the raids, and two young Palestinians were injured in the Balata camp's confrontations.
The occupation troops stormed at late hours of night the village of Beit Furik, east of Nablus, and arrested four citizens.
They also raided the village of Urif, southwest of Nablus city, and arrested a citizen from his home.
Another citizen was also arrested after storming his house in the Al-Ittihad Street in the city.
In the Balata refugee camp, the IOF detained the liberated prisoner Yasser Badrasawi, 47, released only few months ago.
The Israeli soldiers also raided the Askar refugee camp in Nablus, and searched and ransacked the houses.
Violent clashes took place between Palestinian youths and Israeli soldiers, during the raids, and two young Palestinians were injured in the Balata camp's confrontations.
The occupation troops stormed at late hours of night the village of Beit Furik, east of Nablus, and arrested four citizens.
They also raided the village of Urif, southwest of Nablus city, and arrested a citizen from his home.
The Israeli forces stormed at dawn on Wednesday Jalazoun refugee camp north-east of Ramallah and arrested a leader in Jihad movement and its representative in the National and Islamic Forces Commission. Jihad movement confirmed in its statement that the IOF stormed the camp and arrested the leader Sheikh Saeed Nakhla, 55, after storming and searching his house.
Nakhla is one of the well-known political leaders. He was arrested more than one in Israeli and PA prisons where he served 17 years in Israeli jails.
Nakhla's arrest came few hours after his participation in sit-in in solidarity with Palestinian patient captives in Israeli jails.
Jihad movement held the occupation fully responsible for the leader's life especially that he suffers heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes.
The movement stressed that Israeli arrest policy against its leaders and cadres would not succeed to dissuade the movement from defending the Palestinian people, land and sanctities.
Nakhla is one of the well-known political leaders. He was arrested more than one in Israeli and PA prisons where he served 17 years in Israeli jails.
Nakhla's arrest came few hours after his participation in sit-in in solidarity with Palestinian patient captives in Israeli jails.
Jihad movement held the occupation fully responsible for the leader's life especially that he suffers heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes.
The movement stressed that Israeli arrest policy against its leaders and cadres would not succeed to dissuade the movement from defending the Palestinian people, land and sanctities.
Tha’er Anis
Israeli soldiers invaded a Palestinian neighborhood, in occupied East Jerusalem, and kidnapped one resident after breaking into his home and searching it. Army surrounds home in Beit Hanina, intends to demolish it.
Secretary of the Fateh movement in Jerusalem, Omar Shalaby, stated that the soldiers kidnapped Tha’er Anis, one of the leaders of the Fateh movement in Jerusalem.
Anis was cuffed and blindfolded, before the army took him to an unknown destination, property damage resulting from the violent search of his home has been reported.
Israeli soldiers invaded a Palestinian neighborhood, in occupied East Jerusalem, and kidnapped one resident after breaking into his home and searching it. Army surrounds home in Beit Hanina, intends to demolish it.
Secretary of the Fateh movement in Jerusalem, Omar Shalaby, stated that the soldiers kidnapped Tha’er Anis, one of the leaders of the Fateh movement in Jerusalem.
Anis was cuffed and blindfolded, before the army took him to an unknown destination, property damage resulting from the violent search of his home has been reported.
The Ahrar Center for Detainees Studies and Human Rights has reported, Thursday, that Jordanian detainees, held by Israel, are ongoing with the hunger strike they started 27 days ago, protesting ongoing violations, and demanding their release.
Head of the Ahrar Center, former Palestinian detainee, Fuad Al-Khoffash, stated that the Jordanian detainees decided to conduct an open-ended hunger strike, and that some of them even stopped drinking water.
Al-Khoffash added that the Palestinian Authority headed by President Mahmoud Abbas, and the Jordanian Government, must act on finding a fast solution that would secure their release.
He said that the detainees are determined to continue their strike until their release.
There are approximately 27 Jordanians held by Israel, in addition to 29 Jordanians who are missing, either killed or secretly detained by Israel.
Sisters of two Jordanian prisoners go on hunger strike
Sisters of two Jordanian citizens detained in Israeli jails went on hunger strike in solidarity with their brothers and other prisoners who are on hunger strike. Baha Dahger, the spokesman for the center of Palestine prisoners for studies, said on Wednesday that the sisters of prisoners Munir Mara’ee and Ala’a Hammad went on hunger since Sunday.
He said that the two sisters announced their hunger strike in front of the Jordanian royal court office in Amman, adding that relatives of the Jordanian prisoners, who have been on hunger striker since May 2nd, were protesting their government’s disregard of their relatives.
He pointed out that the Jordanian government had remained silent vis-à-vis the issue of those prisoners.
Dagher said that the relatives signed a memorandum demanding the resignation of Jordanian foreign minister Nasser Joude charging him personally with “gross negligence of duty”.
The families said that Joude did nothing since the prisoners went on hunger strike despite their appeals, adding that he is the one responsible for Jordan’s foreign relations and should intervene to save those prisoners before it was too late.
The families also castigated the Jordanian official media that completely disregarded the issue.
Dahger noted that the families started an open sit-in before the royal court office demanding official attention to their relatives’ demands and to their hunger strike.
Head of the Ahrar Center, former Palestinian detainee, Fuad Al-Khoffash, stated that the Jordanian detainees decided to conduct an open-ended hunger strike, and that some of them even stopped drinking water.
Al-Khoffash added that the Palestinian Authority headed by President Mahmoud Abbas, and the Jordanian Government, must act on finding a fast solution that would secure their release.
He said that the detainees are determined to continue their strike until their release.
There are approximately 27 Jordanians held by Israel, in addition to 29 Jordanians who are missing, either killed or secretly detained by Israel.
Sisters of two Jordanian prisoners go on hunger strike
Sisters of two Jordanian citizens detained in Israeli jails went on hunger strike in solidarity with their brothers and other prisoners who are on hunger strike. Baha Dahger, the spokesman for the center of Palestine prisoners for studies, said on Wednesday that the sisters of prisoners Munir Mara’ee and Ala’a Hammad went on hunger since Sunday.
He said that the two sisters announced their hunger strike in front of the Jordanian royal court office in Amman, adding that relatives of the Jordanian prisoners, who have been on hunger striker since May 2nd, were protesting their government’s disregard of their relatives.
He pointed out that the Jordanian government had remained silent vis-à-vis the issue of those prisoners.
Dagher said that the relatives signed a memorandum demanding the resignation of Jordanian foreign minister Nasser Joude charging him personally with “gross negligence of duty”.
The families said that Joude did nothing since the prisoners went on hunger strike despite their appeals, adding that he is the one responsible for Jordan’s foreign relations and should intervene to save those prisoners before it was too late.
The families also castigated the Jordanian official media that completely disregarded the issue.
Dahger noted that the families started an open sit-in before the royal court office demanding official attention to their relatives’ demands and to their hunger strike.
Tuesday May 28 2013, the Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan, in occupied East Jerusalem, reported that the Israeli Police released an 11-year-old child, identified as Saif Roweidi, after kidnapping and interrogating him for several hours.
His mother told the Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan that he was placed under house arrest until May 30, and that the Police is claiming that he hurled stones and empty bottles at settlers’ vehicles in Silwan.
Saif was kidnapped on Thursday as he and his sister, were walking back home from school; he was beaten by the soldiers causing cuts and bruises.
His sister, 15, said that her brother was crying and screaming, and was telling her “tell my dad...”
“My child was scared, he saw an Israeli Border Police vehicle driving fast, and suddenly stopping in middle of the street”, his mother said, “He tried to run away, but the Police chased him, beat him, and slammed him against the wall”.
His father went to a Police station West Jerusalem, but could not get information about the location of his son. One hour later, the father received a phone call from the Police telling him that his son is held at the Police station in Salah Ed-Deen Street in East Jerusalem.
Both parents of the child went to the Police station where there child was under interrogation without an attorney or a parent present, but the Police only allowed the mother to be attend the interrogation.
“The Police ordered me to sign an affidavit vowing not to intervene in the interrogation, not by word or even by body language”, the mother said, “The police claimed he hurled stones and empty bottles at settlers in the town, and that a settler was injured, they asked him about his friends, timeframes of leaving home and heading back home from school, they were trying to intimidate him”.
She added that her son was interrogated for four hours, including an interrogation session that was held without a parent present.
On May 22, Israeli soldiers kidnapped five Palestinian children in Silwan after the army claimed that the children, 13 -15 yeas old, “attacked an Israeli settler”.
Borders Police kidnaps 8-year old Seif Ghaleb Rweidi
The Israeli Borders Police kidnapped a short while ago the 8-year old Seif Ghaleb Rweidi while walking along with his brother in the neighbourhood of Bi’er Ayoub in Silwan.
Witnesses informed Wadi Hilweh Information Center that the boy was walking with his brother close by a brick factory in the neighbourhood of Bi’er Ayoub, and suddenly a Borders Police vehicle appeared where three individuals stepped out of the vehicle and kidnapped the boy and fled, note that there were no events going on in Silwan.
His mother told the Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan that he was placed under house arrest until May 30, and that the Police is claiming that he hurled stones and empty bottles at settlers’ vehicles in Silwan.
Saif was kidnapped on Thursday as he and his sister, were walking back home from school; he was beaten by the soldiers causing cuts and bruises.
His sister, 15, said that her brother was crying and screaming, and was telling her “tell my dad...”
“My child was scared, he saw an Israeli Border Police vehicle driving fast, and suddenly stopping in middle of the street”, his mother said, “He tried to run away, but the Police chased him, beat him, and slammed him against the wall”.
His father went to a Police station West Jerusalem, but could not get information about the location of his son. One hour later, the father received a phone call from the Police telling him that his son is held at the Police station in Salah Ed-Deen Street in East Jerusalem.
Both parents of the child went to the Police station where there child was under interrogation without an attorney or a parent present, but the Police only allowed the mother to be attend the interrogation.
“The Police ordered me to sign an affidavit vowing not to intervene in the interrogation, not by word or even by body language”, the mother said, “The police claimed he hurled stones and empty bottles at settlers in the town, and that a settler was injured, they asked him about his friends, timeframes of leaving home and heading back home from school, they were trying to intimidate him”.
She added that her son was interrogated for four hours, including an interrogation session that was held without a parent present.
On May 22, Israeli soldiers kidnapped five Palestinian children in Silwan after the army claimed that the children, 13 -15 yeas old, “attacked an Israeli settler”.
Borders Police kidnaps 8-year old Seif Ghaleb Rweidi
The Israeli Borders Police kidnapped a short while ago the 8-year old Seif Ghaleb Rweidi while walking along with his brother in the neighbourhood of Bi’er Ayoub in Silwan.
Witnesses informed Wadi Hilweh Information Center that the boy was walking with his brother close by a brick factory in the neighbourhood of Bi’er Ayoub, and suddenly a Borders Police vehicle appeared where three individuals stepped out of the vehicle and kidnapped the boy and fled, note that there were no events going on in Silwan.
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The Young Man Was Imprisoned For A Month Under False Allegations
After a video documenting the attack surfaced more than a month after the assault took place, the Israeli Military Police decided to investigate a violent attack carried out by Israeli soldiers against a Palestinian youth who was kidnapped near the Ofra settlement, near Ramallah. The attack, which took place on April 26, was caught on tape by a surveillance camera operated by settlement security guards who distorted the recording and obstructed the investigation. The Palestinian youth, Mohammad Dar Sa’ad, from the Al-Mazra’a |
Ash-Sharqiyya village, was kidnapped, and was imprisoned for a month after the army claimed that he hurled stones at them.
On Monday, May 27, the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories (B’Tselem) filed an urgent appeal to the Israeli military demanding a thorough investigation into the assault.
B’Tselem said that camera operators in Ofra settlement apparently tried to avoid documenting the attack by diverting the camera from the scene, and added that the footage of the violent assault was not sent to the defense attorney, and the Palestinian never saw it.
On Tuesday, the Military Police Investigation Unit (MPIU) informed B’Tselem that it will open an investigation into the assault. The decision was made one day after B’Tselem demanded an investigation into the violent arrest of the Palestinian youth.
After the footage documenting the attack was released, the Israeli Military prosecution withdrew the charges against the Palestinian who was subsequently released after a lesser indictment was brought against him.
“Only thanks to efforts made by his attorney, Nery Ramati of Gaby Lasky and Partners, Law Offices. Once the footage was revealed, the military prosecution withdrew its claim that Dar Sa’ad had thrown stones and he was released”, B’Tselem said.
The center added that different persons clearly saw the footage documenting the assault before it finally made its way to Ramati.
“The camera operators, the security coordinator of the Ofra settlement, and the police investigators and military prosecution, who learned of the violence last week. All were obliged to transfer the footage to the appropriate law enforcement authorities and to demand that the severe violence documented in to be investigated”, B’Tselem said, “their choice to refrain from action raises grave suspicion of disruption of legal proceedings. In addition, soldiers and officers who were at the scene witnessed the violence, but none of them reported it to the law enforcement authorities in real time as required by law and by military orders.
“The footage shows Palestinian youngsters around the entrance to the village of Silwad. At a certain point (00:15), a soldier is seen arresting Dar Sa’ad, forcing him to the ground and beating him”, it added, “Two soldiers join him and begin punching and kicking the prostrate detainee. The camera is then suddenly shifted in a different direction, where nothing relevant is occurring.”
The Center further stated that, after shifting away from the soldiers, the camera later shifts back to the soldiers who were then trying to force the Palestinian into a military jeep (minute 1:30).
It added that later on (minute 5:17), a Border Police officer is seen kicking the youth who was handcuffed and being forced into the jeep. “Then, again, the camera zooms out and the rest of the incident cannot be seen”, B’Tselem reported.
According to B’Tselem report, Dar Sa’ad was kidnapped during clashes that took place between Palestinian youths and Israeli soldiers in Silwan, he was then moved to the Benyamin Police station where he was interrogated.
He denied any involvement in the clashes, and told the investigators that he came to the area out of curiosity, and that, minutes later, he was kidnapped and beaten by the arresting officers.
The Police did not investigate the claim, and on May 5, the youth was indicted of throwing stones at the army.
Two days later, the Military Judge in Ofer Prison Court, Col. Ami Navon, ordered the Palestinian under arrest until the end of legal proceedings, basing his decision on one testimony by the arresting officer.
On May 9, following an appeal by Ramati, military judge, Col. Zvi Lekach, decided to keep the Palestinian imprisoned, and ordered the army to obtain the footage captured by the security camera.
Another hearing was held on May 20, the prosecution failed to present the footage despite the fact that the Police investigator had seen it.
The military prosecutor said the army was facing difficulties obtaining the video from the settlement, and claimed that the prosecution is trying to talk to the security coordinator there.
On May 22, nearly a month after the Palestinian was arrested and imprisoned; all related parties finally viewed the footage. It then became clear that the Palestinian was telling the truth; the military prosecutor dropped the stone throwing charge, and replaced it with “participating in an unlicensed protest”.
Dar Sa’ad was finally released; the court did not acquit him, but he was let go under a plea bargain convicting him of participating in the claimed “unlicensed procession”.
On Monday, May 27, the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories (B’Tselem) filed an urgent appeal to the Israeli military demanding a thorough investigation into the assault.
B’Tselem said that camera operators in Ofra settlement apparently tried to avoid documenting the attack by diverting the camera from the scene, and added that the footage of the violent assault was not sent to the defense attorney, and the Palestinian never saw it.
On Tuesday, the Military Police Investigation Unit (MPIU) informed B’Tselem that it will open an investigation into the assault. The decision was made one day after B’Tselem demanded an investigation into the violent arrest of the Palestinian youth.
After the footage documenting the attack was released, the Israeli Military prosecution withdrew the charges against the Palestinian who was subsequently released after a lesser indictment was brought against him.
“Only thanks to efforts made by his attorney, Nery Ramati of Gaby Lasky and Partners, Law Offices. Once the footage was revealed, the military prosecution withdrew its claim that Dar Sa’ad had thrown stones and he was released”, B’Tselem said.
The center added that different persons clearly saw the footage documenting the assault before it finally made its way to Ramati.
“The camera operators, the security coordinator of the Ofra settlement, and the police investigators and military prosecution, who learned of the violence last week. All were obliged to transfer the footage to the appropriate law enforcement authorities and to demand that the severe violence documented in to be investigated”, B’Tselem said, “their choice to refrain from action raises grave suspicion of disruption of legal proceedings. In addition, soldiers and officers who were at the scene witnessed the violence, but none of them reported it to the law enforcement authorities in real time as required by law and by military orders.
“The footage shows Palestinian youngsters around the entrance to the village of Silwad. At a certain point (00:15), a soldier is seen arresting Dar Sa’ad, forcing him to the ground and beating him”, it added, “Two soldiers join him and begin punching and kicking the prostrate detainee. The camera is then suddenly shifted in a different direction, where nothing relevant is occurring.”
The Center further stated that, after shifting away from the soldiers, the camera later shifts back to the soldiers who were then trying to force the Palestinian into a military jeep (minute 1:30).
It added that later on (minute 5:17), a Border Police officer is seen kicking the youth who was handcuffed and being forced into the jeep. “Then, again, the camera zooms out and the rest of the incident cannot be seen”, B’Tselem reported.
According to B’Tselem report, Dar Sa’ad was kidnapped during clashes that took place between Palestinian youths and Israeli soldiers in Silwan, he was then moved to the Benyamin Police station where he was interrogated.
He denied any involvement in the clashes, and told the investigators that he came to the area out of curiosity, and that, minutes later, he was kidnapped and beaten by the arresting officers.
The Police did not investigate the claim, and on May 5, the youth was indicted of throwing stones at the army.
Two days later, the Military Judge in Ofer Prison Court, Col. Ami Navon, ordered the Palestinian under arrest until the end of legal proceedings, basing his decision on one testimony by the arresting officer.
On May 9, following an appeal by Ramati, military judge, Col. Zvi Lekach, decided to keep the Palestinian imprisoned, and ordered the army to obtain the footage captured by the security camera.
Another hearing was held on May 20, the prosecution failed to present the footage despite the fact that the Police investigator had seen it.
The military prosecutor said the army was facing difficulties obtaining the video from the settlement, and claimed that the prosecution is trying to talk to the security coordinator there.
On May 22, nearly a month after the Palestinian was arrested and imprisoned; all related parties finally viewed the footage. It then became clear that the Palestinian was telling the truth; the military prosecutor dropped the stone throwing charge, and replaced it with “participating in an unlicensed protest”.
Dar Sa’ad was finally released; the court did not acquit him, but he was let go under a plea bargain convicting him of participating in the claimed “unlicensed procession”.
