21 aug 2015
A man kisses the forehead the father of Mohammed Allan following news from regarding the suspension of his detention on Aug. 19, 2015
Palestinian hunger striker Mohammad Allan remains out of a coma, but his life is still in serious danger and Israel may reimpose his administrative detention if his health improves, an international rights group said Friday.
The 31-year-old lawyer ended his over two month hunger-strike on Thursday after the Israeli High Court suspended his administrative detention due to his poor medical condition. Two days prior, Allan had come out of a four-day coma and an MRI scan revealed extensive brain damage caused by vitamin deficiency that could leave him in critical condition, Amnesty International reported.
Allan remains in Israel’s Barzilai Medical Center and is no longer under guard or shackled, and is currently being allowed family visitors, the group added.
Amnesty reported that the High Court decision made on Thursday was based on his medical condition alone -- the results of the MRI scan -- and "took no account of the legality of his detention. "The court ruled that if no improvement showed in Allan's neurological damage, the detention order will be revoked entirely.
On Wednesday, an Israeli state representative said that if his condition was "irreversible and permanent," and rendered him unable “to resume his activities," the state would lift the detention order immediately, Amnesty said. However, if the ex-detainee improves, his detention could be reimposed according to the court ruling.
Allan's administrative detention was initially ordered by Israeli officials who claimed that he constituted a threat to security and was an activist in the Islamic Jihad group, according to prisoners' rights group Addameer.Islamic Jihad -- along with the majority of Palestinian political organizations -- is illegal according to Israeli military law.
Before the ruling, Israeli authorities tried several times to reach a deal for his release, offering him release if he agreed to leave the country and at another time offered a release date in November. Allan maintained that he should be released by September, and the Palestinian Prisoner's Society said that when Allan woke up from his four-day coma on Tuesday he "declared in front of his doctors that if there is not any solution to his case within 24 hours he will ask for all treatment to stop and will stop drinking water."
Held without trial or charge, alleged evidence against Allan has been withheld from him and his lawyers in a move that Amnesty says denies Allan the "ability to exercise his right to challenge his detention." While Israeli authorities may be concerned with potential unrest caused by the fate of the Palestinian hunger striker, authorities are also reluctant to be seen as giving in to what they view as "blackmail" by detainees.
Israeli Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan said in a statement on Wednesday that Allan's release "would constitute a reward for his hunger strike and could encourage mass hunger strikes among security detainees."
Palestinians frequently use hunger striking as a method to oppose Israeli policy against detainees. Some 250 administrative detainees currently being held in Israel’s Negev prison reportedly began an open-ended hunger strike on Tuesday to protest their detention. There are currently over 400 Palestinians being held in Israeli jails under administrative detention, according to Addameer.
Palestinian hunger striker Mohammad Allan remains out of a coma, but his life is still in serious danger and Israel may reimpose his administrative detention if his health improves, an international rights group said Friday.
The 31-year-old lawyer ended his over two month hunger-strike on Thursday after the Israeli High Court suspended his administrative detention due to his poor medical condition. Two days prior, Allan had come out of a four-day coma and an MRI scan revealed extensive brain damage caused by vitamin deficiency that could leave him in critical condition, Amnesty International reported.
Allan remains in Israel’s Barzilai Medical Center and is no longer under guard or shackled, and is currently being allowed family visitors, the group added.
Amnesty reported that the High Court decision made on Thursday was based on his medical condition alone -- the results of the MRI scan -- and "took no account of the legality of his detention. "The court ruled that if no improvement showed in Allan's neurological damage, the detention order will be revoked entirely.
On Wednesday, an Israeli state representative said that if his condition was "irreversible and permanent," and rendered him unable “to resume his activities," the state would lift the detention order immediately, Amnesty said. However, if the ex-detainee improves, his detention could be reimposed according to the court ruling.
Allan's administrative detention was initially ordered by Israeli officials who claimed that he constituted a threat to security and was an activist in the Islamic Jihad group, according to prisoners' rights group Addameer.Islamic Jihad -- along with the majority of Palestinian political organizations -- is illegal according to Israeli military law.
Before the ruling, Israeli authorities tried several times to reach a deal for his release, offering him release if he agreed to leave the country and at another time offered a release date in November. Allan maintained that he should be released by September, and the Palestinian Prisoner's Society said that when Allan woke up from his four-day coma on Tuesday he "declared in front of his doctors that if there is not any solution to his case within 24 hours he will ask for all treatment to stop and will stop drinking water."
Held without trial or charge, alleged evidence against Allan has been withheld from him and his lawyers in a move that Amnesty says denies Allan the "ability to exercise his right to challenge his detention." While Israeli authorities may be concerned with potential unrest caused by the fate of the Palestinian hunger striker, authorities are also reluctant to be seen as giving in to what they view as "blackmail" by detainees.
Israeli Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan said in a statement on Wednesday that Allan's release "would constitute a reward for his hunger strike and could encourage mass hunger strikes among security detainees."
Palestinians frequently use hunger striking as a method to oppose Israeli policy against detainees. Some 250 administrative detainees currently being held in Israel’s Negev prison reportedly began an open-ended hunger strike on Tuesday to protest their detention. There are currently over 400 Palestinians being held in Israeli jails under administrative detention, according to Addameer.
Police submit psychiatrist's opinion to court, which states Yishai Shlissel is mentally competent; Shlissel defiantly defends actions.
Jerusalem police on Thursday morning issued an affidavit against Yishai Shlissel, who stabbed and killed teenager Shira Banki and wounded others at the Jerusalem pride parade last month, for murder and six counts of attempted murder.
The Jerusalem Magistrate's Court also received an opinion by a psychiatrist who said Shlissel is for to stand trial.
At the hearing, a police representative presented the opinion, signed by doctors from the Jerusalem Mental Health Center, which stated Shlissel was competent.
Shlissel has continued to maintain his right to silence throughout the investigation, including when he was shown videos and photos documenting the murder.
Shlissel spoke defiantly during Thursday's hearing, saying: "Despite the great sorrow, you need to know that anyone marching in the Jerusalem pride parade fights against the Almighty. Anyone who fights against the Almighty cannot complain."
Judge Anna Schneider extended Shlissel's remand by five days, during which the prosecution will prepare its indictment.
Throughout his remand, Shlissel has criticized the court. "You have no authority to judge me according to the laws of the holy Torah, so I am not interested in cooperating and not interested in having representation," he said.
The police have been anxiously waiting for release of the report by the committee investigating possible security failures on the day of the murder. The committee on Sunday submitted its conclusions to interim Police Chief Deputy Commissioner Bentzi Sau, who passed the findings to Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan.
Erdan was instructed to fill in gaps and submit an amended report in the coming days. Senior police sources said they believed the findings would include criticism of senior individuals in Jerusalem District Police, but not against the district's commander, Deputy Commissioner Moshe Edri.
The commission discussed, among other things, the intelligence failure that meant Shlissel was not under police surveillance, despite having stated his intent to harm parade participants.
It also questioned why warnings by police officers that Shlissel was out of prison and could attempt violence at the parade never reached officers on the ground. Some of the officers who were questioned sought legal advice before testifying to the commission.
Jerusalem police on Thursday morning issued an affidavit against Yishai Shlissel, who stabbed and killed teenager Shira Banki and wounded others at the Jerusalem pride parade last month, for murder and six counts of attempted murder.
The Jerusalem Magistrate's Court also received an opinion by a psychiatrist who said Shlissel is for to stand trial.
At the hearing, a police representative presented the opinion, signed by doctors from the Jerusalem Mental Health Center, which stated Shlissel was competent.
Shlissel has continued to maintain his right to silence throughout the investigation, including when he was shown videos and photos documenting the murder.
Shlissel spoke defiantly during Thursday's hearing, saying: "Despite the great sorrow, you need to know that anyone marching in the Jerusalem pride parade fights against the Almighty. Anyone who fights against the Almighty cannot complain."
Judge Anna Schneider extended Shlissel's remand by five days, during which the prosecution will prepare its indictment.
Throughout his remand, Shlissel has criticized the court. "You have no authority to judge me according to the laws of the holy Torah, so I am not interested in cooperating and not interested in having representation," he said.
The police have been anxiously waiting for release of the report by the committee investigating possible security failures on the day of the murder. The committee on Sunday submitted its conclusions to interim Police Chief Deputy Commissioner Bentzi Sau, who passed the findings to Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan.
Erdan was instructed to fill in gaps and submit an amended report in the coming days. Senior police sources said they believed the findings would include criticism of senior individuals in Jerusalem District Police, but not against the district's commander, Deputy Commissioner Moshe Edri.
The commission discussed, among other things, the intelligence failure that meant Shlissel was not under police surveillance, despite having stated his intent to harm parade participants.
It also questioned why warnings by police officers that Shlissel was out of prison and could attempt violence at the parade never reached officers on the ground. Some of the officers who were questioned sought legal advice before testifying to the commission.
19 aug 2015
High Court announces decision after MRI scan shows Mohammed Allaan has suffered damage, but unclear whether it is reversible; state earlier told High Court he would be immediately released if he suffered irreversible damage.
Israel's High Court on Wednesday evening announced it was temporarily ending the administrative detention of hunger-striking Palestinian Mohammed Allaan.
Hours earlier, Barzilai Medical Center said Allaan had suffered brain damage, after Israel told the High Court of Justice would immediately release him if he had irreversible brain damage.
It was unclear whether the damage was reversible.
"Allaan's condition is dangerous and there could be a rapid deterioration," said Dr. Hezi Levy.
Allaan's attorney, Sawsan Zaher of the Adalah Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, said there was no doubt that damage had occurred, and that it would take weeks or months for Allaan to return to his normal self.
State Attorney Yochi Gansin told the High Court that release was conditional on a medical examination proving that he suffered damage that would not allow him to return to the activity for which he was detained. The examination was performed on Wednesday afternoon and the results of MRI were released shortly after.
According to reports from Barzilai Medical Center, where Allaan has been undergoing treatment, the condition of the Islamic Jihad operative remains critical. He was conscious and breathing on his own, but was receiving fluids intravenously and essential medications to keep his body functioning.
The High Court discussion discussed Allaan's medical condition behind closed doors. Allaan's attorneys claimed they had received a proposal from the state to release him on November 3, when the administrative order expires. They said they had told Allaan of this possibility, but he had not yet responded.
The hospital said that Allaan's condition was worsening on Wednesday, more than two months after he stopped eating. According to the hospital, he exhibited confusion and difficulty communicating with his surroundings.
Israel's High Court on Wednesday evening announced it was temporarily ending the administrative detention of hunger-striking Palestinian Mohammed Allaan.
Hours earlier, Barzilai Medical Center said Allaan had suffered brain damage, after Israel told the High Court of Justice would immediately release him if he had irreversible brain damage.
It was unclear whether the damage was reversible.
"Allaan's condition is dangerous and there could be a rapid deterioration," said Dr. Hezi Levy.
Allaan's attorney, Sawsan Zaher of the Adalah Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, said there was no doubt that damage had occurred, and that it would take weeks or months for Allaan to return to his normal self.
State Attorney Yochi Gansin told the High Court that release was conditional on a medical examination proving that he suffered damage that would not allow him to return to the activity for which he was detained. The examination was performed on Wednesday afternoon and the results of MRI were released shortly after.
According to reports from Barzilai Medical Center, where Allaan has been undergoing treatment, the condition of the Islamic Jihad operative remains critical. He was conscious and breathing on his own, but was receiving fluids intravenously and essential medications to keep his body functioning.
The High Court discussion discussed Allaan's medical condition behind closed doors. Allaan's attorneys claimed they had received a proposal from the state to release him on November 3, when the administrative order expires. They said they had told Allaan of this possibility, but he had not yet responded.
The hospital said that Allaan's condition was worsening on Wednesday, more than two months after he stopped eating. According to the hospital, he exhibited confusion and difficulty communicating with his surroundings.
The lawyer of hunger striking prisoner Mohammad Allan said that the Israeli Military Prosecutor on Wednesday offered that the inmate be released on November third in exchange for suspending his hunger strike until then.
The announcement came through the Head of the Prisoners and Former Prisoners Committee, Issa Qaraqe.
Lawyer of the prisoner, Mohammad al-Khatib, said that Allan did not respond to the offer yet, but said that he will overcome the Israeli apartheid and racism under his own terms.
The 30-year-old had earlier vowed to carry on with his open hunger strike, assuring that he will not retreat without having freedom.
Earlier, on Tuesday, the Israeli occupation authorities allowed Allan’s mother and brother to visit him.
The family said their self-starved son has woken up from a drug-induced coma and resumed his hunger strike, despite medical reports on his critical health status and the possibility of a sudden death that might rock his exhausted body.
They further quoted the inmate as vowing that in case an offer for his release is not made by the Israeli prison authorities in the next 24 hours, he will cease all medical check-ups and stop drinking water.
Allan has been held in Israeli lock-ups without charge or trial since November as an administrative prisoner.
On Tuesday morning, Allan woke up from the coma he slipped into on Friday when he entered his second month of hunger strike.
The announcement came through the Head of the Prisoners and Former Prisoners Committee, Issa Qaraqe.
Lawyer of the prisoner, Mohammad al-Khatib, said that Allan did not respond to the offer yet, but said that he will overcome the Israeli apartheid and racism under his own terms.
The 30-year-old had earlier vowed to carry on with his open hunger strike, assuring that he will not retreat without having freedom.
Earlier, on Tuesday, the Israeli occupation authorities allowed Allan’s mother and brother to visit him.
The family said their self-starved son has woken up from a drug-induced coma and resumed his hunger strike, despite medical reports on his critical health status and the possibility of a sudden death that might rock his exhausted body.
They further quoted the inmate as vowing that in case an offer for his release is not made by the Israeli prison authorities in the next 24 hours, he will cease all medical check-ups and stop drinking water.
Allan has been held in Israeli lock-ups without charge or trial since November as an administrative prisoner.
On Tuesday morning, Allan woke up from the coma he slipped into on Friday when he entered his second month of hunger strike.
18 aug 2015
The Israeli Supreme Court adjourned a case to hear appeals for the release of Palestinian hunger striker Muhammad Allan to Wednesday, head of the committee of prisoners’ affairs, Issa Qaraqe, said.
Qaraqe voiced deep disappointment over the decision, branding it a manifestation of Israelis’ dragging of their feet and nonchalance as regards Allan’s life.
He called on the international community and human rights institutions to immediately step in and work on unshackling inmate Allan from Israeli lock-ups before it is too late.
The Israeli government offered Monday to release Allan on the condition he would leave the country and never return before the elapse of four years, which Allan and Palestinian national parties have firmly refused.
Qaraqe dubbed the deportation decision a war crime and a serious violation of international laws and treaties.
Allan, who slipped into coma on Friday, is being held at Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon. He was put on life support on Friday when he fell unconscious after two months of self-starvation in protest at his incarceration without charge or trial — a practice known as administrative detention — since his arrest last November.
Qaraqe voiced deep disappointment over the decision, branding it a manifestation of Israelis’ dragging of their feet and nonchalance as regards Allan’s life.
He called on the international community and human rights institutions to immediately step in and work on unshackling inmate Allan from Israeli lock-ups before it is too late.
The Israeli government offered Monday to release Allan on the condition he would leave the country and never return before the elapse of four years, which Allan and Palestinian national parties have firmly refused.
Qaraqe dubbed the deportation decision a war crime and a serious violation of international laws and treaties.
Allan, who slipped into coma on Friday, is being held at Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon. He was put on life support on Friday when he fell unconscious after two months of self-starvation in protest at his incarceration without charge or trial — a practice known as administrative detention — since his arrest last November.
The Palestinian hunger striker Mohammad Allan refused an Israeli suggestion of releasing him on the condition of deporting him outside of Palestine for four years.
In response to appeals made by Allan’s lawyer Jamil al-Khatib, the Center of Justice, and the ministry of prisoners’ affairs for releasing Allan, the Israeli occupation authorities suggested to an Israeli court that it might consider the possibility of releasing the seriously ill captive on the condition of accepting to be deported for 4 years.
Allan, in return, absolutely refused the Israeli suggestion whereas the center of justice underlined, in a statement on Monday, that arresting Allan is a punitive arrest since he does not pose any danger to Israel especially after the deterioration of his health following a two-month hunger strike.
The Center pointed out that the Israeli suggestion might turn into an unprecedented method of using the administrative detention as a tool to deport prisoners, which runs contrary to the international humanitarian law.
The continuation of arresting Allan will lead to a great physical damage which cannot be treated and constitutes a threat to his life, it concluded.
Haneyya holds Israel responsible for Allan’s life
Deputy head of Hamas's political bureau Ismail Haneyya held Israel fully responsible for the life of the detainee Mohammad Allan who has been on hunger strike for two months.
In the closing ceremony of the elite Jerusalem camps held in Gaza on Monday, Haneyya demanded immediate release of hunger striker Allan before it is too late, stressing that al-Qassam Brigades will not leave Palestinian prisoners behind bars.
In another context, the Hamas senior leader renewed his Movement’s refusal of a state in Gaza saying, “We will not accept a state in Gaza and our compass is set toward Occupied Jerusalem."
He asserted that Gaza is the launching pad for the liberation of Jerusalem, saying that despite the great suffering of Gaza, it will not give up its leading role towards the liberation of Palestine.
Hanneya emphasized that Gaza was not liberated by negotiations but rather by resistance and weapons.
In response to appeals made by Allan’s lawyer Jamil al-Khatib, the Center of Justice, and the ministry of prisoners’ affairs for releasing Allan, the Israeli occupation authorities suggested to an Israeli court that it might consider the possibility of releasing the seriously ill captive on the condition of accepting to be deported for 4 years.
Allan, in return, absolutely refused the Israeli suggestion whereas the center of justice underlined, in a statement on Monday, that arresting Allan is a punitive arrest since he does not pose any danger to Israel especially after the deterioration of his health following a two-month hunger strike.
The Center pointed out that the Israeli suggestion might turn into an unprecedented method of using the administrative detention as a tool to deport prisoners, which runs contrary to the international humanitarian law.
The continuation of arresting Allan will lead to a great physical damage which cannot be treated and constitutes a threat to his life, it concluded.
Haneyya holds Israel responsible for Allan’s life
Deputy head of Hamas's political bureau Ismail Haneyya held Israel fully responsible for the life of the detainee Mohammad Allan who has been on hunger strike for two months.
In the closing ceremony of the elite Jerusalem camps held in Gaza on Monday, Haneyya demanded immediate release of hunger striker Allan before it is too late, stressing that al-Qassam Brigades will not leave Palestinian prisoners behind bars.
In another context, the Hamas senior leader renewed his Movement’s refusal of a state in Gaza saying, “We will not accept a state in Gaza and our compass is set toward Occupied Jerusalem."
He asserted that Gaza is the launching pad for the liberation of Jerusalem, saying that despite the great suffering of Gaza, it will not give up its leading role towards the liberation of Palestine.
Hanneya emphasized that Gaza was not liberated by negotiations but rather by resistance and weapons.
17 aug 2015
Malachi Rosenfeld
Indictments filed against terrorists behind murders of Rosenfeld, Danny Gonen; leader of terror cell, released in Shalit deal, used PA monthly stipend to train and arm cell members.
The Military Advocate General filed indictments on Monday against the terrorists involved in the murders of Israelis Danny Gonen and Malachi Rosenfeld a month ago in the Binyamin area of the West Bank.
The Shin Bet investigation into Rosenfeld's murder found that the Palestinian Authority, which arrested two members of the terror cell and maintains security cooperation with the IDF, actually inadvertently funded the attack. Ahmad Najar, the head of the terror cell that murdered Rosenfeld, was imprisoned in Israeli jail for the murder of six Israelis in 2004. After his release as part of the Shalit deal, he received a monthly stipend from the Palestinian Authority, which he used to train and arm his terror cell.
Indictments filed against terrorists behind murders of Rosenfeld, Danny Gonen; leader of terror cell, released in Shalit deal, used PA monthly stipend to train and arm cell members.
The Military Advocate General filed indictments on Monday against the terrorists involved in the murders of Israelis Danny Gonen and Malachi Rosenfeld a month ago in the Binyamin area of the West Bank.
The Shin Bet investigation into Rosenfeld's murder found that the Palestinian Authority, which arrested two members of the terror cell and maintains security cooperation with the IDF, actually inadvertently funded the attack. Ahmad Najar, the head of the terror cell that murdered Rosenfeld, was imprisoned in Israeli jail for the murder of six Israelis in 2004. After his release as part of the Shalit deal, he received a monthly stipend from the Palestinian Authority, which he used to train and arm his terror cell.
Danny Gonen
After his release, Najar moved to Jordan. For the attack, he recruited his brother Amjad, who withdrew the money the PA deposited for Ahmad in a bank account in the West Bank.
On June 29, the terror cell's members shot Rosenfeld to death and wounded his three friends near the settlement Shvut Rachel. Before that, they made sure the road was clear and that it was safe for them to commit the murder.
Even before murdering Rosenfeld, they attempted to commit another attack but ran into a police roadblock, they also opened fire at a Magen David Adom ambulance near Beit El, in an incident that ended without injuries. Two of the cell members, Mu'ad Hamed and Ahmad Shibrawi, have been arrested and are held by the Palestinian Authority because of their involvement in the attack.
Terrorist committed murder without cell member
After his release, Najar moved to Jordan. For the attack, he recruited his brother Amjad, who withdrew the money the PA deposited for Ahmad in a bank account in the West Bank.
On June 29, the terror cell's members shot Rosenfeld to death and wounded his three friends near the settlement Shvut Rachel. Before that, they made sure the road was clear and that it was safe for them to commit the murder.
Even before murdering Rosenfeld, they attempted to commit another attack but ran into a police roadblock, they also opened fire at a Magen David Adom ambulance near Beit El, in an incident that ended without injuries. Two of the cell members, Mu'ad Hamed and Ahmad Shibrawi, have been arrested and are held by the Palestinian Authority because of their involvement in the attack.
Terrorist committed murder without cell member
Muhammed Abu Shaheen from Qalandiya was indicted for shooting Danny Gonen to death near the settlement Dolev and wounding his friend Netanel Hadad. According to the indictment, he was a part of a cell with three other people who planned the attack for several weeks, scouted the area for weeks, and waited for the right time to act.
The indictment reveals that the members of the cell arrived to the Bubin stream, where the murder took place, several times in the month prior to the attack with an FN semi-automatic 9mm handgun, and followed the comings and goings of those who came to bathe in the stream, using binoculars.
In one instance, they came near a group of armed soldiers who came to bathe in the stream in civilian clothes, but decided not to shoot at them because they were outnumbered. In another instance, the cell members stopped a vehicle and intended to kill its passengers, but stopped when they realized they were Arabic speakers.
The indictment reveals that the members of the cell arrived to the Bubin stream, where the murder took place, several times in the month prior to the attack with an FN semi-automatic 9mm handgun, and followed the comings and goings of those who came to bathe in the stream, using binoculars.
In one instance, they came near a group of armed soldiers who came to bathe in the stream in civilian clothes, but decided not to shoot at them because they were outnumbered. In another instance, the cell members stopped a vehicle and intended to kill its passengers, but stopped when they realized they were Arabic speakers.
On June 19, Friday afternoon, Abu Shaheen headed to the stream without the other cell members and scouted the area for an hour until Gonen and Hadad arrived. When they got closer to him on the dirt road near the stream, he cocked his weapon and hid it, according to the indictment. He indicated to Gonen, the driver, that he wanted them to stop and asked him if he knew whether there was water in the stream. Gonen responded in Hebrew, and drove on.
Then, according to the indictment, Abu Shaheen called out "listen!" in Arabic and Gonen stopped again. Abu Shaheen walked towards the car and fired two bullets from half a meter away at Gonen's upper body. According to the indictment, Abu Shaheen then moved to the front of the car and fired eight additional bullets that wounded Hadad. He then escaped in his car to Qalandiya, met with his terror cell friends, and told them he had murdered a Jew. According to the indictment, the other members of the cell were angry that he did so without their knowledge.
The charges against the cell members also include several cases of shooting at soldiers in Qalandiya and planning to kidnap an Israel.
Then, according to the indictment, Abu Shaheen called out "listen!" in Arabic and Gonen stopped again. Abu Shaheen walked towards the car and fired two bullets from half a meter away at Gonen's upper body. According to the indictment, Abu Shaheen then moved to the front of the car and fired eight additional bullets that wounded Hadad. He then escaped in his car to Qalandiya, met with his terror cell friends, and told them he had murdered a Jew. According to the indictment, the other members of the cell were angry that he did so without their knowledge.
The charges against the cell members also include several cases of shooting at soldiers in Qalandiya and planning to kidnap an Israel.
The Israeli military prosecution asked the Supreme Court of Israel to expel hunger striking administrative detainee Mohammad Allan from the West Bank for a period of four years as a condition for his release, according to the Commission of Prisoners’ Affairs. The prosecution claimed that Allan threatens the security of the state of Israel, calling him a danger to Israel.
The prosecution further added that Allan’s release would deliver a message to the rest of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails, that going a hunger strike ensures their release, a claim, which the prosecution said, would put the Israeli government in much trouble.
This came as the Supreme Court postponed a hearing into a petition filed on the release of Mohammad Allan till August 19 to look into his medical file, Chairman of the Commission of Prisoners’ Affairs (CPA), Minister Issa Qaraqe, told WAFA.
Qaraqe expressed total rejection to the prosecution’s demands, stressing that expulsion is rejected in all of its forms and considered a war crime under international law.
Prisoner Allan, whose health condition has seriously deteriorated following 65 days of hunger strike to protest his illegal administrative detention without charge or trial, was moved to Barzilai Medical Center in order to begin force-feeding him.
On Sunday, Qaraqi reported that physicians at the Center discovered a bile leakage from his gallbladder that spread into his liver and intestines; which would poison his body if left untreated.
Qaraqi stressed that efforts are being exerted to ensure Allan’s release and provide him with the much needed treatment.
Allan was arrested in November 2014 and has been placed under administrative detention since then.
The prosecution further added that Allan’s release would deliver a message to the rest of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails, that going a hunger strike ensures their release, a claim, which the prosecution said, would put the Israeli government in much trouble.
This came as the Supreme Court postponed a hearing into a petition filed on the release of Mohammad Allan till August 19 to look into his medical file, Chairman of the Commission of Prisoners’ Affairs (CPA), Minister Issa Qaraqe, told WAFA.
Qaraqe expressed total rejection to the prosecution’s demands, stressing that expulsion is rejected in all of its forms and considered a war crime under international law.
Prisoner Allan, whose health condition has seriously deteriorated following 65 days of hunger strike to protest his illegal administrative detention without charge or trial, was moved to Barzilai Medical Center in order to begin force-feeding him.
On Sunday, Qaraqi reported that physicians at the Center discovered a bile leakage from his gallbladder that spread into his liver and intestines; which would poison his body if left untreated.
Qaraqi stressed that efforts are being exerted to ensure Allan’s release and provide him with the much needed treatment.
Allan was arrested in November 2014 and has been placed under administrative detention since then.
Minister of Jerusalem Affairs Adnan Husseini has met Sunday with 40 Jerusalemite families threatened with eviction as the Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) declared intention to establish a settlement project in their neighborhood in Silwan town.
The minister pointed out that the IOA was endeavoring to completely evict Batn al-Hawa neighborhood in Silwan town through exerting pressures on the local residents in order to leave their homes.
Dozens of families are threatened with eviction and displacement; however, they are still determined to gain a court order in their benefit, Husseini said.
Batn al-Hawa neighborhood is a political issue par excellence that aims at displacing its residents in favor of settlement expansion.
For his part, lawyer and Jerusalem Affairs Adviser for the Palestinian Presidency Ahmed Rwaidy said that Israeli displacement policy mainly aims at changing the geographic and demographic realities in occupied Jerusalem.
Israeli settlers, politically-supported by Israeli senior officials, claimed ownership of the neighborhood although its Palestinian residents have been living there for more than 80 years, he underlined.
Unfortunately, the Israeli courts did not give any chance for the residents to prove their ownership to their homes, the lawyer continued.
Rwaidy stressed the importance of supporting the Jerusalemite steadfastness in face of Israeli displacement and Judaization policies in occupied Jerusalem.
The minister pointed out that the IOA was endeavoring to completely evict Batn al-Hawa neighborhood in Silwan town through exerting pressures on the local residents in order to leave their homes.
Dozens of families are threatened with eviction and displacement; however, they are still determined to gain a court order in their benefit, Husseini said.
Batn al-Hawa neighborhood is a political issue par excellence that aims at displacing its residents in favor of settlement expansion.
For his part, lawyer and Jerusalem Affairs Adviser for the Palestinian Presidency Ahmed Rwaidy said that Israeli displacement policy mainly aims at changing the geographic and demographic realities in occupied Jerusalem.
Israeli settlers, politically-supported by Israeli senior officials, claimed ownership of the neighborhood although its Palestinian residents have been living there for more than 80 years, he underlined.
Unfortunately, the Israeli courts did not give any chance for the residents to prove their ownership to their homes, the lawyer continued.
Rwaidy stressed the importance of supporting the Jerusalemite steadfastness in face of Israeli displacement and Judaization policies in occupied Jerusalem.
Mohammad Allan during transfer to Barzilai hospital in Askalan on Monday (10 August 2015)
The Israeli High Court on Monday is set to discuss the appeal to release Palestinian administrative prisoner and hunger-striker, Mohammad Allan.The 30-year-old prisoner went into coma on Friday, within the second month of strike. He currently lies in the ICU of Barzilai hospital, occupied Askalan (Ashkelon) south of Israel, in critical conditions.
The prisoner’s lawyer, Kamal Nattour, appealed to the court on Saturday for release on medical grounds.
Allan has been held by Israel without trial since November as an administrative prisoner, which means that he was arrested without being told what his charge is. The administrative confinement is 6 months than can be infinitely renewed.
Israeli occupation government says that if Allan wakes up from his coma and still wants to continue with hunger-strike, the internationally forbidden force-feeding procedure will take place, since the Knesset in July passed law that legalized it.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Club submitted a request to hospital officials Sunday asking them to wake Allan from the coma in order to check where he stands on his condition, according to Haaretz.
Several demonstrations in support of Allan have been held since his condition began to deteriorate over the past two weeks, and especially over the weekend.
On Sunday, IOF arrested at least 15 people in demonstrations outside the Barzilai Medical Center. Two people were lightly injured.
The Israeli police has thus far repressed the demonstration of some 200 protesters, some of them Israeli. During the protest, Israeli extremist settlers went against the pro-release protesters, causing the erupt of clashes.
The demonstration called by far-right Jewish activists, including prominent lawyer Itamar Ben-Gvir, was joined later Sunday evening by some Ashkelon residents. Demonstrators shouted “Death to Arabs.”
Last Monday, Allan was moved to Barzilai medical center in Askalan, in preps to be force-fed. However, the hospital administration and doctors said that they refuse to do it, since it is unethical, violates a peaceful form of protest, and endangers the life of the prisoner.
The Israeli High Court on Monday is set to discuss the appeal to release Palestinian administrative prisoner and hunger-striker, Mohammad Allan.The 30-year-old prisoner went into coma on Friday, within the second month of strike. He currently lies in the ICU of Barzilai hospital, occupied Askalan (Ashkelon) south of Israel, in critical conditions.
The prisoner’s lawyer, Kamal Nattour, appealed to the court on Saturday for release on medical grounds.
Allan has been held by Israel without trial since November as an administrative prisoner, which means that he was arrested without being told what his charge is. The administrative confinement is 6 months than can be infinitely renewed.
Israeli occupation government says that if Allan wakes up from his coma and still wants to continue with hunger-strike, the internationally forbidden force-feeding procedure will take place, since the Knesset in July passed law that legalized it.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Club submitted a request to hospital officials Sunday asking them to wake Allan from the coma in order to check where he stands on his condition, according to Haaretz.
Several demonstrations in support of Allan have been held since his condition began to deteriorate over the past two weeks, and especially over the weekend.
On Sunday, IOF arrested at least 15 people in demonstrations outside the Barzilai Medical Center. Two people were lightly injured.
The Israeli police has thus far repressed the demonstration of some 200 protesters, some of them Israeli. During the protest, Israeli extremist settlers went against the pro-release protesters, causing the erupt of clashes.
The demonstration called by far-right Jewish activists, including prominent lawyer Itamar Ben-Gvir, was joined later Sunday evening by some Ashkelon residents. Demonstrators shouted “Death to Arabs.”
Last Monday, Allan was moved to Barzilai medical center in Askalan, in preps to be force-fed. However, the hospital administration and doctors said that they refuse to do it, since it is unethical, violates a peaceful form of protest, and endangers the life of the prisoner.
Yishai Shlissel had attempted the same crime 10 years ago
Report submitted to Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan, who reqested a more complete review on security and intelligence failures before Jerusalem attack; criticism of individual senior officials in the police is expected.
Two weeks after the security failure that at Jerusalem's gay pride parade led to the murder of Shira Banki by Yishai Shlissel, the inquiry commission on Sunday submitted its conclusions to the interim chief of Police, Deputy Commissioner Bentzi Sau.
The commission's conclusions were also presented to Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan, who ordered further study and the submission of a revised report in the coming days.
The commission headed by retired Deputy Commissioner Israel Yitzhak was formed immediately after the murder, with the intent of discovering how Shlissel managed to commit the crime that he had attempted a decade earlier. Senior law enforcement officers told Ynet that police expected the commission's findings to include conclusions about high-rankings individuals in the Jerusalem District Police, but not about the district's chief, Deputy Commissioner Moshe Edri.
The commission discussed, among other things, the intelligence failure that meant Shlissel was not under police surveillance, despite having stated his intent to harm parade participants.
It also questioned why warnings by police officers that Shlissel was out of prison and could attempt violence at the parade never reached officers on the ground. Some of the officers who were questioned sought legal advice before testifying to the commission.
"The Police Central Unit's operations department failed," said a source. "They should have been supervising and using technological means, but they neglected their role. Anyone trying to blame the district commanders is covering his ass."
According to police sources, commanders and officers have been placing responsibility on one another.
Some have said that the Central Unit failed to monitor Shlissel, while others emphasized that security at the parade was up to local forces.
Report submitted to Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan, who reqested a more complete review on security and intelligence failures before Jerusalem attack; criticism of individual senior officials in the police is expected.
Two weeks after the security failure that at Jerusalem's gay pride parade led to the murder of Shira Banki by Yishai Shlissel, the inquiry commission on Sunday submitted its conclusions to the interim chief of Police, Deputy Commissioner Bentzi Sau.
The commission's conclusions were also presented to Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan, who ordered further study and the submission of a revised report in the coming days.
The commission headed by retired Deputy Commissioner Israel Yitzhak was formed immediately after the murder, with the intent of discovering how Shlissel managed to commit the crime that he had attempted a decade earlier. Senior law enforcement officers told Ynet that police expected the commission's findings to include conclusions about high-rankings individuals in the Jerusalem District Police, but not about the district's chief, Deputy Commissioner Moshe Edri.
The commission discussed, among other things, the intelligence failure that meant Shlissel was not under police surveillance, despite having stated his intent to harm parade participants.
It also questioned why warnings by police officers that Shlissel was out of prison and could attempt violence at the parade never reached officers on the ground. Some of the officers who were questioned sought legal advice before testifying to the commission.
"The Police Central Unit's operations department failed," said a source. "They should have been supervising and using technological means, but they neglected their role. Anyone trying to blame the district commanders is covering his ass."
According to police sources, commanders and officers have been placing responsibility on one another.
Some have said that the Central Unit failed to monitor Shlissel, while others emphasized that security at the parade was up to local forces.
16 aug 2015
Inquiry commission into Jerusalem Pride Parade stabbing to submit findings
The police inquiry commission formed following the murder of Shira Banki at the Jerusalem Pride Parade was expected to submit its findings on Sunday to Acting-Commissioner Maj.-Gen. Benzi Sau, and later to Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan.
The commission, headed by Maj.-Gen. (ret.) Yair Yitzhaki, examined among other thing the intelligence failure that allowed stabbed Yishai Shlissel to commit the exact same crime he did ten years ago.
The police inquiry commission formed following the murder of Shira Banki at the Jerusalem Pride Parade was expected to submit its findings on Sunday to Acting-Commissioner Maj.-Gen. Benzi Sau, and later to Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan.
The commission, headed by Maj.-Gen. (ret.) Yair Yitzhaki, examined among other thing the intelligence failure that allowed stabbed Yishai Shlissel to commit the exact same crime he did ten years ago.
13 aug 2015
MK Ahmed Tibi (Joint Arab List) arrived Thursday morning at Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon, where administrative detainee Mohammed Allaan has been on a hunger strike for about two months.
Tibi met with the prisoner's moth and said: "I am concerned by the deterioration in his condition and more concerned about the fact that they transferred him from Soroka (Medical Center) to Barzilai, because I understand that at Barzilai they intend to violate conventions and feed him forcibly. I call on the Israeli government to release the administrative prisoner.
This is illegal. An end must be put to this affair."
Tibi met with the prisoner's moth and said: "I am concerned by the deterioration in his condition and more concerned about the fact that they transferred him from Soroka (Medical Center) to Barzilai, because I understand that at Barzilai they intend to violate conventions and feed him forcibly. I call on the Israeli government to release the administrative prisoner.
This is illegal. An end must be put to this affair."
