17 dec 2012
IOF kidnap 15 Palestinians, 11 of them today in W. Bank
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Sunday and Monday stormed different areas of the West Bank and kidnapped 15 Palestinian civilians during violent raids on their homes.
Eyewitnesses from Balata refugee camp in Nablus city reported that Israeli troops at dawn Monday broke into and ransacked the house of Farid Masimi, the principal of the UNRWA boys school of Balata, and took him in chain to an unknown destination.
The IOF also raided a house in Ma'ajeen neighborhood in Nablus and kidnapped a Palestinian citizen named Mahdas Shafei.
They also kidnapped two young men in their twenties from their homes in Burka village, north of Nablus.
On the morning of the same day, the IOF stormed as well the villages of Beit Rima and Nabi Saleh, west of Ramallah city, and kidnapped seven young men after raids on their homes.
The municipal official in Beit Rima said the Israeli troops kidnapped a young man after he sustained an injury in his foot during clashes in the village and took him to a nearby Israeli hospital.
Eyewitnesses from the same village said the troops also kidnapped other four young men including three brothers after raids on their homes.
Meanwhile, a municipal source from the Ramallah village of Nabi Saleh also reported the kidnapping of Abdulhakim Tamimi, an anti-settlement activist, and his brother.
The source noted that the troops demolished the house of Tamimi in Nabi Saleh after midnight on Monday and released the brother of Tamimi after hours of interrogations.
Earlier on Sunday evening, the IOF kidnapped four Palestinian kids during raids on homes in Al-Khalil city.
The coalition of youth against settlement said Israeli soldiers raided homes near Qafisha apartment building in the Mount of Rahma in the city and forced the families outdoors before taking four kids in chain to a police station inside the illegal settlement of Kiryat Arba.
In a separate incident, violent clashes broke out in Yabud town south of Jenin on Sunday evening between Palestinian young men and Israeli soldiers.
The firing of intensive tear gas grenades caused many several young men to suffer suffocation.
The clashes took place after a force of Israeli troops stormed Ras area in Yabud town, according to the Palestinian information center (PIC) reporter in Jenin.
Eyewitnesses told the reporter that the troops stormed a local café in the town belonging to citizen Ahmed Abu Baker and interrogated everyone who was inside for hours.
Dozens of troops were also seen deployed in Maloul and Ras areas to the west of the town, where a curfew was imposed for several hours.
Eyewitnesses from Balata refugee camp in Nablus city reported that Israeli troops at dawn Monday broke into and ransacked the house of Farid Masimi, the principal of the UNRWA boys school of Balata, and took him in chain to an unknown destination.
The IOF also raided a house in Ma'ajeen neighborhood in Nablus and kidnapped a Palestinian citizen named Mahdas Shafei.
They also kidnapped two young men in their twenties from their homes in Burka village, north of Nablus.
On the morning of the same day, the IOF stormed as well the villages of Beit Rima and Nabi Saleh, west of Ramallah city, and kidnapped seven young men after raids on their homes.
The municipal official in Beit Rima said the Israeli troops kidnapped a young man after he sustained an injury in his foot during clashes in the village and took him to a nearby Israeli hospital.
Eyewitnesses from the same village said the troops also kidnapped other four young men including three brothers after raids on their homes.
Meanwhile, a municipal source from the Ramallah village of Nabi Saleh also reported the kidnapping of Abdulhakim Tamimi, an anti-settlement activist, and his brother.
The source noted that the troops demolished the house of Tamimi in Nabi Saleh after midnight on Monday and released the brother of Tamimi after hours of interrogations.
Earlier on Sunday evening, the IOF kidnapped four Palestinian kids during raids on homes in Al-Khalil city.
The coalition of youth against settlement said Israeli soldiers raided homes near Qafisha apartment building in the Mount of Rahma in the city and forced the families outdoors before taking four kids in chain to a police station inside the illegal settlement of Kiryat Arba.
In a separate incident, violent clashes broke out in Yabud town south of Jenin on Sunday evening between Palestinian young men and Israeli soldiers.
The firing of intensive tear gas grenades caused many several young men to suffer suffocation.
The clashes took place after a force of Israeli troops stormed Ras area in Yabud town, according to the Palestinian information center (PIC) reporter in Jenin.
Eyewitnesses told the reporter that the troops stormed a local café in the town belonging to citizen Ahmed Abu Baker and interrogated everyone who was inside for hours.
Dozens of troops were also seen deployed in Maloul and Ras areas to the west of the town, where a curfew was imposed for several hours.
Israeli Authorities Transfer Two Children to Military Court
Israeli occupation authorities transferred two minor brothers from Kufrdan village, west of Jenin to a military court.
The parents of the two children, Ehsan, 10, and Rajeh Abed, 12, revealed that Israeli authorities extended the detention period of their sons in Majedu prison and transferred them to a military court which to be held on Thursday.
It's worth mentioning that Israeli forces arrested the two brothers while being in an agricultural land in Marj bin A'mer plain few days ago.
The occupation puts 10-year-old child on trial
The occupation authorities have transferred today two children from the village of Kafr Dan west of Jenin, to a military Court for trial, to join dozens of other Palestinian children held in the Israeli occupation jails.
The family of the two detained children appealed to human rights organizations and to the international movement for the defense of children to immediately intervene and release the children.
According to a press statement issued by the family, the detention of Ihsan Abed (10 years) and his brother Ayman Rajeh Abed (12 years), who had been held in Megiddo Prison, was extended by the occupation authorities that have transferred them to the military court on Thursday, under false and flimsy pretexts
The family also revealed that occupation forces had arrested the two brothers from the agricultural lands in the area of Marj Ibn Amer a few days ago, and then had taken them to an unknown destination.
For its part, the international movement for the defense of children said that hundreds of Palestinian children, under the age of 18, are held in the Israeli occupation prisons, and are exposed to different forms of torture.
The parents of the two children, Ehsan, 10, and Rajeh Abed, 12, revealed that Israeli authorities extended the detention period of their sons in Majedu prison and transferred them to a military court which to be held on Thursday.
It's worth mentioning that Israeli forces arrested the two brothers while being in an agricultural land in Marj bin A'mer plain few days ago.
The occupation puts 10-year-old child on trial
The occupation authorities have transferred today two children from the village of Kafr Dan west of Jenin, to a military Court for trial, to join dozens of other Palestinian children held in the Israeli occupation jails.
The family of the two detained children appealed to human rights organizations and to the international movement for the defense of children to immediately intervene and release the children.
According to a press statement issued by the family, the detention of Ihsan Abed (10 years) and his brother Ayman Rajeh Abed (12 years), who had been held in Megiddo Prison, was extended by the occupation authorities that have transferred them to the military court on Thursday, under false and flimsy pretexts
The family also revealed that occupation forces had arrested the two brothers from the agricultural lands in the area of Marj Ibn Amer a few days ago, and then had taken them to an unknown destination.
For its part, the international movement for the defense of children said that hundreds of Palestinian children, under the age of 18, are held in the Israeli occupation prisons, and are exposed to different forms of torture.
Occupation postpones trial of three female prisoners
The Israeli occupation authorities have postponed the date for trial of three Palestinian female prisoners for the mid of next January.
The Tadhamun Foundation for human rights said in a statement on Monday that Salem military Court has postponed the trial of the two female captives Nawal Said Saadi and Mona Hussein Ka'adan for the mid of next month.
The Israeli intelligence service has accused the two prisoners of providing services and transferring funds for the benefit of the Islamic Jihad movement in the West Bank, which the prisoners have denied.
The Israeli occupation forces had arrested al-Saadi, the wife of leader in the Islamic Jihad and prisoner Bassam al-Saadi, on the 5th of November 2012 after breaking into her home in the Jenin refugee camp.
They had arrested Ka'adan, an ex-prisoner liberated under Wafa al Ahrar deal, on the 13th of November 2012 after breaking into her house in the town of Arraba in Jenin.
The Tadhamun Foundation for human rights added that the Israeli Ofer court had also postponed, several days ago, the trial of another female captive Noura Ibrahim al-Jabari, from the city of al-Khalil, for the first of January.
Al-Jabari had been detained since the 9th of October 2012 and she is the wife of a Palestinian captive sentenced to 46 times life imprisonment.
The Tadhamun Foundation for human rights said in a statement on Monday that Salem military Court has postponed the trial of the two female captives Nawal Said Saadi and Mona Hussein Ka'adan for the mid of next month.
The Israeli intelligence service has accused the two prisoners of providing services and transferring funds for the benefit of the Islamic Jihad movement in the West Bank, which the prisoners have denied.
The Israeli occupation forces had arrested al-Saadi, the wife of leader in the Islamic Jihad and prisoner Bassam al-Saadi, on the 5th of November 2012 after breaking into her home in the Jenin refugee camp.
They had arrested Ka'adan, an ex-prisoner liberated under Wafa al Ahrar deal, on the 13th of November 2012 after breaking into her house in the town of Arraba in Jenin.
The Tadhamun Foundation for human rights added that the Israeli Ofer court had also postponed, several days ago, the trial of another female captive Noura Ibrahim al-Jabari, from the city of al-Khalil, for the first of January.
Al-Jabari had been detained since the 9th of October 2012 and she is the wife of a Palestinian captive sentenced to 46 times life imprisonment.
IOA renews administrative custody of detainee for sixth time
The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) renewed the administrative detention of Omar Al-Barghouthi for four months for the sixth consecutive time.
The Palestinian prisoner’s club said on Monday that Barghouthi spent ten years in administrative custody, without trial or charge, out of his 25 years’ incarceration in Israeli occupation jails.
Nael Al-Barghouthi, Omar’s brother and a former prisoner who served 34 years in IOA jails, described administrative detention as a revengeful act against the Palestinians.
He urged human rights groups to immediately put an end to such measure that threatens life and stability of Palestinian citizens.
Omar has four sons, one of them, Asef, is serving an 11-year sentence in IOA jails.
The Palestinian prisoner’s club said on Monday that Barghouthi spent ten years in administrative custody, without trial or charge, out of his 25 years’ incarceration in Israeli occupation jails.
Nael Al-Barghouthi, Omar’s brother and a former prisoner who served 34 years in IOA jails, described administrative detention as a revengeful act against the Palestinians.
He urged human rights groups to immediately put an end to such measure that threatens life and stability of Palestinian citizens.
Omar has four sons, one of them, Asef, is serving an 11-year sentence in IOA jails.
IPS pressures hunger strikers
The Israeli prison service (IPS) has been pressuring Palestinian hunger strikers to dissuade them from continuing their strike, Muhjat Al-Quds Foundation said on Monday.
The foundation, mainly catering for prisoners and their families, said that the IPS and the Israeli Shabak sent representatives to negotiate with three hunger striking prisoners.
It said that the prisoners Tarek Qadan, Jafar Ezzeddin, and Yousef Yassin refused the Israeli offer to reduce their sentence to three months administrative detention after which they would be released in return for ending their hunger strike.
The prisoners said they wanted written guarantees or a verdict by the Israeli higher court otherwise they refuse any offer, the foundation said.
The foundation warned that the hunger striking prisoners’ health condition was worsening day by day, and asked human rights groups and international humanitarian organizations to intervene against the administrative detention policy.
Electronic campaign in support of striking prisoners launched in 9 languages
An electronic media campaign in support of hunger striking prisoners in Israeli jails was launched today in order to spread awareness about the hunger striking prisoners and their suffering, via new media and social networking sites.
The European Network for the Defense of Palestinian prisoners' rights said it will participate in the campaign, and emphasized the need for spreading awareness about the issue of the hunger striking prisoners, and for expanding the campaign of solidarity with them.
The network also confirmed that the international campaign, it has launched since the 26th of November in support of and in solidarity with the prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails, will continue.
Lara Yahya, the campaigners' spokeswoman, had revealed in earlier statements that Monday will be an international day of solidarity with the hunger strikers in the Israeli jails with the participation of dozens of Palestinian and Arab pages on the social networking sites, particularly Facebook and Twitter, as well as local radio stations and Palestinian satellite channels.
She had also pointed out that the campaign will be in nine languages (Arabic, English, Turkish, Hebrew, Russian, German and Portuguese as well as French and Spanish), and that more than 350 Facebook pages will take part in this campaign.
Five Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails are still on hunger strike, including the captive Ayman Sharawna, 36 from Dura in al-Khalil, who has been on hunger strike since 170 days, and captive Samer al-Issawi, 33 from Issawiya town in Jerusalem and has been also refusing food since 140 days ago.
Haneyya to striking prisoners: We are working for your freedom
Gaza premier Ismail Haneyya has expressed his government’s solidarity with hunger striking prisoners in Israeli occupation jails Ayman Al-Sharawne and Samer Al-Issawi.
He said in a statement on Monday signaling the start of the international campaign with both prisoners that Ayman and Samer were heroes. He said, “We are working for your freedom and breaking your chains and those of all our prisoners in Zionist occupation prisons”.
Haneyya blessed the international solidarity campaign and called for organizing more such activities in future along with political, popular, and legal support until the prisoners attain their freedom.
Sharawne and Issawi have been on hunger strike for more than five months in the longest and most severe hunger strike in history of detainees in occupation jails.
The foundation, mainly catering for prisoners and their families, said that the IPS and the Israeli Shabak sent representatives to negotiate with three hunger striking prisoners.
It said that the prisoners Tarek Qadan, Jafar Ezzeddin, and Yousef Yassin refused the Israeli offer to reduce their sentence to three months administrative detention after which they would be released in return for ending their hunger strike.
The prisoners said they wanted written guarantees or a verdict by the Israeli higher court otherwise they refuse any offer, the foundation said.
The foundation warned that the hunger striking prisoners’ health condition was worsening day by day, and asked human rights groups and international humanitarian organizations to intervene against the administrative detention policy.
Electronic campaign in support of striking prisoners launched in 9 languages
An electronic media campaign in support of hunger striking prisoners in Israeli jails was launched today in order to spread awareness about the hunger striking prisoners and their suffering, via new media and social networking sites.
The European Network for the Defense of Palestinian prisoners' rights said it will participate in the campaign, and emphasized the need for spreading awareness about the issue of the hunger striking prisoners, and for expanding the campaign of solidarity with them.
The network also confirmed that the international campaign, it has launched since the 26th of November in support of and in solidarity with the prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails, will continue.
Lara Yahya, the campaigners' spokeswoman, had revealed in earlier statements that Monday will be an international day of solidarity with the hunger strikers in the Israeli jails with the participation of dozens of Palestinian and Arab pages on the social networking sites, particularly Facebook and Twitter, as well as local radio stations and Palestinian satellite channels.
She had also pointed out that the campaign will be in nine languages (Arabic, English, Turkish, Hebrew, Russian, German and Portuguese as well as French and Spanish), and that more than 350 Facebook pages will take part in this campaign.
Five Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails are still on hunger strike, including the captive Ayman Sharawna, 36 from Dura in al-Khalil, who has been on hunger strike since 170 days, and captive Samer al-Issawi, 33 from Issawiya town in Jerusalem and has been also refusing food since 140 days ago.
Haneyya to striking prisoners: We are working for your freedom
Gaza premier Ismail Haneyya has expressed his government’s solidarity with hunger striking prisoners in Israeli occupation jails Ayman Al-Sharawne and Samer Al-Issawi.
He said in a statement on Monday signaling the start of the international campaign with both prisoners that Ayman and Samer were heroes. He said, “We are working for your freedom and breaking your chains and those of all our prisoners in Zionist occupation prisons”.
Haneyya blessed the international solidarity campaign and called for organizing more such activities in future along with political, popular, and legal support until the prisoners attain their freedom.
Sharawne and Issawi have been on hunger strike for more than five months in the longest and most severe hunger strike in history of detainees in occupation jails.
Israeli navy kidnaps fisherman after wounding him
Israeli navy gunboats fired at a Palestinian fisherman while working off the Gaza coast on Monday and detained him after wounding him. Sources in the Palestinian marine police told the PIC reporter that Israeli gunboats chased and fired at a Palestinian fishing boat and injured the fisherman before taking him along with his boat to one of its ports.
Hebrew press said that the wounded fisherman was taken to Barzilai hospital in Askalan where his condition was described as moderate.
Hebrew press said that the wounded fisherman was taken to Barzilai hospital in Askalan where his condition was described as moderate.
Four, Including A Wounded Resident, Kidnaped Near Ramallah
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, Beit Reema village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and kidnapped four residents, including three brothers, and a resident who was shot by the army.
Local sources reported that clashes were reported between dozens of youths and Israeli soldiers invading their village, and that the army fired rounds of live ammunition wounding one resident, who was also kidnapped by the army.
The sources added that military helicopters participated in the invasion, and fired flares over different parts of the village.
The wounded resident was reportedly moved by the army to the Sheba Medical Center in Tal Hashomer; he remained unidentified until the time of this report.
The three kidnapped brothers have been identified as Ibrahim, Firas and Mohammad Ar-Reemawy, the Maan News Agency reported.
Soldiers also broke into and searched several homes in the village; damage was reported.
Earlier on Monday, Israeli soldiers opened fire at a Palestinian fisherman in Palestinian territorial waters in the Gaza Strip moderately wounding one fisherman.
The army claimed that it opened fire at a fishing boat that “sailed past the allocated area for Palestinian fishermen”, and added that the soldiers towed the boat and moved to the wounded Palestinians to Barzilai Medical Center in Asqalan.
Israeli Soldiers Shoot, Arrest Young Palestinian from Ramallah
Israeli occupation forces shot a young Palestinian from Beit Rima village northwest of Ramallah, during clashes launched between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers in the village.
Eyewitnesses said that Israeli forces arrested the injured Palestinian and transferred him to Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer. The forces also arrested three brothers: Ibrahim, Firas and Mohammad al-Rimawi, after raiding their houses in the same village.
Local sources reported that clashes were reported between dozens of youths and Israeli soldiers invading their village, and that the army fired rounds of live ammunition wounding one resident, who was also kidnapped by the army.
The sources added that military helicopters participated in the invasion, and fired flares over different parts of the village.
The wounded resident was reportedly moved by the army to the Sheba Medical Center in Tal Hashomer; he remained unidentified until the time of this report.
The three kidnapped brothers have been identified as Ibrahim, Firas and Mohammad Ar-Reemawy, the Maan News Agency reported.
Soldiers also broke into and searched several homes in the village; damage was reported.
Earlier on Monday, Israeli soldiers opened fire at a Palestinian fisherman in Palestinian territorial waters in the Gaza Strip moderately wounding one fisherman.
The army claimed that it opened fire at a fishing boat that “sailed past the allocated area for Palestinian fishermen”, and added that the soldiers towed the boat and moved to the wounded Palestinians to Barzilai Medical Center in Asqalan.
Israeli Soldiers Shoot, Arrest Young Palestinian from Ramallah
Israeli occupation forces shot a young Palestinian from Beit Rima village northwest of Ramallah, during clashes launched between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers in the village.
Eyewitnesses said that Israeli forces arrested the injured Palestinian and transferred him to Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer. The forces also arrested three brothers: Ibrahim, Firas and Mohammad al-Rimawi, after raiding their houses in the same village.
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Soldiers Kidnap Four Youths In Hebron
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday evening, the southern West Bank city of Hebron, broke into and searched dozens of homes and kidnapped four youths before taking them to an unknown destination.
The Youth Coalition Against Settlements stated that infantry troops invaded Jabal Al-Rahma area in the city and broke into several homes, forcing the families out and violently searched their homes before kidnapping the four youths. The kidnapped youths were cuffed and blindfolded and were taken to the police station in Keryat Arba’ settlement built on Palestinian lands in the occupied city. The army claimed that a Molotov cocktail was hurled at a military tower in the area; |
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the Youth Coalition said that the military claim is false, and is part of a continuous Israeli policy targeting the residents in the city.
It is worth mentioning that the army also invaded Wad Al-Harya area in the city, installed several roadblocks and searched dozens of vehicles while interrogating the residents and inspecting their ID cards. On Saturday, the army shot and wounded several Palestinians in Hebron, and kidnapped several local youths. Dozens of soldiers were deployed in the streets of the occupied city and fired dozens of rounds of live ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets, gas bombs and concussion grenades at local protesters, and at a number of homes in the city. Last Wednesday, an Israeli soldier shot and killed a 17-year-old Palestinian youth on his birthday while he was on his way to buy a birthday cake. The slain youth was identified as a Muhammad Ziad Awad Salaymah, 17, a student of the Palestine Circus School in the city. The murder of the youth led to repeated clashes between the residents and the Israeli army leading to dozens of injuries. |
Family of prisoner appeals for providing its son with medical treatment
The family of young prisoner Hudaifa Salama, 18, appealed to human rights groups to necessarily intervene to pressure the Israeli prison authority to provide its son with proper medical treatment.
The family told Wa'ed society for detainees and ex-detainees that its son had been kidnapped from a hospital in Nablus city where he was about to undergo surgery and was sent to Megiddo prison.
It added that Hudaifa is a high school student and what happened to him deprived him of pursuing his study.
The family told Wa'ed society for detainees and ex-detainees that its son had been kidnapped from a hospital in Nablus city where he was about to undergo surgery and was sent to Megiddo prison.
It added that Hudaifa is a high school student and what happened to him deprived him of pursuing his study.
IOA renews administrative detention of Hamas leader
The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) renewed on Sunday the administrative detention of Hamas leader Nazih Abu Oun for six more months.
Osama Makbul, a lawyer with the Tadamun foundation for human rights, said that the Israeli prosecution had extended the detention of Abu Oun at the request of the Israeli intelligence.
He said that the prosecution alleged that releasing Abu Oun, a Hamas activist, at present would pose danger to security in the region.
Israeli occupation forces arrested Abu Oun after storming his home in Jaba village, Jenin district, on 5/7/2011. His administration custody, without charge, was extended for three times running.
Osama Makbul, a lawyer with the Tadamun foundation for human rights, said that the Israeli prosecution had extended the detention of Abu Oun at the request of the Israeli intelligence.
He said that the prosecution alleged that releasing Abu Oun, a Hamas activist, at present would pose danger to security in the region.
Israeli occupation forces arrested Abu Oun after storming his home in Jaba village, Jenin district, on 5/7/2011. His administration custody, without charge, was extended for three times running.
Israeli court refuses appeal of Palestinian activist
The Israeli Ofer military court turned down an appeal submitted by a lawyer for activist Osama Hussein Shahin and decided that he should serve his six months administrative custody.
Shahin family said on Saturday that the Ofer military court session was held on December 13 during which the court issued its 6 months administrative detention verdict based on his previous arrest by the PA security services and on secret files that were not disclosed.
The Israeli occupation forces arrested Shahin from his home in the town of Dura on October 30, 2012, a month after his release from the jails of PA Intelligence service in al-Khalil.
The Palestinian activist Shahin is a liberated prisoner who had served nearly 5 years in Israeli jails, and had been detained by the PA security apparatuses in al-Khalil more than 10 times.
Shahin family said on Saturday that the Ofer military court session was held on December 13 during which the court issued its 6 months administrative detention verdict based on his previous arrest by the PA security services and on secret files that were not disclosed.
The Israeli occupation forces arrested Shahin from his home in the town of Dura on October 30, 2012, a month after his release from the jails of PA Intelligence service in al-Khalil.
The Palestinian activist Shahin is a liberated prisoner who had served nearly 5 years in Israeli jails, and had been detained by the PA security apparatuses in al-Khalil more than 10 times.
HR organizations call for urgent UN intervention to save prisoners’ lives
Arab and Western human rights organizations warned against the serious health deterioration of two Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails for nearly five months, demanding urgent UN action to save their lives.
The Executive Office for supporting the Palestinian and Arab prisoners in occupation jails, which emerged from the International Conference for supporting the prisoners, which was held in Tunis a month ago on November 10 under the auspices of the Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki and which was called for by the Tunisian, Arab, European and international civil society assemblies, stated that the prisoner Ayman Sharawna, 169 days on hunger strike, and captive Samer al-Issawi,138 days on hunger strike, had passed the stage of extreme danger and approached the brink of death.
The Executive Office called on the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, Richard Falk, to move for urgent international action to save the lives of the hunger strikers Sharawna and Issawi.
The Executive Office stated that the UN Human Rights Council's Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and the immediate intervention commission have to put an end to the UN silence on the continuing Israeli violation to the international conventions that criminalize the arbitrary administrative detention without charge.
It stressed in a statement on Sunday that prisoners Sharawna and Issawi are struggling today for their legitimate right, guaranteed by the United Nations' charters and resolutions. Despite their efforts to keep this humanitarian right, they were ignored by the international parties who claimed the defense of the human rights and justice, the statement added.
The three human rights organizations called on the UN two committees to intervene urgently to save the lives of the two striking prisoners and to end their illegal detention and to turn them to a fair trial or release them.
The Executive Office has discussed with the Tunisian Foreign Ministry ways to support the prisoners on hunger strike.
The International Conference for supporting the prisoners in Israeli jails had decided a month ago to form an executive office in Tunisia to follow up the prisoners’ affairs.
The prisoners Sharawna, 36, and Issawi, 33, have announced their boycott of Ramle prison clinic where they were being treated. They were transferred few days ago to Assaf Harofe Hospital to keep them alive.
The Executive Office for supporting the Palestinian and Arab prisoners in occupation jails, which emerged from the International Conference for supporting the prisoners, which was held in Tunis a month ago on November 10 under the auspices of the Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki and which was called for by the Tunisian, Arab, European and international civil society assemblies, stated that the prisoner Ayman Sharawna, 169 days on hunger strike, and captive Samer al-Issawi,138 days on hunger strike, had passed the stage of extreme danger and approached the brink of death.
The Executive Office called on the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, Richard Falk, to move for urgent international action to save the lives of the hunger strikers Sharawna and Issawi.
The Executive Office stated that the UN Human Rights Council's Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and the immediate intervention commission have to put an end to the UN silence on the continuing Israeli violation to the international conventions that criminalize the arbitrary administrative detention without charge.
It stressed in a statement on Sunday that prisoners Sharawna and Issawi are struggling today for their legitimate right, guaranteed by the United Nations' charters and resolutions. Despite their efforts to keep this humanitarian right, they were ignored by the international parties who claimed the defense of the human rights and justice, the statement added.
The three human rights organizations called on the UN two committees to intervene urgently to save the lives of the two striking prisoners and to end their illegal detention and to turn them to a fair trial or release them.
The Executive Office has discussed with the Tunisian Foreign Ministry ways to support the prisoners on hunger strike.
The International Conference for supporting the prisoners in Israeli jails had decided a month ago to form an executive office in Tunisia to follow up the prisoners’ affairs.
The prisoners Sharawna, 36, and Issawi, 33, have announced their boycott of Ramle prison clinic where they were being treated. They were transferred few days ago to Assaf Harofe Hospital to keep them alive.
