15 nov 2012
Two Palestinians arrested in Jerusalem clashes
Two Palestinians were arrested after violent clashes between Israeli occupation forces and young men near Qalandiya refugee camp north of occupied Jerusalem on Wednesday .
Hebrew press said that the clashes took place near the military roadblock near the refugee camp, adding that the young men threw stones at the soldiers and three firebombs at the military watchtower.
Hebrew press said that the clashes took place near the military roadblock near the refugee camp, adding that the young men threw stones at the soldiers and three firebombs at the military watchtower.
IOA prevents prisoner Abbas Sayed's wife from visiting him since 4 years
A Palestinian human rights center condemned the occupation authorities' continuous prevention of the wife of the prisoner and leader Abbas al-Sayed from visiting her husband in the occupation jails under the pretext of security reasons.
The Palestinian prisoners’ center for studies quoted Mrs. al-Sayed as saying: "The occupation forces did not only prevent me from visiting my husband since 4 years on the pretext of security reasons, they have also prevented me from leaving the Palestinian territories to perform Hajj this year, and enjoy the freedom of worship guaranteed by the International norms and laws."
She appealed to all local and international human rights organizations "to intervene to put an end to the suffering of the prisoners' families deprived of visiting the captives in the prisons, and to put pressure on the occupation in order to expose its immoral practices against the Palestinian prisoners and their families."
Abbas al-Sayed's wife also condemned the human rights organizations' silence regarding the abusive practices of the occupation.
Meanwhile, the Palestinian prisoners studies center confirmed that more than 900 captives inside Israeli jails suffer from various chronic illnesses, including 60 prisoners who suffer from diabetes.
The director of the Center, researcher Riyad al-Ashqar, said in a report issued by the Center on the occasion of World Day to Combat Diabetes which falls on the fourteenth of November, that hundreds of prisoners are suffering from serious illnesses as a result of the continuation of the occupation policy of medical neglect against them.
Among these illnesses, Ashqar mentioned heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, paralysis and cancer, noting that there are other captives who have been suffering psychological illnesses as a result of the torture and the solitary confinement policy adopted by the occupation prison administration.
Ashqar noted that a significant number of prisoners started suffering diabetes inside the jail, as a result of the bad situations to which they are exposed there and the absence of proper health care.
The Palestinian prisoners’ center for studies quoted Mrs. al-Sayed as saying: "The occupation forces did not only prevent me from visiting my husband since 4 years on the pretext of security reasons, they have also prevented me from leaving the Palestinian territories to perform Hajj this year, and enjoy the freedom of worship guaranteed by the International norms and laws."
She appealed to all local and international human rights organizations "to intervene to put an end to the suffering of the prisoners' families deprived of visiting the captives in the prisons, and to put pressure on the occupation in order to expose its immoral practices against the Palestinian prisoners and their families."
Abbas al-Sayed's wife also condemned the human rights organizations' silence regarding the abusive practices of the occupation.
Meanwhile, the Palestinian prisoners studies center confirmed that more than 900 captives inside Israeli jails suffer from various chronic illnesses, including 60 prisoners who suffer from diabetes.
The director of the Center, researcher Riyad al-Ashqar, said in a report issued by the Center on the occasion of World Day to Combat Diabetes which falls on the fourteenth of November, that hundreds of prisoners are suffering from serious illnesses as a result of the continuation of the occupation policy of medical neglect against them.
Among these illnesses, Ashqar mentioned heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, paralysis and cancer, noting that there are other captives who have been suffering psychological illnesses as a result of the torture and the solitary confinement policy adopted by the occupation prison administration.
Ashqar noted that a significant number of prisoners started suffering diabetes inside the jail, as a result of the bad situations to which they are exposed there and the absence of proper health care.
14 nov 2012
Addameer: Israel extends detention of rights researcher
An Israeli court extended the detention of human rights advocate Ayman Nasser for a further nine days on Wednesday, Addameer said. Nasser, 42, was detained on Oct. 15 from his home in the village of Saffa, west of Ramallah. He has been working as a researcher for prisoners rights group Addameer since 2008, and is also a part-time lecturer in social work at Al-Quds University.
The right group said it was "extremely concerned" about Nasser, noting that he is being denied medication for his health condition, is being held in isolation, and his interrogation sessions are lasting over 20 hours.
The right group said it was "extremely concerned" about Nasser, noting that he is being denied medication for his health condition, is being held in isolation, and his interrogation sessions are lasting over 20 hours.
Israel sentences Gaza man to 23 years
An Israeli court on Tuesday sentenced a Palestinian man to 23 years, Israeli media reported.
Jihad Abu Thaher, from Gaza, was convicted of involvement a series of attacks against Israeli civilians and military targets, the settler news site Arutz Sheva reported.
Jihad Abu Thaher, from Gaza, was convicted of involvement a series of attacks against Israeli civilians and military targets, the settler news site Arutz Sheva reported.
PCHR: Israel bans man from seeing son for 5 years
Mohammad Abu Habel holds a picture of his son Abdel who has been jailed in Israel since he was 14
Israel has prevented a 22-year-old prisoner, who was arrested aged 14, from receiving visits from his father for five years, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights said Wednesday.
Abdel Abu Habel, who was arrested in 2004, has only been allowed six visits during his 8-year imprisonment.
"I have already lost one son, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike in 2006, and having to live without seeing another son for such a long time is nothing but painful," his father Mohammad Abu Habel told PCHR.
"Karim was arrested when he was only 14 years old. The last time I was allowed to see him was in January 2007, and it was just for half an hour. It has been over five years since I last saw him. His mother last met him in July of this year, for just 15 minutes."
Karim Abu Habel is from Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip and was arrested while playing with friends near his home, his father says. The family was not informed of his arrest and searched for him for a month.
"It was only after a month or so when some of the people who had been detained with Karim in the prison in Ashkelon were released that we learned of our son's arrest."
"After having made numerous unsuccessful attempts to confirm that he was being held there, we finally received a phone call from a female soldier asking us to arrange for a lawyer, because Karim was going to be charged with a series of crimes and there was going to be a trial.
An Israeli military court convicted Karim on 15 different counts, including blowing up a tank -- an act his father insists he couldn't have done as a child. After a two-year trial Karim was sentenced to nine years.
"This is not the only time that Karim has been put behind bars though. When he was 10 years old he was detained by Israel's forces for three months, for no specific reason," his father added.
Karim has been moved between seven different prisons during his imprisonment, and his family has to ask the International Committee of the Red Cross to find out where he is being held.
Israeli authorities have only permitted him to receive six visits, and each time only one relative was allowed to see him.
PCHR says the number of Palestinian boys aged between 12 and 17 imprisoned by Israel increased by 73 percent in the first five months of 2012. Prisoner rights organization Addameer says 189 Palestinian children are being held in Israeli jails.
Israel prevented all residents of Gaza visiting their jailed relatives in 2007 to pressure Hamas to release Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.
Shalit was freed in Oct. 2011 and Israel resumed prisoner visits in July 2012 after thousands of Palestinian detainees went on hunger strike for a month.
PCHR said Israel prevented residents from Gaza visiting their jailed relatives on Monday.
PA Ministry of Detainee Affairs Issa Qaraqe said in late October that Israel had only resumed visits on a trial basis and planned to restore the ban.
Israel has prevented a 22-year-old prisoner, who was arrested aged 14, from receiving visits from his father for five years, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights said Wednesday.
Abdel Abu Habel, who was arrested in 2004, has only been allowed six visits during his 8-year imprisonment.
"I have already lost one son, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike in 2006, and having to live without seeing another son for such a long time is nothing but painful," his father Mohammad Abu Habel told PCHR.
"Karim was arrested when he was only 14 years old. The last time I was allowed to see him was in January 2007, and it was just for half an hour. It has been over five years since I last saw him. His mother last met him in July of this year, for just 15 minutes."
Karim Abu Habel is from Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip and was arrested while playing with friends near his home, his father says. The family was not informed of his arrest and searched for him for a month.
"It was only after a month or so when some of the people who had been detained with Karim in the prison in Ashkelon were released that we learned of our son's arrest."
"After having made numerous unsuccessful attempts to confirm that he was being held there, we finally received a phone call from a female soldier asking us to arrange for a lawyer, because Karim was going to be charged with a series of crimes and there was going to be a trial.
An Israeli military court convicted Karim on 15 different counts, including blowing up a tank -- an act his father insists he couldn't have done as a child. After a two-year trial Karim was sentenced to nine years.
"This is not the only time that Karim has been put behind bars though. When he was 10 years old he was detained by Israel's forces for three months, for no specific reason," his father added.
Karim has been moved between seven different prisons during his imprisonment, and his family has to ask the International Committee of the Red Cross to find out where he is being held.
Israeli authorities have only permitted him to receive six visits, and each time only one relative was allowed to see him.
PCHR says the number of Palestinian boys aged between 12 and 17 imprisoned by Israel increased by 73 percent in the first five months of 2012. Prisoner rights organization Addameer says 189 Palestinian children are being held in Israeli jails.
Israel prevented all residents of Gaza visiting their jailed relatives in 2007 to pressure Hamas to release Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.
Shalit was freed in Oct. 2011 and Israel resumed prisoner visits in July 2012 after thousands of Palestinian detainees went on hunger strike for a month.
PCHR said Israel prevented residents from Gaza visiting their jailed relatives on Monday.
PA Ministry of Detainee Affairs Issa Qaraqe said in late October that Israel had only resumed visits on a trial basis and planned to restore the ban.
Police say 4 arrested in Jerusalem for stabbing Israeli man
Four Palestinians have been arrested in Jerusalem on suspicion of stabbing an Israeli man on Nov. 2, Israeli police said Wednesday.
Two main suspects are accused of stabbing the man, while two others helped them flee the scene, Israeli police spokesman Mickey Rosenfeld told Ma'an.
All suspects are aged between 13 and 17, he added, noting that the attack had nationalistic motives.
Two main suspects are accused of stabbing the man, while two others helped them flee the scene, Israeli police spokesman Mickey Rosenfeld told Ma'an.
All suspects are aged between 13 and 17, he added, noting that the attack had nationalistic motives.
13 nov 2012
Israeli forces detain 10-year-old boy
Israeli forces on Tuesday detained a 10-year-old boy for several hours in Hebron, Palestinian officials said.
Muhammad Amer Burqan was detained for two-and-a-half hours in Hebron's Old City, officials at the Palestinian liaison department told Ma'an.
They said they contacted Israeli liaison officials several times before the boy was released.
A spokesman for Israel's border police could not be reached for comment.
Muhammad Amer Burqan was detained for two-and-a-half hours in Hebron's Old City, officials at the Palestinian liaison department told Ma'an.
They said they contacted Israeli liaison officials several times before the boy was released.
A spokesman for Israel's border police could not be reached for comment.
IOF arrests 11 Palestinians, including 2 women, in West Bank
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested at dawn Tuesday eleven Palestinians, including two women, in different parts of the West Bank, and took them to the interrogation centers.
The Hebrew radio said that the IOF arrested an ex-prisoner, liberated under “Shalit deal”, Mona Ka'adan in Jenin, in the northern West Bank, noting that she had been previously detained many times. They also arrested another woman, also an ex-prisoner, in Tulkarem in addition to two citizens Nablus, three in Ramallah, three others in Bethlehem and a youth in al-Khalil.
Local sources said that the occupation forces arrested Safwat Jaradat, 21, after raiding his house in Sa'ir east of al-Khalil, and transferred him to an unknown destination for interrogation.
The IOF have been carrying out almost daily arrests in different areas of the West Bank, especially at the deployed checkpoints and with the early morning hours.
According to other sources in Tulkarem governorate, the Israeli troops arrested at dawn today the citizen Nada Arif Mahmoud Awad, 55, from Khirbet Jabara located behind the apartheid wall south of the province, seven days after the detention of her only son.
The Hebrew radio said that the IOF arrested an ex-prisoner, liberated under “Shalit deal”, Mona Ka'adan in Jenin, in the northern West Bank, noting that she had been previously detained many times. They also arrested another woman, also an ex-prisoner, in Tulkarem in addition to two citizens Nablus, three in Ramallah, three others in Bethlehem and a youth in al-Khalil.
Local sources said that the occupation forces arrested Safwat Jaradat, 21, after raiding his house in Sa'ir east of al-Khalil, and transferred him to an unknown destination for interrogation.
The IOF have been carrying out almost daily arrests in different areas of the West Bank, especially at the deployed checkpoints and with the early morning hours.
According to other sources in Tulkarem governorate, the Israeli troops arrested at dawn today the citizen Nada Arif Mahmoud Awad, 55, from Khirbet Jabara located behind the apartheid wall south of the province, seven days after the detention of her only son.
Israeli Court Sentences a Female Prisoner to 10 Months in Prison and a Fine of 2000 NIS
Palestinian prisoners' society said that Ofer Israeli military court sentenced a 25-year-old female prisoner, Asmaa al-Batran, to 10 months in prison and to pay a fine of 2000 NIS.
The prisoners' society said in a press release that the prisoner was arrested in 27/8/2012 and she's a university student. The prisoner was first arrested in 2009 and spent 18 months in prison.
The prisoners' society also said that the number of the female prisoners has increased to 11 prisoners and that there are three convicted prisoners and eight were just detained without trials.
The prisoners are:
- Lina al-Jarbouni from Hebron, sentenced to 17 years in Prison.
- Salwa Abdul Aziz Hassan from Hebron, sentenced to 21 months.
- Asmaa al-Batran from Hebron, sentenced to 10 months and to pay 2000 NIS.
The detained prisoners are:
- Nawal al-Sa'di from Jenin.
- Manar Zawahra from Bethlehem.
- An'am Abul Jabbar al-Hassanat from Bethlehem.
- Noura al-Ja'bari from Hebron.
- Nasiba Jaradat from Jordan.
- Alaa al-Ja'ba from Hebron.
- Hadeel Talal Abu Turky from Hebron.
- Muna Gadan from Jenin.
The prisoners' society said in a press release that the prisoner was arrested in 27/8/2012 and she's a university student. The prisoner was first arrested in 2009 and spent 18 months in prison.
The prisoners' society also said that the number of the female prisoners has increased to 11 prisoners and that there are three convicted prisoners and eight were just detained without trials.
The prisoners are:
- Lina al-Jarbouni from Hebron, sentenced to 17 years in Prison.
- Salwa Abdul Aziz Hassan from Hebron, sentenced to 21 months.
- Asmaa al-Batran from Hebron, sentenced to 10 months and to pay 2000 NIS.
The detained prisoners are:
- Nawal al-Sa'di from Jenin.
- Manar Zawahra from Bethlehem.
- An'am Abul Jabbar al-Hassanat from Bethlehem.
- Noura al-Ja'bari from Hebron.
- Nasiba Jaradat from Jordan.
- Alaa al-Ja'ba from Hebron.
- Hadeel Talal Abu Turky from Hebron.
- Muna Gadan from Jenin.
Group: Israel re-arrests prisoner freed in swap deal
Israeli forces on Tuesday re-arrested released female prisoner Muna Qadan in Jenin, a prisoners group said.
Qadan, 40, was detained after soldiers raided her home in the village of Arraba, the Ahrar center for prisoners studies and human rights said.
She was released from Israeli jail as part of the second phase of a prisoner swap last year between Hamas and Israel, having spent three years in prison for being a member of Islamic Jihad.
It is the fifth time she has been detained by Israeli forces.
The Ahrar center condemned the arrest, saying that it violated the terms of the prisoner swap deal.
Fouad al-Khafsh, the center’s director, called on the Egyptian delegation who played an important role in the prisoner swap to intervene.
Qadan, 40, was detained after soldiers raided her home in the village of Arraba, the Ahrar center for prisoners studies and human rights said.
She was released from Israeli jail as part of the second phase of a prisoner swap last year between Hamas and Israel, having spent three years in prison for being a member of Islamic Jihad.
It is the fifth time she has been detained by Israeli forces.
The Ahrar center condemned the arrest, saying that it violated the terms of the prisoner swap deal.
Fouad al-Khafsh, the center’s director, called on the Egyptian delegation who played an important role in the prisoner swap to intervene.
12 nov 2012
IOF breaks into Negev village, arrest dozens of its residents
Dozens of Palestinians were injured and arrested on Monday where the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) had stormed the village of Bir Hadaj in Negev, occupied in 1948, to hand demolition orders.
Local sources told PIC reporter that the Israeli occupation forces and special units and a number of officers, stormed the village to hand demolition orders to a number of Palestinian homes, which led to the outbreak of violent clashes, where 30 people suffered breathing difficulty, including school students, were reported, due to the firing of tear gas canisters and using batons.
The sources stated that the Israeli soldiers arrested 13 Palestinians and transferred them to detention centers for interrogation, adding that a state of anger prevailed throughout the village because of the continued Israeli plans to Judaize the city and expel its people.
Meanwhile, the IOF demolished, on Monday, a pond near Beit Ainun in al-Khalil, and erected a military checkpoint on the main road north of the city.
Local sources told the PIC correspondent in the city that the occupation forces demolished a pond of water belonging to Sa'id Zaloom, under the pretext of being built without a permit in the area of Beit Ainun located on the main road east of al-Khalil.
Furthermore, eyewitnesses reported that the Israeli soldiers erected a military checkpoint near the northern entrance to the city, which lies close to the Halhul Bridge, and started checking the identities of the passers-by, with no arrests have been reported.
Local sources told PIC reporter that the Israeli occupation forces and special units and a number of officers, stormed the village to hand demolition orders to a number of Palestinian homes, which led to the outbreak of violent clashes, where 30 people suffered breathing difficulty, including school students, were reported, due to the firing of tear gas canisters and using batons.
The sources stated that the Israeli soldiers arrested 13 Palestinians and transferred them to detention centers for interrogation, adding that a state of anger prevailed throughout the village because of the continued Israeli plans to Judaize the city and expel its people.
Meanwhile, the IOF demolished, on Monday, a pond near Beit Ainun in al-Khalil, and erected a military checkpoint on the main road north of the city.
Local sources told the PIC correspondent in the city that the occupation forces demolished a pond of water belonging to Sa'id Zaloom, under the pretext of being built without a permit in the area of Beit Ainun located on the main road east of al-Khalil.
Furthermore, eyewitnesses reported that the Israeli soldiers erected a military checkpoint near the northern entrance to the city, which lies close to the Halhul Bridge, and started checking the identities of the passers-by, with no arrests have been reported.
Prisoners' conference calls for a special criminal court for Israeli crimes
The prisoners' conference final statement called for forming a committee located in Tunisia concerned in prisoners’ affairs in Israeli jails.
On the media side, the conference set certain mechanisms to publicize and broadcast the issue of Palestinian prisoners all over the world through the use of social media, documentaries and other tools.
There will be prisoners' ambassadors to publicize the prisoners’ suffering, in addition to launching initiatives and books in support of the Palestinian prisoners' issue
On the legal side, the conference' final statement declared the formation of a legal committee to follow the legal measures to defend the prisoners’ legitimate rights in accordance with the “49 Geneva Protocols”, in addition to studying the possibility of forming a special criminal court to prosecute the Israeli occupation.
The statement also called for criminalizing normalization in all Arab constitutions, and to boycott all the normalizing organizations and institutions.
It also called on the humanitarian and human rights organizations to focus on the prisoners’ issue through visiting and checking their conditions in occupation jails, offering them the medical treatment, supporting their families, and to work for their release.
PRC: the PA absence in the prisoners' Conference is a fatal flaw
Majed Al-Zeer, Chairman of The Palestinian Return Centre (PRC), has praised the efforts made during the Palestinian prisoners' conference which ended in Sunday under the auspices of the Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki.
He stated that the conference expresses the importance of the Palestinian cause for the people and the governments of the Arab spring.
He praised the positive atmosphere that prevailed between the different Palestinian parties who came from the West Bank, Gaza, 1948 occupied territories, and the Arab and European Diaspora and between the Tunisian civil society organizations.
"The international Conference on Palestinian prisoners in Tunisia represents one of stages of the Arab spring regarding the Palestinian issue," he added.
Al-Zeer criticized the absence of the Palestinian Authority in the conference, and described it as "a fatal political flaw". When we talk about the prisoners' issue, we must forget about all political interests," according him.
All the participants in the conference have agreed to form a special committee to follow-up the conference's resolutions at the legal, humanitarian, and political levels, he confirmed.
The Tunisian Presidency emphasized on the need to translate the conference' resolutions into actions through the formation of a monitoring committee for the conference's outcomes, he added.
On the media side, the conference set certain mechanisms to publicize and broadcast the issue of Palestinian prisoners all over the world through the use of social media, documentaries and other tools.
There will be prisoners' ambassadors to publicize the prisoners’ suffering, in addition to launching initiatives and books in support of the Palestinian prisoners' issue
On the legal side, the conference' final statement declared the formation of a legal committee to follow the legal measures to defend the prisoners’ legitimate rights in accordance with the “49 Geneva Protocols”, in addition to studying the possibility of forming a special criminal court to prosecute the Israeli occupation.
The statement also called for criminalizing normalization in all Arab constitutions, and to boycott all the normalizing organizations and institutions.
It also called on the humanitarian and human rights organizations to focus on the prisoners’ issue through visiting and checking their conditions in occupation jails, offering them the medical treatment, supporting their families, and to work for their release.
PRC: the PA absence in the prisoners' Conference is a fatal flaw
Majed Al-Zeer, Chairman of The Palestinian Return Centre (PRC), has praised the efforts made during the Palestinian prisoners' conference which ended in Sunday under the auspices of the Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki.
He stated that the conference expresses the importance of the Palestinian cause for the people and the governments of the Arab spring.
He praised the positive atmosphere that prevailed between the different Palestinian parties who came from the West Bank, Gaza, 1948 occupied territories, and the Arab and European Diaspora and between the Tunisian civil society organizations.
"The international Conference on Palestinian prisoners in Tunisia represents one of stages of the Arab spring regarding the Palestinian issue," he added.
Al-Zeer criticized the absence of the Palestinian Authority in the conference, and described it as "a fatal political flaw". When we talk about the prisoners' issue, we must forget about all political interests," according him.
All the participants in the conference have agreed to form a special committee to follow-up the conference's resolutions at the legal, humanitarian, and political levels, he confirmed.
The Tunisian Presidency emphasized on the need to translate the conference' resolutions into actions through the formation of a monitoring committee for the conference's outcomes, he added.
Hunger striker Uday Zaid taken to Ramla prison infirmary in bad shape
The international Tadamun (solidarity) society for human rights said the Israeli jailers on Sunday transferred hunger striker Uday Zaid, 25, from his solitary confinement in Jalama prison to Ramla prison infirmary after his health deteriorated very badly.
Zaid started his hunger strike on October 23 in protest at his detention administratively without any guilt.
Spokesman for the society Ahmed Al-Betawi said that Zaid suffers from several health problems and insists on continuing his hunger strike until his release.
The Israeli occupation forces kidnapped Zaid in April last year from his home in Tubas city and jailed him administratively since then on allegations of his affiliation with a global Jihad group. He is married and a father of a little kid.
Betawi added that the Israeli jailers also transferred member of the leading committee of Palestinian prisoners Mohamed Sabha from Shatta prison to Gilboa jail.
He noted that the Israeli prison authority deliberately transfers Sabha every once in a while because of his active role in defending the rights of prisoners and confronting the violations committed against them.
Zaid started his hunger strike on October 23 in protest at his detention administratively without any guilt.
Spokesman for the society Ahmed Al-Betawi said that Zaid suffers from several health problems and insists on continuing his hunger strike until his release.
The Israeli occupation forces kidnapped Zaid in April last year from his home in Tubas city and jailed him administratively since then on allegations of his affiliation with a global Jihad group. He is married and a father of a little kid.
Betawi added that the Israeli jailers also transferred member of the leading committee of Palestinian prisoners Mohamed Sabha from Shatta prison to Gilboa jail.
He noted that the Israeli prison authority deliberately transfers Sabha every once in a while because of his active role in defending the rights of prisoners and confronting the violations committed against them.
Israeli Authorities Cancel Visits to Gaza Prisoners this week
Israeli occupation authorities informed the international Red Cross office in Gaza that families from Gaza will be prevented from visiting the prisoners this week; without revealing any reasons.
Spokesman of the Red Cross in Gaza, Ayman Al-Shehabi, said that Israeli authorities informed us late Sunday evening that visits are not allowed and therefore the Red Cross informed the prisoners' families of this decision.
It's worth noting that Israeli authorities allowed families from Gaza to visit prisoners after six years from prevention, after an agreement signed between the Captive Movement in the prison and the Israeli Prisons Service (IPS), following 'Karameh' (Dignity) Hunger Strike.
It's worth mentioning that Gaza escalation started on Saturday evening, killing 6 Palestinians and injuring more than 35.
Spokesman of the Red Cross in Gaza, Ayman Al-Shehabi, said that Israeli authorities informed us late Sunday evening that visits are not allowed and therefore the Red Cross informed the prisoners' families of this decision.
It's worth noting that Israeli authorities allowed families from Gaza to visit prisoners after six years from prevention, after an agreement signed between the Captive Movement in the prison and the Israeli Prisons Service (IPS), following 'Karameh' (Dignity) Hunger Strike.
It's worth mentioning that Gaza escalation started on Saturday evening, killing 6 Palestinians and injuring more than 35.
Racist Russian doctor says prisoner Abu Sisi should be killed, not treated
A Russian doctor working for the Israeli Ramla prison infirmary blatantly labeled ill prisoner Dirar Abu Sisi as "a terrorist who should die", the Palestinian prisoner society (PPS) said on Sunday.
The PPS reported the incident after its lawyer recently visited prisoner Abu Sisi in Ashkelon solitary prison.
Abu Sisi, who speaks the Russian language, told the lawyer that about three weeks ago, he was taken to Ramla jail infirmary, particularly to the hematology department where a doctor said loudly in Russian, "where is this terrorist who should die and not be treated."
Immediately, Abu Sisi responded to the Russian doctor forcing him to feel ashamed of what he had uttered.
"Do you think I will allow a hateful doctor like you to treat me?" Abu Sisi told the doctor.
"I am one of the natives of this country and you are an outsider," he kept lashing out at the doctor who found himself in the corner.
After a while, the doctor started to justify what he said and then apologized, but Abu Sisi refused to receive any medical treatment from him.
In another incident, the Israeli jailers locked up Uday Kilani in solitary confinement to punish him for his hunger strike since October 23.
The Palestinian prisoner society said the jailers transferred Kilani from Megiddo prison to an isolation cell in Jalama jail as a punitive measure for his hunger strike.
Kilani has been administratively detained for 20 months without any guilt or trial, and recently an Israeli court approved the extension of his detention for more four months.
"I will never give up my hunger strike whatever it costs me, and my spirits are very high," the prisoner told the lawyer who was sent by the prisoner society.
The PPS reported the incident after its lawyer recently visited prisoner Abu Sisi in Ashkelon solitary prison.
Abu Sisi, who speaks the Russian language, told the lawyer that about three weeks ago, he was taken to Ramla jail infirmary, particularly to the hematology department where a doctor said loudly in Russian, "where is this terrorist who should die and not be treated."
Immediately, Abu Sisi responded to the Russian doctor forcing him to feel ashamed of what he had uttered.
"Do you think I will allow a hateful doctor like you to treat me?" Abu Sisi told the doctor.
"I am one of the natives of this country and you are an outsider," he kept lashing out at the doctor who found himself in the corner.
After a while, the doctor started to justify what he said and then apologized, but Abu Sisi refused to receive any medical treatment from him.
In another incident, the Israeli jailers locked up Uday Kilani in solitary confinement to punish him for his hunger strike since October 23.
The Palestinian prisoner society said the jailers transferred Kilani from Megiddo prison to an isolation cell in Jalama jail as a punitive measure for his hunger strike.
Kilani has been administratively detained for 20 months without any guilt or trial, and recently an Israeli court approved the extension of his detention for more four months.
"I will never give up my hunger strike whatever it costs me, and my spirits are very high," the prisoner told the lawyer who was sent by the prisoner society.
IOF soldiers storm house of MP
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed the home of MP Mohammed Al-Tal in Al-Khalil before dawn Monday, the MP said.
He said that the soldiers also broke into the homes of his brothers after midnight and other neighbors.
Tal said that the soldiers summoned his youngest brother Rami to Etzion intelligence headquarters next Thursday.
Rami was detained several times by the PA intelligence and preventive security apparatuses over the past few years.
He said that the soldiers also broke into the homes of his brothers after midnight and other neighbors.
Tal said that the soldiers summoned his youngest brother Rami to Etzion intelligence headquarters next Thursday.
Rami was detained several times by the PA intelligence and preventive security apparatuses over the past few years.
Israeli Occupation Raid Hebron, Search Stores and Houses
Israeli occupation forces raided Hebron Governorate, south of the West Bank and searched several stores and houses.
Security sources and eyewitnesses said that Israeli forces stormed as-Salam Street, middle of Hebron, and searched a house and stores belonged to al-Natsha family. The sources said that Israeli forces handed the Palestinian Amin Abdul Rahman al-Natsha a notice to meet with the Israeli Intelligence.
Security sources and eyewitnesses said that Israeli forces stormed as-Salam Street, middle of Hebron, and searched a house and stores belonged to al-Natsha family. The sources said that Israeli forces handed the Palestinian Amin Abdul Rahman al-Natsha a notice to meet with the Israeli Intelligence.
11 nov 2012
Broad campaign of transfers in Megiddo Prison to put pressure on prisoners
Palestinian prisoners in Gilboa prison complained about the prison administration's practices, especially their transfer to the courts in the so called “Bousta” .
The prisoners said, in a letter they leaked from prison, that carrying the prisoner to court is like transporting him to a new cell, or even harsher than that.
They added that the process of transferring the captives to the court via the “Bousta”, which is basically a van with metal seats used to transport prisoners handcuffed and shackled. Prisoners have to wait inside these vans, sometimes for a whole day, until they appear in court.
The prisoners appealed to human rights organizations to put pressure on the Israeli occupation authorities to stop their brutal practices against the Palestinian prisoners, especially the process of carrying them to the courts in this harsh form of transport.
Meanwhile, sources in the Megiddo prison said that the Prison Service carried out, during the past few days, a broad campaign of transfers of detainees, creating a state of confusion inside the prison.
The sources told PIC's reporter that the occupation authorities transferred a large number of prisoners from the Megiddo prison to prisons in the south, especially to Ofer prison, and vice versa.
They also stated that these transfers have led to an overcrowding in the prison, pointing out that the transfers are considered one of the means of repression used by the occupation forces against the prisoners.
The prisoners said, in a letter they leaked from prison, that carrying the prisoner to court is like transporting him to a new cell, or even harsher than that.
They added that the process of transferring the captives to the court via the “Bousta”, which is basically a van with metal seats used to transport prisoners handcuffed and shackled. Prisoners have to wait inside these vans, sometimes for a whole day, until they appear in court.
The prisoners appealed to human rights organizations to put pressure on the Israeli occupation authorities to stop their brutal practices against the Palestinian prisoners, especially the process of carrying them to the courts in this harsh form of transport.
Meanwhile, sources in the Megiddo prison said that the Prison Service carried out, during the past few days, a broad campaign of transfers of detainees, creating a state of confusion inside the prison.
The sources told PIC's reporter that the occupation authorities transferred a large number of prisoners from the Megiddo prison to prisons in the south, especially to Ofer prison, and vice versa.
They also stated that these transfers have led to an overcrowding in the prison, pointing out that the transfers are considered one of the means of repression used by the occupation forces against the prisoners.
IOF arrests a Palestinian in the West Bank
The Israeli occupation forces arrested on Sunday a Palestinian citizen from the city of Jenin, in the northern West Bank, while clashes erupted in al-Khalil and Bethlehem. Local sources said that Israeli forces stormed the town of Yamoun and arrested Yazan Houshia then transferred him to an unknown destination.
The occupation troops also raided a number of houses in several neighborhoods in the cities of al-Khalil, Bethlehem, Ramallah and Nablus, the sources added.
Meanwhile, eyewitnesses told PIC that violent clashes erupted at the entrance of the Arroub refugee camp north of al-Khalil, as well as in the area of Tekoa, east of Bethlehem, between Palestinian boys and Israeli soldiers, who fired tear gas at Palestinians, causing a number them to suffer breathing difficulties.
The witnesses stated that the main road passing through the Arroub camp and Tekoa witnessed a state of congestion, as the Israeli soldiers were deployed in the region.
The occupation troops also raided a number of houses in several neighborhoods in the cities of al-Khalil, Bethlehem, Ramallah and Nablus, the sources added.
Meanwhile, eyewitnesses told PIC that violent clashes erupted at the entrance of the Arroub refugee camp north of al-Khalil, as well as in the area of Tekoa, east of Bethlehem, between Palestinian boys and Israeli soldiers, who fired tear gas at Palestinians, causing a number them to suffer breathing difficulties.
The witnesses stated that the main road passing through the Arroub camp and Tekoa witnessed a state of congestion, as the Israeli soldiers were deployed in the region.
Longest administrative detainee released by Israel
Raafat Nasif, the longest serving administrative detainee in Israeli jails, was released on Sunday, a statement from Hamas said.
Hamas leader Nasif, 45, had been held by Israel for 44 months without charge or trial since his arrest in March 2009.
Nasif had previously served 10 years in Israeli custody.
There are 4,596 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli jails as of October 2012, according to Addameer. This figure includes 184 administrative detainees held without charge, 189 children and nine women.
Hamas leader Nasif, 45, had been held by Israel for 44 months without charge or trial since his arrest in March 2009.
Nasif had previously served 10 years in Israeli custody.
There are 4,596 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli jails as of October 2012, according to Addameer. This figure includes 184 administrative detainees held without charge, 189 children and nine women.
IOF soldiers arrest brother of two martyrs
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested Obada Duvesh from his home in Al-Khalil city at dawn Sunday, his family said.
Duvesh was repeatedly arrested by IOF forces and the PA security apparatuses.
The family said that the soldiers broke into the house and searched it before taking away Duvesh, the brother of martyrs Tarek and Jihad. The first was killed in a resistance operation and the second was assassinated by IOF soldiers.
Sheikh Raed Salah: the prisoners’ issue is one of the Palestinian constants
The international conference on Palestinian prisoners’ issue came to support the Palestinian constants and to reinforce the Palestinian cause within the Arab and Muslim nations, Sheikh Raed Salah said during the first day conference.
Sheikh Salah confirmed to the PIC reporter that his participation in the conference aims to ease the Palestinian prisoners’ suffering inside the Israeli jails and to raise their issue in Arab, Muslim, and international forums.
The Tunisian people have a historical heritage in Jerusalem and in the Magaribi Gate in particular, he added, stressing that the conference came to defend the Tunisian heritage in Jerusalem.
He said during his speech in the first day of the conference that the Palestinian and Tunisian blood was shed together in the Hamam al-Chat massacre committed by the Israeli occupation.
The Palestinian people rejected the British occupation and today they reject the Israeli occupation, he said.
Despite all Palestinian sacrifices, we will continue our battle against the Israeli occupation depending on the resistance option until the liberation of all Palestinian territories, he confirmed.
Sheikh Raed Salah pointed out to the Palestinian prisoners’ bad conditions within the Israeli jails, noting that 1200 prisoners suffer from very serious health conditions due to medical neglect in occupation jails.
He also noted that there are 8 Israeli different means of torture practiced against the Palestinian prisoners aiming to weaken the prisoners’ will and determination, stressing that all these practices along with the Israeli occupation will be defeated .
We seek to attend any international forum to raise the prisoners’ issue particularly and the Palestinian cause as a whole and to work for prosecuting the Israeli criminals in international courts.
Finally, he concluded by thanking the Tunisian people and president, wishing that this conference will differ from previous conferences by taking practical steps to help Palestinian prisoners.
Minister of prisoner hails Tunisian president for his pro-Palestinian positions
Palestinian minister of prisoners' affairs Attallah Abul Sabeh hailed Tunisian president Moncef Marzouki for his speech in the conference of prisoners in which he expressed his limitless support for the Palestinian people and their national causes.
In a press statement, Abul Sabeh, who attended the conference, stated that president Marzouki in his speech draw successfully a road map to how to deal with the issue of the Palestinian prisoners.
The minister also said the speech of Marzouki held many important messages to the world, especially the call on the international community to assume its humanitarian responsibilities towards the Palestinian prisoners.
He affirmed that there is a quantum leap in the Tunisian attitude towards the Palestinian cause under the presidency of Moncef Marzouki.
The Palestinian minister of prisoners explained that the Tunisian president addressed the issue of the Palestinian prisoners very positively and declared clearly that his country would be open to all the Palestinians to live in it without restrictions until the day of their return to their homeland.
Duvesh was repeatedly arrested by IOF forces and the PA security apparatuses.
The family said that the soldiers broke into the house and searched it before taking away Duvesh, the brother of martyrs Tarek and Jihad. The first was killed in a resistance operation and the second was assassinated by IOF soldiers.
Sheikh Raed Salah: the prisoners’ issue is one of the Palestinian constants
The international conference on Palestinian prisoners’ issue came to support the Palestinian constants and to reinforce the Palestinian cause within the Arab and Muslim nations, Sheikh Raed Salah said during the first day conference.
Sheikh Salah confirmed to the PIC reporter that his participation in the conference aims to ease the Palestinian prisoners’ suffering inside the Israeli jails and to raise their issue in Arab, Muslim, and international forums.
The Tunisian people have a historical heritage in Jerusalem and in the Magaribi Gate in particular, he added, stressing that the conference came to defend the Tunisian heritage in Jerusalem.
He said during his speech in the first day of the conference that the Palestinian and Tunisian blood was shed together in the Hamam al-Chat massacre committed by the Israeli occupation.
The Palestinian people rejected the British occupation and today they reject the Israeli occupation, he said.
Despite all Palestinian sacrifices, we will continue our battle against the Israeli occupation depending on the resistance option until the liberation of all Palestinian territories, he confirmed.
Sheikh Raed Salah pointed out to the Palestinian prisoners’ bad conditions within the Israeli jails, noting that 1200 prisoners suffer from very serious health conditions due to medical neglect in occupation jails.
He also noted that there are 8 Israeli different means of torture practiced against the Palestinian prisoners aiming to weaken the prisoners’ will and determination, stressing that all these practices along with the Israeli occupation will be defeated .
We seek to attend any international forum to raise the prisoners’ issue particularly and the Palestinian cause as a whole and to work for prosecuting the Israeli criminals in international courts.
Finally, he concluded by thanking the Tunisian people and president, wishing that this conference will differ from previous conferences by taking practical steps to help Palestinian prisoners.
Minister of prisoner hails Tunisian president for his pro-Palestinian positions
Palestinian minister of prisoners' affairs Attallah Abul Sabeh hailed Tunisian president Moncef Marzouki for his speech in the conference of prisoners in which he expressed his limitless support for the Palestinian people and their national causes.
In a press statement, Abul Sabeh, who attended the conference, stated that president Marzouki in his speech draw successfully a road map to how to deal with the issue of the Palestinian prisoners.
The minister also said the speech of Marzouki held many important messages to the world, especially the call on the international community to assume its humanitarian responsibilities towards the Palestinian prisoners.
He affirmed that there is a quantum leap in the Tunisian attitude towards the Palestinian cause under the presidency of Moncef Marzouki.
The Palestinian minister of prisoners explained that the Tunisian president addressed the issue of the Palestinian prisoners very positively and declared clearly that his country would be open to all the Palestinians to live in it without restrictions until the day of their return to their homeland.
IOF launches arrest campaign in Shufat
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) launched a campaign of arrests in Shufat refugee camp and nearby suburbs in occupied Jerusalem on Sunday, local sources said. They said that IOF soldiers focused on Shufat and Ras Khamis and rounded up eight citizens from the refugee camp some of them boys.
The sources said that liberated prisoner Omar Muhaisen and three of his relatives were arrested along with four others in the camp. They said that a number of citizens were given summonses.
The locals noted that undercover agents were seen deployed in the area backed by IOF units.
Meanwhile, Israeli occupation police escorted municipality teams in Silwan town that took photos of entrances to a number of suburbs, their alleys and houses served demolition notices.
The workers refused to divulge reason for the act and tried to assault a young man who attempted to impede their work.
Meanwhile, in the Jordan Valley IOF soldiers closed Al-Hamra roadblock that links northern West Bank to Jericho and the border crossing to Jordan.
The soldiers told citizens that military maneuvers were being conducted and crossing was not allowed. Hundreds of vehicles were forced to take an alternative bypass road that took them two more hours to reach their destination.
The sources said that liberated prisoner Omar Muhaisen and three of his relatives were arrested along with four others in the camp. They said that a number of citizens were given summonses.
The locals noted that undercover agents were seen deployed in the area backed by IOF units.
Meanwhile, Israeli occupation police escorted municipality teams in Silwan town that took photos of entrances to a number of suburbs, their alleys and houses served demolition notices.
The workers refused to divulge reason for the act and tried to assault a young man who attempted to impede their work.
Meanwhile, in the Jordan Valley IOF soldiers closed Al-Hamra roadblock that links northern West Bank to Jericho and the border crossing to Jordan.
The soldiers told citizens that military maneuvers were being conducted and crossing was not allowed. Hundreds of vehicles were forced to take an alternative bypass road that took them two more hours to reach their destination.
