3 apr 2013
UFree Network: Israel Continues to Assassinate Palestinian Prisoners inside Jails
A Palestinian prisoner, Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh, died in the Israeli jails.
The death of Abu Hamdiyeh can be labeled as direct assignation where Israel left him to die without providing him the required medications.
Abu Hamdiyeh suffered larynx cancer for the past few months.
Despite his chronic disease, Maysra was medically ignored by Israeli prison authorities. He was denied health care and admitted to the hospital very late. According to his family, many requests were made so specialized doctors can see him. However, the Israelis refused all those requests and continue to give him normal pain killers instead of real medical treatment.
UFree Network to defend the rights of Palestinian Prisoners denounced the assignation of Abu Hamdiyeh as well as his prison inmate, Arafat Jardat who was killed in similar conditions last month. The network considers the case of Palestinian prisoners as an urgent matter that requires real actions and not only verbal condemnations.
"More silence means more Palestinian prisoners will be killed by Israel. Many Palestinian prisoners are suffering serious health complications. Israel is not providing them any medical treatment, instead it practice physical and psychological torture against them. Actions to end this mayhem are the only way out now. International law is being ignored by Israel and the world is taking part in this crime through its silence" said the network
In light of this serious matter, UFree Network calls for the following:
· A popular non-violent action by the Palestinian masses.
· A political move is required from Palestinian leadership who signed Oslo accord which resulted in the current de facto. The leadership must seek a resolution from the United Nations which practically protect prisoners. It's also demanded to get the membership of the International Criminal Court (ICC) thus; Israeli leadership can be held accountable for its crimes against the Palestinian people and prisoners.
· Palestinian factions and parties should unite and take the necessary measures to face such crisis.
· Arab/Muslim masses are required to act and protest in front of the UN premises in their countries. Such pressure will contribute to create a mainstream on the agency thus it can't remain silent.
· Arab/Muslim communities in Europe are invited to carry out actions in front of Israeli embassies as well as the UN to draw an attention to what's going on. European Union must be also pressured thus it freezes its relation with Israel due to its constant human rights violations.
UN Concerned over Mounting Tension in Area
United Nations Special Coordinator for Middle East Peace Process, Robert Serry, expressed concern over mounting tension in the region following death of Palestinian prisoner Maysara Abu Hamdiya and rocket attacks from Gaza into Israel. Serry said in a statement that he is "worried about the volatile situation on the ground, as exemplified by renewed firing of rockets from Gaza into Israel yesterday and this morning, and continued tensions over unresolved prisoner issues."
He said, "It is of paramount importance to refrain from violence in this tense atmosphere and for parties to work constructively in addressing the underlying issues."
The UN official warned that "the renewed violations of the ceasefire risk undermining the 'understanding' reached between Israel and Gaza on 21 November, and unraveling the gradual but tangible improvements achieved since then in the easing of the closure and the security situation in Gaza and southern Israel."
Lebanese president censures Israel over Palestinian inmate death
Lebanese President Michel Sleiman has condemned the Tel Aviv regime over its negligence toward the humanitarian conditions of prisoners in Israeli jails following the death of a cancer-stricken Palestinian inmate.
In a statement issued by his office on Wednesday, the Lebanese president censured the “deliberate Israeli neglect of prisoners in Israeli jails that resulted in the death of prisoner Maisarah Abu Hamdiah.”
Abu Hamdiah, who suffered from throat cancer, lost his life in an Israeli prison due to the lack of medical care on Tuesday. The 64-year-old inmate was reportedly from the occupied West Bank city of al-Khalil (Hebron).
Sleiman further called on the international community to press the Israeli regime to respect international treaties on prisoners' rights.
“Israel, which fights unarmed Palestinians with warplanes and tanks, is refraining from providing care for sick prisoners,” the Lebanese president added.
On Tuesday, acting Palestinian Authority Chief Mahmoud Abbas said he held the Israeli regime responsible for the death of the Palestinian detainee.
Abbas added that the death of Hamdiah showed the Tel Aviv regime’s “arrogance and intransigence over the prisoners.”
The death of Hamdiah has sparked widespread outrage across the Palestinian territories.
Earlier in the day, Israeli forces fired tear gas to disperse Palestinian protesters who had taken to the streets in the southern West Bank city of al-Khalil (Hebron) and the town of Beit Ummar.
Meanwhile, people also observed a general strike across the Palestinian lands to mourn the death of Abu Hamdiah.
More than 4,500 Palestinian prisoners are being held in Israeli prisons, many of them without charge or trial.
Eshel administration to transfer Palestinian prisoners to other jails
The Israeli administration of Eshel prison told the prisoners on Tuesday that it would transfer them to different jails as a punitive measure against their protests.
Ahrar center for prisoner studies and human rights said the administration of Eshel told the prisoners of its intention to distribute them to other jails because of their angry protest on Tuesday against the death of prisoner Maisara Abu Hamdiya.
A state of extreme anger and tension is prevailing in all Israeli jails after the death of Abu Hamdiya.
Yesterday, the prisoners in all jails embarked on banging on the doors of their cells and some of them clashed with jailers.
Israel suspends family visits in many jails
The Israeli prison authority decided to suspend the scheduled family visits in several jails, especially the prisons of Nafha, Beersheba and Remon until further notice.
Palestinian human rights sources said this Israeli decision was taken to punish the prisoners in these jails after their decision to go on hunger strike in protest at the death of prisoner Maisara Abu Hamdiya yesterday.
After his jailers had refused appeals to release him due to his serious health condition, Abu Hamdiya died of cancer on Tuesday morning in Soroka jail in Beersheba.
Raqab: Israel and the PA are responsible for death of Abu Hamdiya
Hamas spokesman Hammad Al-Raqab on Tuesday held the Israeli regime fully responsible for the death of prisoner Maisara Abu Hamdiya in one of its jails.
Raqab made his remarks in a speech during a massive rally in Gaza protesting Abu Hamdiya's death.
Spokesman Raqab also held the Palestinian authority responsible for the death of Abu Hamdiya because of its involvement in security cooperation with the Israeli occupation against the Palestinians and their resistance in the West Bank.
The Hamas spokesman called on the PA to order its security apparatuses to stop targeting the resistance in the West Bank and enable it to confront the occupation and defend its people.
For their part, the prisoners of Hamas in Israeli jails mourned in a statement on Tuesday the death of Abu Hamdiya and described him as one of Al-Qassam Brigades' great leaders and martyrs.
The Hamas prisoners also said that the blood of Abu Hamdiya would never go in vein and vowed to avenge his death sooner or later.
In this regard, tens of thousands of Palestinian citizens participated yesterday in massive rallies organized by Hamas in different areas of the Gaza Strip denouncing the death Abu Hamdiya and demanding the resistance to avenge his death.
The central march was held in Gaza city and the crowds moved to the mourning tent that was erected in Al-Saraya square.
Another march also moved at twilight from Al-Sunna Mosque in Khan Younis to Naser hospital amid chants condemning Israel's crimes against the prisoners and urging the resistance to kidnap Israeli soldiers.
Similar marches also took place in Rafah area and the north and central areas of the Gaza Strip.
Palestinian prisoners in jails make demands after death of Abu Hamdiya
The international assembly for breaking the chains said that the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails raised five essential demands on Tuesday after the death of prisoner Maisara Abu Hamdiya.
The assembly stated that the captive movement submitted its demands in writing to the Israeli prison authority calling for providing jails with fully equipped ambulances and improve the services and equipment in the infirmary of the Ramla prison to become suitable for medical treatment.
The prisoners also demanded the Israeli jailers to give them without exception regular medical checkups, provide the patients with chronic health problems with extensive medical care, release those terminally ill and allow doctors from outside the jails to visit them.
The prisoners affirmed that they insist on their demands and would keep their struggle until they extract their legitimate rights.
Abu Subbah calls for a third intifada in response of Abu Hamdiya's martyrdom
Dr. Atallah Abu Subbah, Minister of prisoners' affairs, announced the martyrdom of prisoner Maysara Abu Hamdiya in Soroka hospital in occupied Beersheba, holding the Israeli government fully responsible for his death. Abu Subbah said during a press conference at the government media office on Tuesday that the time has come to revolt against the Israeli practices and crimes against Palestinian prisoners, calling for a third intifada in response to the prisoner Abu Hamdiya's martyrdom.
The Captive Movement's martyrs’ number has reached 208 martyrs in Israeli jails, he added, warning against increasing the martyrs' number.
Abu Subbah called on the Arab League to take serious positions toward the prisoners' issue to save the rest of prisoners' lives.
At the same time, he called on media to expose the crimes of the occupation to the world, denouncing the absence of Palestinian prisoners' issue in some Arab media.
He explained that the prisoners in Israeli jails have declared a mass hunger strike mourning the captive Abu Hamdiya, demanding Palestinian Authority in Ramallah to stop the absurd negotiations with the Israeli occupation.
The martyr Abu Hamdiya had been suffering since his detention from throat cancer that has spread all over his body, as a result of the Israeli medical negligence.
Hamas calls for mass protests in support of prisoners
The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas called for a mass protests in support of the prisoners in Israeli jails, saying that the occupation will regret its crimes.
Dr. Sami Abu Zuhri, Hamas spokesman, confirmed on Tuesday that the movement follows with great concern the serious developments in Israeli jails, where the captive Maysara Abu Hamdiya was martyred in Israeli prisons after occupation authorities refused to release him despite his serious health condition.
The martyrdom of Abu Hamdiya proves the Israeli arrogance and of the danger that rings the alarm bell for the Palestinian prisoners' lives in Israeli jails, Abu Zuhri added.
Hamas spokesman called on PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas to prosecute the occupation war criminals in the International Criminal Court (ICC), calling on Cairo and all Arab and international parties to bear their responsibilities to stop the Israeli violations and crimes against the Palestinian prisoners.
Abbas: Israel’s Arrogance Led to Death of Prisoner
President Mahmoud Abbas said that the arrogance of the Israeli government stopped in the way of responding to Palestinian efforts to secure the release of the prisoner Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh, who died in prison due to medical negligence by the Israel Prison Service. He said at the opening of a meeting for his Fatah Central Committee in Ramallah that the Palestinian people were shocked when they heard of Abu Hamdiyeh's death of cancer in the Israeli prison.
"We tried working on Abu Hamdiyeh's release due to his medical condition, but the Israeli government refused to respond to the PA's efforts in releasing him, which led to his death," he said.
"This shows the intransigence and the arrogance of the Israeli government especially toward prisoners of freedom held in its jails," he said.
Fayyad Calls for International Monitoring of Israeli Jails
Prime Minister Salam Fayyad called on the international community and all humanitarian organizations to force Israel to open its jails for international monitoring following reports of mistreatment of Palestinian prisoners. Fayyad's call came following the death of Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh, who died Tuesday morning of cancer while in detention.
He called for a fact-finding committee to investigate treatment of prisoners in jails, particularly those with serious health condition.
Fayyad strongly condemned what he described as Israel's policy of deliberate medical neglect against prisoners which caused the death of Abu Hamdiyeh.
4,500 Prisoners Refuse Food, Launch 3-Day Hunger Strike in Israeli Jails Around 4,500 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails sent back their food this morning as part of a protest launched following the death of their fellow prisoner, Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh, who suffered from cancer. Palestinian prisoners also launched a three-day hunger strike following the death of 64-year-old Abu Hamdiyeh, who was serving a life term in Israeli prison.
An autopsy of Abu Hamdiyeh's body was scheduled to take place Wednesday at the Institute of Forensic Medicine at Abu Kabir in Tel Aviv in the presence of a Palestinian observer. The body will then be transferred to the Palestinian Authority for burial.
Abu Hamdiyeh's funeral was scheduled to take place Thursday in his hometown of Hebron.
Protests immediately erupted in the West Bank, east Jerusalem and in Israeli prisons on Tuesday over his death. More protests are expected to break out at his funeral in Hebron on Thursday.
Protestors and the Palestinian Authority (PA) blamed on Israel for medical negligence and bare Israeli authorities the full responsibility for Abu Hamdiyeh's death. Abu Hamdiyeh was claimed a hero and a martyr.
Palestinian prisoners go on hunger strike to protest Abu Hamdiya's death
The Palestinian prisoners in all jails decided yesterday to go on hunger strike for three days in protest at the death of prisoner Maisarra Abu Hamdiya. Many jails also saw clashes and protests immediately after the prisoners heard about the death of Abu Hamdiya.
According to Ahrar center for prisoner studies and human rights, the notorious prison units of Nahshon and Massada were called in and suppressed the prisoners.
About 30 detainees were reportedly injured when these units attacked them, while the prisoners of section 1 in Raymond jail burnt an Israeli flag and trampled on it and others broke a surveillance camera.
Strikes in W. Bank and J'lem in mourning for Abu Hamdiya's death
Palestinian storeowners decided to participate in commercial strikes in Jerusalem and the West Bank on Wednesday in morning for prisoner Maisara Abu Hamdiya who died yesterday in an Israeli jail.
A general strike started in the morning today in occupied Jerusalem following a violent day of repression by the Israeli police forces that attacked a peaceful rally organized in Bab Al-Amoud district in protest at Abu Hamdiya's death.
Most of the Jerusalemite storekeepers refrained from opening their businesses in response to strike calls.
The Palestinian natives of Jerusalem also decided to stage a protest outside the Israeli magistrates' court to demand the release of 11 Palestinians who were detained in the police attack on the rally of Bab Al-Amoud.
For its part, the coordination committee of factions in Nablus city also called today for a strike in mourning for Abu Hamdiya.
Other West Bank cities have also seen today morning similar one-day strikes, except for Al-Khalil city, the hometown of Abu Hamdiya, which declared a strike for three days.
Hamas mourns Abu Hamdiya, calls to prosecute Israeli war criminals
Hamas expressed its condolences to the Palestinian people and the heroic prisoners for the martyrdom of the prisoner Abu Hamdiya, 64, from the city of al-Khalil on Tuesday in Soroka hospital due to the Israeli medical negligence.
The prisoner Maysara Abu Hamdiya had been suffering from throat cancer where the Israeli authorities refused to release him despite his health deterioration.
"We in Hamas movement hold the Israeli enemy fully responsible for the martyrdom of captive Abu Hamdiya, we consider the Israeli medical negligence and the Israeli refusal to release sick prisoners as a crime against humanity and deliberate targeting of the prisoners' lives in total violation of the international norms and laws", the movement said in its statement on Tuesday.
The movement warned the occupation of continuing its criminal policy that threatens the prisoners' lives in its jails, calling on human rights and humanitarian organizations to immediately intervene to save thousands of Palestinian prisoners in occupation prisons and to prosecute the Israeli leaders for these brutal crimes against prisoners.
The death of Abu Hamdiyeh can be labeled as direct assignation where Israel left him to die without providing him the required medications.
Abu Hamdiyeh suffered larynx cancer for the past few months.
Despite his chronic disease, Maysra was medically ignored by Israeli prison authorities. He was denied health care and admitted to the hospital very late. According to his family, many requests were made so specialized doctors can see him. However, the Israelis refused all those requests and continue to give him normal pain killers instead of real medical treatment.
UFree Network to defend the rights of Palestinian Prisoners denounced the assignation of Abu Hamdiyeh as well as his prison inmate, Arafat Jardat who was killed in similar conditions last month. The network considers the case of Palestinian prisoners as an urgent matter that requires real actions and not only verbal condemnations.
"More silence means more Palestinian prisoners will be killed by Israel. Many Palestinian prisoners are suffering serious health complications. Israel is not providing them any medical treatment, instead it practice physical and psychological torture against them. Actions to end this mayhem are the only way out now. International law is being ignored by Israel and the world is taking part in this crime through its silence" said the network
In light of this serious matter, UFree Network calls for the following:
· A popular non-violent action by the Palestinian masses.
· A political move is required from Palestinian leadership who signed Oslo accord which resulted in the current de facto. The leadership must seek a resolution from the United Nations which practically protect prisoners. It's also demanded to get the membership of the International Criminal Court (ICC) thus; Israeli leadership can be held accountable for its crimes against the Palestinian people and prisoners.
· Palestinian factions and parties should unite and take the necessary measures to face such crisis.
· Arab/Muslim masses are required to act and protest in front of the UN premises in their countries. Such pressure will contribute to create a mainstream on the agency thus it can't remain silent.
· Arab/Muslim communities in Europe are invited to carry out actions in front of Israeli embassies as well as the UN to draw an attention to what's going on. European Union must be also pressured thus it freezes its relation with Israel due to its constant human rights violations.
UN Concerned over Mounting Tension in Area
United Nations Special Coordinator for Middle East Peace Process, Robert Serry, expressed concern over mounting tension in the region following death of Palestinian prisoner Maysara Abu Hamdiya and rocket attacks from Gaza into Israel. Serry said in a statement that he is "worried about the volatile situation on the ground, as exemplified by renewed firing of rockets from Gaza into Israel yesterday and this morning, and continued tensions over unresolved prisoner issues."
He said, "It is of paramount importance to refrain from violence in this tense atmosphere and for parties to work constructively in addressing the underlying issues."
The UN official warned that "the renewed violations of the ceasefire risk undermining the 'understanding' reached between Israel and Gaza on 21 November, and unraveling the gradual but tangible improvements achieved since then in the easing of the closure and the security situation in Gaza and southern Israel."
Lebanese president censures Israel over Palestinian inmate death
Lebanese President Michel Sleiman has condemned the Tel Aviv regime over its negligence toward the humanitarian conditions of prisoners in Israeli jails following the death of a cancer-stricken Palestinian inmate.
In a statement issued by his office on Wednesday, the Lebanese president censured the “deliberate Israeli neglect of prisoners in Israeli jails that resulted in the death of prisoner Maisarah Abu Hamdiah.”
Abu Hamdiah, who suffered from throat cancer, lost his life in an Israeli prison due to the lack of medical care on Tuesday. The 64-year-old inmate was reportedly from the occupied West Bank city of al-Khalil (Hebron).
Sleiman further called on the international community to press the Israeli regime to respect international treaties on prisoners' rights.
“Israel, which fights unarmed Palestinians with warplanes and tanks, is refraining from providing care for sick prisoners,” the Lebanese president added.
On Tuesday, acting Palestinian Authority Chief Mahmoud Abbas said he held the Israeli regime responsible for the death of the Palestinian detainee.
Abbas added that the death of Hamdiah showed the Tel Aviv regime’s “arrogance and intransigence over the prisoners.”
The death of Hamdiah has sparked widespread outrage across the Palestinian territories.
Earlier in the day, Israeli forces fired tear gas to disperse Palestinian protesters who had taken to the streets in the southern West Bank city of al-Khalil (Hebron) and the town of Beit Ummar.
Meanwhile, people also observed a general strike across the Palestinian lands to mourn the death of Abu Hamdiah.
More than 4,500 Palestinian prisoners are being held in Israeli prisons, many of them without charge or trial.
Eshel administration to transfer Palestinian prisoners to other jails
The Israeli administration of Eshel prison told the prisoners on Tuesday that it would transfer them to different jails as a punitive measure against their protests.
Ahrar center for prisoner studies and human rights said the administration of Eshel told the prisoners of its intention to distribute them to other jails because of their angry protest on Tuesday against the death of prisoner Maisara Abu Hamdiya.
A state of extreme anger and tension is prevailing in all Israeli jails after the death of Abu Hamdiya.
Yesterday, the prisoners in all jails embarked on banging on the doors of their cells and some of them clashed with jailers.
Israel suspends family visits in many jails
The Israeli prison authority decided to suspend the scheduled family visits in several jails, especially the prisons of Nafha, Beersheba and Remon until further notice.
Palestinian human rights sources said this Israeli decision was taken to punish the prisoners in these jails after their decision to go on hunger strike in protest at the death of prisoner Maisara Abu Hamdiya yesterday.
After his jailers had refused appeals to release him due to his serious health condition, Abu Hamdiya died of cancer on Tuesday morning in Soroka jail in Beersheba.
Raqab: Israel and the PA are responsible for death of Abu Hamdiya
Hamas spokesman Hammad Al-Raqab on Tuesday held the Israeli regime fully responsible for the death of prisoner Maisara Abu Hamdiya in one of its jails.
Raqab made his remarks in a speech during a massive rally in Gaza protesting Abu Hamdiya's death.
Spokesman Raqab also held the Palestinian authority responsible for the death of Abu Hamdiya because of its involvement in security cooperation with the Israeli occupation against the Palestinians and their resistance in the West Bank.
The Hamas spokesman called on the PA to order its security apparatuses to stop targeting the resistance in the West Bank and enable it to confront the occupation and defend its people.
For their part, the prisoners of Hamas in Israeli jails mourned in a statement on Tuesday the death of Abu Hamdiya and described him as one of Al-Qassam Brigades' great leaders and martyrs.
The Hamas prisoners also said that the blood of Abu Hamdiya would never go in vein and vowed to avenge his death sooner or later.
In this regard, tens of thousands of Palestinian citizens participated yesterday in massive rallies organized by Hamas in different areas of the Gaza Strip denouncing the death Abu Hamdiya and demanding the resistance to avenge his death.
The central march was held in Gaza city and the crowds moved to the mourning tent that was erected in Al-Saraya square.
Another march also moved at twilight from Al-Sunna Mosque in Khan Younis to Naser hospital amid chants condemning Israel's crimes against the prisoners and urging the resistance to kidnap Israeli soldiers.
Similar marches also took place in Rafah area and the north and central areas of the Gaza Strip.
Palestinian prisoners in jails make demands after death of Abu Hamdiya
The international assembly for breaking the chains said that the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails raised five essential demands on Tuesday after the death of prisoner Maisara Abu Hamdiya.
The assembly stated that the captive movement submitted its demands in writing to the Israeli prison authority calling for providing jails with fully equipped ambulances and improve the services and equipment in the infirmary of the Ramla prison to become suitable for medical treatment.
The prisoners also demanded the Israeli jailers to give them without exception regular medical checkups, provide the patients with chronic health problems with extensive medical care, release those terminally ill and allow doctors from outside the jails to visit them.
The prisoners affirmed that they insist on their demands and would keep their struggle until they extract their legitimate rights.
Abu Subbah calls for a third intifada in response of Abu Hamdiya's martyrdom
Dr. Atallah Abu Subbah, Minister of prisoners' affairs, announced the martyrdom of prisoner Maysara Abu Hamdiya in Soroka hospital in occupied Beersheba, holding the Israeli government fully responsible for his death. Abu Subbah said during a press conference at the government media office on Tuesday that the time has come to revolt against the Israeli practices and crimes against Palestinian prisoners, calling for a third intifada in response to the prisoner Abu Hamdiya's martyrdom.
The Captive Movement's martyrs’ number has reached 208 martyrs in Israeli jails, he added, warning against increasing the martyrs' number.
Abu Subbah called on the Arab League to take serious positions toward the prisoners' issue to save the rest of prisoners' lives.
At the same time, he called on media to expose the crimes of the occupation to the world, denouncing the absence of Palestinian prisoners' issue in some Arab media.
He explained that the prisoners in Israeli jails have declared a mass hunger strike mourning the captive Abu Hamdiya, demanding Palestinian Authority in Ramallah to stop the absurd negotiations with the Israeli occupation.
The martyr Abu Hamdiya had been suffering since his detention from throat cancer that has spread all over his body, as a result of the Israeli medical negligence.
Hamas calls for mass protests in support of prisoners
The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas called for a mass protests in support of the prisoners in Israeli jails, saying that the occupation will regret its crimes.
Dr. Sami Abu Zuhri, Hamas spokesman, confirmed on Tuesday that the movement follows with great concern the serious developments in Israeli jails, where the captive Maysara Abu Hamdiya was martyred in Israeli prisons after occupation authorities refused to release him despite his serious health condition.
The martyrdom of Abu Hamdiya proves the Israeli arrogance and of the danger that rings the alarm bell for the Palestinian prisoners' lives in Israeli jails, Abu Zuhri added.
Hamas spokesman called on PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas to prosecute the occupation war criminals in the International Criminal Court (ICC), calling on Cairo and all Arab and international parties to bear their responsibilities to stop the Israeli violations and crimes against the Palestinian prisoners.
Abbas: Israel’s Arrogance Led to Death of Prisoner
President Mahmoud Abbas said that the arrogance of the Israeli government stopped in the way of responding to Palestinian efforts to secure the release of the prisoner Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh, who died in prison due to medical negligence by the Israel Prison Service. He said at the opening of a meeting for his Fatah Central Committee in Ramallah that the Palestinian people were shocked when they heard of Abu Hamdiyeh's death of cancer in the Israeli prison.
"We tried working on Abu Hamdiyeh's release due to his medical condition, but the Israeli government refused to respond to the PA's efforts in releasing him, which led to his death," he said.
"This shows the intransigence and the arrogance of the Israeli government especially toward prisoners of freedom held in its jails," he said.
Fayyad Calls for International Monitoring of Israeli Jails
Prime Minister Salam Fayyad called on the international community and all humanitarian organizations to force Israel to open its jails for international monitoring following reports of mistreatment of Palestinian prisoners. Fayyad's call came following the death of Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh, who died Tuesday morning of cancer while in detention.
He called for a fact-finding committee to investigate treatment of prisoners in jails, particularly those with serious health condition.
Fayyad strongly condemned what he described as Israel's policy of deliberate medical neglect against prisoners which caused the death of Abu Hamdiyeh.
4,500 Prisoners Refuse Food, Launch 3-Day Hunger Strike in Israeli Jails Around 4,500 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails sent back their food this morning as part of a protest launched following the death of their fellow prisoner, Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh, who suffered from cancer. Palestinian prisoners also launched a three-day hunger strike following the death of 64-year-old Abu Hamdiyeh, who was serving a life term in Israeli prison.
An autopsy of Abu Hamdiyeh's body was scheduled to take place Wednesday at the Institute of Forensic Medicine at Abu Kabir in Tel Aviv in the presence of a Palestinian observer. The body will then be transferred to the Palestinian Authority for burial.
Abu Hamdiyeh's funeral was scheduled to take place Thursday in his hometown of Hebron.
Protests immediately erupted in the West Bank, east Jerusalem and in Israeli prisons on Tuesday over his death. More protests are expected to break out at his funeral in Hebron on Thursday.
Protestors and the Palestinian Authority (PA) blamed on Israel for medical negligence and bare Israeli authorities the full responsibility for Abu Hamdiyeh's death. Abu Hamdiyeh was claimed a hero and a martyr.
Palestinian prisoners go on hunger strike to protest Abu Hamdiya's death
The Palestinian prisoners in all jails decided yesterday to go on hunger strike for three days in protest at the death of prisoner Maisarra Abu Hamdiya. Many jails also saw clashes and protests immediately after the prisoners heard about the death of Abu Hamdiya.
According to Ahrar center for prisoner studies and human rights, the notorious prison units of Nahshon and Massada were called in and suppressed the prisoners.
About 30 detainees were reportedly injured when these units attacked them, while the prisoners of section 1 in Raymond jail burnt an Israeli flag and trampled on it and others broke a surveillance camera.
Strikes in W. Bank and J'lem in mourning for Abu Hamdiya's death
Palestinian storeowners decided to participate in commercial strikes in Jerusalem and the West Bank on Wednesday in morning for prisoner Maisara Abu Hamdiya who died yesterday in an Israeli jail.
A general strike started in the morning today in occupied Jerusalem following a violent day of repression by the Israeli police forces that attacked a peaceful rally organized in Bab Al-Amoud district in protest at Abu Hamdiya's death.
Most of the Jerusalemite storekeepers refrained from opening their businesses in response to strike calls.
The Palestinian natives of Jerusalem also decided to stage a protest outside the Israeli magistrates' court to demand the release of 11 Palestinians who were detained in the police attack on the rally of Bab Al-Amoud.
For its part, the coordination committee of factions in Nablus city also called today for a strike in mourning for Abu Hamdiya.
Other West Bank cities have also seen today morning similar one-day strikes, except for Al-Khalil city, the hometown of Abu Hamdiya, which declared a strike for three days.
Hamas mourns Abu Hamdiya, calls to prosecute Israeli war criminals
Hamas expressed its condolences to the Palestinian people and the heroic prisoners for the martyrdom of the prisoner Abu Hamdiya, 64, from the city of al-Khalil on Tuesday in Soroka hospital due to the Israeli medical negligence.
The prisoner Maysara Abu Hamdiya had been suffering from throat cancer where the Israeli authorities refused to release him despite his health deterioration.
"We in Hamas movement hold the Israeli enemy fully responsible for the martyrdom of captive Abu Hamdiya, we consider the Israeli medical negligence and the Israeli refusal to release sick prisoners as a crime against humanity and deliberate targeting of the prisoners' lives in total violation of the international norms and laws", the movement said in its statement on Tuesday.
The movement warned the occupation of continuing its criminal policy that threatens the prisoners' lives in its jails, calling on human rights and humanitarian organizations to immediately intervene to save thousands of Palestinian prisoners in occupation prisons and to prosecute the Israeli leaders for these brutal crimes against prisoners.
IPS isolates prisoner Kamenje, prevents him from family visits
The Israeli Prison Service (IPS) in Raymond prison has isolated on Tuesday a Palestinian prisoner from the city of Jenin, and informed his family of being banned of family visits as an arbitrary punitive measure.
The occupation authorities informed the family of the detainee Shuaa Jalal Kamenje, 32, from Jenin, through the Red Cross of being banned of family visits, the family of the detainee, sentenced to 25 years imprisonment, told PIC reporter.
The family called on human rights organizations to intervene to end the isolation of their son, condemning the IPS' arbitrary measures.
The occupation authorities informed the family of the detainee Shuaa Jalal Kamenje, 32, from Jenin, through the Red Cross of being banned of family visits, the family of the detainee, sentenced to 25 years imprisonment, told PIC reporter.
The family called on human rights organizations to intervene to end the isolation of their son, condemning the IPS' arbitrary measures.
New Israeli military order ineffectual in safeguarding child detainees
Palestinian minors often suffer some form of physicial violence within the first 48 hours after arrest.
Military Order 1711 came into effect Tuesday, reducing the maximum time a Palestinian child can be detained by Israeli authorities prior to appearing before a military court judge for the first time. The new order shortened the time from four days to 24 or 48 hours depending on a child’s age.
Children aged 12-13 must appear before a military court judge within 24 hours after their arrest, while the period is 48 hours for children aged 14-15. Military Order 1711 does not alter the period for children aged 16-17, which remains 96 hours, the same time period applied to adult detainees. In all instances, this time period can be extended for additional 24, 48 or 96 hours for interrogation purposes.
“While this is a positive change, the widespread mistreatment of Palestinian children overwhelmingly occurs within the first 48 hours after an arrest,” said Ayed Abu Eqtaish, Accountability Program director at DCI-Palestine. “These reduced time periods will have no practical impact on ending systematic ill-treatment.”
DCI-Palestine evidence shows that within the first 48 hours after arrest, Palestinian children often suffer some form of physical violence and are interrogated without being informed of their right to silence and without the presence of an attorney or family member, rights Israeli children enjoy. Additional action must be taken to address the widespread and systematic ill-treatment that occurs during the arrest, transfer and interrogation of Palestinian children by the Israeli military before they ever appear in a military court.
More favorable time limits exist under Israeli civilian law, which is applied to Israeli children living in illegal Israeli settlement in the West Bank. An Israeli child below the age of 14 must be brought before a civilian judge within 12 hours of arrest. This increases to 24 hours in the case of older Israeli children. Under international law, no state is entitled to discriminate between people it exercises penal jurisdiction over on the basis of their race or nationality.
Since 1967, Palestinian children in the Occupied Palestinian Territory have been living under Israeli military law and prosecuted in military courts. Israel is the only country in the world that systematically prosecutes children in military courts. Palestinian children, some as young as 12 years old, are detained, interrogated and imprisoned within the Israeli military detention system.
Military Order 1711 came into effect Tuesday, reducing the maximum time a Palestinian child can be detained by Israeli authorities prior to appearing before a military court judge for the first time. The new order shortened the time from four days to 24 or 48 hours depending on a child’s age.
Children aged 12-13 must appear before a military court judge within 24 hours after their arrest, while the period is 48 hours for children aged 14-15. Military Order 1711 does not alter the period for children aged 16-17, which remains 96 hours, the same time period applied to adult detainees. In all instances, this time period can be extended for additional 24, 48 or 96 hours for interrogation purposes.
“While this is a positive change, the widespread mistreatment of Palestinian children overwhelmingly occurs within the first 48 hours after an arrest,” said Ayed Abu Eqtaish, Accountability Program director at DCI-Palestine. “These reduced time periods will have no practical impact on ending systematic ill-treatment.”
DCI-Palestine evidence shows that within the first 48 hours after arrest, Palestinian children often suffer some form of physical violence and are interrogated without being informed of their right to silence and without the presence of an attorney or family member, rights Israeli children enjoy. Additional action must be taken to address the widespread and systematic ill-treatment that occurs during the arrest, transfer and interrogation of Palestinian children by the Israeli military before they ever appear in a military court.
More favorable time limits exist under Israeli civilian law, which is applied to Israeli children living in illegal Israeli settlement in the West Bank. An Israeli child below the age of 14 must be brought before a civilian judge within 12 hours of arrest. This increases to 24 hours in the case of older Israeli children. Under international law, no state is entitled to discriminate between people it exercises penal jurisdiction over on the basis of their race or nationality.
Since 1967, Palestinian children in the Occupied Palestinian Territory have been living under Israeli military law and prosecuted in military courts. Israel is the only country in the world that systematically prosecutes children in military courts. Palestinian children, some as young as 12 years old, are detained, interrogated and imprisoned within the Israeli military detention system.
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Army Kidnaps 16 Palestinians In West Bank
Israeli soldiers invaded several areas in the occupied West Bank districts of Hebron, Bethlehem and occupied East Jerusalem, and kidnapped 16 Palestinians after breaking into their homes, and searching them.
Local sources in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, reported that the army kidnapped Thabit Ayyash Zyadat, 20, after breaking into and searching his home in Bani Neim town, near Hebron. |
Soldiers also invaded the nearby town of Halhoul, kidnapped Ezeddeen Abu Rayyan, 21, and took him to an unknown destination.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded the center of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and kidnapped Anas Suleiman, 18, and also invaded the Duheisha refugee camp and kidnapped Mahmoud Da’amsa, 16, in addition to kidnapping Omar Abu Ajamiyya, 16, from Doha town.
In Jerusalem, the army kidnapped one resident identified as Yousef Mkheimar, a local religious official, and kidnapped 10 more Palestinians, during a nonviolent protest held in Bab Al-Amoud area.
The kidnapped Palestinians have been identified as An’aam Quiambao, Nasser Qous (head of the Jerusalem Branch of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS), Wa’ad Qannam, Lafi Rammouni, Imad Al-Husseini, Zakariyya Hijazi, Fuad Obeid (medic), Maled Khader Ad-Dibis, Ahmad Ja’ba, and Mohammad Gheith. They were all beaten by the arresting officers.
Clashes took place in Hebron, Bethlehem and different parts of the occupied West Bank following the death of detainee Maisara Abu Hamdiyya, 64, who died of an advanced stage of cancer due to the lack of adequate medical attention in Israeli prisons.
Mohammad Ayyad, spokesperson of the Popular Committee in Beit Ummar, reported that the clashes are still ongoing, and that dozens of residents have been treated for the effects of teargas inhalation, while two Palestinians were shot by rubber-coated metal bullets fired by the army.
More clashes are expected to take place on Thursday in Hebron, in addition to different parts of the West Bank, as the funeral of Abu Hamdiyya, 64, will be taking place in his hometown.
At least 50 Palestinians have been injured in Hebron during clashes that started on Tuesday following the death of Abu Hamdiyya. At least 10 were injured by rubber-coated metal bullets, while the rest suffered the effects of teargas inhalation.
The body of Abu Hamdiyya was moved to the Abu Kabeer Israeli Forensic Center, before it was moved to a Palestinian center in Abu Dis, east of occupied Jerusalem.
The health condition of Abu Hamdiyya has been rapidly deteriorating, especially over the last two months, after he was diagnosed with an advanced stage of throat cancer.
The death of Abu Hamdiyya brings the number of detainees who died in Israeli prisons following the 1967 six-day war, to 207.
Abu Hamdiyya was born in 1948 in Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. He is a retired lieutenant and a holder of a B.A. Degree in Electronics. He was kidnaped by the Israeli army on May 28 2002, and was sentenced to a life term.
He was repeatedly arrested and imprisoned starting in 1969, and lived in Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Kuwait between the years of 1970 and 1975. In 1970, as he was studying in Cairo, he joined Fateh movement currently headed by President Mahmoud Abbas.
In 1976, he was imprisoned under Administrative Detention orders without charges and remained in prison until 1978 before he was illegally exiled to Jordan.
Israel refused to allow him into occupied Palestine following the Oslo agreement in 1993, and was only allowed into the country in 1998 following pressure practiced by late President, Yasser Arafat.
He then joined the Palestinian Preventative Security until he was kidnaped on May 28 2002, and faced numerous charges; some even date back to 1991 before the Oslo agreement was signed between Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO).
On June 2 2005, he was sentenced by an Israeli court to 25 years, but on April 22 2007, the Israeli Military Prosecution appealed the court ruling and the court sentenced him this time to 99 years imprisonment.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded the center of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and kidnapped Anas Suleiman, 18, and also invaded the Duheisha refugee camp and kidnapped Mahmoud Da’amsa, 16, in addition to kidnapping Omar Abu Ajamiyya, 16, from Doha town.
In Jerusalem, the army kidnapped one resident identified as Yousef Mkheimar, a local religious official, and kidnapped 10 more Palestinians, during a nonviolent protest held in Bab Al-Amoud area.
The kidnapped Palestinians have been identified as An’aam Quiambao, Nasser Qous (head of the Jerusalem Branch of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS), Wa’ad Qannam, Lafi Rammouni, Imad Al-Husseini, Zakariyya Hijazi, Fuad Obeid (medic), Maled Khader Ad-Dibis, Ahmad Ja’ba, and Mohammad Gheith. They were all beaten by the arresting officers.
Clashes took place in Hebron, Bethlehem and different parts of the occupied West Bank following the death of detainee Maisara Abu Hamdiyya, 64, who died of an advanced stage of cancer due to the lack of adequate medical attention in Israeli prisons.
Mohammad Ayyad, spokesperson of the Popular Committee in Beit Ummar, reported that the clashes are still ongoing, and that dozens of residents have been treated for the effects of teargas inhalation, while two Palestinians were shot by rubber-coated metal bullets fired by the army.
More clashes are expected to take place on Thursday in Hebron, in addition to different parts of the West Bank, as the funeral of Abu Hamdiyya, 64, will be taking place in his hometown.
At least 50 Palestinians have been injured in Hebron during clashes that started on Tuesday following the death of Abu Hamdiyya. At least 10 were injured by rubber-coated metal bullets, while the rest suffered the effects of teargas inhalation.
The body of Abu Hamdiyya was moved to the Abu Kabeer Israeli Forensic Center, before it was moved to a Palestinian center in Abu Dis, east of occupied Jerusalem.
The health condition of Abu Hamdiyya has been rapidly deteriorating, especially over the last two months, after he was diagnosed with an advanced stage of throat cancer.
The death of Abu Hamdiyya brings the number of detainees who died in Israeli prisons following the 1967 six-day war, to 207.
Abu Hamdiyya was born in 1948 in Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. He is a retired lieutenant and a holder of a B.A. Degree in Electronics. He was kidnaped by the Israeli army on May 28 2002, and was sentenced to a life term.
He was repeatedly arrested and imprisoned starting in 1969, and lived in Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Kuwait between the years of 1970 and 1975. In 1970, as he was studying in Cairo, he joined Fateh movement currently headed by President Mahmoud Abbas.
In 1976, he was imprisoned under Administrative Detention orders without charges and remained in prison until 1978 before he was illegally exiled to Jordan.
Israel refused to allow him into occupied Palestine following the Oslo agreement in 1993, and was only allowed into the country in 1998 following pressure practiced by late President, Yasser Arafat.
He then joined the Palestinian Preventative Security until he was kidnaped on May 28 2002, and faced numerous charges; some even date back to 1991 before the Oslo agreement was signed between Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO).
On June 2 2005, he was sentenced by an Israeli court to 25 years, but on April 22 2007, the Israeli Military Prosecution appealed the court ruling and the court sentenced him this time to 99 years imprisonment.
Israeli Police Arrest 9 Protesters in Jerusalem
Israeli police arrested nine Palestinians while suppressing a demonstration in Jerusalem condemning the death of prisoner Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh.
The Israeli police attacked the demonstration, injured a number of protesters and arrested nine others.
The protestors hurled stones towards the police, which fired tear gas canisters and used batons to disperse them in return.
The atmosphere in Jerusalem is very intense with heavy police and military enforcements on standby as Palestinians continue to react to the death of Abu Hamdiah, who was diagnosed with cancer and didn't receive the proper medical treatment.
In Beit Ummar, north of Hebron, tens suffered from suffocation in clashes that erupted with Israeli forces over Abu Hamdiyeh's death.
The Israeli police attacked the demonstration, injured a number of protesters and arrested nine others.
The protestors hurled stones towards the police, which fired tear gas canisters and used batons to disperse them in return.
The atmosphere in Jerusalem is very intense with heavy police and military enforcements on standby as Palestinians continue to react to the death of Abu Hamdiah, who was diagnosed with cancer and didn't receive the proper medical treatment.
In Beit Ummar, north of Hebron, tens suffered from suffocation in clashes that erupted with Israeli forces over Abu Hamdiyeh's death.
2 apr 2013
Palestinian inmate dies in Israeli jail due to medical inattention
A Palestinian prisoner, who suffered from cancer, has lost his life in an Israeli jail due to the lack of medical care, as the plight of Palestinian inmates continues in Israeli detention facilities.
Palestinian Minister for Prisoners Affairs Issa Qaraqe said Monday that medical negligence in the Israeli regime’s custody led to the death of Maisarah Abu Hamdiah.
Abu Hamdieh was transferred to a hospital in Tel Aviv after he fell unconscious on Monday.
On Sunday, Qaraqe said 17 Palestinian prisoners launched a hunger strike in solidarity with their cancer-stricken fellow.
Following the report of Abu Hamdiah’s death, acting Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas said he held the Israeli regime responsible for the death of the inmate.
Abbas spokesman, Nabil Abu Rudeina, said in a statement the Palestinian Authority holds the regime of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “responsible for the martyrdom of prisoner Maisarah Abu Hamdiah today in the prisons of the Israeli occupation.”
Meanwhile, Palestinian prisoners held a protest following the death of their fellow inmate due to medical negligence in the Israeli regime’s custody.
According to reports, Israeli prison guards fired tear gas to disperse the protesting prisoners.
More than 4,500 Palestinian prisoners are held in Israeli prisons, many of them without charge or trial.
On February 13, Abbas appealed to the international community to intervene in support of Palestinian prisoners on an open-ended hunger strike to protest their detention conditions in Israeli prisons.
Several demonstrations have been held across the Palestinian territories to show solidarity with the four men, who are experiencing deteriorating health conditions. The inmates were admitted to hospital on Friday.
The prisoners have been on hunger strike for months to protest against their administrative detention, a controversial practice used by Tel Aviv that allows the Israeli authorities to incarcerate Palestinians indefinitely without charging them or holding a trial.
Cancer Patient Prisoner Martyred in Israeli Jail
Minister of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, Issa Qaraqe, announced the death of prisoner Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh, 64, a throat cancer patient, in Israeli jail. Qaraqe bare Israeli authorities the full responsibility for the death of Abu Hamdiyeh, who suffered from several diseases in Israeli jail. Qaraqe noted that the Israel Prison Service (IPS), neglected his health condition and didn't provide any medical treatment for him.
Abu Hamdiyeh died at 8:00 AM in the ICU at Israel's Soroka Hospital in Beersheva. Abu Hamdiyeh was arrested several times by Israeli authorities, the last one was in 2002, when he was arrested and sentenced to life.
The ministry has recently warned of the serious deterioration of Abu Hamdiyeh's health condition.
According to the prisoner's lawyer, Abu Hamdiyeh suffered loss of consciousness and had difficulty speaking. The Cancer had spread from his throat to his spinal cord, due to medical neglect.
Presidency Holds Israel Responsible for Prisoner’s Death
The presidency held the Israeli government fully responsible for the death of Palestinian prisoner Maysara abu Hamdiya, who died due to medical negligence by the Israeli prison services. Presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeina told Palestinian official news agency WAFA, "We warned of this long time ago as the continued arrest of Palestinians and medical negligence lead to serious repercussions."
He warned of the continued slow killing of prisoners detained in Israeli jails, calling the Israeli authorities to release all prisoners.
Abu Hamdiya died on Tuesday morning in Israeli Soroka hospital after a long struggle with cancer due to deliberate medical negligence. MORE
Palestinian Minister for Prisoners Affairs Issa Qaraqe said Monday that medical negligence in the Israeli regime’s custody led to the death of Maisarah Abu Hamdiah.
Abu Hamdieh was transferred to a hospital in Tel Aviv after he fell unconscious on Monday.
On Sunday, Qaraqe said 17 Palestinian prisoners launched a hunger strike in solidarity with their cancer-stricken fellow.
Following the report of Abu Hamdiah’s death, acting Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas said he held the Israeli regime responsible for the death of the inmate.
Abbas spokesman, Nabil Abu Rudeina, said in a statement the Palestinian Authority holds the regime of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “responsible for the martyrdom of prisoner Maisarah Abu Hamdiah today in the prisons of the Israeli occupation.”
Meanwhile, Palestinian prisoners held a protest following the death of their fellow inmate due to medical negligence in the Israeli regime’s custody.
According to reports, Israeli prison guards fired tear gas to disperse the protesting prisoners.
More than 4,500 Palestinian prisoners are held in Israeli prisons, many of them without charge or trial.
On February 13, Abbas appealed to the international community to intervene in support of Palestinian prisoners on an open-ended hunger strike to protest their detention conditions in Israeli prisons.
Several demonstrations have been held across the Palestinian territories to show solidarity with the four men, who are experiencing deteriorating health conditions. The inmates were admitted to hospital on Friday.
The prisoners have been on hunger strike for months to protest against their administrative detention, a controversial practice used by Tel Aviv that allows the Israeli authorities to incarcerate Palestinians indefinitely without charging them or holding a trial.
Cancer Patient Prisoner Martyred in Israeli Jail
Minister of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, Issa Qaraqe, announced the death of prisoner Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh, 64, a throat cancer patient, in Israeli jail. Qaraqe bare Israeli authorities the full responsibility for the death of Abu Hamdiyeh, who suffered from several diseases in Israeli jail. Qaraqe noted that the Israel Prison Service (IPS), neglected his health condition and didn't provide any medical treatment for him.
Abu Hamdiyeh died at 8:00 AM in the ICU at Israel's Soroka Hospital in Beersheva. Abu Hamdiyeh was arrested several times by Israeli authorities, the last one was in 2002, when he was arrested and sentenced to life.
The ministry has recently warned of the serious deterioration of Abu Hamdiyeh's health condition.
According to the prisoner's lawyer, Abu Hamdiyeh suffered loss of consciousness and had difficulty speaking. The Cancer had spread from his throat to his spinal cord, due to medical neglect.
Presidency Holds Israel Responsible for Prisoner’s Death
The presidency held the Israeli government fully responsible for the death of Palestinian prisoner Maysara abu Hamdiya, who died due to medical negligence by the Israeli prison services. Presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeina told Palestinian official news agency WAFA, "We warned of this long time ago as the continued arrest of Palestinians and medical negligence lead to serious repercussions."
He warned of the continued slow killing of prisoners detained in Israeli jails, calling the Israeli authorities to release all prisoners.
Abu Hamdiya died on Tuesday morning in Israeli Soroka hospital after a long struggle with cancer due to deliberate medical negligence. MORE
3 Jerusalemites charged with burning Israeli soldiers in al-Aqsa mosque
Israeli Public Prosecution accused on Sunday 3 young Jerusalemites with throwing Molotov cocktails in al-Aqsa Mosque in an attempt to burn soldiers.
Tadamun Foundation's lawyer, Mohammad Ramzi Mahmoud, told Wadi al-Hilweh Information Center that "the Israeli Public Prosecutor submitted an indictment in the District Court against 3 young Jerusalemites, Mamoun Farhan, Mohammed Farhan, and Uday Abu Saad from Shuafat refugee camp."
The indictment stated that the youths threw Molotov cocktails in al-Aqsa mosque burning soldiers during clashes in courtyards of the mosque on 8 March 2013.
Meanwhile, the so-called Magistrate's Court extended yesterday the detention of two youths from Issawiya village, while releasing a third one on bail.
The lawyer Mahmoud explained that the Magistrate's Court extended the arrest of two young men Majd Darwish, 23, and Mohammed Darwish, 23, until next Wednesday, where they were charged with "throwing Molotov cocktails at the Hebrew University."
The court released the boy Mohammed Samir Obeid, 15, on bail of 1,000 shekels and turned him to house arrest for 20 days on charges of throwing stones.
Tadamun Foundation's lawyer, Mohammad Ramzi Mahmoud, told Wadi al-Hilweh Information Center that "the Israeli Public Prosecutor submitted an indictment in the District Court against 3 young Jerusalemites, Mamoun Farhan, Mohammed Farhan, and Uday Abu Saad from Shuafat refugee camp."
The indictment stated that the youths threw Molotov cocktails in al-Aqsa mosque burning soldiers during clashes in courtyards of the mosque on 8 March 2013.
Meanwhile, the so-called Magistrate's Court extended yesterday the detention of two youths from Issawiya village, while releasing a third one on bail.
The lawyer Mahmoud explained that the Magistrate's Court extended the arrest of two young men Majd Darwish, 23, and Mohammed Darwish, 23, until next Wednesday, where they were charged with "throwing Molotov cocktails at the Hebrew University."
The court released the boy Mohammed Samir Obeid, 15, on bail of 1,000 shekels and turned him to house arrest for 20 days on charges of throwing stones.
Israeli Forces Arrest Five Palestinians across West Bank
The Israeli forces arrested five Palestinians, including a woman from across the West Bank. Security sources said Israeli soldiers raided a house in Al-Doha village, west of Bethlehem, and arrested a 27-year-old woman.
They added forces arrested a 22-year-old and 23-year-old in Takow' village, east of Bethlehem, after raiding their homes.
In Hebron, forces arrested a Palestinian from Al-Hawooz area, intensified their activities in different neighborhoods of Hebron and searched vehicles passing by.
Israeli Forces also arrested a 22-year-old from Romana village, west of Jenin, after raiding his family home.
They added forces arrested a 22-year-old and 23-year-old in Takow' village, east of Bethlehem, after raiding their homes.
In Hebron, forces arrested a Palestinian from Al-Hawooz area, intensified their activities in different neighborhoods of Hebron and searched vehicles passing by.
Israeli Forces also arrested a 22-year-old from Romana village, west of Jenin, after raiding his family home.
1 apr 2013
Sharawna: Abu Hamdiya faces death
The liberated prisoner Ayman Sharawna said on Monday that the health condition of the elderly prisoner Mayssra Abu Hamdiya is extremly serious due to his hunger strike and the IPS' medical negligence.
Abu Hamdiya is struggling against a serious illness in Soroka hospital while his hands and feet are shackled, Sharawna said during a solidarity sit-in with the prisoners outside the Red Cross headquarters in Gaza.
Sharawna appreciated the supporters of the sick and isolated prisoners in Israeli jails who suffer very difficult situation and harsh treatment.
The liberated prisoner called on the Palestinian people to continue and step up the solidarity events until the release of the striker prisoners, pointing out to the prisoners Dirar Abu Sisi and Awad Al-Saidi who still suffer solitary confinement.
He called on the Palestinian national and Islamic factions to unite their efforts in support of the prisoners' issue in light of the Arab and Islamic institutions' support.
Sharawna also called on the human rights institutions to expose the Israeli crimes against the Palestinian prisoners in international forums.
Abu Hamdiya is struggling against a serious illness in Soroka hospital while his hands and feet are shackled, Sharawna said during a solidarity sit-in with the prisoners outside the Red Cross headquarters in Gaza.
Sharawna appreciated the supporters of the sick and isolated prisoners in Israeli jails who suffer very difficult situation and harsh treatment.
The liberated prisoner called on the Palestinian people to continue and step up the solidarity events until the release of the striker prisoners, pointing out to the prisoners Dirar Abu Sisi and Awad Al-Saidi who still suffer solitary confinement.
He called on the Palestinian national and Islamic factions to unite their efforts in support of the prisoners' issue in light of the Arab and Islamic institutions' support.
Sharawna also called on the human rights institutions to expose the Israeli crimes against the Palestinian prisoners in international forums.
IOF closes Beit Kahil Bridge in al-Khalil, arrests a college student
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) closed on Monday morning Beit Kahil Bridge west of al-Khalil, preventing passengers and vehicles' movement, conducting accurate inspections for one hour and a half.
Eyewitnesses confirmed that the traffic was disrupted this morning, where many employees and students were barred access to their work places and schools.
During the search process, the IOF arrested the university student Salman Mohammed al-Amla, 21, and they handcuffed him and took him to an unknown destination, before opening the bridge.
Israeli patrols also conducted a combing and military operations west of al-Khalil next to the Apartheid Wall, local sources confirmed.
Eyewitnesses confirmed that the combing and search operations still continued since several days in different parts in al-Khalil next to the Apartheid Wall amid intensive fire until dawn.
The sources added that the occupation repeats its military exercises in the Palestinian residential areas west of al-Khalil, where they used in some cases, helicopters, and armored personnel carriers.
Meanwhile, Israeli troops on foot stormed, on Monday, Fawwara camp south of al-Khalil accompanied by Israeli patrols.
More than 10 Israeli soldiers stormed the entrance of the camp and took positions in the agricultural fields covered by Israeli patrols stationed at the military watchtower.
The Israeli occupation forces stormed the camp at late hours where they searched some of the vehicles at the entrance of the camp.
Minister Jabari: the prisoners suffer difficult conditions in Israeli jails
Former Minister of Local Government, Issa Jabari, who was released from occupation jails yesterday, said that the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails suffer very difficult conditions where the IPS exercises different forms of repression against them.
Our brothers in Israeli jails are in extreme need for more support on the political and human rights levels domestically and internationally, Jabari stated, calling for more supportive sit-ins and marches in solidarity with the prisoners.
The prisoners need more psychological support in order to remain steadfast in the battle against the Israeli enemy, he added.
The former minister stressed that the prisons' conditions are on the brink of volcano that could erupt at any moment, especially that the IPS steps up its procedures against the prisoners each hour.
Jabari has been released on Sunday after 23 months in administrative detention. He spent on aggregate 8 years in Israeli jails, 6 of them in administrative detention (without charge or trial).
Eyewitnesses confirmed that the traffic was disrupted this morning, where many employees and students were barred access to their work places and schools.
During the search process, the IOF arrested the university student Salman Mohammed al-Amla, 21, and they handcuffed him and took him to an unknown destination, before opening the bridge.
Israeli patrols also conducted a combing and military operations west of al-Khalil next to the Apartheid Wall, local sources confirmed.
Eyewitnesses confirmed that the combing and search operations still continued since several days in different parts in al-Khalil next to the Apartheid Wall amid intensive fire until dawn.
The sources added that the occupation repeats its military exercises in the Palestinian residential areas west of al-Khalil, where they used in some cases, helicopters, and armored personnel carriers.
Meanwhile, Israeli troops on foot stormed, on Monday, Fawwara camp south of al-Khalil accompanied by Israeli patrols.
More than 10 Israeli soldiers stormed the entrance of the camp and took positions in the agricultural fields covered by Israeli patrols stationed at the military watchtower.
The Israeli occupation forces stormed the camp at late hours where they searched some of the vehicles at the entrance of the camp.
Minister Jabari: the prisoners suffer difficult conditions in Israeli jails
Former Minister of Local Government, Issa Jabari, who was released from occupation jails yesterday, said that the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails suffer very difficult conditions where the IPS exercises different forms of repression against them.
Our brothers in Israeli jails are in extreme need for more support on the political and human rights levels domestically and internationally, Jabari stated, calling for more supportive sit-ins and marches in solidarity with the prisoners.
The prisoners need more psychological support in order to remain steadfast in the battle against the Israeli enemy, he added.
The former minister stressed that the prisons' conditions are on the brink of volcano that could erupt at any moment, especially that the IPS steps up its procedures against the prisoners each hour.
Jabari has been released on Sunday after 23 months in administrative detention. He spent on aggregate 8 years in Israeli jails, 6 of them in administrative detention (without charge or trial).
Aqsa mosque students' detention extended
The Israeli forces extended the detention of two Palestinian students of al-Aqsa mosque for 4 days on charges of Takbeer at al-Aqsa and assaulting a policeman after a long hearing at the Israeli Magistrate's Court, al-Aqsa Foundation for Endowment and Heritage stated.
The detainees' lawyer denied the charges, saying that the Israeli forces were the first who attacked the worshipers at the mosque and they should be tried for their brutal attack on the Palestinian worshipers, stressing that Takbeer is an Islamic worship, and called for the students' release.
The Israeli occupation forces stormed al-Aqsa Mosque, and attacked the worshipers and students, where ten of them were arrested.
In a related context, al-Aqsa Foundation reported that during the hearing at the Magistrate's Court to an Israeli policeman expressed his pride by the significant escalation and arrests in recent weeks in the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Furthermore, Dr. Hikmat Naamnih, director of the Foundation for the Architecture of Al-Aqsa and Sanctities, confirmed that the occupation is trying to intimidate worshipers in an attempt to limit the numbers of worshipers and students at al-Aqsa mosque.
The detainees' lawyer denied the charges, saying that the Israeli forces were the first who attacked the worshipers at the mosque and they should be tried for their brutal attack on the Palestinian worshipers, stressing that Takbeer is an Islamic worship, and called for the students' release.
The Israeli occupation forces stormed al-Aqsa Mosque, and attacked the worshipers and students, where ten of them were arrested.
In a related context, al-Aqsa Foundation reported that during the hearing at the Magistrate's Court to an Israeli policeman expressed his pride by the significant escalation and arrests in recent weeks in the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Furthermore, Dr. Hikmat Naamnih, director of the Foundation for the Architecture of Al-Aqsa and Sanctities, confirmed that the occupation is trying to intimidate worshipers in an attempt to limit the numbers of worshipers and students at al-Aqsa mosque.
IOF soldiers arrest father and his son
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested a child and his father in Al-Khader village, south of Bethlehem, during confrontations with inhabitants on the occasion of Land Day.
Local sources said that IOF soldiers fired teargas and rubber-coated bullets at the demonstrators south of the village on Sunday evening causing breathing difficulty among many of them.
The sources said that the soldiers arrested the 11-year-old child Saleh Mousa after breaking into his family home and searching it. They said that the soldiers detained his father with him when he tried to inquire about his son.
Local sources said that IOF soldiers fired teargas and rubber-coated bullets at the demonstrators south of the village on Sunday evening causing breathing difficulty among many of them.
The sources said that the soldiers arrested the 11-year-old child Saleh Mousa after breaking into his family home and searching it. They said that the soldiers detained his father with him when he tried to inquire about his son.
Settlers attack Jerusalemite families, IOF arrests five including young woman
Jewish settlers attacked a number of Jerusalemite families in Hush Al-Shawish in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem on Sunday evening triggering confrontations between the two parties.
Locals said that the settlers provoked the families into arguments that developed later on to fistfights and squabbles.
They said that Israeli occupation forces arrived to the scene and rounded up five Jerusalemites including a young woman and a youth and his father.
Locals said that the settlers provoked the families into arguments that developed later on to fistfights and squabbles.
They said that Israeli occupation forces arrived to the scene and rounded up five Jerusalemites including a young woman and a youth and his father.
25 Detainees Suffering From Cancer In Israeli Prisons
Palestinian Minister Of Detainees, Issa Qaraqe’, reported that the Israeli Prison Service admitted that there are 25 Palestinian detainees suffering from cancer, and are facing serious conditions.
He said that Israel intends to release detainee Maisara Abu Hamdiyya, suffering from throat cancer and hospitalized at the Soroka Israeli hospital in Be’er As-Sabe’ (Beersheba), Abu Hamdiyya is in a serious health condition and was recently moved from Eshil Israeli prison to Soroka.
The Palestinian official added that President Mahmoud Abbas is personally following Abu Hamdiyya’s case, and that the president, along with the Palestinian Prime Minister, Dr. Salaam Fayyad, held extensive talks with the Israeli side to secure his release.
Furthermore, Qaraqe’ said that a meeting was held at the Hadarim Israeli prison between detained Palestinian leaders and the vice head of the Israeli Prison Authority. The detainees were represented by imprisoned legislator, Fateh leader, Marwan Barghouthi, detained legislator, Secretary-General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) Ahmad Sa’adat, Abbas As-Sayyid, Nasser Abu Srour and Thabit Mardawi.
The meeting discussed the harsh living conditions of the detainees and their legitimate demands to be treated within international laws and regulations.
The detained leaders stressed on the urgency of the release of Abu Hamdiyya and all detainees who are suffering from terminal and serious illnesses as stated in previous agreements.
The detainees are also demanding Israel to end the solitary confinement policies, to close the Ramla Prison Clinic and replace it with a hospital that can provide real treatment, to stop all collective punishment policies, to allow the detainees to call their families and lawyers, and many other issues. The prison administration said that it would respond to their demands by April 15.
In related news, a report issued by the Palestinian Ministry of Detainees revealed that the Israeli policies of medical neglect, and unsanitary conditions, has led to an increased number of detainees who are suffering from advanced and intermediate stages of cancer.
The Ministry said that 21 detainees in Eshil prisons started an open-ended hunger strike on March 31, demanding Israel to provide the ailing detainees with adequate and specialized medical attention, and to release seriously ill detainees.
The soldiers broke into section 11 in Eshil and attacked the striking detainees before cuffing them and placing them in solitary confinement.
Names and conditions of some of the detainees who are suffering from cancer;
Detainee Mo’tasem Raddad, 27, from Saida village near Tulkarem, sentenced to 25 years, is suffering from cancer in his intestines, and suffers from anemia. He complained from various symptoms after he was kidnapped in 2006 but was not sent to a doctor an issue that led to various complications, and was diagnosed with cancer at a late stage.
Detainee Amer Mohammad Bahar, 31, from Abu Dis in occupied Jerusalem, sentenced to 10 years, is suffering from intestine and colon cancer, was diagnosed two years ago but did not receive the needed treatment.
He told his lawyer, Rami Al-Alamy, that he has blood in his urine, in addition to serious infections in his colon and intestines.
When he was moved to the Soroka hospital, Israeli doctors informed him that the lack of medical treatment led to all of these complications.
He was initially moved to the Ramla clinic for seven months were he only received cortisone, and the doctor there admitted that the treatment Al-Alamy was receiving was wrong, as he needed chemotherapy that will be administered at the Soroka hospital.
Detainee Fawwaz Ba’ara, 38, from Nablus, sentenced to four life terms is suffering from brain and throat cancer. He is currently receiving chemotherapy but does not seem to be responding well to treatment.
He said that Israel intends to release detainee Maisara Abu Hamdiyya, suffering from throat cancer and hospitalized at the Soroka Israeli hospital in Be’er As-Sabe’ (Beersheba), Abu Hamdiyya is in a serious health condition and was recently moved from Eshil Israeli prison to Soroka.
The Palestinian official added that President Mahmoud Abbas is personally following Abu Hamdiyya’s case, and that the president, along with the Palestinian Prime Minister, Dr. Salaam Fayyad, held extensive talks with the Israeli side to secure his release.
Furthermore, Qaraqe’ said that a meeting was held at the Hadarim Israeli prison between detained Palestinian leaders and the vice head of the Israeli Prison Authority. The detainees were represented by imprisoned legislator, Fateh leader, Marwan Barghouthi, detained legislator, Secretary-General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) Ahmad Sa’adat, Abbas As-Sayyid, Nasser Abu Srour and Thabit Mardawi.
The meeting discussed the harsh living conditions of the detainees and their legitimate demands to be treated within international laws and regulations.
The detained leaders stressed on the urgency of the release of Abu Hamdiyya and all detainees who are suffering from terminal and serious illnesses as stated in previous agreements.
The detainees are also demanding Israel to end the solitary confinement policies, to close the Ramla Prison Clinic and replace it with a hospital that can provide real treatment, to stop all collective punishment policies, to allow the detainees to call their families and lawyers, and many other issues. The prison administration said that it would respond to their demands by April 15.
In related news, a report issued by the Palestinian Ministry of Detainees revealed that the Israeli policies of medical neglect, and unsanitary conditions, has led to an increased number of detainees who are suffering from advanced and intermediate stages of cancer.
The Ministry said that 21 detainees in Eshil prisons started an open-ended hunger strike on March 31, demanding Israel to provide the ailing detainees with adequate and specialized medical attention, and to release seriously ill detainees.
The soldiers broke into section 11 in Eshil and attacked the striking detainees before cuffing them and placing them in solitary confinement.
Names and conditions of some of the detainees who are suffering from cancer;
Detainee Mo’tasem Raddad, 27, from Saida village near Tulkarem, sentenced to 25 years, is suffering from cancer in his intestines, and suffers from anemia. He complained from various symptoms after he was kidnapped in 2006 but was not sent to a doctor an issue that led to various complications, and was diagnosed with cancer at a late stage.
Detainee Amer Mohammad Bahar, 31, from Abu Dis in occupied Jerusalem, sentenced to 10 years, is suffering from intestine and colon cancer, was diagnosed two years ago but did not receive the needed treatment.
He told his lawyer, Rami Al-Alamy, that he has blood in his urine, in addition to serious infections in his colon and intestines.
When he was moved to the Soroka hospital, Israeli doctors informed him that the lack of medical treatment led to all of these complications.
He was initially moved to the Ramla clinic for seven months were he only received cortisone, and the doctor there admitted that the treatment Al-Alamy was receiving was wrong, as he needed chemotherapy that will be administered at the Soroka hospital.
Detainee Fawwaz Ba’ara, 38, from Nablus, sentenced to four life terms is suffering from brain and throat cancer. He is currently receiving chemotherapy but does not seem to be responding well to treatment.
