7 apr 2013
Hasharon jail administration procrastinates on treatment of female detainee
Palestinian female detainees’ conditions in Israeli Hasharon jail are at their worst, a lawyer for the Palestinian prisoner’s society said in a statement on Sunday.
He said after visiting them that the prison administration is adamant on retaining them in one ward with Jewish homicide convicts with only a plastic wall separating them.
He said that tension was running high amongst those prisoners after the prison administration punished them for returning their meals in solidarity with the death in custody of Maysara Abu Hamdiya.
The lawyer said that the administration was procrastinating for years regarding the treatment of prisoner Leena Al-Jarboni who has been complaining of her gallbladder and is threatened with more complications due to the medical neglect of her condition.
He said after visiting them that the prison administration is adamant on retaining them in one ward with Jewish homicide convicts with only a plastic wall separating them.
He said that tension was running high amongst those prisoners after the prison administration punished them for returning their meals in solidarity with the death in custody of Maysara Abu Hamdiya.
The lawyer said that the administration was procrastinating for years regarding the treatment of prisoner Leena Al-Jarboni who has been complaining of her gallbladder and is threatened with more complications due to the medical neglect of her condition.
Prisoner Jamal Nouri continues his hunger strike
Prisoner Jamal Nouri, 31, continued his hunger strike for the 35th day in a row demanding his release after serving two thirds of his sentence according to the Israeli law.
The hunger striker Nouri, a father of two girls aged 10 and 11 years, lost 13 kilograms of his weight, and the Israeli prison service confiscated his personnel belongings and tried to give him vitamins to open his appetite in order to break his hunger strike, the prisoner's wife said.
Nouri, who is from Nusseirat refugee camp in Gaza Strip, was arrested while trying to cross through the Rafah terminal in July 2002 and was sentenced to 20 years that was later decreased to 13 years after an appeal. He spent most of his imprisonment term in isolation.
His wife was unable to visit him all this period except twice; the first was only six months ago where she was harassed and thoroughly searched, while his two daughters were deprived of seeing their father so far.
He was arrested when his daughter Manar was one-year-old while his wife was still pregnant with the second.
He was subjected to brutal torture that affected his health situation and his eyes particularly, after he was severely beaten on his head.
The wife said that she receives news about her husband through eyewitnesses and ex-prisoners, stressing that he is still determined to continue the hunger strike till meeting his legitimate right to be released according to the Israeli law.
The prisoner's lawyer affirmed that he lost too much weight in his isolation in Eshel prison, adding that he will be transferred to hospital on Tuesday.
He called on his family to pray for him and to support his hunger strike till achieving his demands.
Jamal's mother called on the international human rights institutions to work for the release of all Palestinian hunger strikers in Israeli occupation jails and to end their suffering.
The hunger striker Nouri, a father of two girls aged 10 and 11 years, lost 13 kilograms of his weight, and the Israeli prison service confiscated his personnel belongings and tried to give him vitamins to open his appetite in order to break his hunger strike, the prisoner's wife said.
Nouri, who is from Nusseirat refugee camp in Gaza Strip, was arrested while trying to cross through the Rafah terminal in July 2002 and was sentenced to 20 years that was later decreased to 13 years after an appeal. He spent most of his imprisonment term in isolation.
His wife was unable to visit him all this period except twice; the first was only six months ago where she was harassed and thoroughly searched, while his two daughters were deprived of seeing their father so far.
He was arrested when his daughter Manar was one-year-old while his wife was still pregnant with the second.
He was subjected to brutal torture that affected his health situation and his eyes particularly, after he was severely beaten on his head.
The wife said that she receives news about her husband through eyewitnesses and ex-prisoners, stressing that he is still determined to continue the hunger strike till meeting his legitimate right to be released according to the Israeli law.
The prisoner's lawyer affirmed that he lost too much weight in his isolation in Eshel prison, adding that he will be transferred to hospital on Tuesday.
He called on his family to pray for him and to support his hunger strike till achieving his demands.
Jamal's mother called on the international human rights institutions to work for the release of all Palestinian hunger strikers in Israeli occupation jails and to end their suffering.
Israeli court postpones hearing into case of sick prisoner
An Israeli court on Sunday postponed a hearing into the case of prisoner suffering pulmonary failure.
No date was set for Muhammad al-Taj's next hearing, said Palestinian Prisoners Society lawyer Iyad Mahamid and prisoners ministry lawyer Suleiman Shahin.
The court ordered the appointment of a medical committee to assess al-Taj's condition at a clinic in Ramle prison.
The lawyers said al-Taj was not fit to be moved to a different prison and the journey could be dangerous.
Al-Taj was not brought to the court, the lawyers said, adding that the Israeli Prison Service presented an incomplete medical report that did not explain that the prisoner's condition is life-threatening.
"The doctor who filed the report was not a specialist," the lawyers said in a statement.
Al-Taj, from Tubas in the northern West Bank, has been detained since 2003.
Israeli court postpones indefinitely prisoner Taj's hearing
An Israeli court has postponed indefinitely the case of prisoner Mohammed Taj, from Tubas, who suffers from pulmonary problems. Palestinian Prisoner Society lawyer Iyad Mahamid and lawyer for Prisoners' Ministry Suleiman Shaheen said that Israeli authorities decided to transfer the medical committee in Hasharon prison to Ramle prison clinic, where Taj is held, because his transfer could be dangerous due to his health condition.
The two lawyers said in a statement that the Israeli prison service presented a brief and incomplete medical report about the health status of captive Mohammed Taj, and claimed that there is no danger to his life at the moment.
They added that the doctor who prepared the report is not a specialist doctor and that the Shin Bet has not given its report about Taj's health condition until this moment.
The head of the PPS, Qaddoura Fares, considered the Shin Bet's attitude as deliberate procrastination and an attempt to kill the prisoner, who has served almost ten years in Israeli occupation jails so far.
No date was set for Muhammad al-Taj's next hearing, said Palestinian Prisoners Society lawyer Iyad Mahamid and prisoners ministry lawyer Suleiman Shahin.
The court ordered the appointment of a medical committee to assess al-Taj's condition at a clinic in Ramle prison.
The lawyers said al-Taj was not fit to be moved to a different prison and the journey could be dangerous.
Al-Taj was not brought to the court, the lawyers said, adding that the Israeli Prison Service presented an incomplete medical report that did not explain that the prisoner's condition is life-threatening.
"The doctor who filed the report was not a specialist," the lawyers said in a statement.
Al-Taj, from Tubas in the northern West Bank, has been detained since 2003.
Israeli court postpones indefinitely prisoner Taj's hearing
An Israeli court has postponed indefinitely the case of prisoner Mohammed Taj, from Tubas, who suffers from pulmonary problems. Palestinian Prisoner Society lawyer Iyad Mahamid and lawyer for Prisoners' Ministry Suleiman Shaheen said that Israeli authorities decided to transfer the medical committee in Hasharon prison to Ramle prison clinic, where Taj is held, because his transfer could be dangerous due to his health condition.
The two lawyers said in a statement that the Israeli prison service presented a brief and incomplete medical report about the health status of captive Mohammed Taj, and claimed that there is no danger to his life at the moment.
They added that the doctor who prepared the report is not a specialist doctor and that the Shin Bet has not given its report about Taj's health condition until this moment.
The head of the PPS, Qaddoura Fares, considered the Shin Bet's attitude as deliberate procrastination and an attempt to kill the prisoner, who has served almost ten years in Israeli occupation jails so far.
Issawi May Suffer Possible Brain Damage, says Prisoner Club
Doctors supervising the health condition of hunger striking prisoner Samer Issawi said he suffers from heart weakness and rhythm disorder and the possibility of brain damage is very high, said the Palestinian Prisoner’s Club on Sunday.
PPC Attorney Jawad Boulus said, in a press conference, that Issawi is facing the possibility of sudden death as he refuses to take any Pro-biotic supplements and only accepts to drink water and sugar.
Boulus said that Issawi’s heart rate is 30 beats per minute.
Issawi refused to take health supplements as a response to preventing him from setting on a chair that was placed next to his bed and cuffing his right leg from 8:00 AM till 8:00 PM, which caused him severe pain and prevented him from sleeping.
Boulus, who visited Issawi earlier today in Kaplan Medical Center, stated that doctors are very concerned about a further deterioration in Issaw’s health, especially after the recent alarming reports.
Boulus expressed his refusal of the prison administration’s unethical practices and called to end all the deliberate harassments of Issawi.
Declining health of hunger striker Samer Issawi triggers clashes in Bethlehem
Violent clashes broke out Saturday evening between Palestinian young men and Israeli soldiers in Al-Khader town in Bethlehem in the wake of news about a life-threatening decline in the health of prisoner Samer Issawi. According to Quds Press, the Israeli occupation forces showered the young men and homes with a barrage of tear gas grenades and also fired rubber bullets intensively at them.
One of the tear gas grenades landed inside a house causing the family of Khaled Salah to suffocate. A 10-month-old baby girl and an elderly woman were taken to Al-Hussein hospital after they almost suffocated to death.
A young man was reportedly suffered a medium injury in his head when an Israeli soldier fired a rubber bullet directly at him during the events.
Prisoner Samer Issawi, who has been on hunger strike for more than 260 days, is protesting his arbitrary re-detention after his release in a prisoner swap deal in October 2011.
Samer is suffering from various health problems as a result of his long-time hunger strike, including low blood pressure and irregular heart rate, severe pain in the kidneys, muscle pain and constant headaches.
In a related incident, some families of prisoners rallied on Saturday in Bab Al-Amoud square in occupied Jerusalem in solidarity with the Palestinian hunger strikers in Israeli jails.
The relatives of the prisoners held pictures of the hunger strikers, especially prisoner Samer Issawi to demand his release due to his serious health condition.
Lawyer Shirin Issawi, the sister of hunger striker Samer, said that the health status of her brother is extremely serious and his heart muscle has become very weak, warning that he could die any moment.
Shirin appealed to the world's free people to save the life of her brother before it is too late and pressure the Israeli regime to release him immediately.
The sit-in took place as a force of Israeli policemen and troops encircled the participants and took pictures of them.
Calls for saving the lives of Raymond prisoners
Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli Gilboa, Megiddo and Shatta prisons appealed to international human rights organizations to save Raymond prisoners' lives in light of the Israeli prison service’s barbaric campaign against them. The IPS has closed Raymond prison for the past two days and prevented the prisoners from meeting their lawyers and families in addition to threatening to impose collective punishments against them.
Ahrar center for Prisoners' Studies and Human Rights' director, Fuad Al-Khuffash, confirmed that Raymond prison director informed the prisoners of his intention to impose sanctions against them due to their protests following Maysara Abu Hamdiya's martyrdom while in custody.
Al-Khuffash expressed his deep concern in light of the Israeli blackout on the prisoners' conditions, as the lawyers were prevented from checking on them, calling on human rights organizations to bear their responsibilities towards the Palestinian prisoners.
PPC Attorney Jawad Boulus said, in a press conference, that Issawi is facing the possibility of sudden death as he refuses to take any Pro-biotic supplements and only accepts to drink water and sugar.
Boulus said that Issawi’s heart rate is 30 beats per minute.
Issawi refused to take health supplements as a response to preventing him from setting on a chair that was placed next to his bed and cuffing his right leg from 8:00 AM till 8:00 PM, which caused him severe pain and prevented him from sleeping.
Boulus, who visited Issawi earlier today in Kaplan Medical Center, stated that doctors are very concerned about a further deterioration in Issaw’s health, especially after the recent alarming reports.
Boulus expressed his refusal of the prison administration’s unethical practices and called to end all the deliberate harassments of Issawi.
Declining health of hunger striker Samer Issawi triggers clashes in Bethlehem
Violent clashes broke out Saturday evening between Palestinian young men and Israeli soldiers in Al-Khader town in Bethlehem in the wake of news about a life-threatening decline in the health of prisoner Samer Issawi. According to Quds Press, the Israeli occupation forces showered the young men and homes with a barrage of tear gas grenades and also fired rubber bullets intensively at them.
One of the tear gas grenades landed inside a house causing the family of Khaled Salah to suffocate. A 10-month-old baby girl and an elderly woman were taken to Al-Hussein hospital after they almost suffocated to death.
A young man was reportedly suffered a medium injury in his head when an Israeli soldier fired a rubber bullet directly at him during the events.
Prisoner Samer Issawi, who has been on hunger strike for more than 260 days, is protesting his arbitrary re-detention after his release in a prisoner swap deal in October 2011.
Samer is suffering from various health problems as a result of his long-time hunger strike, including low blood pressure and irregular heart rate, severe pain in the kidneys, muscle pain and constant headaches.
In a related incident, some families of prisoners rallied on Saturday in Bab Al-Amoud square in occupied Jerusalem in solidarity with the Palestinian hunger strikers in Israeli jails.
The relatives of the prisoners held pictures of the hunger strikers, especially prisoner Samer Issawi to demand his release due to his serious health condition.
Lawyer Shirin Issawi, the sister of hunger striker Samer, said that the health status of her brother is extremely serious and his heart muscle has become very weak, warning that he could die any moment.
Shirin appealed to the world's free people to save the life of her brother before it is too late and pressure the Israeli regime to release him immediately.
The sit-in took place as a force of Israeli policemen and troops encircled the participants and took pictures of them.
Calls for saving the lives of Raymond prisoners
Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli Gilboa, Megiddo and Shatta prisons appealed to international human rights organizations to save Raymond prisoners' lives in light of the Israeli prison service’s barbaric campaign against them. The IPS has closed Raymond prison for the past two days and prevented the prisoners from meeting their lawyers and families in addition to threatening to impose collective punishments against them.
Ahrar center for Prisoners' Studies and Human Rights' director, Fuad Al-Khuffash, confirmed that Raymond prison director informed the prisoners of his intention to impose sanctions against them due to their protests following Maysara Abu Hamdiya's martyrdom while in custody.
Al-Khuffash expressed his deep concern in light of the Israeli blackout on the prisoners' conditions, as the lawyers were prevented from checking on them, calling on human rights organizations to bear their responsibilities towards the Palestinian prisoners.
Ahrar center condemns Dr. Ghazal's detention
Ahrar center for Prisoners' Studies and Human Rights condemned the extension of the administrative detention of lecturer Dr. Mohammed Ghazal, 56, from the city of Nablus, for six months just one day before his release.
The director of the center, Fuad Al-Khuffash, said that the occupation still continues to prosecute Palestinian academics and activists by arresting and transferring them to administrative detention, in addition to extending their detention for long periods.
Dr. Ghazal was arrested on December 7, 2011, where his administrative detention was renewed four times, for periods of up to six months, the center's director pointed out.
Al-Khuffash urged Al-Najah National University to work with all educational and human rights institutions to shed light on Dr. Ghazal's issue and to expose the Israeli practices against Palestinian academics and university students.
Dr. Mohammed Ghazal, suffers a permanent and dramatic rise in blood pressure and sudden fainting. He was previously arrested in 2006 and spent two years in administrative detention.
The director of the center, Fuad Al-Khuffash, said that the occupation still continues to prosecute Palestinian academics and activists by arresting and transferring them to administrative detention, in addition to extending their detention for long periods.
Dr. Ghazal was arrested on December 7, 2011, where his administrative detention was renewed four times, for periods of up to six months, the center's director pointed out.
Al-Khuffash urged Al-Najah National University to work with all educational and human rights institutions to shed light on Dr. Ghazal's issue and to expose the Israeli practices against Palestinian academics and university students.
Dr. Mohammed Ghazal, suffers a permanent and dramatic rise in blood pressure and sudden fainting. He was previously arrested in 2006 and spent two years in administrative detention.
Israel to Arrest Palestinian Activists as Response to Cyber Attacks
President Mahmoud Abbas’ advisor for communications and information technology Sabri Saydam Sunday said that Israel decided to respond to the cyber attacks against it by arresting several Palestinian activists.
Hackers around the world have been organizing to target Israel in a mass cyber attack on Sunday, April 7, according to the Israeli daily, Haaretz.
Sydam told WAFA that nothing indicates that Palestine has anything to do with the hackers hacking Israeli sites, stressing that this is a cyberspace battle and internet space is open to all.
He said that many anonymous activists around the world announced their intentions of launching an electronic attack against the Israeli sites on April 7th and they did attacked a number of Israeli sites and Facebook accounts which Israel responded to by hacking Palestinian sites.
He stressed the need to be prepared for such attacks through updating and making copies of data away from the web and saving them, communicating with service providers to update electronic protection systems, as well as not opening unknown links.
Sydam said that if Israel cuts off internet services Palestinian internet will be affected, adding that the Palestinian sites hacked were important but not sensitive.
Hackers around the world have been organizing to target Israel in a mass cyber attack on Sunday, April 7, according to the Israeli daily, Haaretz.
Sydam told WAFA that nothing indicates that Palestine has anything to do with the hackers hacking Israeli sites, stressing that this is a cyberspace battle and internet space is open to all.
He said that many anonymous activists around the world announced their intentions of launching an electronic attack against the Israeli sites on April 7th and they did attacked a number of Israeli sites and Facebook accounts which Israel responded to by hacking Palestinian sites.
He stressed the need to be prepared for such attacks through updating and making copies of data away from the web and saving them, communicating with service providers to update electronic protection systems, as well as not opening unknown links.
Sydam said that if Israel cuts off internet services Palestinian internet will be affected, adding that the Palestinian sites hacked were important but not sensitive.
IOF prevents Palestinian from leaving his village for carrying Palestinian flag
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) detained on Saturday evening a Palestinian man at a military checkpoint at the entrance to the town of Ya'bad, south of Jenin, and prevented him from leaving the town under the pretext of carrying a Palestinian flag.
Mohammed Daoud Mitanni, from Ya'bad, was detained at a military checkpoint at the town's entrance after searching his vehicle and finding the Palestinian flag in it.
Palestine was written in English on the mentioned flag, where the soldiers have asked him about the word Palestine in a satirical way saying: where is Palestine in the world map? “Palestine has been desecrated by you and your country for more than 60 years”, Matanni replied the Israeli soldiers.
The soldiers had tried to confiscate the flag but the Palestinian citizen refused to hand it over. He was then detained for more than an hour under the sun and ultimately the soldiers refused to allow him to leave the town and forced him to return.
IOF soldiers have been installing the military checkpoint at the entrance of Ya'bad village for nearly two weeks, causing great suffering to the people of the town.
Mohammed Daoud Mitanni, from Ya'bad, was detained at a military checkpoint at the town's entrance after searching his vehicle and finding the Palestinian flag in it.
Palestine was written in English on the mentioned flag, where the soldiers have asked him about the word Palestine in a satirical way saying: where is Palestine in the world map? “Palestine has been desecrated by you and your country for more than 60 years”, Matanni replied the Israeli soldiers.
The soldiers had tried to confiscate the flag but the Palestinian citizen refused to hand it over. He was then detained for more than an hour under the sun and ultimately the soldiers refused to allow him to leave the town and forced him to return.
IOF soldiers have been installing the military checkpoint at the entrance of Ya'bad village for nearly two weeks, causing great suffering to the people of the town.
Families of prisoners create memorial grave near PA HQ
Some families of prisoners and ex-detainees on Saturday afternoon rallied outside the headquarters of the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah city to urge it to immediately act to save the lives of patients and hunger strikers in Israeli jails.
During the rally, the protestors established a symbolic grave in Al-Umam square near the PA headquarters to always remind the PA leadership and the world of the issue of the Palestinian prisoners, especially the patients who face death in Israeli jails.
Amid intensive PA security presence, the protestors marched from the central area of Ramallah towards the square carrying pictures of prisoners.
The mother of ill prisoner Mohamed Taj stated that her son is in the Ramla hospital, and he suffers from lung damage and cannot breathe without an oxygen tube connected 24 hours to his mouth.
The mother appealed as she was crying to the world's free people to intervene to swiftly have her son released, adding that she has not been sleeping well since she heard about the death of prisoner Maysara Abu Hamdiya.
For his part, ex-detainee Thaer Halahela demanded PA president Mahmoud Abbas to assume his responsibility and move to save the lives of patients and hunger strikers in Israeli jails.
Halahela said the detainees suffer and face death while the PA does not care for what happens to them in Israeli prisons.
"Do we have to wait until Issawi leaves the prison a dead body as what happened with Abu Hamdiya? There are also 25 Palestinian prisoners suffering from cancer in Israeli jails," he said.
During the rally, the protestors established a symbolic grave in Al-Umam square near the PA headquarters to always remind the PA leadership and the world of the issue of the Palestinian prisoners, especially the patients who face death in Israeli jails.
Amid intensive PA security presence, the protestors marched from the central area of Ramallah towards the square carrying pictures of prisoners.
The mother of ill prisoner Mohamed Taj stated that her son is in the Ramla hospital, and he suffers from lung damage and cannot breathe without an oxygen tube connected 24 hours to his mouth.
The mother appealed as she was crying to the world's free people to intervene to swiftly have her son released, adding that she has not been sleeping well since she heard about the death of prisoner Maysara Abu Hamdiya.
For his part, ex-detainee Thaer Halahela demanded PA president Mahmoud Abbas to assume his responsibility and move to save the lives of patients and hunger strikers in Israeli jails.
Halahela said the detainees suffer and face death while the PA does not care for what happens to them in Israeli prisons.
"Do we have to wait until Issawi leaves the prison a dead body as what happened with Abu Hamdiya? There are also 25 Palestinian prisoners suffering from cancer in Israeli jails," he said.
IOF soldiers round up five Jihad leaders
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) nabbed five Islamic Jihad cadres in two villages west and north of Al-Khalil at dawn Sunday.
Reliable sources identified the five cadres and said that they were taken from their homes in Beit Ola and Sourif villages.
Jihad sources affirmed that the five were previously detained by the IOF and were Jihad leaders.
Reliable sources identified the five cadres and said that they were taken from their homes in Beit Ola and Sourif villages.
Jihad sources affirmed that the five were previously detained by the IOF and were Jihad leaders.
Captive Abu Daoud threatens to go on hunger strike
Captive Ayman Abu Daoud, who was liberated in the Wafa Al-Ahrar prisoners’ exchange deal and re-arrested over a year ago, has threatened to go on hunger strike.
Local sources said that the Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) were trying to issue a court order forcing Abu Daoud who was rearrested in February 2012 only four months after his release to complete his former sentence of 36 years.
They said that Abu Daoud threatened that he would go on an open hunger strike if the IOA went ahead in its attempt.
Local sources said that the Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) were trying to issue a court order forcing Abu Daoud who was rearrested in February 2012 only four months after his release to complete his former sentence of 36 years.
They said that Abu Daoud threatened that he would go on an open hunger strike if the IOA went ahead in its attempt.
6 apr 2013
Israeli Army Arrests Youth near Bethlehem
Israeli army arrested Saturday at dawn a Palestinian youth north of Bethlehem, said security sources.
They told WAFA that Israeli soldiers raided and searched Ahmad Amir’s home in Aida refugee camp and arrested his 22-year-old son, Muhammad.
Israeli soldiers also raided and searched the house of another Palestinian within the area.
They told WAFA that Israeli soldiers raided and searched Ahmad Amir’s home in Aida refugee camp and arrested his 22-year-old son, Muhammad.
Israeli soldiers also raided and searched the house of another Palestinian within the area.
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Families of prisoners create memorial grave near PA HQ
Some families of prisoners and ex-detainees on Saturday afternoon rallied outside the headquarters of the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah city to urge it to immediately act to save the lives of patients and hunger strikers in Israeli jails.
During the rally, the protestors established a symbolic grave in Al-Umam square near the PA headquarters to always remind the PA leadership and the world of the issue of the Palestinian prisoners, especially the patients who face death in Israeli jails. Amid intensive PA security presence, the protestors marched from the central area of Ramallah towards the square carrying pictures of prisoners. The mother of ill prisoner Mohamed Taj stated that her son is in the Ramla hospital, |
and he suffers from lung damage and cannot breathe without an oxygen tube connected 24 hours to his mouth.
The mother appealed as she was crying to the world's free people to intervene to swiftly have her son released, adding that she has not been sleeping well since she heard about the death of prisoner Maysara Abu Hamdiya.
For his part, ex-detainee Thaer Halahela demanded PA president Mahmoud Abbas to assume his responsibility and move to save the lives of patients and hunger strikers in Israeli jails.
Halahela said the detainees suffer and face death while the PA does not care for what happens to them in Israeli prisons.
"Do we have to wait until Issawi leaves the prison a dead body as what happened with Abu Hamdiya? There are also 25 Palestinian prisoners suffering from cancer in Israeli jails," he said.
The mother appealed as she was crying to the world's free people to intervene to swiftly have her son released, adding that she has not been sleeping well since she heard about the death of prisoner Maysara Abu Hamdiya.
For his part, ex-detainee Thaer Halahela demanded PA president Mahmoud Abbas to assume his responsibility and move to save the lives of patients and hunger strikers in Israeli jails.
Halahela said the detainees suffer and face death while the PA does not care for what happens to them in Israeli prisons.
"Do we have to wait until Issawi leaves the prison a dead body as what happened with Abu Hamdiya? There are also 25 Palestinian prisoners suffering from cancer in Israeli jails," he said.
Sayed: Abu Hamdiya was executed and prisoners won't remain silent
Abbas Sayed, head of the senior leadership committee of Hamas prisoners, revealed that the doctors in the Israeli jails had been giving captive Maysara Abu Hamdiya medicines that had exacerbated his health condition.
Sayed confirmed that "the prisoners will not remain silent regarding the murder policy adopted by the Israeli Prison Service against them."
Lawyer for the International Tadamun (Solidarity) Foundation for Human Rights, who visited the Hadarim prison, quoted the Hamas leader as saying that the prison doctors were prescribing for the prisoner Abu Hamdiya medicines that have nothing to do with cancer, which had weakened his immune system and thus, his disease spread.
Sayed told the lawyer that two weeks before the death of Abu Hamdiya; Deputy Director of Prisons told him that his illness has reached an advanced stage because of medical neglect.
The head of the leadership committee of Hamas prisoners stressed that "the captives can no longer bear the policy of medical neglect, and started seriously considering confronting it in every possible way."
He urged for "taking immediate moves for the release of the patient prisoners and for providing them with the appropriate treatment before it is too late."
Sayed confirmed that "the prisoners will not remain silent regarding the murder policy adopted by the Israeli Prison Service against them."
Lawyer for the International Tadamun (Solidarity) Foundation for Human Rights, who visited the Hadarim prison, quoted the Hamas leader as saying that the prison doctors were prescribing for the prisoner Abu Hamdiya medicines that have nothing to do with cancer, which had weakened his immune system and thus, his disease spread.
Sayed told the lawyer that two weeks before the death of Abu Hamdiya; Deputy Director of Prisons told him that his illness has reached an advanced stage because of medical neglect.
The head of the leadership committee of Hamas prisoners stressed that "the captives can no longer bear the policy of medical neglect, and started seriously considering confronting it in every possible way."
He urged for "taking immediate moves for the release of the patient prisoners and for providing them with the appropriate treatment before it is too late."
Israeli military court sentences cartoonist to five months in jail
The Israeli military court in Salem, north of Jenin, has sentenced Palestinian cartoonist Mohammed Sabana to five months imprisonment on the charge of contacting “hostile parties”.
Family members told the PIC reporter on Saturday that the court passed the sentence on Friday and charged Sabana with making such contacts during his visit to Jordan.
They said that the charges were unfounded, adding that the sentence was illegal and proved the summary trials conducted against Palestinian citizens.
The relatives affirmed that Sabana was not involved with any political party or organization and was just an activist who employs his cartoons in exposing the Israeli occupation’s crimes.
Sabana was arrested on his return from Jordan last February and held for interrogation. His brother, Thamer, was also detained for his pro-prisoners’ activities.
Palestinians in Germany organize sit-in in solidarity with prisoners
The Palestinian assembly in Germany organized a protest in the city of Dortmund in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia to denounce the Israeli persistent repressive policy against the Palestinian prisoners. Scores of Palestinians and peace activists raised photos of Palestinian prisoners and the martyr Maysara Abu Hamdiya, during the sit-in staged in the commercial center in the city of Dortmund on Friday.
They chanted slogans in solidarity with the prisoners, and called for putting an end to the Israeli occupation’s abuses against them.
Dr. Rami Qarchali, in a statement on behalf of the assembly, appealed to the world community to immediately intervene and oblige Israel "to treat the Palestinian prisoners according to international standards and laws."
He stressed the prisoners' right to receive necessary medical treatment, as stipulated by international law, and demanded the release of sick prisoners.
Qarchali also denounced "the German official silence at the Israeli occupation authorities' flagrant violation of international treaties", and appealed to the Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, to pressure the Israeli government to end the suffering of the Palestinian prisoners.
The protestors asserted that the events in support of prisoners will continue, as the Palestinian assembly in Germany is expected to commemorate the "Palestinian Prisoners' Day" on the 27th of this April in the city of Dortmund.
Palestinians in Netherlands call on the world to support prisoners
Palestinians in the Netherlands denounced the EU countries’ silence at the Israeli abuses against the Palestinian prisoners and the policy of medical neglect inside the occupation jails. The Palestinian House in the Netherlands described the Israeli abuses against the Palestinian prisoners as war crimes, crimes against humanity, and flagrant violation of international law.
It said in a press statement that it has called on the Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and the members of the Dutch Parliament to take a firm position regarding the occupation authorities’ violations against the Palestinian prisoners and people.
The House condemned the suspicious silence of the international community regarding the Israeli abusive violations, noting that such an attitude "encourages the occupation to commit more crimes."
According to the House, the occupation has killed 204 Palestinian prisoners in its jails since 1967, not to mention those who died shortly after their release from illnesses they suffered in captivity.
It called on the international community to put the Palestinian prisoners' issue at the top of its priorities, stressing that the international human rights organizations' positions regarding the violations against the prisoners "are still below the required level."
The Palestinian House called for organizing more events around the world in solidarity with prisoners and prosecuting Israel for committing such crimes against the captives.
It also announced that it is preparing to commemorate the Palestinian Prisoners' Day, which is marked on the 17th of April, by organizing public events that aim to raise European public opinion's awareness about the suffering of the Palestinian detainees.
Family members told the PIC reporter on Saturday that the court passed the sentence on Friday and charged Sabana with making such contacts during his visit to Jordan.
They said that the charges were unfounded, adding that the sentence was illegal and proved the summary trials conducted against Palestinian citizens.
The relatives affirmed that Sabana was not involved with any political party or organization and was just an activist who employs his cartoons in exposing the Israeli occupation’s crimes.
Sabana was arrested on his return from Jordan last February and held for interrogation. His brother, Thamer, was also detained for his pro-prisoners’ activities.
Palestinians in Germany organize sit-in in solidarity with prisoners
The Palestinian assembly in Germany organized a protest in the city of Dortmund in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia to denounce the Israeli persistent repressive policy against the Palestinian prisoners. Scores of Palestinians and peace activists raised photos of Palestinian prisoners and the martyr Maysara Abu Hamdiya, during the sit-in staged in the commercial center in the city of Dortmund on Friday.
They chanted slogans in solidarity with the prisoners, and called for putting an end to the Israeli occupation’s abuses against them.
Dr. Rami Qarchali, in a statement on behalf of the assembly, appealed to the world community to immediately intervene and oblige Israel "to treat the Palestinian prisoners according to international standards and laws."
He stressed the prisoners' right to receive necessary medical treatment, as stipulated by international law, and demanded the release of sick prisoners.
Qarchali also denounced "the German official silence at the Israeli occupation authorities' flagrant violation of international treaties", and appealed to the Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, to pressure the Israeli government to end the suffering of the Palestinian prisoners.
The protestors asserted that the events in support of prisoners will continue, as the Palestinian assembly in Germany is expected to commemorate the "Palestinian Prisoners' Day" on the 27th of this April in the city of Dortmund.
Palestinians in Netherlands call on the world to support prisoners
Palestinians in the Netherlands denounced the EU countries’ silence at the Israeli abuses against the Palestinian prisoners and the policy of medical neglect inside the occupation jails. The Palestinian House in the Netherlands described the Israeli abuses against the Palestinian prisoners as war crimes, crimes against humanity, and flagrant violation of international law.
It said in a press statement that it has called on the Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and the members of the Dutch Parliament to take a firm position regarding the occupation authorities’ violations against the Palestinian prisoners and people.
The House condemned the suspicious silence of the international community regarding the Israeli abusive violations, noting that such an attitude "encourages the occupation to commit more crimes."
According to the House, the occupation has killed 204 Palestinian prisoners in its jails since 1967, not to mention those who died shortly after their release from illnesses they suffered in captivity.
It called on the international community to put the Palestinian prisoners' issue at the top of its priorities, stressing that the international human rights organizations' positions regarding the violations against the prisoners "are still below the required level."
The Palestinian House called for organizing more events around the world in solidarity with prisoners and prosecuting Israel for committing such crimes against the captives.
It also announced that it is preparing to commemorate the Palestinian Prisoners' Day, which is marked on the 17th of April, by organizing public events that aim to raise European public opinion's awareness about the suffering of the Palestinian detainees.
Health ministry: Israeli jail doctors cannot be trusted to treat the patients
The Palestinian health ministry in Gaza expressed its deep concern over the lives of more than 1,000 Palestinian patients in Israeli jails due to the reported medical neglect they are being exposed to.
On his facebook page, spokesman for the health ministry Ashraf Al-Qudra stated on Saturday that the recent report by the Israeli physicians for human rights confirmed that the Palestinian patients detained in Israeli jails face systematic executions at the hands of prison doctors.
Spokesman Qudra added that the daily reports about the poor health conditions of the Palestinian prisoners prove that the Israeli doctors in Israeli jails cannot be trusted to take good care of them.
He said that the physicians for human rights' report entails immediate intervention from the Red Cross who should undertake its international responsibilities fully and hasten to ensure the access of the prisoners to proper medical care as stipulated by the international humanitarian law and the third and fourth Geneva conventions.
He also appealed to the world health organization and all concerned health groups worldwide to condemn the unethical practices of the Israeli jail doctors towards the Palestinian prisoners.
On his facebook page, spokesman for the health ministry Ashraf Al-Qudra stated on Saturday that the recent report by the Israeli physicians for human rights confirmed that the Palestinian patients detained in Israeli jails face systematic executions at the hands of prison doctors.
Spokesman Qudra added that the daily reports about the poor health conditions of the Palestinian prisoners prove that the Israeli doctors in Israeli jails cannot be trusted to take good care of them.
He said that the physicians for human rights' report entails immediate intervention from the Red Cross who should undertake its international responsibilities fully and hasten to ensure the access of the prisoners to proper medical care as stipulated by the international humanitarian law and the third and fourth Geneva conventions.
He also appealed to the world health organization and all concerned health groups worldwide to condemn the unethical practices of the Israeli jail doctors towards the Palestinian prisoners.
IOF soldiers detain four Palestinians including 10-year-old child
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) nabbed three Palestinians in Al-Khalil city including a ten-year-old child and a young man in Bethlehem at dawn Saturday.
Palestinian security sources told Quds Press said that the soldiers detained Abdulhadi Abu Snene, 10, from Jabal Al-Rahme area in Al-Khalil.
They said that two young men were arrested near the Ibrahimi mosque in the Old City of Al-Khalil.
IOF soldiers also arrested a young man in Aida refugee camp to the north of Bethlehem after breaking into his father’s home.
Meanwhile, medical sources said that 30 citizens were wounded in the confrontations in Al-Khalil on Friday between IOF soldiers and Palestinians protesting the death of prisoner Maysara Abu Hamdiya in Israeli custody. They said that the injuries were due to the IOF soldiers’ use of rubber bullets and teargas to disperse the protestors.
Palestinian security sources told Quds Press said that the soldiers detained Abdulhadi Abu Snene, 10, from Jabal Al-Rahme area in Al-Khalil.
They said that two young men were arrested near the Ibrahimi mosque in the Old City of Al-Khalil.
IOF soldiers also arrested a young man in Aida refugee camp to the north of Bethlehem after breaking into his father’s home.
Meanwhile, medical sources said that 30 citizens were wounded in the confrontations in Al-Khalil on Friday between IOF soldiers and Palestinians protesting the death of prisoner Maysara Abu Hamdiya in Israeli custody. They said that the injuries were due to the IOF soldiers’ use of rubber bullets and teargas to disperse the protestors.
5 apr 2013
Report: Prisoner hospitalized after swallowing drugs
A Palestinian prisoner who has been detained inside Israel for two weeks swallowed drugs at Ayalon prison and has been hospitalized in severe condition, Israeli media reported Friday.
Imad Hamdiya of Qalqilya was taken to the Assaf Harofeh Medical Center where his stomach was pumped and doctors performed surgery to repair a tear in his stomach, Israel's Ynet news site reported.
Imad Hamdiya of Qalqilya was taken to the Assaf Harofeh Medical Center where his stomach was pumped and doctors performed surgery to repair a tear in his stomach, Israel's Ynet news site reported.
Israeli authorities release 2 detainees
Israel's prison service released on Thursday Abdul Rahim Al-Qaqa and Aref Tabanja.
In a statement, the Democratic Front reported that detainee al-Qaqa, 29, from Nablus, spent eight years and a half at Israeli prisons accused of affiliation to the national resistance brigades, the military wing affiliated to the DFLP.
The statement added that detainee Aref from Nablus spent seven years in Israeli detention facilities accused of affiliation to the al-Aqsa Brigades.
In a statement, the Democratic Front reported that detainee al-Qaqa, 29, from Nablus, spent eight years and a half at Israeli prisons accused of affiliation to the national resistance brigades, the military wing affiliated to the DFLP.
The statement added that detainee Aref from Nablus spent seven years in Israeli detention facilities accused of affiliation to the al-Aqsa Brigades.
IOF soldiers arrest five Palestinians
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) rounded up five Palestinians at dawn Friday and late Thursday night and confiscated the car of a citizen in Nablus.
Local sources in Jenin said that IOF soldiers stormed Seelat Al-Harethiya village near the city and broke into and searched many homes after forcing their dwellers into the open and questioning them.
They said that the soldiers nabbed four citizens before leaving the village, noting that they are all teenagers.
Meanwhile, other IOF units detained a Palestinian youth from Bala’a village near Tulkarem on Thursday night while passing through the Hawara checkpoint south of Nablus city.
Eyewitnesses said that the soldiers suddenly closed the roadblock and detained dozens of cars before taking the young man Mamon Humaidan from the car he was riding to nearby Hawara army camp.
IOF soldiers also broke into the village of Burqa in Nablus at dawn Friday and confiscated a car owned by Naji Abu Omar without giving reasons.
Haneyya asserts prisoners' issue top priority for the government and people
Palestinian prime minister in Gaza Ismail Haneyya said the prisoners' issue is a top priority for the Palestinian government and people at the national, political, and moral levels. Haneyya pointed out, after Friday prayers, that the prisoners are defending the dignity of the Arab and Muslim nation, thus their issue represents the issue of the whole nation.
The Prime Minister welcomed the delegations visiting the Gaza Strip, and stressed on their important role in supporting the steadfastness of the Palestinian people.
Concerning the halt of the UNRWA services in Gaza, Haneyya said his government is making contacts with UNRWA officials so that the agency will resume its services in light of security and stability.
Regarding the visit made by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to the region, the Palestinian Prime Minister pointed out that Kerry's remarks that call on Hamas to recognize Israel are biased, and called on the Palestinians to develop a unified strategy and stop the futile negotiations.
Gaza premier stressed that his movement has not changed its position since its inception, 25 years ago, and will not recognize the occupation and the Quartet's conditions.
Haneyya has also described Israeli abuses against the captives as war crimes and crimes against humanity, and added they are flagrant violations of human rights.
Regarding the campaign waged by some Egyptian media against Hamas, the Palestinian leader stressed that the Egyptian presidency, the leadership of the National Security Agency and the intelligence service have all denied any Palestinian involvement in the attacks on Egypt.
Haneyya confirmed that Hamas did not and will never interfere in Egyptian internal affairs.
Local sources in Jenin said that IOF soldiers stormed Seelat Al-Harethiya village near the city and broke into and searched many homes after forcing their dwellers into the open and questioning them.
They said that the soldiers nabbed four citizens before leaving the village, noting that they are all teenagers.
Meanwhile, other IOF units detained a Palestinian youth from Bala’a village near Tulkarem on Thursday night while passing through the Hawara checkpoint south of Nablus city.
Eyewitnesses said that the soldiers suddenly closed the roadblock and detained dozens of cars before taking the young man Mamon Humaidan from the car he was riding to nearby Hawara army camp.
IOF soldiers also broke into the village of Burqa in Nablus at dawn Friday and confiscated a car owned by Naji Abu Omar without giving reasons.
Haneyya asserts prisoners' issue top priority for the government and people
Palestinian prime minister in Gaza Ismail Haneyya said the prisoners' issue is a top priority for the Palestinian government and people at the national, political, and moral levels. Haneyya pointed out, after Friday prayers, that the prisoners are defending the dignity of the Arab and Muslim nation, thus their issue represents the issue of the whole nation.
The Prime Minister welcomed the delegations visiting the Gaza Strip, and stressed on their important role in supporting the steadfastness of the Palestinian people.
Concerning the halt of the UNRWA services in Gaza, Haneyya said his government is making contacts with UNRWA officials so that the agency will resume its services in light of security and stability.
Regarding the visit made by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to the region, the Palestinian Prime Minister pointed out that Kerry's remarks that call on Hamas to recognize Israel are biased, and called on the Palestinians to develop a unified strategy and stop the futile negotiations.
Gaza premier stressed that his movement has not changed its position since its inception, 25 years ago, and will not recognize the occupation and the Quartet's conditions.
Haneyya has also described Israeli abuses against the captives as war crimes and crimes against humanity, and added they are flagrant violations of human rights.
Regarding the campaign waged by some Egyptian media against Hamas, the Palestinian leader stressed that the Egyptian presidency, the leadership of the National Security Agency and the intelligence service have all denied any Palestinian involvement in the attacks on Egypt.
Haneyya confirmed that Hamas did not and will never interfere in Egyptian internal affairs.
Detainee Ezzuddin transferred to hospital
The Megiddo prison administration transferred detainee Jafar Ezzuddin to Ramle prison hospital on Thursday after deterioration of his health condition.
Family members in his hometown of Arrabe, south of Jenin, told the PIC reporter that they received a phone call from the prison administration concerning his transfer to hospital.
They expressed concern over his health condition after 93 days of hunger strike protesting his administrative detention in Israeli jails, without trial or charge.
Jafar and his colleague Tareq Qadan went on hunger strike for more than three months to protest their detention and only ended it after they were promised that their administrative detention would not be renewed.
Family members asked for a medical committee to examine Ezzuddin, 47, and his condition after the hunger strike. They blamed the Israeli prison service for not taking him to hospital immediately after he ended his strike for medical examination.
Family members in his hometown of Arrabe, south of Jenin, told the PIC reporter that they received a phone call from the prison administration concerning his transfer to hospital.
They expressed concern over his health condition after 93 days of hunger strike protesting his administrative detention in Israeli jails, without trial or charge.
Jafar and his colleague Tareq Qadan went on hunger strike for more than three months to protest their detention and only ended it after they were promised that their administrative detention would not be renewed.
Family members asked for a medical committee to examine Ezzuddin, 47, and his condition after the hunger strike. They blamed the Israeli prison service for not taking him to hospital immediately after he ended his strike for medical examination.
IOF prevents 10 Jerusalemites from reaching Bab al-Amoud for 20 days
The Israeli Magistrate Court released ten Jerusalemites on bail of 500 shekels each, in addition to preventing them from reaching Bab al-Amoud in occupied Jerusalem for 20 days.
The detainees' lawyer confirmed that the ban includes Nasser Kaws, the director of the Palestinian Prisoner Society in Jerusalem, and a Jerusalemite child.
Inaam Kolemboa's detention was extended until Friday to submit an indictment against her, the lawyer added.
The detainees' lawyer confirmed that the ban includes Nasser Kaws, the director of the Palestinian Prisoner Society in Jerusalem, and a Jerusalemite child.
Inaam Kolemboa's detention was extended until Friday to submit an indictment against her, the lawyer added.
Ahrar denounces 30-year sentence on old man
Ahrar center for prisoners’ studies and human rights has lashed out at the Israeli occupation authorities for sentencing a 55-year-old Palestinian man to 30 years behind bars.
Lawyer Wisam Eghbariye told the center that judges at the Israeli military court were at odds over the sentence to be passed against Omar Jaber but finally endorsed the 30-year sentence.
For his part, Fuad Al-Khafsh, the director of Ahrar center, said that the Israeli judiciary is not honest and passes long sentences for trivial, fabricated pretexts.
He said the court did not take into consideration the age of Jaber or his health condition, explaining that Jaber suffers from diabetes and inflammation of the stomach and colon.
Khafsh said that Jaber, who was held in custody since 26/3/2008, was subjected to 61 successive days of cruel interrogation.
Lawyer Wisam Eghbariye told the center that judges at the Israeli military court were at odds over the sentence to be passed against Omar Jaber but finally endorsed the 30-year sentence.
For his part, Fuad Al-Khafsh, the director of Ahrar center, said that the Israeli judiciary is not honest and passes long sentences for trivial, fabricated pretexts.
He said the court did not take into consideration the age of Jaber or his health condition, explaining that Jaber suffers from diabetes and inflammation of the stomach and colon.
Khafsh said that Jaber, who was held in custody since 26/3/2008, was subjected to 61 successive days of cruel interrogation.
4 apr 2013
IOF Troops Assault, Arrest Two Children in Hebron
Israeli occupation forces arrested two children from the city of Hebron, south of the West Bank.
Eyewitnesses said that Israeli forces arrested two children during clashes launched at al-Masharqa area, near the Ibrahimi mosque in Hebron.
The forces severely beat the kids before arresting them on claims they participated in the confrontations. One of the kids was Salah Ayed al-Rajabi, 16, while the Identity of the other child is not revealed yet.
Eyewitnesses said that Israeli forces arrested two children during clashes launched at al-Masharqa area, near the Ibrahimi mosque in Hebron.
The forces severely beat the kids before arresting them on claims they participated in the confrontations. One of the kids was Salah Ayed al-Rajabi, 16, while the Identity of the other child is not revealed yet.
IOF soldiers launch arrest campaign in lines of young men in Al-Khalil village
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) rounded up nine Palestinian young men in the village of Bani Naim in Al-Khalil province on Wednesday night. Ali Trayra, the head of the village’s municipal council, said that all of the detainees were in their twenties.
He said that IOF soldiers searched the homes of the detainees before taking them away. IOF soldiers have been targeting young men, especially university students, in the village over the past couple of days.
IOF soldiers arrested a tenth youth from Yatta town in Al-Khalil and detained teachers at Masafer Yatta area for two hours on Thursday morning.
Meanwhile, violent confrontations were reported on Wednesday evening between IOF soldiers and Palestinian youths in Bir Al-Mahjar, north of Al-Khalil, eyewitnesses reported.
They said that the soldiers fired rubber bullets and teargas at the young men who threw stones and empty bottles and crude firebombs at the soldiers.
The locals said that a number of young men were treated for breathing difficulty, adding that the youths were protesting the death of Maysara Abu Hamdiya, who is from Al-Khalil, of throat cancer while in Israeli custody.
He said that IOF soldiers searched the homes of the detainees before taking them away. IOF soldiers have been targeting young men, especially university students, in the village over the past couple of days.
IOF soldiers arrested a tenth youth from Yatta town in Al-Khalil and detained teachers at Masafer Yatta area for two hours on Thursday morning.
Meanwhile, violent confrontations were reported on Wednesday evening between IOF soldiers and Palestinian youths in Bir Al-Mahjar, north of Al-Khalil, eyewitnesses reported.
They said that the soldiers fired rubber bullets and teargas at the young men who threw stones and empty bottles and crude firebombs at the soldiers.
The locals said that a number of young men were treated for breathing difficulty, adding that the youths were protesting the death of Maysara Abu Hamdiya, who is from Al-Khalil, of throat cancer while in Israeli custody.
IOA renews administrative detention of university lecturer
Dr. Mahmoud Ghazzal
The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) renewed on Wednesday the administrative detention, without trial or charge, of Dr. Mahmoud Ghazzal, a Hamas leader and a lecturer at the Najah university.
Osama Makbul, a lawyer at the Tadamun foundation for human rights, said that the IOA renewed the administrative custody of Dr. Ghazzal only one day before expiry of his first detention period.
The lawyer, who is a specialist on administrative detention, said that Ghazzal would serve another six months in custody.
He warned that Dr. Ghazzal, 56, suffers from hypertension that causes him repeated fainting, adding that he was taken to Ramle prison hospital on several occasions for that reason.
Makbul said that the lecturer, who was arrested on 7/12/2011, also complains of a problem in his joints and could not stand on his feet for a long time.
The renewal coincided with his family’s preparations to receive him at home on Thursday. All family members were frustrated and infuriated at the IOA step, which did not care less about their feelings.
The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) renewed on Wednesday the administrative detention, without trial or charge, of Dr. Mahmoud Ghazzal, a Hamas leader and a lecturer at the Najah university.
Osama Makbul, a lawyer at the Tadamun foundation for human rights, said that the IOA renewed the administrative custody of Dr. Ghazzal only one day before expiry of his first detention period.
The lawyer, who is a specialist on administrative detention, said that Ghazzal would serve another six months in custody.
He warned that Dr. Ghazzal, 56, suffers from hypertension that causes him repeated fainting, adding that he was taken to Ramle prison hospital on several occasions for that reason.
Makbul said that the lecturer, who was arrested on 7/12/2011, also complains of a problem in his joints and could not stand on his feet for a long time.
The renewal coincided with his family’s preparations to receive him at home on Thursday. All family members were frustrated and infuriated at the IOA step, which did not care less about their feelings.
Shin Bet documents show illegal interrogation methods used against Palestinian prisoner
An Israeli actor is seen demonstrating the 'banana' method, one of several torture techniques reportedly used by the Shin Bet.
A prisoner who suffered serious injury 18 months ago, which he alleges were caused by torture, files a High Court petition asking that the military prosecution open a case against investigators in the Shin Bet security service.
A Palestinian prisoner who suffered serious physical and psychological injury following alleged Shin Bet torture 18 months ago has filed a High Court petition asking that the military prosecution be instructed to intervene in the case.
On March 24, the prisoner asked that the Justice Ministry’s department for investigation of police officers open a case against the prisoner’s investigators in the Shin Bet security service.
The petition comes more than 16 months after the prisoner filed his original complaint of torture; since then the Justice Ministry has not completed its preliminary probe or responded to the prisoner’s request to investigate the officials the petition deems responsible.
The petition, filed on the prisoner’s behalf by the Public Committee Against Torture and by Physicians for Human Rights, states that the prisoner fears his complaint will end up like more than 700 other complaints of torture during interrogation since 2001 − closed after extended foot-dragging.
The petitioner, who is accused of murder and attempted murder (due to his membership in a Hamas cell accused of murder) denies the charges. At no point was he deemed to be a “ticking bomb” − a designation that has justified torture in the past. His identity has been kept confidential due to the severe psychological injury he suffered.
‘Special methods’
Attorneys Bana Shugari-Badarna and Adi Lustigman, who wrote the petition, note that the Shin Bet admitted that it has used the methods of torture the petition describes, methods that the High Court of Justice has already prohibited, the petition says.
Attorney Labib Habib, who is representing the man in criminal proceedings, was permitted to see a detailed Shin Bet memorandum describing the methods of torture used.
In response to Labib’s question, the State Prosecutor’s Office confirmed that between August 25 at 1:08 P.M. and August 27 at 9:50 A.M., “special methods” were used, among which the prosecutor’s office described “a number of full kneelings,” “a number of lifting the hands to the back” (standing for long periods with hands raised) and “a number of standings” (having the man repeatedly get up and sit down.
The prisoner also reported to his lawyer that he had undergone painful handcuffing for hours, sleep deprivation, shaking, loud noises, poor nutrition, insults including sexual ones, and threats against his family.
A memorandum from the Shin Bet, which Labib was permitted to see, confirms that his client was questioned for at least five days for 18 hours straight, with breaks of about two hours between sessions. The petition notes that the Israel Prison Service, the Shin Bet and the physicians of these two agencies knew that the man was suffering from various ailments, including an eye problem for which he had undergone surgery three months earlier, kidney pain and a hernia.
Released for interrogation
Immediately after his arrest in August 2011 he was taken to Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital for tests and released an hour later for interrogation at the Russian Compound police headquarters in Jerusalem.
He has since lost the sight in his right eye and his other problems have worsened, the petition says.
In September 2011 Physicians for Human Rights attempted in vain to find out from prison service doctors whether the man was getting proper medical attention and, if torture had been used, whether the doctors had reported it.
In response to a claim by Physicians for Human Rights, presented in the petition, that physicians had been neglectful of the prisoner’s condition, the prison service spokeswoman told Haaretz on Wednesday: “The Israel Prison Service medical team is responsible for the life and health of some 18,000 prisoners and does its work faithfully, expertly and sensitively."
The state prosecution has not yet submitted its response to the High Court. Spokesmen for the Shin Bet, the Justice Ministry and the Israel Prison Service, who are also named as respondents in the petition, said they received the petition only this week.
Freeing Palestinian prisoners priority for Palestinian Authority: Abbas
Acting Palestinian Authority Chief Mahmoud Abbas says freeing Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails is a "priority" for the Palestinian Authority (PA).
"The Palestinian leadership gives priority to the prisoners’ issue and ending their suffering," AFP quoted Abbas as saying in a speech to a meeting of his Fatah party in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah on Wednesday.
"We cannot be silent about their staying behind bars... (we) have demanded the freeing of all prisoners, especially those arrested before the Oslo accords, and sick, child and women prisoners," he added.
"But the Israeli government, in its arrogance, doesn't care" about the detainees, he noted.
In light of "the achievements in the UN" -- a reference to upgraded Palestinian status at the UN late last year that angered Israel -- the PA would "go to the ends of the earth to protect our prisoners," Abbas went on to say.
Abbas made the remarks after the death of a terminally-ill Palestinian in an Israeli prison sparked violent protests across the West Bank.
Maisarah Abu Hamdiah, a cancer-stricken inmate, lost his life in an Israeli jail due to the lack of medical care on Tuesday.
Abbas said that the PA had worked to get the prisoner released for treatment but the Israeli regime “refused to let him out, which led to his death.”
Meanwhile, Israeli forces shot to death a Palestinian teenage in the West Bank during a demonstration against Hamdiah’s death.
The Palestinian, who was identified as Amer Nassar, 17, was killed in clashes that erupted near the city of Tulkarem.
More than 4,500 Palestinian prisoners are held in Israeli prisons, many of them without charge or trial.
A prisoner who suffered serious injury 18 months ago, which he alleges were caused by torture, files a High Court petition asking that the military prosecution open a case against investigators in the Shin Bet security service.
A Palestinian prisoner who suffered serious physical and psychological injury following alleged Shin Bet torture 18 months ago has filed a High Court petition asking that the military prosecution be instructed to intervene in the case.
On March 24, the prisoner asked that the Justice Ministry’s department for investigation of police officers open a case against the prisoner’s investigators in the Shin Bet security service.
The petition comes more than 16 months after the prisoner filed his original complaint of torture; since then the Justice Ministry has not completed its preliminary probe or responded to the prisoner’s request to investigate the officials the petition deems responsible.
The petition, filed on the prisoner’s behalf by the Public Committee Against Torture and by Physicians for Human Rights, states that the prisoner fears his complaint will end up like more than 700 other complaints of torture during interrogation since 2001 − closed after extended foot-dragging.
The petitioner, who is accused of murder and attempted murder (due to his membership in a Hamas cell accused of murder) denies the charges. At no point was he deemed to be a “ticking bomb” − a designation that has justified torture in the past. His identity has been kept confidential due to the severe psychological injury he suffered.
‘Special methods’
Attorneys Bana Shugari-Badarna and Adi Lustigman, who wrote the petition, note that the Shin Bet admitted that it has used the methods of torture the petition describes, methods that the High Court of Justice has already prohibited, the petition says.
Attorney Labib Habib, who is representing the man in criminal proceedings, was permitted to see a detailed Shin Bet memorandum describing the methods of torture used.
In response to Labib’s question, the State Prosecutor’s Office confirmed that between August 25 at 1:08 P.M. and August 27 at 9:50 A.M., “special methods” were used, among which the prosecutor’s office described “a number of full kneelings,” “a number of lifting the hands to the back” (standing for long periods with hands raised) and “a number of standings” (having the man repeatedly get up and sit down.
The prisoner also reported to his lawyer that he had undergone painful handcuffing for hours, sleep deprivation, shaking, loud noises, poor nutrition, insults including sexual ones, and threats against his family.
A memorandum from the Shin Bet, which Labib was permitted to see, confirms that his client was questioned for at least five days for 18 hours straight, with breaks of about two hours between sessions. The petition notes that the Israel Prison Service, the Shin Bet and the physicians of these two agencies knew that the man was suffering from various ailments, including an eye problem for which he had undergone surgery three months earlier, kidney pain and a hernia.
Released for interrogation
Immediately after his arrest in August 2011 he was taken to Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital for tests and released an hour later for interrogation at the Russian Compound police headquarters in Jerusalem.
He has since lost the sight in his right eye and his other problems have worsened, the petition says.
In September 2011 Physicians for Human Rights attempted in vain to find out from prison service doctors whether the man was getting proper medical attention and, if torture had been used, whether the doctors had reported it.
In response to a claim by Physicians for Human Rights, presented in the petition, that physicians had been neglectful of the prisoner’s condition, the prison service spokeswoman told Haaretz on Wednesday: “The Israel Prison Service medical team is responsible for the life and health of some 18,000 prisoners and does its work faithfully, expertly and sensitively."
The state prosecution has not yet submitted its response to the High Court. Spokesmen for the Shin Bet, the Justice Ministry and the Israel Prison Service, who are also named as respondents in the petition, said they received the petition only this week.
Freeing Palestinian prisoners priority for Palestinian Authority: Abbas
Acting Palestinian Authority Chief Mahmoud Abbas says freeing Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails is a "priority" for the Palestinian Authority (PA).
"The Palestinian leadership gives priority to the prisoners’ issue and ending their suffering," AFP quoted Abbas as saying in a speech to a meeting of his Fatah party in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah on Wednesday.
"We cannot be silent about their staying behind bars... (we) have demanded the freeing of all prisoners, especially those arrested before the Oslo accords, and sick, child and women prisoners," he added.
"But the Israeli government, in its arrogance, doesn't care" about the detainees, he noted.
In light of "the achievements in the UN" -- a reference to upgraded Palestinian status at the UN late last year that angered Israel -- the PA would "go to the ends of the earth to protect our prisoners," Abbas went on to say.
Abbas made the remarks after the death of a terminally-ill Palestinian in an Israeli prison sparked violent protests across the West Bank.
Maisarah Abu Hamdiah, a cancer-stricken inmate, lost his life in an Israeli jail due to the lack of medical care on Tuesday.
Abbas said that the PA had worked to get the prisoner released for treatment but the Israeli regime “refused to let him out, which led to his death.”
Meanwhile, Israeli forces shot to death a Palestinian teenage in the West Bank during a demonstration against Hamdiah’s death.
The Palestinian, who was identified as Amer Nassar, 17, was killed in clashes that erupted near the city of Tulkarem.
More than 4,500 Palestinian prisoners are held in Israeli prisons, many of them without charge or trial.
