16 jan 2013
An Israeli court detains the sons of Sheikh al-Saadi
Sheikh Bassam al-Saadi
The Israeli forces detained on Tuesday, in Salem Court west of Jenin, three sons of Sheikh Bassam al-Saadi, after they arrived to the court to attend the trial of their detained mother.
The family of Sheikh Bassam al-Saadi, a leading figure in the Islamic Jihad movement, told PIC's reporter that: "the occupation authorities detained his son Fathi, 19, and his two daughters: Etaf and Zouhour, after they had arrived to the court to attend the hearing on the case of their mother, the captive Nawal Said al-Saadi."
The family confirmed that the Israeli officers took Fathi to one of the interrogation rooms in the camp, and questioned him about the activities of his father and mother for more than three hours, while they detained his two sisters.
According to the family, the occupation authorities postponed the trial of the mother until the 19th of February, though she has been detained since the 4th of November last year.
Sheikh Bassam Saadi is one of the leading figures in the Islamic Jihad movement in the West Bank. He is a liberated prisoner and has been re-arrested by Israeli forces in May 4, 2011 fifty days after his release from the occupation jails where he has served 8 years.
The Israeli forces detained on Tuesday, in Salem Court west of Jenin, three sons of Sheikh Bassam al-Saadi, after they arrived to the court to attend the trial of their detained mother.
The family of Sheikh Bassam al-Saadi, a leading figure in the Islamic Jihad movement, told PIC's reporter that: "the occupation authorities detained his son Fathi, 19, and his two daughters: Etaf and Zouhour, after they had arrived to the court to attend the hearing on the case of their mother, the captive Nawal Said al-Saadi."
The family confirmed that the Israeli officers took Fathi to one of the interrogation rooms in the camp, and questioned him about the activities of his father and mother for more than three hours, while they detained his two sisters.
According to the family, the occupation authorities postponed the trial of the mother until the 19th of February, though she has been detained since the 4th of November last year.
Sheikh Bassam Saadi is one of the leading figures in the Islamic Jihad movement in the West Bank. He is a liberated prisoner and has been re-arrested by Israeli forces in May 4, 2011 fifty days after his release from the occupation jails where he has served 8 years.
Meeting between Egyptian and Israeli delegations to end the strikers' suffering
Tadamun Foundation for Human Rights revealed a meeting held last Sunday between the Egyptian intelligence delegation and an Israeli delegation to discuss ways to end the striking prisoners' suffering. Ahmed Betawi, a researcher at the foundation, said that the Egyptian delegation has proposed the release of the 8 liberated prisoners who were re-arrested after being released within the Shalit deal and not to breach the deal's terms.
The delegation also discussed at this meeting the issue of the isolated prisoners, Awad Al-Saidi and Dirar Abu Sisi, and the striking prisoners' issue, as well as the administrative detention and sick prisoners' issue in Ramle prison hospital.
Betawi pointed out that the occupation authorities have not yet responded to the Egyptian proposals and ideas which "drafted in coordination with the Palestinian side."
In the same context Betawi noted that the prisoner Ayman Sharawna decided on Tuesday to suspend his open hunger strike until the next court date.
He said that Sharawna told the foundation lawyer, Muhammad Abid, during his visit on Tuesday that he decided to suspend his hunger strike until the next session of the Ofer Court, which is scheduled to be held on January 27.
Meanwhile, the PPS warned against the dangerous health situation of striking prisoners due to the medical neglect and their detention in inhumane conditions.
The hunger strikers, Tarek Kaadan, 41, and Jafar Azzedine, 33, and Youssef Shaaban, 31, have declared their open hunger strike since 51 days in protest at their administrative detention.
The warnings of the PPS came in light of the prisoners' abstention since the first day of the strike to take any kind of vitamins or sugar, refusing also to undergo any medical tests until meeting all their demands and to put an end to the Israeli violations.
PPS lawyer confirmed that Kaadan is still in high spirits and determined to continue his hunger strike despite the Israeli pressures.
Kaadan was detained since November 22, 2012 as stated in the statement of the PPS, a day before the end of the Israeli aggression on Gaza, where Jaafar and Youssef have received a decision to detain them administratively for three months.
The prisoner Kaadan noted that the prisoners Jafar Ezzedine and Yousef Shaaban Yassin were not able to get off to the visit because of their health deterioration.
The delegation also discussed at this meeting the issue of the isolated prisoners, Awad Al-Saidi and Dirar Abu Sisi, and the striking prisoners' issue, as well as the administrative detention and sick prisoners' issue in Ramle prison hospital.
Betawi pointed out that the occupation authorities have not yet responded to the Egyptian proposals and ideas which "drafted in coordination with the Palestinian side."
In the same context Betawi noted that the prisoner Ayman Sharawna decided on Tuesday to suspend his open hunger strike until the next court date.
He said that Sharawna told the foundation lawyer, Muhammad Abid, during his visit on Tuesday that he decided to suspend his hunger strike until the next session of the Ofer Court, which is scheduled to be held on January 27.
Meanwhile, the PPS warned against the dangerous health situation of striking prisoners due to the medical neglect and their detention in inhumane conditions.
The hunger strikers, Tarek Kaadan, 41, and Jafar Azzedine, 33, and Youssef Shaaban, 31, have declared their open hunger strike since 51 days in protest at their administrative detention.
The warnings of the PPS came in light of the prisoners' abstention since the first day of the strike to take any kind of vitamins or sugar, refusing also to undergo any medical tests until meeting all their demands and to put an end to the Israeli violations.
PPS lawyer confirmed that Kaadan is still in high spirits and determined to continue his hunger strike despite the Israeli pressures.
Kaadan was detained since November 22, 2012 as stated in the statement of the PPS, a day before the end of the Israeli aggression on Gaza, where Jaafar and Youssef have received a decision to detain them administratively for three months.
The prisoner Kaadan noted that the prisoners Jafar Ezzedine and Yousef Shaaban Yassin were not able to get off to the visit because of their health deterioration.
IOF arrests university lecturer Mohammad Ghazal
The occupation authorities continued to target Palestinian academics, where they detained administratively the university lecturer Dr. Mohammed Ghazal engineering professor at Al-Najah National University, and one of the oldest university lecturers.
Muhammad Ghazal's wife, “Um Khobayb”, said to Ahrar center for prisoners studies and human rights, that her husband was arrested from his house, and the occupation court transferred him to the administrative detention without any charge three times immediately after his arrest, although he suffers from high blood pressure and general ill health resulting in him fainting several times inside the prison.
She confirmed to the center that her family is worried about her husband especially that he suffers from difficult health. She said that Dr. Ghazal is an academic and a prominent figure and that his place is at his university not in prison, calling for his release and the release of all prisoners in occupation jails.
Fuad Al-Khuffash the center’s director noted that the Israeli army is targeting the university lecturers and academics in order to push them outside Palestine.
He added that in the last few years many university lecturers were held under administrative detention, without charge like: Dr. Issam Alashqar, professor in physics, Dr. Mohammad Alsalibi, Dr. Gassan Thoqan, Dr. Gassan Khalid, Dr. Mustafa Alshunnar and yousef Abd Alhaq.
He considered targeting Palestinian academics as a violation of their freedom and of the international laws.
Al-Khuffash called on human rights organizations and civil society to intervene and highlight the administrative detainees’ issue.
Muhammad Ghazal's wife, “Um Khobayb”, said to Ahrar center for prisoners studies and human rights, that her husband was arrested from his house, and the occupation court transferred him to the administrative detention without any charge three times immediately after his arrest, although he suffers from high blood pressure and general ill health resulting in him fainting several times inside the prison.
She confirmed to the center that her family is worried about her husband especially that he suffers from difficult health. She said that Dr. Ghazal is an academic and a prominent figure and that his place is at his university not in prison, calling for his release and the release of all prisoners in occupation jails.
Fuad Al-Khuffash the center’s director noted that the Israeli army is targeting the university lecturers and academics in order to push them outside Palestine.
He added that in the last few years many university lecturers were held under administrative detention, without charge like: Dr. Issam Alashqar, professor in physics, Dr. Mohammad Alsalibi, Dr. Gassan Thoqan, Dr. Gassan Khalid, Dr. Mustafa Alshunnar and yousef Abd Alhaq.
He considered targeting Palestinian academics as a violation of their freedom and of the international laws.
Al-Khuffash called on human rights organizations and civil society to intervene and highlight the administrative detainees’ issue.
Israeli Forces Detain 30 Family Members for 10 Hours
Israeli occupation forces detained 30 members from Hurezat family for 10 hours in two seperate rooms in Haram al-Ramah neighbourhood, north of Hebron.
Coordinator of the Popular Resistance to Resist Apartheid Wall and Settlement in Hebron, Rateb al-Jbour, said that soldiers raided the house of Issa Hussein Hurezat, detained the family members, searched the house and rummaged with the contents before they withdrew.
IOF soldiers raid house in Al-Khalil, detain its occupants for hours
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) broke into the home of Issa Hreizat, 55, in Haram Al-Rama suburb north of Al-Khalil city on Wednesday and detained his family members for ten hours. The popular committee against the wall and settlement said in a statement that a big number of soldiers forced their way into the house and occupied it and detained the family in two of its rooms
It said that the family members quarreled with the soldiers for refusing to allow the children to go to the bathroom.
The committee said that 30 members of Issa’s family including children and grandchildren were kept in two small rooms despite the fact that the house consists of a number of stories.
The committee also said that the family noticed that the soldiers had electric appliances with them, which the family could not identify.
Coordinator of the Popular Resistance to Resist Apartheid Wall and Settlement in Hebron, Rateb al-Jbour, said that soldiers raided the house of Issa Hussein Hurezat, detained the family members, searched the house and rummaged with the contents before they withdrew.
IOF soldiers raid house in Al-Khalil, detain its occupants for hours
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) broke into the home of Issa Hreizat, 55, in Haram Al-Rama suburb north of Al-Khalil city on Wednesday and detained his family members for ten hours. The popular committee against the wall and settlement said in a statement that a big number of soldiers forced their way into the house and occupied it and detained the family in two of its rooms
It said that the family members quarreled with the soldiers for refusing to allow the children to go to the bathroom.
The committee said that 30 members of Issa’s family including children and grandchildren were kept in two small rooms despite the fact that the house consists of a number of stories.
The committee also said that the family noticed that the soldiers had electric appliances with them, which the family could not identify.
Al-Eesawy Tried In Two Courts On Same Charges
Wednesday January 16; the Israeli District Court in Jerusalem denied an appeal filed by the defense attorney of hunger striking detainee, Samer Al-Eesawy, requesting the court to void its deliberation in his case as he is being tried on the same charges at the Ofer Military Court.
The District Court also ruled that Al-Eesawy will have to attend a court hearing on February 5, 2013.
Al-Eesawy, from Jerusalem, was one of more than a thousand Palestinian detainees who were released as part of the prisoner swap deal that secured the release of Israeli corporal Gilad Shalit on October 18, 2011 who was captured by the resistance in Gaza in 2006.
476 Palestinian detainees, including Al-Eesawy were released on the first phase of the agreement the same day Shalit was released.
But the Israeli army rearrested Al-Eesawy after claiming that he “violated the terms of his release” by heading to the occupied West Bank.
The Ofer Israeli Military Court and the Jerusalem District Court are now trying him on the same charges.
His lawyer is arguing that the District Court in Jerusalem cannot look into a case that involves what Israel described as “a military order violation”.
The District Court rejected the appeal, and decided to hold a session on February 5 to grant the prosecution more time to present its case.
Al-Eesawy is ongoing with his hunger strike that he started more than 176 days ago. His family said that he is determined to continue his strike until his release despite his sharply deteriorating health conditions and complications.
The District Court also ruled that Al-Eesawy will have to attend a court hearing on February 5, 2013.
Al-Eesawy, from Jerusalem, was one of more than a thousand Palestinian detainees who were released as part of the prisoner swap deal that secured the release of Israeli corporal Gilad Shalit on October 18, 2011 who was captured by the resistance in Gaza in 2006.
476 Palestinian detainees, including Al-Eesawy were released on the first phase of the agreement the same day Shalit was released.
But the Israeli army rearrested Al-Eesawy after claiming that he “violated the terms of his release” by heading to the occupied West Bank.
The Ofer Israeli Military Court and the Jerusalem District Court are now trying him on the same charges.
His lawyer is arguing that the District Court in Jerusalem cannot look into a case that involves what Israel described as “a military order violation”.
The District Court rejected the appeal, and decided to hold a session on February 5 to grant the prosecution more time to present its case.
Al-Eesawy is ongoing with his hunger strike that he started more than 176 days ago. His family said that he is determined to continue his strike until his release despite his sharply deteriorating health conditions and complications.
Intended transfer of prisoners from Eshel jails causes state of tension
The Palestinian prisoner society said a state of tension prevailing among the detainees in Eshel jail after the prison administration decided to transfer a number of prisoners to another detention center.
According to society, the administration of Eshel jail took a number of punitive measures against the Palestinian prisoners in section 10, including the transfer of 26 of them to another prison.
The administration also decided to prevent the prisoners in this section from seeing their families for two months and buying things from the canteens.
The society affirmed that the prisoners are very angry at these arbitrary measures and may take protest steps against them.
In another incident, the Palestinian prisoners center for studies said that the transfer of prisoner Mutassim Raddad who suffer from cancer from the infirmary of the Ramla jail to Beersheba prison poses a threat to his life because he need constant care.
Director of the center Riyadh Al-Ashqar stated that that Raddad suffer from cancer in his intestine and the deterioration of his health condition caused him other serious problems in his heart and blood.
He appealed to international human rights groups to swiftly intervene to save the life of Raddad.
According to society, the administration of Eshel jail took a number of punitive measures against the Palestinian prisoners in section 10, including the transfer of 26 of them to another prison.
The administration also decided to prevent the prisoners in this section from seeing their families for two months and buying things from the canteens.
The society affirmed that the prisoners are very angry at these arbitrary measures and may take protest steps against them.
In another incident, the Palestinian prisoners center for studies said that the transfer of prisoner Mutassim Raddad who suffer from cancer from the infirmary of the Ramla jail to Beersheba prison poses a threat to his life because he need constant care.
Director of the center Riyadh Al-Ashqar stated that that Raddad suffer from cancer in his intestine and the deterioration of his health condition caused him other serious problems in his heart and blood.
He appealed to international human rights groups to swiftly intervene to save the life of Raddad.
IOF assault, detain Palestinian activists en route to Bab Ashams village
Dozens of Palestinian citizens marched on Tuesday to the area of the evacuated Bab Ashams village in east Jerusalem, but they were intercepted by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) and 40 of them were detained. Some activists said that immediately upon their arrival in the village, the IOF violently attacked them and forced them out of the area, adding that the Israeli troops kept attacking them even outside the village.
The physical attacks by the soldiers led to the injury of 17 activists, including six Palestinian and foreign journalists.
Wadi Hilwa information center said the IOF closed the roads leading to Bab Ashams village and prevented paramedics from entering the area to provide first aid for the wounded. The IOF also fined the cars which headed to the village.
As part of the popular resistance movement in Palestine, a group of Palestinian activists established last Friday the village of Bab Al Shams on a piece of confiscated land in east Jerusalem, called by the Israeli occupation regime as E1 settlement project.
For its part, the Palestinian media forum strongly denounced the IOF for assaulting the journalists during their work on covering the military raid on Bab Ashams village in Jerusalem on the night of Sunday. In a press release on Tuesday, the forum said that the IOF attacked and detained journalists and used force to prevent them from doing their jobs.
It added that the Israeli troops also focused their flashlights on the cameras to prevent the journalists from recording the violations that happened to the activists.
The physical attacks by the soldiers led to the injury of 17 activists, including six Palestinian and foreign journalists.
Wadi Hilwa information center said the IOF closed the roads leading to Bab Ashams village and prevented paramedics from entering the area to provide first aid for the wounded. The IOF also fined the cars which headed to the village.
As part of the popular resistance movement in Palestine, a group of Palestinian activists established last Friday the village of Bab Al Shams on a piece of confiscated land in east Jerusalem, called by the Israeli occupation regime as E1 settlement project.
For its part, the Palestinian media forum strongly denounced the IOF for assaulting the journalists during their work on covering the military raid on Bab Ashams village in Jerusalem on the night of Sunday. In a press release on Tuesday, the forum said that the IOF attacked and detained journalists and used force to prevent them from doing their jobs.
It added that the Israeli troops also focused their flashlights on the cameras to prevent the journalists from recording the violations that happened to the activists.
Israeli Forces Arrest Six Young Palestinians from West Bank
Israeli occupation forces arrested at dawn, six Palestinians from Jenin and Nablus on claims they are "wanted".
Security sources said that a force from the Israeli army raided several houses from Jenin and arrested Issam Samoudi, 22, Yazan Kamal Shaker Lahlouh, 19, Nobani Jamal Eghbariya, 22, Foad Khader Eghbariyah, 34, and Salim Hazhouzi, 20.
In Nablus, Israeli forces arrested Mahmoud Mohammad Jamil Hajah, 18, from Barqa village, north of Nablus.
Israeli forces raided the village, broke into several houses and arrested the young Mahmoud Haja, after they raided his house and rummaged with the contents.
IOF soldiers round up five Palestinians in Jenin
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) rounded up five Palestinian young men in Jenin in a raid on the West Bank city at dawn Wednesday. Local sources said that the soldiers launched a large scale operation in the eastern suburb of the city before taking the five youths.
They said that the invading troops questioned families of the five young men after searching their homes.
The sources said that IOF soldiers also stormed and combed the Jenin refugee camp and Wad Burqeen and occupied a number of rooftops in the process.
Security sources said that a force from the Israeli army raided several houses from Jenin and arrested Issam Samoudi, 22, Yazan Kamal Shaker Lahlouh, 19, Nobani Jamal Eghbariya, 22, Foad Khader Eghbariyah, 34, and Salim Hazhouzi, 20.
In Nablus, Israeli forces arrested Mahmoud Mohammad Jamil Hajah, 18, from Barqa village, north of Nablus.
Israeli forces raided the village, broke into several houses and arrested the young Mahmoud Haja, after they raided his house and rummaged with the contents.
IOF soldiers round up five Palestinians in Jenin
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) rounded up five Palestinian young men in Jenin in a raid on the West Bank city at dawn Wednesday. Local sources said that the soldiers launched a large scale operation in the eastern suburb of the city before taking the five youths.
They said that the invading troops questioned families of the five young men after searching their homes.
The sources said that IOF soldiers also stormed and combed the Jenin refugee camp and Wad Burqeen and occupied a number of rooftops in the process.
Israeli court places three Jerusalemite detainees under tight house arrest
The Israeli district court in occupied Jerusalem on Tuesday decided to release three Jerusalemite men, place them under tight house arrest and fine them 10,000 shekels each.
The house arrest sentence included a ban on their use of the internet and their meeting with other people than their own families.
The family committee for prisoners in Jerusalem said the prisoners were Hasan Halsa, Nahar Halsa and Ali Obeid and all of them were kidnapped on November 11, 2011 on allegations of being responsible for holding Hamas activities in Jerusalem.
The committee noted that the Israeli higher court decided several days ago to place the three detainees under house arrest and ordered the district court to move on with the procedures necessary for that.
The detainees, all fathers of several children, were transferred to Ramla jail as a prelude to releasing them.
British MPs plan to visit Palestine, meet with prisoners next month
A number of British lawmakers said on Tuesday they would pay a visit to the occupied Palestinian lands next month to check on the humanitarian situation there.
The lawmakers also plan to visit some prisoners and hunger strikers in Israeli jails as well as some families of prisoners from the 1948 occupied lands.
This came during a meeting in parliament with officials from the European network for the defense of human rights and Palestinian detainees, Yousuf Al-Sedeek foundation for prisoners and Al-Mizan center for human rights.
In a related matter, some families of Palestinian prisoners staged a sit-in on Tuesday outside the Red Cross headquarters in Tulkarem city in solidarity with the hunger strikers and in protest at medically neglecting the prisoners.
According to the Palestinian information center reporter in the city, dozens of families rallied outside the building holding banners denouncing the international silence on Israel's violations against the Palestinian prisoners.
The house arrest sentence included a ban on their use of the internet and their meeting with other people than their own families.
The family committee for prisoners in Jerusalem said the prisoners were Hasan Halsa, Nahar Halsa and Ali Obeid and all of them were kidnapped on November 11, 2011 on allegations of being responsible for holding Hamas activities in Jerusalem.
The committee noted that the Israeli higher court decided several days ago to place the three detainees under house arrest and ordered the district court to move on with the procedures necessary for that.
The detainees, all fathers of several children, were transferred to Ramla jail as a prelude to releasing them.
British MPs plan to visit Palestine, meet with prisoners next month
A number of British lawmakers said on Tuesday they would pay a visit to the occupied Palestinian lands next month to check on the humanitarian situation there.
The lawmakers also plan to visit some prisoners and hunger strikers in Israeli jails as well as some families of prisoners from the 1948 occupied lands.
This came during a meeting in parliament with officials from the European network for the defense of human rights and Palestinian detainees, Yousuf Al-Sedeek foundation for prisoners and Al-Mizan center for human rights.
In a related matter, some families of Palestinian prisoners staged a sit-in on Tuesday outside the Red Cross headquarters in Tulkarem city in solidarity with the hunger strikers and in protest at medically neglecting the prisoners.
According to the Palestinian information center reporter in the city, dozens of families rallied outside the building holding banners denouncing the international silence on Israel's violations against the Palestinian prisoners.
15 jan 2013
Ahrar: Israeli jailers utilize the hunger strikers as guinea pigs
Ahrar center for prisoner studies said the Israeli jailers observe and use the Palestinian hunger strikers as guinea pigs instead of considering their just demands and end the injustice that prompted them to starve themselves.
Director of the center Fouad Al-Khafsh stated on Monday that the prison doctors monitor all daily changes that happen to the bodies and health of the hunger strikers in Israeli jails for mere scientific purposes.
They scientifically study the physical changes and reactions of the striking prisoners in order to know how their body cells die every day, Khafsh affirmed.
In a related context, Palestinian grassroots groups staged on Monday a mass rally in Tubas city in solidarity with the Palestinian hunger strikers in Israeli jails.
The participants in the rally halted the traffic movement for 10 minutes across the city and carried banners calling for ending the suffering of the hunger strikers and releasing them.
Some banners also appealed to international human rights groups and the Red Cross to move to put an end to their suffering.
Director of the center Fouad Al-Khafsh stated on Monday that the prison doctors monitor all daily changes that happen to the bodies and health of the hunger strikers in Israeli jails for mere scientific purposes.
They scientifically study the physical changes and reactions of the striking prisoners in order to know how their body cells die every day, Khafsh affirmed.
In a related context, Palestinian grassroots groups staged on Monday a mass rally in Tubas city in solidarity with the Palestinian hunger strikers in Israeli jails.
The participants in the rally halted the traffic movement for 10 minutes across the city and carried banners calling for ending the suffering of the hunger strikers and releasing them.
Some banners also appealed to international human rights groups and the Red Cross to move to put an end to their suffering.
IOF soldiers arrest two Hamas leaders
Jamal Al-Tawil (L) Bajes Nakhla (R)
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested two Hamas leaders in Ramallah at dawn Tuesday from their homes. Special sources told the PIC that IOF soldiers broke into the home of Sheikh Jamal Al-Tawil in El-Bireh and ransacked his personal belongings such as his PC and mobile phone.
They said that IOF soldiers also arrested Sheikh Bajes Nakhla from his home in Jalazoun refugee camp after searching it.
Both Tawil and Nakhla were held at separate intervals in Israeli occupation jails for 12 years and were also detained by PA security apparatuses.
Army Kidnaps Former Mayor Of Al-Biereh
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Tuesday approximately at 1 a.m. , former mayor of the Al-Biereh town, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, Sheikh Jamal Al-Tawil, after breaking into his home and searching it causing excessive damage.
Bushra, the daughter of Jamal, told the Radio Bethlehem 2000 that a large number of Israeli soldiers broke into the home and detained the family in the living room; the soldiers then asked for the ID card of Jamal.
She added that one security officer asked her father about “how he is doing”, and that her father responded; “how can anything good happen while you are breaking into our home this violent way, and dozens of your soldiers are ripping through our property like savages”.
The officer said that Jamal is being kidnapped for “incitement against the state”. The army also confiscated Jamal’s mobile phone and his personal computer.
Bushra said that the army prevented her father from taking any extra clothes with him amidst the current extremely cold weather conditions especially following the recent snow storm that impacted the Palestinian territories.
Jamal Tawil was repeatedly kidnapped and imprisoned by Israel, and spent more than ten years in Israeli prisons, detention and interrogation centers. His wife, Montaha, and his daughter, Bushra, are also former political prisoners.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested two Hamas leaders in Ramallah at dawn Tuesday from their homes. Special sources told the PIC that IOF soldiers broke into the home of Sheikh Jamal Al-Tawil in El-Bireh and ransacked his personal belongings such as his PC and mobile phone.
They said that IOF soldiers also arrested Sheikh Bajes Nakhla from his home in Jalazoun refugee camp after searching it.
Both Tawil and Nakhla were held at separate intervals in Israeli occupation jails for 12 years and were also detained by PA security apparatuses.
Army Kidnaps Former Mayor Of Al-Biereh
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Tuesday approximately at 1 a.m. , former mayor of the Al-Biereh town, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, Sheikh Jamal Al-Tawil, after breaking into his home and searching it causing excessive damage.
Bushra, the daughter of Jamal, told the Radio Bethlehem 2000 that a large number of Israeli soldiers broke into the home and detained the family in the living room; the soldiers then asked for the ID card of Jamal.
She added that one security officer asked her father about “how he is doing”, and that her father responded; “how can anything good happen while you are breaking into our home this violent way, and dozens of your soldiers are ripping through our property like savages”.
The officer said that Jamal is being kidnapped for “incitement against the state”. The army also confiscated Jamal’s mobile phone and his personal computer.
Bushra said that the army prevented her father from taking any extra clothes with him amidst the current extremely cold weather conditions especially following the recent snow storm that impacted the Palestinian territories.
Jamal Tawil was repeatedly kidnapped and imprisoned by Israel, and spent more than ten years in Israeli prisons, detention and interrogation centers. His wife, Montaha, and his daughter, Bushra, are also former political prisoners.
IOF soldiers kidnap three workers
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnapped three Palestinian workers from Beit Uwa village, south of Al-Khalil, at dawn Tuesday.
Local sources said that the three workers, all in their twenties, were arrested at a roadblock set up by the soldiers near the village and taken to an unknown location. They said that the workers were on their way to work in 1948 occupied Palestine, adding that the three were from one family.
Local sources said that the three workers, all in their twenties, were arrested at a roadblock set up by the soldiers near the village and taken to an unknown location. They said that the workers were on their way to work in 1948 occupied Palestine, adding that the three were from one family.
Israeli court extends remand of seven Jerusalemites
The Israeli Magistrate court in occupied Jerusalem on Monday extended the detention of seven Jerusalemites from Silwan, including four minors, for further interrogation.
Mohammed Ramzi, a lawyer with Dameer foundation for human rights, said in a press release on Tuesday that the court extended the detention of four Jerusalemites, including a minor, until Wednesday for more questioning despite the fact that they have been held in custody since start of 2013.
He said that three other minors were ordered detained for few more days for the same reason; two of them were taken from their homes in Silwan, south of occupied Jerusalem, at dawn Monday while the third was arrested on 5th January.
Mohammed Ramzi, a lawyer with Dameer foundation for human rights, said in a press release on Tuesday that the court extended the detention of four Jerusalemites, including a minor, until Wednesday for more questioning despite the fact that they have been held in custody since start of 2013.
He said that three other minors were ordered detained for few more days for the same reason; two of them were taken from their homes in Silwan, south of occupied Jerusalem, at dawn Monday while the third was arrested on 5th January.
IOF soldiers beat father, arrest his son
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) attacked a father and his son while tending to their land in Azzun village, east of Qalqilia, on Monday night. Local sources said that the soldiers beat up the father and arrested his son at trivial pretexts.
They said that the father was hospitalized with moderate injuries, adding that the father and son were working in a field near to the separation wall.
They said that the father was hospitalized with moderate injuries, adding that the father and son were working in a field near to the separation wall.
13 cancer patients in Israeli jails after kidnapping another one from his home
The number of Palestinian cancer patients in Israeli jails rose to 13 prisoners after the Israeli occupation forces kidnapped another one named Abdul-Halim Turabi, 22, from his home in Sarra village of Nablus. The Palestinian prisoners' center for studies stated on Sunday that Turabi has been suffering from cancer for 10 years and given medical treatment since then.
The center added that the patient prepared himself to go to Jordan to pursue his cancer treatment, but the IOF suddenly and without reason kidnapped him from his house and jailed him in Megiddo prison.
After his kidnapping, the number of cancer patients locked up in Israeli jails rose to 13 prisoners, some of them are in serious condition.
According to the center, the health of cancer patient Mutassim Raddad, 27, has worsened in Ramla jail where he is undergoing chemotherapy in its infirmary.
Israeli doctors of the jail decided that Raddad needs urgent surgery to remove his intestine, the center added.
The center added that the health of many jailed cancer patients keeps deteriorating, including patient Khalil Abu Hadros, 45, who suffers from serious cancer in his left thigh.
Cancer patients Ra'fat Turkman and Fawwaz Sabe'a had appealed months ago to UN and international human rights groups to intervene to save their lives along with other prisoners who suffer from cancer, but to no avail.
The center added that the patient prepared himself to go to Jordan to pursue his cancer treatment, but the IOF suddenly and without reason kidnapped him from his house and jailed him in Megiddo prison.
After his kidnapping, the number of cancer patients locked up in Israeli jails rose to 13 prisoners, some of them are in serious condition.
According to the center, the health of cancer patient Mutassim Raddad, 27, has worsened in Ramla jail where he is undergoing chemotherapy in its infirmary.
Israeli doctors of the jail decided that Raddad needs urgent surgery to remove his intestine, the center added.
The center added that the health of many jailed cancer patients keeps deteriorating, including patient Khalil Abu Hadros, 45, who suffers from serious cancer in his left thigh.
Cancer patients Ra'fat Turkman and Fawwaz Sabe'a had appealed months ago to UN and international human rights groups to intervene to save their lives along with other prisoners who suffer from cancer, but to no avail.
14 jan 2013
Families of 36 prisoners visit their detained sons in Israeli jails
Waed Association for prisoners and liberated prisoners, confirmed that the occupation has been adopting a series of systematic procedures to humiliate the prisoners and their families during the visits. Ziad Abu Hatab, an official in the visits program file at Waed Association, said that the twentieth batch of the families of prisoners from Gaza was allowed on Monday to visit the prisoners in the Israeli occupation jails, adding that the batch included 45 people, all first degree relatives of only of the 36 prisoners.
Abu Hatab revealed in an exclusive statement to PIC on Monday that the occupation has been refusing until the moment to allow the children to visit their parents detained in its jails.
He has also pointed to the obstacles and arbitrary measures taken by the occupation against the prisoners and their families and added that it has been deliberately humiliating families of prisoners as they were allowed to meet their imprisoned sons for only 45 minutes.
Abu Hatab revealed in an exclusive statement to PIC on Monday that the occupation has been refusing until the moment to allow the children to visit their parents detained in its jails.
He has also pointed to the obstacles and arbitrary measures taken by the occupation against the prisoners and their families and added that it has been deliberately humiliating families of prisoners as they were allowed to meet their imprisoned sons for only 45 minutes.
IOF arrests 8 citizens in West Bank
The occupation authorities arrested 8 young men and summoned 3 others to Israeli intelligence headquarters in the West Bank. Local sources said that Israeli soldiers arrested two youths from the town of Beit Fajar, south of Bethlehem, and another from the town of Etzion, after summoning him to the intelligence headquarters in Etzion center.
The Israeli forces also raided the homes of three brothers and summoned them to the intelligence headquarters in the Gush Etzion settlement complex.
Three citizens have been arrested at dawn Monday in Beit Ummar, north of al-Khalil, and taken to an unknown destination, during raids carried out by IOF.
The IOF have arrested another citizen on charge of opening fire on the settlement of "Migdal Oz" in the settlement complex of "Gush Etzion", established on Palestinian land, north of al-Khalil.
The Hebrew "Yesha" website said that soldiers arrived to the area and claimed they found weapons in possession of the citizen who had been arrested and taken to an unknown destination.
Meanwhile, the IOF erected a number of military checkpoints near Halhul Bridge north of the city, at the entrance of Beit Ummar village and on the street leading to the town of Surif, where the soldiers started searching the vehicles and checking the identities of passers-by.
The citizen Samed Abu Hija, who has been wanted by the occupation forces since the war in Gaza on charges of trying to attack Salem camp, has also been arrested at dawn Monday after IOF raided his house in Yamoun village west of Jenin and questioned his family members, local sources said.
The IOF also raided and searched the house of Hamas leader Jihad Nawahdha, 49, in Abu Zurayk neighborhood in the town of Yamoun.
According to the sources, the Israeli intelligence officers interrogated the Hamas leader for more than three hours.
Meanwhile, violent clashes erupted in the city of Jenin when ten military vehicles stormed yesterday evening different areas in the province. The Israeli soldiers raided the house of a citizen wanted by the occupation authorities, without being able to arrest him.
Confrontations have also broken out today between Palestinian citizens and the Israeli troops in the vicinity of Rachel's Tomb, north of Bethlehem.
Dozens of youths threw stones and empty bottles at the soldiers, who responded by firing rubber bullets and tear gas grenades at the young men.
The clashes lasted more than four hours, and Hebrew sources said that one of the border guards was wounded by a stone thrown at his face and received field treatment.
The Israeli forces also raided the homes of three brothers and summoned them to the intelligence headquarters in the Gush Etzion settlement complex.
Three citizens have been arrested at dawn Monday in Beit Ummar, north of al-Khalil, and taken to an unknown destination, during raids carried out by IOF.
The IOF have arrested another citizen on charge of opening fire on the settlement of "Migdal Oz" in the settlement complex of "Gush Etzion", established on Palestinian land, north of al-Khalil.
The Hebrew "Yesha" website said that soldiers arrived to the area and claimed they found weapons in possession of the citizen who had been arrested and taken to an unknown destination.
Meanwhile, the IOF erected a number of military checkpoints near Halhul Bridge north of the city, at the entrance of Beit Ummar village and on the street leading to the town of Surif, where the soldiers started searching the vehicles and checking the identities of passers-by.
The citizen Samed Abu Hija, who has been wanted by the occupation forces since the war in Gaza on charges of trying to attack Salem camp, has also been arrested at dawn Monday after IOF raided his house in Yamoun village west of Jenin and questioned his family members, local sources said.
The IOF also raided and searched the house of Hamas leader Jihad Nawahdha, 49, in Abu Zurayk neighborhood in the town of Yamoun.
According to the sources, the Israeli intelligence officers interrogated the Hamas leader for more than three hours.
Meanwhile, violent clashes erupted in the city of Jenin when ten military vehicles stormed yesterday evening different areas in the province. The Israeli soldiers raided the house of a citizen wanted by the occupation authorities, without being able to arrest him.
Confrontations have also broken out today between Palestinian citizens and the Israeli troops in the vicinity of Rachel's Tomb, north of Bethlehem.
Dozens of youths threw stones and empty bottles at the soldiers, who responded by firing rubber bullets and tear gas grenades at the young men.
The clashes lasted more than four hours, and Hebrew sources said that one of the border guards was wounded by a stone thrown at his face and received field treatment.
Family: Issawi could die any moment
Family of captive Samer Al-Issawi, who has been on hunger strike for 173 days in Israeli occupation jails, warned that he could face death any moment due to serious deterioration in his health condition.
The family, in a press release on Sunday night, quoted Issawi’s lawyer as saying that the hunger striker feels severe pain in the heart and convulsing seizures that last for 3-4 minutes.
The lawyer quoted Issawi as saying that he could not sleep because of the severe pain in his chest due to the broken ribs in addition to agonizing pain in his spine, kidney, and muscles. He added that Issawi was taken to the emergency clinic on several occasions because of weak pulse.
Issawi told his lawyer that he will nevertheless continue in his hunger strike, despite his serious health condition, until his just and legitimate demands are met.
The family called for more pressure and solidarity campaigns to demand Issawi’s release after his hunger strike entered a “critical stage”.
The family, in a press release on Sunday night, quoted Issawi’s lawyer as saying that the hunger striker feels severe pain in the heart and convulsing seizures that last for 3-4 minutes.
The lawyer quoted Issawi as saying that he could not sleep because of the severe pain in his chest due to the broken ribs in addition to agonizing pain in his spine, kidney, and muscles. He added that Issawi was taken to the emergency clinic on several occasions because of weak pulse.
Issawi told his lawyer that he will nevertheless continue in his hunger strike, despite his serious health condition, until his just and legitimate demands are met.
The family called for more pressure and solidarity campaigns to demand Issawi’s release after his hunger strike entered a “critical stage”.
IOF soldiers round up three Palestinians in Nablus
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) rounded up three Palestinian citizens in Nablus before dawn Monday after storming a number of suburbs in the city. Reliable local sources said that the soldiers invaded the town from several axes before focusing on Ta’awon street.
Qayem family living in the street said that the invading troops broke into their building and savagely searched all its apartments, breaking furniture and belongings in the process.
They said that the soldiers said they were looking for “weapons” but did not find any, adding that the soldiers left after arresting Emad Al-Qayem.
The soldiers also served a summons to one of the families in the same building that their son, who was not available at time of the storming, should give himself up before 10 am Monday.
NGO Delegation Visits Ireland, UK to Lobby for Palestinian Political Prisoners
A delegation coordinated by UFree Network to defend the rights of Palestinian prisoners and Irish Friends of Palestine is commencing a trip to Ireland and the UK. The delegation is from 'Palestine 1948' has just arrived in Ireland for a tour that will last for a few days. The delegation is expected to lobby politicians, media outlets and human rights organisations to release Palestinians of 'Palestine 1948' from Israeli jails.
The delegation is comprised of two organisations from 'Palestine 1948' known as "Israeli Arabs" the Palestinians that live inside 'Israel'. Delegates include Journalists, lawyers and Human Rights Activists from Meezn Centre for Human Rights and Yousef Al Sedeeq Institute for Prisoners Protection.
On Sunday, the delegationl visited Belfast and Derry where they will meet the Mayor of Derry, Kevin Campbell who was a former Irish prisoner and a number of organisations including Tar Abhaile (organisation of former prisoners) who will facilitate discussions with a group of former Irish political prisoners.
Meetings will continue on Monday with a discussion on the role of Coiste Na nIarchimi (the umbrella organisation for the Republican ex-prisoner network across Ireland) in assisting former prisoners. The delegates will also meet a number of former political prisoners who are now elected political leaders and hold a discussion with former prisoner Jim Gibney to talk about the Irish Hunger Strike Campaign in 1981.
The delegation will then move to London where a number of meetings prepared with solidarity and activism organisations.
According to Khaled Waleed, UFree Network operations coordinator, the delegation tour will be a chance to look at the Irish experience in British jails. It will also learn some lessons in lobbying and mobilising to defend the rights of Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli jails.
It is worth to mention that 'Israel' is jailing 87 Palestinians from 'Palestine 1948'. Those prisoners are exposed to torture and discrimination at the hands of 'Israeli Prisoner Authorities'. Some of them spent long periods in these jails while others are sentenced to several life sentences.
Qayem family living in the street said that the invading troops broke into their building and savagely searched all its apartments, breaking furniture and belongings in the process.
They said that the soldiers said they were looking for “weapons” but did not find any, adding that the soldiers left after arresting Emad Al-Qayem.
The soldiers also served a summons to one of the families in the same building that their son, who was not available at time of the storming, should give himself up before 10 am Monday.
NGO Delegation Visits Ireland, UK to Lobby for Palestinian Political Prisoners
A delegation coordinated by UFree Network to defend the rights of Palestinian prisoners and Irish Friends of Palestine is commencing a trip to Ireland and the UK. The delegation is from 'Palestine 1948' has just arrived in Ireland for a tour that will last for a few days. The delegation is expected to lobby politicians, media outlets and human rights organisations to release Palestinians of 'Palestine 1948' from Israeli jails.
The delegation is comprised of two organisations from 'Palestine 1948' known as "Israeli Arabs" the Palestinians that live inside 'Israel'. Delegates include Journalists, lawyers and Human Rights Activists from Meezn Centre for Human Rights and Yousef Al Sedeeq Institute for Prisoners Protection.
On Sunday, the delegationl visited Belfast and Derry where they will meet the Mayor of Derry, Kevin Campbell who was a former Irish prisoner and a number of organisations including Tar Abhaile (organisation of former prisoners) who will facilitate discussions with a group of former Irish political prisoners.
Meetings will continue on Monday with a discussion on the role of Coiste Na nIarchimi (the umbrella organisation for the Republican ex-prisoner network across Ireland) in assisting former prisoners. The delegates will also meet a number of former political prisoners who are now elected political leaders and hold a discussion with former prisoner Jim Gibney to talk about the Irish Hunger Strike Campaign in 1981.
The delegation will then move to London where a number of meetings prepared with solidarity and activism organisations.
According to Khaled Waleed, UFree Network operations coordinator, the delegation tour will be a chance to look at the Irish experience in British jails. It will also learn some lessons in lobbying and mobilising to defend the rights of Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli jails.
It is worth to mention that 'Israel' is jailing 87 Palestinians from 'Palestine 1948'. Those prisoners are exposed to torture and discrimination at the hands of 'Israeli Prisoner Authorities'. Some of them spent long periods in these jails while others are sentenced to several life sentences.
13 jan 2013
IOF arrests Palestinian for allegedly attempting to stab a soldier
Hebrew media claimed that military force prevented the occurrence of an offensive operation planned by a Palestinian citizen who tried to implement it near the settlement of "Ma'ale Adumim" (one of the biggest settlements in the West Bank).
The sources said that army troops arrested on Sunday a Palestinian citizen under the pretext of trying to stab an Israeli soldier near the settlement of "Ma'ale Adumim" established in the occupied West Bank, near the village of Bab Al Shams set up by Palestinian activists as a reaction to the Israeli decision to build thousands of settlement units.
According to the same sources, a Palestinian citizen tried to stab an Israeli soldier, in the industrial area near the settlement of "Ma'ale Adumim", using a sharp object, but the Israeli border guards stationed in the region were able to arrest the Palestinian man before carrying out his plan, where they transferred him to the intelligence service for interrogation.
The sources said that army troops arrested on Sunday a Palestinian citizen under the pretext of trying to stab an Israeli soldier near the settlement of "Ma'ale Adumim" established in the occupied West Bank, near the village of Bab Al Shams set up by Palestinian activists as a reaction to the Israeli decision to build thousands of settlement units.
According to the same sources, a Palestinian citizen tried to stab an Israeli soldier, in the industrial area near the settlement of "Ma'ale Adumim", using a sharp object, but the Israeli border guards stationed in the region were able to arrest the Palestinian man before carrying out his plan, where they transferred him to the intelligence service for interrogation.
The increasing suffering of Megiddo Prisoners
Palestinian prisoners in Megiddo prison complained against the medical negligence, where they informed PPS' lawyer that the IPS prevented their medical treatment after previous promises to provide them with the doctors. PPS's lawyer said that the prison administration has cut off hot water in the cells despite this cold weather, violating the prisoners' rights, while continuing to ignore prisoners' complaints relating to this Israeli measure.
The prisoners highlighted the overcrowding problem caused by bringing new detainees permanently to the prisons, where more than one-third of the prisoners in Megiddo prison are new detainees, so they are taken directly from interrogation to Megiddo prison without possessing any of their basic needs.
The lawyer said that PPS is holding ten prisoners in each room, even though it does not accommodate more than eight.
They describe the transfer process to the courts as torment trip, where they are handcuffed for long hours, causing them severe pain.
The prisoners confirmed that the prison is witnessing a state of discontent and anger over the prison administration's policy, and therefore the prisoners began to study the possibility of raising a petition against the prison administration.
For his part, the PPS follows up closely the prisoners' issues and complaints through its lawyer.
Silent sit-in in solidarity with prisoners in Jenin
Families of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails have organized on Sunday a silent sit-in in Dawar Cinema in the downtown of Jenin. Dozens of activists have participated in the silent sit-in organized by striking prisoners' families, protesting against the international silence and passivity towards the prisoners' issue.
The Participants were holding their sons' pictures who declared hunger strike since 48 days.
We sound the alarm after the deteriorating situation of the prisoners, Muawiya Kaadan, the hunger striker Tarek Kaadan's brother told the PIC correspondent, calling on all international and local institutions and political leaders to move for saving the prisoners' lives before it is too late.
For her part, Um Hamza, Jafar Azzedine's wife told PIC reporter that her husband suffers a very difficult health situation after he stopped taking vitamins, denouncing all leaders’ official silence towards the prisoners' suffering.
It is noteworthy that the three prisoners from Jenin, Tarek Kaadan and Jafar Ezzeddine and Youssef Shaaban, continued their hunger strike since 48 days protesting against their administrative detention.
The prisoners highlighted the overcrowding problem caused by bringing new detainees permanently to the prisons, where more than one-third of the prisoners in Megiddo prison are new detainees, so they are taken directly from interrogation to Megiddo prison without possessing any of their basic needs.
The lawyer said that PPS is holding ten prisoners in each room, even though it does not accommodate more than eight.
They describe the transfer process to the courts as torment trip, where they are handcuffed for long hours, causing them severe pain.
The prisoners confirmed that the prison is witnessing a state of discontent and anger over the prison administration's policy, and therefore the prisoners began to study the possibility of raising a petition against the prison administration.
For his part, the PPS follows up closely the prisoners' issues and complaints through its lawyer.
Silent sit-in in solidarity with prisoners in Jenin
Families of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails have organized on Sunday a silent sit-in in Dawar Cinema in the downtown of Jenin. Dozens of activists have participated in the silent sit-in organized by striking prisoners' families, protesting against the international silence and passivity towards the prisoners' issue.
The Participants were holding their sons' pictures who declared hunger strike since 48 days.
We sound the alarm after the deteriorating situation of the prisoners, Muawiya Kaadan, the hunger striker Tarek Kaadan's brother told the PIC correspondent, calling on all international and local institutions and political leaders to move for saving the prisoners' lives before it is too late.
For her part, Um Hamza, Jafar Azzedine's wife told PIC reporter that her husband suffers a very difficult health situation after he stopped taking vitamins, denouncing all leaders’ official silence towards the prisoners' suffering.
It is noteworthy that the three prisoners from Jenin, Tarek Kaadan and Jafar Ezzeddine and Youssef Shaaban, continued their hunger strike since 48 days protesting against their administrative detention.
IOA adjourns trial of MP Yousef
The Israeli occupation authorities adjourned the trial of MP Hassan Yousef till Thursday at the request of the prosecution.
The MP’s wife said that the judge accepted the request by the prosecution and the intelligence and decided to delay the trial hearing and to retain the MP in administrative detention.
She said that the court had adjourned the trial of her husband on several past occasions, noting that it was originally set for 26/12/2012 then postponed to 10/1/2013 and now to 17/1/2013.
The Israeli occupation forces arrested the MP, affiliated with the change and reform parliamentary bloc, and his son Uwais from their home in Ramallah on 11/1/2011 and held him in administrative detention without trial or charge since then.
The MP’s wife said that the judge accepted the request by the prosecution and the intelligence and decided to delay the trial hearing and to retain the MP in administrative detention.
She said that the court had adjourned the trial of her husband on several past occasions, noting that it was originally set for 26/12/2012 then postponed to 10/1/2013 and now to 17/1/2013.
The Israeli occupation forces arrested the MP, affiliated with the change and reform parliamentary bloc, and his son Uwais from their home in Ramallah on 11/1/2011 and held him in administrative detention without trial or charge since then.
IOF soldiers arrest Palestinian student
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested at dawn Sunday a Palestinian student from Khader town, south of Bethlehem.
Local sources said that IOF soldiers stormed 22-year-old Mohammed Ali Ghunaim’s family house and searched it before detaining the university student.
They pointed out that the soldiers also confiscated the youth’s personal computer and mobile phone before taking him away blindfolded and handcuffed.
The sources said that the soldiers served summonses to two young men in Obaydiya and Beit Fajjar, also south of Bethlehem, for intelligence interrogation at Gush Etzion settlement complex near the city.
Local sources said that IOF soldiers stormed 22-year-old Mohammed Ali Ghunaim’s family house and searched it before detaining the university student.
They pointed out that the soldiers also confiscated the youth’s personal computer and mobile phone before taking him away blindfolded and handcuffed.
The sources said that the soldiers served summonses to two young men in Obaydiya and Beit Fajjar, also south of Bethlehem, for intelligence interrogation at Gush Etzion settlement complex near the city.
Israeli court adjourns trial of AAU student for second time
An Israeli court adjourned the trial hearing of Eman Bani Odeh, a student at the Arab American University in Jenin, for the second time, the Ahrar center for human studies said. It quoted father of the detainee as saying that the court alleged the adjournment was due to the incomplete file of his daughter.
He said that his daughter was currently held in the Hasharon jail after two weeks of cruel interrogation rounds in Jalama detention center.
For his part, Fuad Al-Khafsh, the director of the Ahrar center, said that the conditions of Palestinian female detainees in Israeli occupation jails are very serious.
He appealed to all those concerned to work for the release of those detainees who suffer from Israeli provocative and harsh practices.
He said that his daughter was currently held in the Hasharon jail after two weeks of cruel interrogation rounds in Jalama detention center.
For his part, Fuad Al-Khafsh, the director of the Ahrar center, said that the conditions of Palestinian female detainees in Israeli occupation jails are very serious.
He appealed to all those concerned to work for the release of those detainees who suffer from Israeli provocative and harsh practices.
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Israeli army uses violence to evacuate Bab Ashams village in east J'lem
A large force of Israeli troops and border guards used violence at dawn Sunday to evacuate the Palestinian activists in the newly-established Bab Ashams village in east Jerusalem.
The Palestinian information center (PIC) reporter in occupied Jerusalem said that the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) brutally attacked the activists and detained many of them. |
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He added the detained Palestinian activists were taken in chain to Qalandiya checkpoint between Jerusalem and the West Bank and the wounded were admitted to Ramallah hospital.
Several foreign activists and journalists were also arrested and physically assaulted.
The Israeli higher court issued a verdict yesterday preventing the Israeli army or the police from evacuating the sit-in tents of Bab Ashams village which was set up by Palestinian and foreign activists in area E1.
The raid on the camp was carried out at the behest of Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu, according to a statement issued by his office yesterday.
The statement read that Netanyahu gave instructions to immediately evacuate the Palestinians present in the area between Maale Adumim and Jerusalem.
It added that the Israeli government would ask the higher court to revoke its decision to delay the evacuation of the camp, but until then the area would be declared a closed military zone and all roads leading to it would be blocked.
Earlier, the Hamas Movement called on the activists in the camp of Bab Ashams village to resist any Israeli attempt to evacuate them by force.
In a press release on Saturday, Hamas condemned the Israeli threats to attack the camp and said such step would be a violation of the international law and held Israel fully responsible for the consequences of its actions.
In this regard, Palestinian lawmaker Hatem Qafisha told the PIC that the idea of Bab Ashams village has become one of the new popular resistance methods and must be supported by all Palestinian political forces.
"But I think that the Israeli occupation may have noticed this method quickly and already moved to suppress it through declaring the area closed militarily and confronting the activists," MP Qafisha stated.
The lawmaker added that if such method was supported, there would be many areas in occupied Palestine like Bab Ashams village gaining national and international momentum.
He affirmed that many Palestinian areas need a similar village in order to protect them from the Israeli settlement activities.
The new village has been named after the epic novel Bab Ashams that was written by Lebanese writer Elias Khuri and means in English "the Gate of the Sun."
As part of the popular resistance movement in Palestine, the village was inaugurated Friday on a piece of Palestinian land in east Jerusalem, in an area referred to by Israel as E1 and designated for the expansion of Maale Adumim settlement.
Bedouin families living in the area confirmed that they own the lands which Israel wants to annex and even showed deeds proving their ownership.
The intended E1 settlement project aims at linking the illegal Maale Adumim settlement with east Jerusalem, thus illegally appropriating Palestinian lands and blocking the geographical contiguity of the occupied West Bank.
This illegal Israeli project, which received wide international condemnation, would divide the West Bank into two parts and completely isolate it from east Jerusalem, an action that would kill any chance to establish a future Palestinian state.
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Several foreign activists and journalists were also arrested and physically assaulted.
The Israeli higher court issued a verdict yesterday preventing the Israeli army or the police from evacuating the sit-in tents of Bab Ashams village which was set up by Palestinian and foreign activists in area E1.
The raid on the camp was carried out at the behest of Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu, according to a statement issued by his office yesterday.
The statement read that Netanyahu gave instructions to immediately evacuate the Palestinians present in the area between Maale Adumim and Jerusalem.
It added that the Israeli government would ask the higher court to revoke its decision to delay the evacuation of the camp, but until then the area would be declared a closed military zone and all roads leading to it would be blocked.
Earlier, the Hamas Movement called on the activists in the camp of Bab Ashams village to resist any Israeli attempt to evacuate them by force.
In a press release on Saturday, Hamas condemned the Israeli threats to attack the camp and said such step would be a violation of the international law and held Israel fully responsible for the consequences of its actions.
In this regard, Palestinian lawmaker Hatem Qafisha told the PIC that the idea of Bab Ashams village has become one of the new popular resistance methods and must be supported by all Palestinian political forces.
"But I think that the Israeli occupation may have noticed this method quickly and already moved to suppress it through declaring the area closed militarily and confronting the activists," MP Qafisha stated.
The lawmaker added that if such method was supported, there would be many areas in occupied Palestine like Bab Ashams village gaining national and international momentum.
He affirmed that many Palestinian areas need a similar village in order to protect them from the Israeli settlement activities.
The new village has been named after the epic novel Bab Ashams that was written by Lebanese writer Elias Khuri and means in English "the Gate of the Sun."
As part of the popular resistance movement in Palestine, the village was inaugurated Friday on a piece of Palestinian land in east Jerusalem, in an area referred to by Israel as E1 and designated for the expansion of Maale Adumim settlement.
Bedouin families living in the area confirmed that they own the lands which Israel wants to annex and even showed deeds proving their ownership.
The intended E1 settlement project aims at linking the illegal Maale Adumim settlement with east Jerusalem, thus illegally appropriating Palestinian lands and blocking the geographical contiguity of the occupied West Bank.
This illegal Israeli project, which received wide international condemnation, would divide the West Bank into two parts and completely isolate it from east Jerusalem, an action that would kill any chance to establish a future Palestinian state.
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