7 may 2013
IOF arrests a Palestinian citizen accompanying his sick wife at Erez crossing
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested a Palestinian citizen from Gaza at Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing, in the northern Gaza Strip, while he was accompanying his sick wife to undergo surgery at St. John's Hospital in Jerusalem.
Prisoners' Center for Studies quoted the family of businessman Zuhair Maarouf, aged 52 from the Sheikh Radwan district in Gaza City, as saying that the occupation arrested Zuhair at Beit Hanoun crossing, and extended his detention for 24 hours. He was transferred to Ashkelon detention center.
The detainee's son Yusuf appealed to the Ministry of Detainees and Ex-detainees and the Palestinian Prisoner Society to hire a lawyer to identify the cause of his father's arrest.
"We are contacting the hospital in order to postpone my mother's surgery which has been stalled due to the arrest of my father," he added.
Arrests of Palestinian citizens at Beit Hanoun crossing have recently increased.
Prisoners' Center for Studies quoted the family of businessman Zuhair Maarouf, aged 52 from the Sheikh Radwan district in Gaza City, as saying that the occupation arrested Zuhair at Beit Hanoun crossing, and extended his detention for 24 hours. He was transferred to Ashkelon detention center.
The detainee's son Yusuf appealed to the Ministry of Detainees and Ex-detainees and the Palestinian Prisoner Society to hire a lawyer to identify the cause of his father's arrest.
"We are contacting the hospital in order to postpone my mother's surgery which has been stalled due to the arrest of my father," he added.
Arrests of Palestinian citizens at Beit Hanoun crossing have recently increased.
Captive Ayman Hamdan continues his open hunger strike
Captive Ayman Hamdan has continued his hunger strike since April 22 in protest at Israeli Military Advocate's decision to renew his administrative detention for 6 months, Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) said on Tuesday .
The PPS said in a press statement that the captive told PPS's lawyer, who visited him, that when he announced entering a hunger strike, the Ofer prison administration transferred him to Megiddo prison as a way to pressure him to stop his open hunger strike.
Ayman, aged 30 from Bethlehem, said that the prison administration has continued to move him from one prison to another, and then held him in Megiddo prison solitary confinement for one day, after which he was returned to Ofer jail.
The prisoner's lawyer said that the administration is trying by all means to dissuade him from continuing his steps.
Ayman is a liberated prisoner and had earlier been detained 3 times in Israeli jails. He was re-arrested on 22 August, 2012.
The PPS said in a press statement that the captive told PPS's lawyer, who visited him, that when he announced entering a hunger strike, the Ofer prison administration transferred him to Megiddo prison as a way to pressure him to stop his open hunger strike.
Ayman, aged 30 from Bethlehem, said that the prison administration has continued to move him from one prison to another, and then held him in Megiddo prison solitary confinement for one day, after which he was returned to Ofer jail.
The prisoner's lawyer said that the administration is trying by all means to dissuade him from continuing his steps.
Ayman is a liberated prisoner and had earlier been detained 3 times in Israeli jails. He was re-arrested on 22 August, 2012.
IPS imposes restrictions on prisoners' children visits
The Israeli Prison Service (IPS) has imposed restrictions on children visits to prisoners from the Gaza strip, the Palestine Center for Prisoners' Studies revealed.
The IPS has prevented children over 8 years from visiting their fathers and brothers detained in Israeli jails after an Israeli ban on Family visits to Gaza strip detainees which lasted for 6 years , Riad Al Ashqar Media Director of the center confirmed.
The IPS has agreed to allow Gazan children aged 0-10 years to visit the relatives in Israeli jails, however it did not comply with its commitments as usual.
Al Ashqar called on international organizations topped by the Red Cross to intervene for the resumption of family visit program for prisoners from the Gaza strip.
The IPS has prevented children over 8 years from visiting their fathers and brothers detained in Israeli jails after an Israeli ban on Family visits to Gaza strip detainees which lasted for 6 years , Riad Al Ashqar Media Director of the center confirmed.
The IPS has agreed to allow Gazan children aged 0-10 years to visit the relatives in Israeli jails, however it did not comply with its commitments as usual.
Al Ashqar called on international organizations topped by the Red Cross to intervene for the resumption of family visit program for prisoners from the Gaza strip.
Jordanian Unions condemn the Jordanian official neglect of prisoners' issue
Jordanian trade unions strongly condemned the Jordanian Foreign Minister's neglect of the issue of Jordanian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails.
In a letter to the Foreign Ministry, the Jordanian unions expressed resentment to the Ministry's marginalization of the issue of Jordanian prisoners and missing persons over the past decades.
The trade unions called for an official intervention to end the suffering of the Jordanian prisoners who declared a hunger strike since Thursday.
The Jordanian prisoners suffer difficult detention conditions where they were isolated since declaring their hunger strike, the letter stated, pointing that a number of the prisoners suffer ill health.
The Jordanian trade unions called on the Jordanian government to carry out its duties towards Jordanian prisoners till meeting their demands and their release.
In a letter to the Foreign Ministry, the Jordanian unions expressed resentment to the Ministry's marginalization of the issue of Jordanian prisoners and missing persons over the past decades.
The trade unions called for an official intervention to end the suffering of the Jordanian prisoners who declared a hunger strike since Thursday.
The Jordanian prisoners suffer difficult detention conditions where they were isolated since declaring their hunger strike, the letter stated, pointing that a number of the prisoners suffer ill health.
The Jordanian trade unions called on the Jordanian government to carry out its duties towards Jordanian prisoners till meeting their demands and their release.
IOF soldiers round up five citizens, serve summons to liberated prisoner
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) rounded up five Palestinians in various West Bank and occupied Jerusalem areas at dawn Tuesday and served a summons to a liberated prisoner in Al-Khalil.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that IOF soldiers in a number of army jeeps stormed Al-Khalil at dawn and arrested Emad Abu Aisha, 30, from his house in Jabal Abu Rumman.
They said that those forces also detained 24-year-old Abdulmoti Qawasme from his home in another suburb in the city after searching it. They noted that the soldiers treated the detainee savagely and handcuffed and blindfolded him before taking him away.
Two other Palestinians were nabbed in Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem at the hands of IOF soldiers who served two other summonses in the same camp for intelligence interrogation.
Israeli forces also detained Mahmoud Ode from Silwan town, in occupied Jerusalem, after breaking into his family home.
In Yatta town, Al-Khalil province, IOF soldiers served a summons to liberated prisoner Nabil Abu Qubaita, the PIC reporter said.
Other IOF troops stormed a number of suburbs in Al-Khalil city and erected roadblocks at the entrance to three nearby villages and Fawar refugee camp and scrutinized IDs of all passersby.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that IOF soldiers in a number of army jeeps stormed Al-Khalil at dawn and arrested Emad Abu Aisha, 30, from his house in Jabal Abu Rumman.
They said that those forces also detained 24-year-old Abdulmoti Qawasme from his home in another suburb in the city after searching it. They noted that the soldiers treated the detainee savagely and handcuffed and blindfolded him before taking him away.
Two other Palestinians were nabbed in Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem at the hands of IOF soldiers who served two other summonses in the same camp for intelligence interrogation.
Israeli forces also detained Mahmoud Ode from Silwan town, in occupied Jerusalem, after breaking into his family home.
In Yatta town, Al-Khalil province, IOF soldiers served a summons to liberated prisoner Nabil Abu Qubaita, the PIC reporter said.
Other IOF troops stormed a number of suburbs in Al-Khalil city and erected roadblocks at the entrance to three nearby villages and Fawar refugee camp and scrutinized IDs of all passersby.
Israeli police arrest son of Najeh Bukairat
Israeli policemen arrested the son of Najeh Bukairat, the director of the Aqsa mosque, from his family home in Sour Baher village, south of occupied Jerusalem.
Special sources told the PIC that the policemen broke into the home of Bukairat on Tuesday and searched it before taking away his son Daoud, 20.
Israeli police forces had detained three young men from Attoun and Afana families in the same village last week.
Special sources told the PIC that the policemen broke into the home of Bukairat on Tuesday and searched it before taking away his son Daoud, 20.
Israeli police forces had detained three young men from Attoun and Afana families in the same village last week.
IOF Troops Arrest Two Palestinians, Summon Another from Hebron
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Israeli occupation forces arrested two Palestinians from the city of Hebron, south of the West Bank and summoned another for interrogation.
Security and local sources revealed that Israeli forces raided Jabal Abu Ruman area in Hebron and arrested Imad Joudeh Abu Aiycha, 30, and also raided Shab al-Meleh area and arrested Abdul Mu'ti al-Qawasmeh, 24, after searching their houses and rummaging with the contents.
The Israeli soldiers handed the Palestinian Nabil Abu Qabita from Yatta village in Hebron, a notice to meet with the Israeli Intelligence
Israeli forces stormed several neighborhouds in Hebron and set military checkpoints at the main entrances of al-Fawwar refugee camp, Sa'ir, Halhoul and Ethna villages. Soldiers stopped Palestinians' vehicles and checked their IDs.
Israeli occupation forces arrested two Palestinians from the city of Hebron, south of the West Bank and summoned another for interrogation.
Security and local sources revealed that Israeli forces raided Jabal Abu Ruman area in Hebron and arrested Imad Joudeh Abu Aiycha, 30, and also raided Shab al-Meleh area and arrested Abdul Mu'ti al-Qawasmeh, 24, after searching their houses and rummaging with the contents.
The Israeli soldiers handed the Palestinian Nabil Abu Qabita from Yatta village in Hebron, a notice to meet with the Israeli Intelligence
Israeli forces stormed several neighborhouds in Hebron and set military checkpoints at the main entrances of al-Fawwar refugee camp, Sa'ir, Halhoul and Ethna villages. Soldiers stopped Palestinians' vehicles and checked their IDs.
Israel Wants Detainees To Pay For Their Medical Expenses
The Palestinian Ministry of Detainees reported Monday that the Israeli Prison Authority is demanding Palestinian political prisoners to pay for their own medical expenses, and refused to provide them with the needed medical equipment or medications.
The Ministry denounced the Israeli decision and said that Israel, as the country that is holding thousands of Palestinian detainees, has the legal and moral responsibility to provide them with the needed care, as stated by the Third and Fourth Geneva Conventions regarding civil and political rights.
It added that this Israeli policy is a policy of extortion and blackmail, and is depriving the detainees from the urgently needed medical attention and treatment.
In its report, the Ministry said that, by asking the detainees to pay for their medical expenses, Israel is burdening the detainees and their families, and is violating all ethical medical standards.
It stated that some of the ailing detainees who have been asked to pay for their medical care have been identified as:
Hussein Ali Khalil, 24, from Al-Khader town near Bethlehem and sentenced to seven years, was asked to pay 7000 New Israeli Shekels, he is suffering from hearing problems, and complications in his ears.
Ahmad Jamil Ash-Shibry, 27, from Nablus and sentenced to 15 years, he was asked for pay money for new lenses for his glasses; he needs to change the lenses every six months due to various complications in his eyes, especially his right eye.
Ahmad Nidal An-Nees, 30 from Bethlehem and sentenced to 7 years; he was asked to pay 5000 NIS for new lenses for his glasses; he also suffers from low vision in both eyes.
More than 204 Palestinian detainees died in Israeli prisons since Israel occupied the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem following the June 4 1967 war. Most of the detainees died due to torture, medical neglect, while several detainees died after being shot by the arresting officers.
The Ministry denounced the Israeli decision and said that Israel, as the country that is holding thousands of Palestinian detainees, has the legal and moral responsibility to provide them with the needed care, as stated by the Third and Fourth Geneva Conventions regarding civil and political rights.
It added that this Israeli policy is a policy of extortion and blackmail, and is depriving the detainees from the urgently needed medical attention and treatment.
In its report, the Ministry said that, by asking the detainees to pay for their medical expenses, Israel is burdening the detainees and their families, and is violating all ethical medical standards.
It stated that some of the ailing detainees who have been asked to pay for their medical care have been identified as:
Hussein Ali Khalil, 24, from Al-Khader town near Bethlehem and sentenced to seven years, was asked to pay 7000 New Israeli Shekels, he is suffering from hearing problems, and complications in his ears.
Ahmad Jamil Ash-Shibry, 27, from Nablus and sentenced to 15 years, he was asked for pay money for new lenses for his glasses; he needs to change the lenses every six months due to various complications in his eyes, especially his right eye.
Ahmad Nidal An-Nees, 30 from Bethlehem and sentenced to 7 years; he was asked to pay 5000 NIS for new lenses for his glasses; he also suffers from low vision in both eyes.
More than 204 Palestinian detainees died in Israeli prisons since Israel occupied the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem following the June 4 1967 war. Most of the detainees died due to torture, medical neglect, while several detainees died after being shot by the arresting officers.
6 may 2013
Israel to release Fatah lawmaker arrested in 2007
An Israeli military court at Ofer detention center on Monday ordered the release of a Fatah lawmaker detained in 2007, relatives of the official said.
Jamal Tirawi, 47, was detained on May 29, 2007, in Nablus and sentenced to 30 years in an Israeli jail for being affiliated with the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade.
His trial was postponed more than 70 times and took over four years.
His brother Raed told Ma'an that Israel had decided to release him after an appeal by his lawyer three years ago.
Jamal Tirawi, 47, was detained on May 29, 2007, in Nablus and sentenced to 30 years in an Israeli jail for being affiliated with the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade.
His trial was postponed more than 70 times and took over four years.
His brother Raed told Ma'an that Israel had decided to release him after an appeal by his lawyer three years ago.
Israel Arrests Three Youngsters near Etzion Settlement Bloc
A force from the Israeli army arrested Sunday night, three youngsters near Gush Etzion settlement bloc, south of Bethlehem on claims they were holding weapons.
Yediot Ahranot Israeli newspaper claimed that three Palestinians were arrested near Migdal Oz settlement outpost because they were holding primitive weapons.
The newspaper added that Israeli army forces opened an investigation into the incident.
Yediot Ahranot Israeli newspaper claimed that three Palestinians were arrested near Migdal Oz settlement outpost because they were holding primitive weapons.
The newspaper added that Israeli army forces opened an investigation into the incident.
Israel Arrests Two Youngsters, Raids Prisoner’s House in Jenin
Israeli forces arrested at dawn, two youngsters from Qabatiyah and Yamoun villages in Jenin Governorate and stormed a prisoner's house.
Security sources said that IOF forces arrested Amjad Khader Saleh Nobani, 36, and broke into the house of prisoner Fares Abdul Fattah Saba'neh in Qabatiyah, south of Jenin and rummaged with the contents using Police dogs.
Israeli forces also arrested Ihab Adnan al-Ja'bari, 26, after raiding his parents' house and rummaging with the contents in Yamoun village, west of Jenin.
Security sources said that IOF forces arrested Amjad Khader Saleh Nobani, 36, and broke into the house of prisoner Fares Abdul Fattah Saba'neh in Qabatiyah, south of Jenin and rummaged with the contents using Police dogs.
Israeli forces also arrested Ihab Adnan al-Ja'bari, 26, after raiding his parents' house and rummaging with the contents in Yamoun village, west of Jenin.
Prisoners in Israeli Jail Complain of Harassment, Deliberate Medical Neglect
Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli Raymond jail have addressed an urgent message calling for immediate intervention to stop the violent practices waged against them by the prison administration.
The prisoners in a message carried by lawyer of the Palestinian prisoner's society said that the practices were deliberate and aimed at humiliating them and weakening their willpower.
They said that the health condition of many sick prisoners was worsening due to deliberate medical neglect.
The prisoners in a message carried by lawyer of the Palestinian prisoner's society said that the practices were deliberate and aimed at humiliating them and weakening their willpower.
They said that the health condition of many sick prisoners was worsening due to deliberate medical neglect.
Lawyer: A Palestinian child attempted suicide in an Israeli jail
Human rights lawyer Heba Masaleha said one of the Palestinian children detained in an Israeli jail tried to commit suicide as a result of the severe depression he suffers from because of his exposure to maltreatment at the hands of jailers. Masaleha refrained from mentioning the name of the child, but she said she visited him in jail.
She stated that the child has been staying in bed for three days without moving or talking to anyone, except about his intention to commit suicide, adding that the child cannot sleep properly at night and already refused to eat food for two days.
She affirmed that the prison doctor said the child suffered from a psychological problem, adding that the prison administration also brought an Arab doctor from Nazareth to oversee him without any noticeable improvement in his condition.
Aside from their exposure to abuse and humiliation at the hands of Israeli soldiers and jailers, the mere separation of the Palestinian minors and children from their parents and families causes them to suffer psychologically, the lawyer warned.
In another incident, the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnapped a group of Palestinian minors working as a drum band without any reason, according to Bayarek center for prisoners' affairs on Sunday.
The center said that the children were on their way to a Palestinian folkloric festival that was held in the West Bank in solidarity with prisoner Samer Issawi, who ended his months-long hunger strike recently after a deal with his jailers.
The center underlined that the Israeli occupation regime deliberately kidnap Palestinian children to break their spirits in violation of the international law, which stipulates the need for protecting the children and their right to grow safely without any restrictions on their freedom.
It noted that there are about 321 children, 30 of them patients, in Israeli jails.
She stated that the child has been staying in bed for three days without moving or talking to anyone, except about his intention to commit suicide, adding that the child cannot sleep properly at night and already refused to eat food for two days.
She affirmed that the prison doctor said the child suffered from a psychological problem, adding that the prison administration also brought an Arab doctor from Nazareth to oversee him without any noticeable improvement in his condition.
Aside from their exposure to abuse and humiliation at the hands of Israeli soldiers and jailers, the mere separation of the Palestinian minors and children from their parents and families causes them to suffer psychologically, the lawyer warned.
In another incident, the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnapped a group of Palestinian minors working as a drum band without any reason, according to Bayarek center for prisoners' affairs on Sunday.
The center said that the children were on their way to a Palestinian folkloric festival that was held in the West Bank in solidarity with prisoner Samer Issawi, who ended his months-long hunger strike recently after a deal with his jailers.
The center underlined that the Israeli occupation regime deliberately kidnap Palestinian children to break their spirits in violation of the international law, which stipulates the need for protecting the children and their right to grow safely without any restrictions on their freedom.
It noted that there are about 321 children, 30 of them patients, in Israeli jails.
Family appeals to doctors without borders to save its son
The family of Palestinian prisoner Alaa Weshahi, a 27-year old young man from Jenin refugee camp, appealed to doctors without borders to intervene to save the life of its son and have him released because of his difficult health condition.
The family stated that its son is paralyzed as a result of a bullet injury and suffers from different health problems.
It added that Weshahi was taken prisoner by the Israeli intelligence agency at the Al-Karama crossing after he returned from a pilgrimage trip in Saudi Arabia, noting that it has lost contact with him since his detention.
In another incident, the Palestinian prisoner society said that prisoner Khader Bisharat, detained in Galboa prison, suffers from an infectious skin disease spreading all over his body and needs urgent medical treatment.
The society appealed to the Red Cross and human rights groups to provide the prisoner with immediate medical care.
Prisoner Bisharat, from Tammun town, was detained in June 2002 and sentenced to 20 years in jail.
The family stated that its son is paralyzed as a result of a bullet injury and suffers from different health problems.
It added that Weshahi was taken prisoner by the Israeli intelligence agency at the Al-Karama crossing after he returned from a pilgrimage trip in Saudi Arabia, noting that it has lost contact with him since his detention.
In another incident, the Palestinian prisoner society said that prisoner Khader Bisharat, detained in Galboa prison, suffers from an infectious skin disease spreading all over his body and needs urgent medical treatment.
The society appealed to the Red Cross and human rights groups to provide the prisoner with immediate medical care.
Prisoner Bisharat, from Tammun town, was detained in June 2002 and sentenced to 20 years in jail.
IOF soldiers detained 47 Palestinians in Bethlehem last month
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) rounded up 47 Palestinians in Bethlehem province in April including 13 children.
Statistics provided to Quds Press from the ministry of prisoners’ office in Bethlehem said that 30% of the detainees were children, noting that two of them were 14 years old while six others were 15 or 16 years old.
The statistics report showed that most of the detainees were from Beit Fajjar village followed by Khader village then Doheisha and Aida refugee camps.
The report said that the IOF soldiers usually stormed those areas at night and forced inhabitants out in the open before searching them.
Statistics provided to Quds Press from the ministry of prisoners’ office in Bethlehem said that 30% of the detainees were children, noting that two of them were 14 years old while six others were 15 or 16 years old.
The statistics report showed that most of the detainees were from Beit Fajjar village followed by Khader village then Doheisha and Aida refugee camps.
The report said that the IOF soldiers usually stormed those areas at night and forced inhabitants out in the open before searching them.
Army Kidnaps 13 Palestinians In Bethlehem, 2 In Jenin
Israeli soldiers invaded Beit Fajjar, Al-Khader and Beit Sahour, in the West Bank district of Bethlehem, and kidnapped 13 Palestinians. Army also invaded Jenin and kidnapped two residents
The Radio Bethlehem 2000 has reported that the army invaded Beit Fajjar town, south of Bethlehem, broke into and searched dozens of homes, and kidnapped eight Palestinians.
The eight have been identified as Ehab Ahmad Thawabta, 19, Mohammad Akram Taqatqa, 20, Shalash Salim Taqatqa, 18, Ayman Mahmoud Taqatqa, 34, Mohammad Mahmoud Thawabta, 21, Mahmoud Abdullah Taqatqa, Omar Anwar Thawabta, and Mohammad Anwar Taqatqa.
The army also kidnapped three Palestinians at a temporary roadblock installed close to the Gush Etzion settlement, south of Bethlehem.
The three have been identified as Rami Salah, 27, Khaled Salah, 22, and Ahmad Salah, 21; they have been kidnapped in Om Rokba area, south of Bethlehem.
Local sources reported that the army violently attacked Khaled Salah before moving him to the Gush Ezion settlement bloc, and released Sami and Ahmad.
Furthermore, Israeli soldiers invaded Wadi Freha area, in Beit Sahour city, and kidnapped two Palestinians identified as Mohammad Awad Obeyyat, 21, and Ahmad Jamal Nabhan, 23.
In related news, the army invaded the towns of Qabatia and Al-Yamoun, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and kidnapped two Palestinians.
Local sources in Qabatia reported that the army kidnapped Amjad Khader Noubani, 36, and broke into the home of a political prisoner identified as Fares Abdul-Fattah Sabaghna, before violently searching the property.
In Al-Yamoun, soldiers kidnapped Ehab Adnan Al-Ja’bary, 26, in Al-Yamoun, after breaking into his home and searching it.
The Radio Bethlehem 2000 has reported that the army invaded Beit Fajjar town, south of Bethlehem, broke into and searched dozens of homes, and kidnapped eight Palestinians.
The eight have been identified as Ehab Ahmad Thawabta, 19, Mohammad Akram Taqatqa, 20, Shalash Salim Taqatqa, 18, Ayman Mahmoud Taqatqa, 34, Mohammad Mahmoud Thawabta, 21, Mahmoud Abdullah Taqatqa, Omar Anwar Thawabta, and Mohammad Anwar Taqatqa.
The army also kidnapped three Palestinians at a temporary roadblock installed close to the Gush Etzion settlement, south of Bethlehem.
The three have been identified as Rami Salah, 27, Khaled Salah, 22, and Ahmad Salah, 21; they have been kidnapped in Om Rokba area, south of Bethlehem.
Local sources reported that the army violently attacked Khaled Salah before moving him to the Gush Ezion settlement bloc, and released Sami and Ahmad.
Furthermore, Israeli soldiers invaded Wadi Freha area, in Beit Sahour city, and kidnapped two Palestinians identified as Mohammad Awad Obeyyat, 21, and Ahmad Jamal Nabhan, 23.
In related news, the army invaded the towns of Qabatia and Al-Yamoun, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and kidnapped two Palestinians.
Local sources in Qabatia reported that the army kidnapped Amjad Khader Noubani, 36, and broke into the home of a political prisoner identified as Fares Abdul-Fattah Sabaghna, before violently searching the property.
In Al-Yamoun, soldiers kidnapped Ehab Adnan Al-Ja’bary, 26, in Al-Yamoun, after breaking into his home and searching it.
IOF soldiers nab 10 Palestinians in West Bank
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) rounded up ten Palestinian citizens in Beit Fajjar village, Bethlehem province, and Jenin at dawn Monday.
Local sources said that an IOF patrol stormed Beit Fajjar village in a pre-dawn raid and broke into many houses before taking away eight young men.
In a similar incursion in Jenin province, IOF soldiers nabbed two Palestinians in Qabatiya and Yamon villages in Jenin province.
Local sources said that IOF troops in ten armored vehicles raided the villages of Qabatiya and Yamon and arrested two young men after searching their homes and questioning their families.
Israeli forces detain 10 Palestinians in West Bank
Israeli forces have raided Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem, detaining 10 Palestinians including teenagers.
The detainees, who were arrested on Monday, were taken to an unknown location and have had no contact with their families so far.
Israeli sources claim the Palestinians were carrying knives while in the vicinity of an Israeli settlement without offering any proof for the claim.
Local sources say lawyers have also been unable to reach the detainees.
Israel occupied the West Bank as well as East al-Quds (Jerusalem), which Palestinians consider the capital of their homeland, during the Six-Day War in 1967.
The Israeli military regularly raids Palestinians' houses in the West Bank arresting activists and civilians, mostly without any charges. Many Palestinians remain under detention in Israeli prisons, where they are given minimal access to their basic rights.
Many of the inmates are under so-called administrative detention.
The administrative detention, often implemented by the Israeli regime against the Palestinian population, is a sort of imprisonment without trial or charges, allowing regime forces to make arrests without formal charges for up to six months. However, the detention order can be renewed for indefinite periods of time.
Palestinian prisoners have been subject to human rights violations such as torture during interrogations by Israeli prison authorities.
Local sources said that an IOF patrol stormed Beit Fajjar village in a pre-dawn raid and broke into many houses before taking away eight young men.
In a similar incursion in Jenin province, IOF soldiers nabbed two Palestinians in Qabatiya and Yamon villages in Jenin province.
Local sources said that IOF troops in ten armored vehicles raided the villages of Qabatiya and Yamon and arrested two young men after searching their homes and questioning their families.
Israeli forces detain 10 Palestinians in West Bank
Israeli forces have raided Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem, detaining 10 Palestinians including teenagers.
The detainees, who were arrested on Monday, were taken to an unknown location and have had no contact with their families so far.
Israeli sources claim the Palestinians were carrying knives while in the vicinity of an Israeli settlement without offering any proof for the claim.
Local sources say lawyers have also been unable to reach the detainees.
Israel occupied the West Bank as well as East al-Quds (Jerusalem), which Palestinians consider the capital of their homeland, during the Six-Day War in 1967.
The Israeli military regularly raids Palestinians' houses in the West Bank arresting activists and civilians, mostly without any charges. Many Palestinians remain under detention in Israeli prisons, where they are given minimal access to their basic rights.
Many of the inmates are under so-called administrative detention.
The administrative detention, often implemented by the Israeli regime against the Palestinian population, is a sort of imprisonment without trial or charges, allowing regime forces to make arrests without formal charges for up to six months. However, the detention order can be renewed for indefinite periods of time.
Palestinian prisoners have been subject to human rights violations such as torture during interrogations by Israeli prison authorities.
5 may 2013
Israeli Forces arrest the youth Mohammad Adel Al-A’war
The Israeli forces arrested on Friday early morning Mohammad Adel Al A’war, 15, after raiding his home in Ein Al-Lozeh in Silwan.
Mohammad’s family said that the Israeli forces forced themselves into the house, searched Mohammad’s room and then arrested him; he was transported to Al-Maskobyeh and hours later, his father was allowed to attend his investigation.
The family also said that his arrest was extended until next Tuesday to be investigated as the prosecution has charged him with “throwing rocks and Molotov’s in Silwan.”
Mohammad’s family said that the Israeli forces forced themselves into the house, searched Mohammad’s room and then arrested him; he was transported to Al-Maskobyeh and hours later, his father was allowed to attend his investigation.
The family also said that his arrest was extended until next Tuesday to be investigated as the prosecution has charged him with “throwing rocks and Molotov’s in Silwan.”
Prisoner Club Warns of Isolation of Sick Prisoner
Palestinian Prisoner Club Sunday warned of the continuing isolation of prisoner Dirar Abu Sisi who is suffering from a critical health condition.
PPC’s lawyer said, following a visit to Abu Sisi in Ohli Kedar Beersheba prison, that he is suffering from Ulcer in the stomach, shortness of breath, kidney problems, high blood pressure as well as Migraine.
Abu Sisi told his lawyer, “They [Israeli Prison administration] are slowly killing me and enjoy my torture.”
He said that the prisons administration realized that the hunger striking is not an option for him due to his risky health condition.
Abu Sisi spoke of his intentions to boycott Israeli courts, describing it as a mock trial.
Abu Sisi from the Gaza Strip was arrested on February 18, 2011.
PPC’s lawyer said, following a visit to Abu Sisi in Ohli Kedar Beersheba prison, that he is suffering from Ulcer in the stomach, shortness of breath, kidney problems, high blood pressure as well as Migraine.
Abu Sisi told his lawyer, “They [Israeli Prison administration] are slowly killing me and enjoy my torture.”
He said that the prisons administration realized that the hunger striking is not an option for him due to his risky health condition.
Abu Sisi spoke of his intentions to boycott Israeli courts, describing it as a mock trial.
Abu Sisi from the Gaza Strip was arrested on February 18, 2011.
Prisoners in Raymond jail complain of systematic harassment
Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli Raymond jail have addressed an urgent message calling for immediate intervention to stop the violent practices waged against them by the prison administration.
The prisoners in a message carried by lawyer of the Palestinian prisoner’s society said that the practices were deliberate and aimed at humiliating them and weakening their willpower.
They said that the health condition of many sick prisoners was worsening due to deliberate medical neglect.
The prisoners in a message carried by lawyer of the Palestinian prisoner’s society said that the practices were deliberate and aimed at humiliating them and weakening their willpower.
They said that the health condition of many sick prisoners was worsening due to deliberate medical neglect.
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Ammar Hurcar released after 11 years in Israeli prison.
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Palestinian released prisoner confirms the prisoners' difficult conditions
The liberated prisoner Imad Deeb Skafi, 35, who was released a few days ago after serving 7 years in Israeli jails, has confirmed that the Palestinian prisoners continue to suffer in Israeli jails and their situation has only deteriorated over time. We were 10 detainees held in a very limited, dark and stinking room that lacks the basic living conditions, he said.
Skafi was detained in 2006 where he was sentenced to 7 years during which he was transferred between 5 Israeli prisons.
The Israeli authorities carried out arbitrary transfer policy against the prisoners to create state of instability and confusion among the prisoners under false pretexts, he confirmed.
He also said that the Israeli Prison Service (IPS) continue to restrict the Palestinian prisoners' right to family visits by obstructing visit programs and by imposing constrains on these programs, stressing that the families of prisoners from the Gaza Strip suffer from the Israel’s persistent denial of their right to visit their imprisoned family members
The IPS prevented family visits for the prisoners from Gaza strip since Hamas took control of the strip in 2007.
He pointed out to the rotten and unhealthy food offered to the prisoners in addition to the Israeli policies of medical neglect and torture against Palestinian prisoners.
Skafi affirmed that the Palestinian prisoners are subjected to physical and psychological torture, including beating, strip searches, insulting, night raids and many other severe torture methods.
Regarding the Israeli psychological torture methods, the liberated prisoner pointed to the Israeli rumors and lies concerning the Captive movement leadership and prisoners' families.
He confirmed that during the Dignity hunger strike that lasted 29 days the IPS prevented the hunger strikers from drinking any fluids except water and isolated them in an attempt to pressure them to break their strike.
Skafi condemned the weak popular and official support to the prisoners' issue, saying that it is only limited to the prisoners' families.
He confirmed that the solidarity events in support of the hunger strikers do not live up to the prisoners' suffering.
He also condemned the media's neglect of their issue, calling for an effective strategy for the release of all Palestinian prisoners.
Skafi was detained in 2006 where he was sentenced to 7 years during which he was transferred between 5 Israeli prisons.
The Israeli authorities carried out arbitrary transfer policy against the prisoners to create state of instability and confusion among the prisoners under false pretexts, he confirmed.
He also said that the Israeli Prison Service (IPS) continue to restrict the Palestinian prisoners' right to family visits by obstructing visit programs and by imposing constrains on these programs, stressing that the families of prisoners from the Gaza Strip suffer from the Israel’s persistent denial of their right to visit their imprisoned family members
The IPS prevented family visits for the prisoners from Gaza strip since Hamas took control of the strip in 2007.
He pointed out to the rotten and unhealthy food offered to the prisoners in addition to the Israeli policies of medical neglect and torture against Palestinian prisoners.
Skafi affirmed that the Palestinian prisoners are subjected to physical and psychological torture, including beating, strip searches, insulting, night raids and many other severe torture methods.
Regarding the Israeli psychological torture methods, the liberated prisoner pointed to the Israeli rumors and lies concerning the Captive movement leadership and prisoners' families.
He confirmed that during the Dignity hunger strike that lasted 29 days the IPS prevented the hunger strikers from drinking any fluids except water and isolated them in an attempt to pressure them to break their strike.
Skafi condemned the weak popular and official support to the prisoners' issue, saying that it is only limited to the prisoners' families.
He confirmed that the solidarity events in support of the hunger strikers do not live up to the prisoners' suffering.
He also condemned the media's neglect of their issue, calling for an effective strategy for the release of all Palestinian prisoners.
Israel Arrests Three Youngsters near Etzion Settlement Bloc
A force from the Israeli army arrested Sunday night, three youngsters near Gush Etzion settlement bloc, south of Bethlehem on claims they were holding weapons.
Yediot Ahranot Israeli newspaper claimed that three Palestinians were arrested near Migdal Oz settlement outpost because they were holding primitive weapons.
The newspaper added that Israeli army forces opened an investigation into the incident.
Yediot Ahranot Israeli newspaper claimed that three Palestinians were arrested near Migdal Oz settlement outpost because they were holding primitive weapons.
The newspaper added that Israeli army forces opened an investigation into the incident.
Ahrar center asks AI to demand immediate release of 5 Palestinian academicians
Ahrar center for prisoners’ studies and human rights has asked Amnesty International to urgently intervene and demand the release of five Palestinian academicians from Israeli administrative custody.
Fuad Al-Khafsh, the director of the center, said that three of those academicians were already serving administrative detention terms, without trial or charge, while two others are in custody and are expected to face the same fate.
He said that ethical and professional duties make it imperative on the AI to urgently intervene and adopt the issue of those lecturers who carry different scientific certificates.
Ahrar delivered detailed files of those five lecturers to the international organization including each one’s scientific degree and his academic history along with a briefing on his suffering in administrative detention and his diseases.
Ahrar urged AI to assume its humanitarian responsibilities toward those lecturers, who are targeted with no justification and without any consideration to their academic and scientific status in the society.
Fuad Al-Khafsh, the director of the center, said that three of those academicians were already serving administrative detention terms, without trial or charge, while two others are in custody and are expected to face the same fate.
He said that ethical and professional duties make it imperative on the AI to urgently intervene and adopt the issue of those lecturers who carry different scientific certificates.
Ahrar delivered detailed files of those five lecturers to the international organization including each one’s scientific degree and his academic history along with a briefing on his suffering in administrative detention and his diseases.
Ahrar urged AI to assume its humanitarian responsibilities toward those lecturers, who are targeted with no justification and without any consideration to their academic and scientific status in the society.
4 may 2013
Health condition of prisoner Sami Aridi deteriorates
Palestinian Prisoners Center for Studies confirmed that the health condition of prisoner Sami Aridi, aged 33 from Arraba village south of Jenin, has recently deteriorated. Captive Sami's brother Rami told the human rights center that one of the liberated detainees told them that his brother Sami needs urgent health care.
The patient prisoner Sami Aridi has been arrested 14 years ago, and was sentenced to 19 years. Ten years ago, he started suffering from cardiac problems, breathing difficulties, and headaches that lasts for several days.
Aridi appealed to all human rights organizations to make more efforts to activate the file of the patient prisoners in the Israeli jails and to release them.
In another incident, Palestinian Prisoners Center for Studies reported that the prisoner Ibrahim Shawahin, aged 42 from the town of Yatta in the al-Khalil, suffered from a stroke on Thursday and was taken to the hospital.
Qaher Abu Kamal, the media spokesman for the center, said that Shawahin, held in Nafha jail, is one of the Fatah movement cadres in the town of Yatta, and that he had been previously held dozens of times in Israeli jails where he had served more than 11 years.
Israeli Prison Service (IPS) has also transferred captive Mohammed Baraguith, aged 19 from the town of Beit Ummar in al-Khalil, to the hospital as he lost consciousness after taking an analgesic pill given to him by another prisoner, Abu Kamal said.
Meanwhile, the liberated prisoner Mohammed Taj, aged 40 from the city of Tubas, underwent several medical tests at a hospital in occupied Jerusalem on Friday.
The Israeli occupation authorities have released the captive Taj more than two weeks ago after the deterioration of his health condition; as he suffers from an acute pulmonary failure.
Taj had been arrested ten years ago and was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment, of which he had served 10 years, for being active in the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades and for resisting the occupation.
The patient prisoner Sami Aridi has been arrested 14 years ago, and was sentenced to 19 years. Ten years ago, he started suffering from cardiac problems, breathing difficulties, and headaches that lasts for several days.
Aridi appealed to all human rights organizations to make more efforts to activate the file of the patient prisoners in the Israeli jails and to release them.
In another incident, Palestinian Prisoners Center for Studies reported that the prisoner Ibrahim Shawahin, aged 42 from the town of Yatta in the al-Khalil, suffered from a stroke on Thursday and was taken to the hospital.
Qaher Abu Kamal, the media spokesman for the center, said that Shawahin, held in Nafha jail, is one of the Fatah movement cadres in the town of Yatta, and that he had been previously held dozens of times in Israeli jails where he had served more than 11 years.
Israeli Prison Service (IPS) has also transferred captive Mohammed Baraguith, aged 19 from the town of Beit Ummar in al-Khalil, to the hospital as he lost consciousness after taking an analgesic pill given to him by another prisoner, Abu Kamal said.
Meanwhile, the liberated prisoner Mohammed Taj, aged 40 from the city of Tubas, underwent several medical tests at a hospital in occupied Jerusalem on Friday.
The Israeli occupation authorities have released the captive Taj more than two weeks ago after the deterioration of his health condition; as he suffers from an acute pulmonary failure.
Taj had been arrested ten years ago and was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment, of which he had served 10 years, for being active in the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades and for resisting the occupation.
Israeli jailers bar Jordanian hunger strikers from having fluids
The Israeli prison authority prevented the Jordanian hunger strikers from drinking any fluids except water in order to force them into ending their strike which they started on Thursday, according to an informed source.
The source said that the Israeli prison authority used to provide hunger strikers with fluids such as milk, but it decided on Friday to give the Jordanian hunger strikers only water and isolate them in an attempt to pressure them to break their strike.
The Palestine center for prisoner studies said, in turn, that the leadership of the Palestinian captive movement also failed to keep in touch with the Jordanian prisoners after they were isolated.
There are 25 Jordanian detainees in Israeli jails and all of them started two days ago a hunger strike in a bid to draw the attention of their government to their cases and pressure it to move to have them released.
The source said that the Israeli prison authority used to provide hunger strikers with fluids such as milk, but it decided on Friday to give the Jordanian hunger strikers only water and isolate them in an attempt to pressure them to break their strike.
The Palestine center for prisoner studies said, in turn, that the leadership of the Palestinian captive movement also failed to keep in touch with the Jordanian prisoners after they were isolated.
There are 25 Jordanian detainees in Israeli jails and all of them started two days ago a hunger strike in a bid to draw the attention of their government to their cases and pressure it to move to have them released.
Israeli court sentences Gazan to 32 years in jail for resisting occupation
An Israeli court sentenced a Palestinian man from Gaza Strip to 32 years in jail for “resisting occupation”. Abdullah Qandil, the spokesman for the Waed society for prisoners, said on Friday that an Israeli court passed the sentence on Thursday against Zakaria Al-Samiri.
He said that Samiri, from Khan Younis to the south of Gaza Strip, was detained along with his brother Khaled by an Israeli army patrol east of Khan Younis in 2007.
The Israeli occupation authority retains more than 5,000 Palestinians in its jails including 450 from the Gaza Strip, most of whom serve high sentences.
He said that Samiri, from Khan Younis to the south of Gaza Strip, was detained along with his brother Khaled by an Israeli army patrol east of Khan Younis in 2007.
The Israeli occupation authority retains more than 5,000 Palestinians in its jails including 450 from the Gaza Strip, most of whom serve high sentences.
