19 may 2013
The IOF arrests six Palestinians in al-Khalil and Bethlehem
The Israeli occupation forces arrested six Palestinians from the governorates of al-Khalil and Bethlehem in the southern West Bank, while they detained a woman in her fifties in the old city of al-Khalil.
Security sources told Quds Press that the IOF arrested two young men in al-Khalil; Ayman Abu Arqoub from the village of Sammu’ and Hani Khader from the village of Ethna after raiding their homes and ransacking them.
IOF troops also detained Zalikha al-Muhtaseb, 52 years, for a number of hours in the old city of al-Khalil.
Occupation troops also beat Muhamad Abdel-Latif Tanina from the village of Tarqumia so badly that he had to be hospitalized.
In Bethlehem, the IOF arrested three young men from Khader village and another from Bethlehem itself. They were taken to the Etsion interrogation center near Bethlehem.
Security sources told Quds Press that the IOF arrested two young men in al-Khalil; Ayman Abu Arqoub from the village of Sammu’ and Hani Khader from the village of Ethna after raiding their homes and ransacking them.
IOF troops also detained Zalikha al-Muhtaseb, 52 years, for a number of hours in the old city of al-Khalil.
Occupation troops also beat Muhamad Abdel-Latif Tanina from the village of Tarqumia so badly that he had to be hospitalized.
In Bethlehem, the IOF arrested three young men from Khader village and another from Bethlehem itself. They were taken to the Etsion interrogation center near Bethlehem.
Palestinian prisoners' issue discussed at the European Parliament
UFree Network to defend the rights of Palestinian prisoners raised the issue of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails on the sidelines of a meeting held at the European Parliament in Brussels on Nakba anniversary, in coordination with Council for European Palestinian Relations.
Mr. Mohammed Hamdan, head of UFree Network, told Quds Press that the meeting is the first of its kind, as it is the first time in which the European Parliament discusses the Palestinian Nakba (catastrophe) and its repercussion on the Palestinian people.
Hamdan said that the session discussed at first the European Parliament delegation's visit to the Palestinian occupied territories.
For his part, Dr. Arafat Madi, the Director of the Council for European Palestinian Relations (CEPR), stressed the need to end the Palestinian refugees' suffering by reinforcing the right of return of millions of Palestinians who were forcibly deported from their homes.
Dr. Salman Abu Sitta, chair of Palestine Land Foundation, dealt with the Israeli massacres and ethnic cleaning against the Palestinian people since the Nakba. He asserted that no peace talks can be held without achieving the right of return.
Israel has arrested since 1967 around 800,000 Palestinians, including 12,000 women and tens of thousands of children.
Around 5,000 Palestinian prisoners, including 14 women and nearly 230 children are currently held in Israeli jails.
Mohammed Hamdan also announced the launch of an international solidarity campaign, for the release of Palestinian prisoner Dirar Abu Sisi, kidnapped from the Ukraine on 18 February 2011 and who was secretly taken to the Israeli occupation jails to be held in solitary confinement.
Mr. Mohammed Hamdan, head of UFree Network, told Quds Press that the meeting is the first of its kind, as it is the first time in which the European Parliament discusses the Palestinian Nakba (catastrophe) and its repercussion on the Palestinian people.
Hamdan said that the session discussed at first the European Parliament delegation's visit to the Palestinian occupied territories.
For his part, Dr. Arafat Madi, the Director of the Council for European Palestinian Relations (CEPR), stressed the need to end the Palestinian refugees' suffering by reinforcing the right of return of millions of Palestinians who were forcibly deported from their homes.
Dr. Salman Abu Sitta, chair of Palestine Land Foundation, dealt with the Israeli massacres and ethnic cleaning against the Palestinian people since the Nakba. He asserted that no peace talks can be held without achieving the right of return.
Israel has arrested since 1967 around 800,000 Palestinians, including 12,000 women and tens of thousands of children.
Around 5,000 Palestinian prisoners, including 14 women and nearly 230 children are currently held in Israeli jails.
Mohammed Hamdan also announced the launch of an international solidarity campaign, for the release of Palestinian prisoner Dirar Abu Sisi, kidnapped from the Ukraine on 18 February 2011 and who was secretly taken to the Israeli occupation jails to be held in solitary confinement.
Israeli troops storm Awarta near Nablus, detain Palestinian man
Israeli forces stormed the northern West Bank village of Awarta south of Nablus on Sunday and detained a young Palestinian man, locals told Ma’an.
They added that Israeli military vehicles stormed the village at midday before they detained 27-year-old Samir Faisal Qadah and took him to the nearby Huwwara military base.
An Israeli military spokeswoman said she was looking into the report.
They added that Israeli military vehicles stormed the village at midday before they detained 27-year-old Samir Faisal Qadah and took him to the nearby Huwwara military base.
An Israeli military spokeswoman said she was looking into the report.
Israel releases Jerusalem man from jail
Israeli forces on Sunday released a Palestinian detainee from Silwan east of Jerusalem after he spent three and a half years in prison, his family said.
Abed al-Rahim Khalil Abbasi's family said Israeli intelligence forces raided the home days ago and handed out notifications directing relatives to meet with intelligence officers. They asked the family not to hold celebrations or raise Palestinian flags upon his release, they said.
An Israeli court accused Abbasi of being affiliated to a group planning to throw Molotov cocktails toward Israeli military vehicles in Silwan. They also accused him of possessing ammunition without a weapon.
He was detained two times before, and spent six years in Israeli jails. He also was under house arrest for seven months.
Abed al-Rahim Khalil Abbasi's family said Israeli intelligence forces raided the home days ago and handed out notifications directing relatives to meet with intelligence officers. They asked the family not to hold celebrations or raise Palestinian flags upon his release, they said.
An Israeli court accused Abbasi of being affiliated to a group planning to throw Molotov cocktails toward Israeli military vehicles in Silwan. They also accused him of possessing ammunition without a weapon.
He was detained two times before, and spent six years in Israeli jails. He also was under house arrest for seven months.
Israeli court decides to release MP Qarawi
An Israeli court issued a decision not to renew the administrative detention of the Hamas MP Fathi Qarawi, from the city of Tulkarem in the northern West Bank. Qarawi's son Hazem told Quds Press reporter on Saturday that the Israeli Supreme Court issued on Thursday a decision not to renew the administrative detention of his father, who has been detained for nearly seven months.
Hazem said that his father had earlier served more than three years in administrative detention, with no charge, noting that his release from the Negev desert prison is scheduled for May 23.
The Israeli forces arrested MP Qarawi in November last year for his participation in marches staged in West Bank cities in solidarity with the Gaza Strip. He was directly transferred to administrative detention.
Hazem said that his father had earlier served more than three years in administrative detention, with no charge, noting that his release from the Negev desert prison is scheduled for May 23.
The Israeli forces arrested MP Qarawi in November last year for his participation in marches staged in West Bank cities in solidarity with the Gaza Strip. He was directly transferred to administrative detention.
Prisoner Barghouti refuses to drink water after being isolated
Wa'ed Society for Detainees and Ex-detainees said that the Israeli authorities transferred on Friday evening captive leader Abdullah Barghouti, sentenced to 67 life terms, to solitary confinement. Wa'ed said in a statement on Saturday that prisoner Barghouti has been on hunger strike for the past 15 days, with a number of Jordanian prisoners in Israeli jails, to demand the achievement of their human rights guaranteed by all international conventions.
It also revealed that captive Abdullah started refusing to drink water on Friday evening in response to his isolation.
Wa'ed warned of the seriousness of Barghouti's health condition, in light of the occupation's neglect to his demands and the repeated and deliberate abuses against him.
It called on the media to highlight his case in order to pressure the occupation to meet his fair demands.
It also revealed that captive Abdullah started refusing to drink water on Friday evening in response to his isolation.
Wa'ed warned of the seriousness of Barghouti's health condition, in light of the occupation's neglect to his demands and the repeated and deliberate abuses against him.
It called on the media to highlight his case in order to pressure the occupation to meet his fair demands.
Jordanian prisoners condemn neglect of their suffering by Jordanian government
The hunger striking Jordanian prisoners in Israeli jails asserted they will continue their open hunger strike until achieving their demands This came in a letter the Jordanian hunger strikers in Israeli jails sent to Palestinian Center for Prisoners’ Studies.
They strongly condemned in their letter the continued neglect of their suffering by the Jordanian government and stressed that their demands are fair according to international humanitarian law.
"We decided to stage an open hunger strike until regaining our rights, and we will never retreat from this step."
The Jordanian prisoners participated in April 2012 in the open hunger strike waged by Palestinian prisoners, and which ended after 28 days under an agreement signed between the captive movement's leaders and the Israeli prison administration under Egyptian auspices.
They strongly condemned in their letter the continued neglect of their suffering by the Jordanian government and stressed that their demands are fair according to international humanitarian law.
"We decided to stage an open hunger strike until regaining our rights, and we will never retreat from this step."
The Jordanian prisoners participated in April 2012 in the open hunger strike waged by Palestinian prisoners, and which ended after 28 days under an agreement signed between the captive movement's leaders and the Israeli prison administration under Egyptian auspices.
An organization demands that condition of sick captive be revealed
The Palestinian Center for Prisoners' Studies demanded that the Israeli Prison Authority reveals the nature of illness of captive Muhammad al-Sharha, 32, from the town of Dura, south of al-Khalil, who is suspected of having throat cancer. The center said that Sharha has been in detention for the past 12 years.
Two years ago, he started suffering from a swelling in his neck. For long months the IPA refused to take him to a hospital to be examined. They only took him to hospital after fellow captives took protest steps. There was talk after that of him suffering from a throat cancer similar to that suffered by martyr Maysara Abu Hamdeyyah, who was kept in prison, without proper medical treatment, till he died.
The center added that doctors have not informed him officially of this, neither have they denied it. Samples were taken two months ago for testing, but till now neither the prisoner nor his family has been informed of the nature of the illness. His family are living in constant worry as the initial diagnosis suggest cancer.
The center held the occupation authority fully responsible for the life of the captive, because it concealed the truth about his illness, giving the illness time to take hold and become difficult to treat, similar to what they did with martyr Maysara Abu Hamdeyyah.
Lawyer: Palestinian suffering medical neglect in Israeli jail
Israel is refusing medical treatment to a Palestinian in Negev prison, the detainee's lawyer said Thursday.
Kareem al-Hasanat, from Bethlehem has been detained since 2004. He was treated in Hadassah Hospital in 2006, but was returned to prison and has only received pain killers since then, his lawyer told Ma'an.
Al-Hasanat suffers swelling in his neck and struggles to speak, the lawyer said.
The detainee called on Israel's prison administration to allow him to go to hospital for a diagnosis.
Two years ago, he started suffering from a swelling in his neck. For long months the IPA refused to take him to a hospital to be examined. They only took him to hospital after fellow captives took protest steps. There was talk after that of him suffering from a throat cancer similar to that suffered by martyr Maysara Abu Hamdeyyah, who was kept in prison, without proper medical treatment, till he died.
The center added that doctors have not informed him officially of this, neither have they denied it. Samples were taken two months ago for testing, but till now neither the prisoner nor his family has been informed of the nature of the illness. His family are living in constant worry as the initial diagnosis suggest cancer.
The center held the occupation authority fully responsible for the life of the captive, because it concealed the truth about his illness, giving the illness time to take hold and become difficult to treat, similar to what they did with martyr Maysara Abu Hamdeyyah.
Lawyer: Palestinian suffering medical neglect in Israeli jail
Israel is refusing medical treatment to a Palestinian in Negev prison, the detainee's lawyer said Thursday.
Kareem al-Hasanat, from Bethlehem has been detained since 2004. He was treated in Hadassah Hospital in 2006, but was returned to prison and has only received pain killers since then, his lawyer told Ma'an.
Al-Hasanat suffers swelling in his neck and struggles to speak, the lawyer said.
The detainee called on Israel's prison administration to allow him to go to hospital for a diagnosis.
18 may 2013
Palestinian Activists Demolish Part of Israeli Apartheid Wall near Ramallah
A group of young Palestinians and activists from the popular resistance movements demolished part of the Israeli apartheid wall in Abu Deis village near Ramallah. One of the activists told PNN that dozens of Palestinians protested near the Israeli apartheid wall that was constructed between the Abu Deis and Al-Eizariya villages and that a number of youngsters demolished part of the wall.
He said that Israeli forces arrived to the area and started firing metal-coated bullets and tear gas canisters toward the protesters.
Several Palestinians were arrested while others were able to enter into Jerusalem while holding Palestinian flags, he added.
A 17-year-old Palestinian was injured with a rubber bullet in his head during clashes erupted in Abu Deis village.
Eyewitness said that the injured boy was transferred to Al-Maqased Hospital in the same village for treatment. His injuries were described as serious and severe after being shot by the IOF, according to medical sources.
He said that Israeli forces arrived to the area and started firing metal-coated bullets and tear gas canisters toward the protesters.
Several Palestinians were arrested while others were able to enter into Jerusalem while holding Palestinian flags, he added.
A 17-year-old Palestinian was injured with a rubber bullet in his head during clashes erupted in Abu Deis village.
Eyewitness said that the injured boy was transferred to Al-Maqased Hospital in the same village for treatment. His injuries were described as serious and severe after being shot by the IOF, according to medical sources.
30 Palestinians wounded in clashes with Israeli soldiers in Al-Khalil
About 30 Palestinians were injured on Friday afternoon during violent clashes with the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in Al-Aroub refugee camp and Beit Ummar town in Al-Khalil city.
Coordinator of Beit Ummar popular committee Mohamed Awad said that 14 Palestinian young men sustained injuries when the IOF attacked an event held in Beit Ummar in solidarity with prisoner Ahmed Awad.
One of the young men suffered a serious injury in his left hand and the others suffered rubber bullet injuries.
The IOF also kidnapped a 15-year old boy named Quteiba Sabarneh during the clashes.
In Al-Aroub refugee camp, another young man named Luay Al-Badawi suffered serious injuries in his head and face, and 16 others had different wounds.
Coordinator of Beit Ummar popular committee Mohamed Awad said that 14 Palestinian young men sustained injuries when the IOF attacked an event held in Beit Ummar in solidarity with prisoner Ahmed Awad.
One of the young men suffered a serious injury in his left hand and the others suffered rubber bullet injuries.
The IOF also kidnapped a 15-year old boy named Quteiba Sabarneh during the clashes.
In Al-Aroub refugee camp, another young man named Luay Al-Badawi suffered serious injuries in his head and face, and 16 others had different wounds.
25 Palestinians Injured Near Ramallah
Friday evening, May 17 2013, Palestinian medical sources reported that approximately 25 Palestinians have been injured, including twelve who were shot by live rounds, during clashes that took place when Israeli soldiers invaded the Al-Jalazoun refugee camp and Silwad town, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah.
The sources said that clashes took place at the entrance of the Al-Jalazoun refugee camp, close to the Bet El illegal settlement, and added that the army fired dozens of rounds of live ammunition, wounding twelve Palestinians, mainly in their lower body.
Also, clashes took place in Silwan town, east of Ramallah, after the army invaded the town following Friday prayers, and fired dozens of gas bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets, wounding more than 10 Palestinians, one in his mouth.
The soldiers also kidnapped one Palestinian after ambushing him in the town, local sources reported.
Furthermore, the army attacked several Palestinian reporters wounding one identified as Moath Mashal, a cameraman working for the Anadolu Turkish news agency.
In related news, hundreds of Palestinians held Friday prayers in lands Israel intends to illegally confiscate for its illegal settlement activities, in Deir Jarir village, east of Ramallah. Israeli soldiers attacked the residents, fired gas bombs, and rubber-coated metal bullets.
Israel settlers also arrived at the scene and fired rounds of live ammunition in an attempt to remove the Palestinians from their lands.
Local sources reported that several trees and crops were burnt due to Israeli army gas bombs fired at the residents.
The sources said that clashes took place at the entrance of the Al-Jalazoun refugee camp, close to the Bet El illegal settlement, and added that the army fired dozens of rounds of live ammunition, wounding twelve Palestinians, mainly in their lower body.
Also, clashes took place in Silwan town, east of Ramallah, after the army invaded the town following Friday prayers, and fired dozens of gas bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets, wounding more than 10 Palestinians, one in his mouth.
The soldiers also kidnapped one Palestinian after ambushing him in the town, local sources reported.
Furthermore, the army attacked several Palestinian reporters wounding one identified as Moath Mashal, a cameraman working for the Anadolu Turkish news agency.
In related news, hundreds of Palestinians held Friday prayers in lands Israel intends to illegally confiscate for its illegal settlement activities, in Deir Jarir village, east of Ramallah. Israeli soldiers attacked the residents, fired gas bombs, and rubber-coated metal bullets.
Israel settlers also arrived at the scene and fired rounds of live ammunition in an attempt to remove the Palestinians from their lands.
Local sources reported that several trees and crops were burnt due to Israeli army gas bombs fired at the residents.
Soldiers Break Into The Negev Detention Camp, Attack Detainees
The Palestinian Detainees Study Center has reported that undercover forces of the Israeli military broke, on Thursday, into section 24 of the Negev detention camp, attacked the detainees and searched their beds and property.
Riyadh Al-Ashqar, head of the center, issued a press release on Friday stating that the attack took place on Thursday at night, approximately at 10, when dozens of soldiers forced the detainees out of their tents, forced them into the external toilets, and searched their tents for more than one hour.
He added that the search was “relatively quick” this time, as usually the army conducts such searcher for up to seven hours, and stated that the soldiers threw the detainees’ clothes and belonging onto the ground, confiscated some of their belonging, and claimed that they were searching for “smuggled mobile phones”; no phones were found.
The attack is similar to numerous attacks targeting the detainees held by Israeli in the Negev detention camp, and dozens of Israeli prisons and detention centers.
Riyadh Al-Ashqar, head of the center, issued a press release on Friday stating that the attack took place on Thursday at night, approximately at 10, when dozens of soldiers forced the detainees out of their tents, forced them into the external toilets, and searched their tents for more than one hour.
He added that the search was “relatively quick” this time, as usually the army conducts such searcher for up to seven hours, and stated that the soldiers threw the detainees’ clothes and belonging onto the ground, confiscated some of their belonging, and claimed that they were searching for “smuggled mobile phones”; no phones were found.
The attack is similar to numerous attacks targeting the detainees held by Israeli in the Negev detention camp, and dozens of Israeli prisons and detention centers.
17 may 2013
The release of the two children Qassam and Nasr Allah Al-A’war and their father
The Israeli police released the two children Qassam and Nasr Allah Al-A’war and their father after investigating them in Al-Maskobyeh.
Eyad Al-A’war said that one individual from the Israeli intelligence attacked and hit him on his legs and ears after refusing to let him investigate his sons alone, and said: “upon our arrival to Al-Maskobyeh for investigation, the investigator attempted to take Qassam and Nasr Allah to investigate them, but I refused because of the fact of their young age; one man from the Israeli Intelligence came and took me to a different room and hit me leaving Qassam and Nasr Allah outside crying.”
Eyad added: “while being in the investigation room under the charge of “obstructing the investigators’ work”, Nasr Allah was investigated and then Qassam, individually, about their cousin Shidad Al-A’war 15, who is arrested since the 5th of the current month.”
Eyad Al-A’war said that one individual from the Israeli intelligence attacked and hit him on his legs and ears after refusing to let him investigate his sons alone, and said: “upon our arrival to Al-Maskobyeh for investigation, the investigator attempted to take Qassam and Nasr Allah to investigate them, but I refused because of the fact of their young age; one man from the Israeli Intelligence came and took me to a different room and hit me leaving Qassam and Nasr Allah outside crying.”
Eyad added: “while being in the investigation room under the charge of “obstructing the investigators’ work”, Nasr Allah was investigated and then Qassam, individually, about their cousin Shidad Al-A’war 15, who is arrested since the 5th of the current month.”
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Shidad Al-A’war 15
He also noted that his cell phone was confiscated. The Israeli forces called the two boys on Thursday afternoon for investigation, after raiding their home in Ein Al-Lozeh neighborhood in Silwan. |
The boys are: 6-year old Qassam and 5-year old Nasr Allah Eyad Al-A’war. Al-A’war family said that individuals from the Israeli Intelligence along with other forces raided their house and attempted to arrest the two boys and take them to the police car by themselves. After the family refused, one of the Intelligence individuals agreed that they will be brought to Al-Maskobyeh room number 4 immediately by one of their family members.
The family added: “their father took them for investigation, but the Intelligence refused to have him attend the investigation and after insisting, he was allowed to attend his son’s Nasr Allah’s investigation.”
Lawyer Mohammad Mahmoud from Al Dameer organization said: “this is an illegal procedure, and minor children should not be investigated, and any testimony taken from them could not be adopted according to the Law.”
In a related matter, the Israeli forces raided the house of Shidad Al-A’war who is currently detained, and confiscated a computer; note that his arrest has been extended until Sunday knowing that he has been detained since the 5th of the current month.
The family added: “their father took them for investigation, but the Intelligence refused to have him attend the investigation and after insisting, he was allowed to attend his son’s Nasr Allah’s investigation.”
Lawyer Mohammad Mahmoud from Al Dameer organization said: “this is an illegal procedure, and minor children should not be investigated, and any testimony taken from them could not be adopted according to the Law.”
In a related matter, the Israeli forces raided the house of Shidad Al-A’war who is currently detained, and confiscated a computer; note that his arrest has been extended until Sunday knowing that he has been detained since the 5th of the current month.
Relative: Hunger striker moved to isolation cell in Israeli jail
Israel's prison administration has moved hunger-striker Abdullah al-Barghouti to an isolation cell, his wife said Friday.
Al-Barghouti went on hunger strike on May 2 to demand family visits, his wife told a prisoners center, adding that she had only been allowed to see him twice since his arrest.
Al-Barghouti went on hunger strike on May 2 to demand family visits, his wife told a prisoners center, adding that she had only been allowed to see him twice since his arrest.
2 prisoners released in Jenin
Israeli forces on Friday released 35-year-old Bilal al-Razi to his home in Jenin after 11 years of imprisonment.
Al-Razi was arrested in 2002 for his affiliation with al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas.
“The message I have from the prisoners is to work on our national unity,” Al-Razi said. “We can then continue our struggle until all prisoners are released”.
Khalid Al-Hajj, Hamas spokesman in Jenin, was also released after being detained for a month.
Al-Hajj was rearrested nine months after being released following an 11-year sentence in Israeli jails.
Al-Razi was arrested in 2002 for his affiliation with al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas.
“The message I have from the prisoners is to work on our national unity,” Al-Razi said. “We can then continue our struggle until all prisoners are released”.
Khalid Al-Hajj, Hamas spokesman in Jenin, was also released after being detained for a month.
Al-Hajj was rearrested nine months after being released following an 11-year sentence in Israeli jails.
The prisoner Sheikh Khaled al-Hajj released
An Israeli Court released on Thursday the prominent leader in Hamas movement Sheikh Khaled al-Hajj after being subjected to interrogation for several weeks.
Sheikh Khaled al-Hajj was arrested a month ago after storming his house in Jenin during an Israeli campaign waged against Hamas cadres and supporters in the West Bank.
The prisoner was held under interrogation in Jalama detention center where his arrest was extended several times without charge.
Sheikh Khaled al-Hajj was arrested a month ago after storming his house in Jenin during an Israeli campaign waged against Hamas cadres and supporters in the West Bank.
The prisoner was held under interrogation in Jalama detention center where his arrest was extended several times without charge.
Administrative detainees to start a hunger strike at the beginning of June
The Palestinian administrative prisoners in Israeli jails decided to launch an open-ended hunger strike at the beginning of the month of June. Sources in the captive movement inside the Negev prison said that the administrative detainees decided to go on an open-ended hunger strike after two weeks; to demand their release, and a stop to the persistent policy of extending their detention without setting a date for their release.
The sources told Quds Press on Thursday that the prisoners are demanding to stop the policy of administrative detention under which the Palestinians are detained without specific charges or trial.
According to Palestinian human rights data, there are 218 Palestinian detainees held under the Israeli administrative detention, mainly in the prisons of the Negev, Ofer, Megiddo and Hadarim.
Meanwhile, prisoner Ayman Abu Daoud, from al-Khalil, has continued on Thursday his open hunger strike for the 32nd day, in rejection of the continuation of his detention.
Ayman's family said that its son continues to refuse meals in rejection of the occupation's attempt to issue a decision obliging him to continue his previous sentence of 36 years imprisonment, and from which he had already served seven years.
The family appealed to all institutions and sponsors of the Wafaa Al-Ahrar exchange deal to intervene to stop the occupation's practices and breaches.
The Israeli occupation forces re-arrested Abu Dawoud in February 2012. He announced an open-ended hunger strike on April 14.
The sources told Quds Press on Thursday that the prisoners are demanding to stop the policy of administrative detention under which the Palestinians are detained without specific charges or trial.
According to Palestinian human rights data, there are 218 Palestinian detainees held under the Israeli administrative detention, mainly in the prisons of the Negev, Ofer, Megiddo and Hadarim.
Meanwhile, prisoner Ayman Abu Daoud, from al-Khalil, has continued on Thursday his open hunger strike for the 32nd day, in rejection of the continuation of his detention.
Ayman's family said that its son continues to refuse meals in rejection of the occupation's attempt to issue a decision obliging him to continue his previous sentence of 36 years imprisonment, and from which he had already served seven years.
The family appealed to all institutions and sponsors of the Wafaa Al-Ahrar exchange deal to intervene to stop the occupation's practices and breaches.
The Israeli occupation forces re-arrested Abu Dawoud in February 2012. He announced an open-ended hunger strike on April 14.
Israel arrests 28 children within 2 weeks
A Palestinian official report showed that the Israeli occupation forces have arrested 28 children from different cities and villages in the occupied West Bank, since the beginning of the month of May.
The report noted that the occupation forces "continued its aggression against the Palestinian children, as they arrested during the first half of May 28 children, and injured dozens of others during attacks on them by Israeli soldiers and settlers."
Data of the Ministry of Prisoners' Affairs states that the occupation forces have arrested since the start of the Al-Aqsa Intifada in 2000 until the 7th of May 2013 nearly 9500 children under the age of eighteen, at the rate of 760 children per year.
Israel is still holding in its jails 243 Palestinian children, 42 of them are under the age of 16.
The report noted that the occupation forces "continued its aggression against the Palestinian children, as they arrested during the first half of May 28 children, and injured dozens of others during attacks on them by Israeli soldiers and settlers."
Data of the Ministry of Prisoners' Affairs states that the occupation forces have arrested since the start of the Al-Aqsa Intifada in 2000 until the 7th of May 2013 nearly 9500 children under the age of eighteen, at the rate of 760 children per year.
Israel is still holding in its jails 243 Palestinian children, 42 of them are under the age of 16.
Prisoner Youssef Shabaan's detention extended
The Israeli court at Jalama prison extended the arrest of the prisoner Youssef Shaaban, 30, for 8 days. Prisoner Shaaban had started a hunger strike in November last year for 64 days protesting his administrative detention following the arrest campaign waged in the West Bank during the recent Israeli aggression on the Gaza strip, where he was released after spending 3 months administratively.
However, the Israeli authorities have re-arrested the prisoner on May 2 during an Israeli arrest campaign against a number of freed administrative detainees.
The prisoner's father appealed to the international institutions topped by the Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders to intervene for the release of his son especially that he suffers health problems.
However, the Israeli authorities have re-arrested the prisoner on May 2 during an Israeli arrest campaign against a number of freed administrative detainees.
The prisoner's father appealed to the international institutions topped by the Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders to intervene for the release of his son especially that he suffers health problems.
Israeli forces search jail cells for phones in Negev
The Palestinian detainees’ center said Friday that Israeli special forces raided section 24 at Negev prison on Thursday night damaging property and intensively searching belongings.
Center official Riyad Al-Ashqar said in a statement that detainees at section 24 were surprised when special forces attacked the cell at 10 p.m. searching for cell phones.
Al-Ashqar said no injuries were reported but the cells were ransacked.
Center official Riyad Al-Ashqar said in a statement that detainees at section 24 were surprised when special forces attacked the cell at 10 p.m. searching for cell phones.
Al-Ashqar said no injuries were reported but the cells were ransacked.
UFree Network raises the prisoners' issue at the European Parliament
UFree Network to defend the rights of Palestinian prisoners raised the issue of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails on the sidelines of a meeting held at the European Parliament in Brussels on the 65th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba. UFree praised, in its statement issued on Thursday, the European Parliament meeting to mark the anniversary of Palestinian Nakba for the first time since its founding.
The Oslo based network stated that the meeting discussed at first the European Parliament delegation's visit to the Palestinian occupied territories.
Dr. Salman Abu Sitta, chair of Palestine Land Foundation, detailed during the meeting the Israeli massacres and ethnic cleaning against the Palestinian people since the Nakba. He also stressed that the Palestinian Right of Return will never be compromised, calling to stop arming Israel.
For his part, Dr. Arafat Madi, the Director of the Council for European Palestinian Relations (CEPR), stressed the need to end the Palestinian refugees' suffering by reinforcing the right of return of millions of Palestinians who were forcibly deported from their homeland.
Mr. Mohammed Hamdan, head of UFree Network, presented the Palestinian prisoners' suffering in Israeli jails and detailed the Israeli violations and discrimination policies against the detainees particularly the prisoners carrying the blue ID cards.
In a related context, Dr. Tareq Tahboub, vice president of the Assembly of Palestinian Doctors in Europe, highlighted the Israeli deliberate medical neglect policy against the Palestinian prisoners, calling for the formation of a European committee to check on the prisoners' detention conditions in Israeli jails.
The Oslo based network stated that the meeting discussed at first the European Parliament delegation's visit to the Palestinian occupied territories.
Dr. Salman Abu Sitta, chair of Palestine Land Foundation, detailed during the meeting the Israeli massacres and ethnic cleaning against the Palestinian people since the Nakba. He also stressed that the Palestinian Right of Return will never be compromised, calling to stop arming Israel.
For his part, Dr. Arafat Madi, the Director of the Council for European Palestinian Relations (CEPR), stressed the need to end the Palestinian refugees' suffering by reinforcing the right of return of millions of Palestinians who were forcibly deported from their homeland.
Mr. Mohammed Hamdan, head of UFree Network, presented the Palestinian prisoners' suffering in Israeli jails and detailed the Israeli violations and discrimination policies against the detainees particularly the prisoners carrying the blue ID cards.
In a related context, Dr. Tareq Tahboub, vice president of the Assembly of Palestinian Doctors in Europe, highlighted the Israeli deliberate medical neglect policy against the Palestinian prisoners, calling for the formation of a European committee to check on the prisoners' detention conditions in Israeli jails.
16 may 2013
Mahmoud Gheith….Handcuffed during treatment after an attack by settlers
The 17-year old boy Mahmoud Gheith is suffering severe pain in his head after being attacked by two settlers on Tuesday night.
Mahmoud’s family said that he had 16 stiches after suffering a deep cut in the middle of his head after directly being beat with a metal.
The family clarified that Mahmoud was taken to the hospital after over half an hour of his injury where they received a call from the police telling them that their son was arrested and two hours after arriving at “Al-Qishleh”, they were informed of his location as he was transferred to the hospital for treatment.
Mahmoud’s family said that he had 16 stiches after suffering a deep cut in the middle of his head after directly being beat with a metal.
The family clarified that Mahmoud was taken to the hospital after over half an hour of his injury where they received a call from the police telling them that their son was arrested and two hours after arriving at “Al-Qishleh”, they were informed of his location as he was transferred to the hospital for treatment.
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Raed, Mahmoud’s brother, said that his brother was handcuffed and was bleeding when he arrived to the hospital.
Two settlers attacked four children on Tuesday after midnight by Nabi Daoud’s Gate in the Old City. The boys are: Mahmoud Gheith, 17, Thaer Maswadeh, 17, Mahdi Albanna, 16, and Mutasem Sheeha, 16. Wadi Hilweh Information Center was informed that the boys were on their way to their houses in Silwan and while passing through Nabi Daoud’s Gate, they were attacked by two settlers who hit them with their hands and sharp tools that they had resulting in the injury of Mahmoud Gheith directly in his head; the police arrived at the scene and arrested both parties and took them to “Al-Qishleh” for investigation. |
A raid on the house of prisoner Abdelraheem Abbasi and warning his family not to celebrate his release next Sunday
The Israeli forces raided on Thursday afternoon the prisoner Abdelraheem Khalil Abbasi’s father’s house and called his father and two brothers for investigation.
The Abbasi family said that they were surprised of the Israeli forces raid on their house to call the prisoner’s father and two brothers for investigation in Al-Maskobyeh in west Jerusalem.
The family also said that they were warned not to organize any kind of celebration or even raise flags in the streets while welcoming their son Abdelraheem, and that they will be arrested if they don’t obey.
The 29-year old Abdelraheem is supposed to be released next Sunday after completing his entire sentence which is 3 years, knowing that he had spent 3 years between actual imprisonment and house arrest.
The Abbasi family said that they were surprised of the Israeli forces raid on their house to call the prisoner’s father and two brothers for investigation in Al-Maskobyeh in west Jerusalem.
The family also said that they were warned not to organize any kind of celebration or even raise flags in the streets while welcoming their son Abdelraheem, and that they will be arrested if they don’t obey.
The 29-year old Abdelraheem is supposed to be released next Sunday after completing his entire sentence which is 3 years, knowing that he had spent 3 years between actual imprisonment and house arrest.
Fakhri Abu Diab turns himself in for 16 months of actual imprisonment
The Jerusalemite activist and member of the Committee for the Defense of Silwan Properties and Real Estate, Fakhri Abu Diab, turned himself in on Thursday to Al-Maskobyeh where he will be serving 16 months of actual imprisonment.
Abu Diab said that the District Court rejected last week the appeal submitted by his lawyer against the Magistrate Court’s decision to prison him for 16 months, and one year parole.
Abu Diab was accused of several charges such as harassing, humiliating and cursing official employees while working in Silwan, referring to the Occupation Municipality’s staff, along with transporting Palestinians with a West Bank ID to Jerusalem without having a permit, and helping organizations and companies to avoid paying taxes in addition to “confidential files” according to the Public Prosecution’s claims.
Abu Diab condemned the Israeli pursuits of the Jerusalemites activists aimedto silencethe Palestinian voice which reveals the Israeli violationsin the city.
Abu Diab said that the District Court rejected last week the appeal submitted by his lawyer against the Magistrate Court’s decision to prison him for 16 months, and one year parole.
Abu Diab was accused of several charges such as harassing, humiliating and cursing official employees while working in Silwan, referring to the Occupation Municipality’s staff, along with transporting Palestinians with a West Bank ID to Jerusalem without having a permit, and helping organizations and companies to avoid paying taxes in addition to “confidential files” according to the Public Prosecution’s claims.
Abu Diab condemned the Israeli pursuits of the Jerusalemites activists aimedto silencethe Palestinian voice which reveals the Israeli violationsin the city.
Captive Abbas Sayyed: Arab Peace Initiative is worse than Balfour Declaration
Captive leader Abbas Al-Sayyed, head of the leadership of Hamas prisoners in Israeli jails, stressed that the prisoners are in permanent conflict with the Israeli occupation inside its jails.
In an interview with the Ahrar center for Prisoners studies and human rights on the occasion of the twelfth anniversary of his arrest, Al-Sayyed said "We are constantly working on improving the prisoners' living conditions."
He considered that the Arab Peace Initiative is worse than the Balfour Declaration, and that the Arab Peace Initiative Follow-up Committee has recently encouraged the abuses and arrogance of the occupation by giving it new waivers.
The Palestinian prisoner sentenced to life imprisonment denounced the intentions to resume the negotiations, which have provided nothing for the Palestinian people.
Concerning the reconciliation, Al-Sayyed called for ending the division and achieving the reconciliation on the basis of a program that respects and practices all forms of struggle.
In an interview with the Ahrar center for Prisoners studies and human rights on the occasion of the twelfth anniversary of his arrest, Al-Sayyed said "We are constantly working on improving the prisoners' living conditions."
He considered that the Arab Peace Initiative is worse than the Balfour Declaration, and that the Arab Peace Initiative Follow-up Committee has recently encouraged the abuses and arrogance of the occupation by giving it new waivers.
The Palestinian prisoner sentenced to life imprisonment denounced the intentions to resume the negotiations, which have provided nothing for the Palestinian people.
Concerning the reconciliation, Al-Sayyed called for ending the division and achieving the reconciliation on the basis of a program that respects and practices all forms of struggle.
Ahrar: occupation discriminates against administrative detainees
Ahrar center for Prisoners studies and Human Rights confirmed the occupation discriminates between Palestinian prisoners especially the administrative detainees.
Fuad Al-Khuffash, the center’s director, said that the Jerusalemite prisoners are held only for 6 months in administrative detention without being renewed for carrying the Israeli blue ID cards. However the Israeli courts usually renew the West Bank prisoners' administrative detention for 5 and 6 times in row.
Al-Khuffash stressed that the occupation carries out discrimination policies against Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails in total violation to the international conventions and laws.
The center stressed the need to release the 218 administrative detainees held without charge or trial.
Fuad Al-Khuffash, the center’s director, said that the Jerusalemite prisoners are held only for 6 months in administrative detention without being renewed for carrying the Israeli blue ID cards. However the Israeli courts usually renew the West Bank prisoners' administrative detention for 5 and 6 times in row.
Al-Khuffash stressed that the occupation carries out discrimination policies against Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails in total violation to the international conventions and laws.
The center stressed the need to release the 218 administrative detainees held without charge or trial.
IOF soldiers storm house of detained university student
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed the home of a university student in Tobas city at dawn Thursday and confiscated her personal computer. Local sources said that dozens of IOF soldiers broke into the home of Shireen Khudairat and searched it before cross-examining her family members.
They said that the soldiers damaged the family belongings and furniture during their search and took away the PC of Khudairat, 23.
The sources recalled that IOF soldiers arrested Khudairat, a student at the Open Quds University, at a roadblock on the Tobas-Nablus road on Wednesday and took her to an unknown detention center.
They said that the soldiers damaged the family belongings and furniture during their search and took away the PC of Khudairat, 23.
The sources recalled that IOF soldiers arrested Khudairat, a student at the Open Quds University, at a roadblock on the Tobas-Nablus road on Wednesday and took her to an unknown detention center.
Israeli Forces Storm Female Prisoner’s House
On Thursday 16th May, The Ahrar Center of Prisoner Studies and Human Rights condemned the raid of the house of the prisoner, Sereen Sawaftah, 25, from Tubas. Israeli soldiers reportedly searched her home and confiscated her laptop before informing the family that their daughter had been detained.
Sereen's father told the Ahrar Center that he received a phone call from a car passenger (who was traveling with Sereen on Wednesday evening 15/5, returning from Al-Quds Open University in Nablus), who told him that a military jeep stopped the car and arrested Sereen.
Sereen's father added that the Israeli soldiers told him at dawn that his daughter had been arrested and she is now under investigation.
Fuad Al-Khuffash, the Center's Director said that the Israeli military is escalating its arrest of Palestinian students and added that Sereen is a student at the University who has 2 brothers who were previously arrested and later released.
Ahrar Center calls for human rights organizations to intervene rapidly and release Sereen, who is under investigation now in the occupied Palestine 48.
Sereen's father told the Ahrar Center that he received a phone call from a car passenger (who was traveling with Sereen on Wednesday evening 15/5, returning from Al-Quds Open University in Nablus), who told him that a military jeep stopped the car and arrested Sereen.
Sereen's father added that the Israeli soldiers told him at dawn that his daughter had been arrested and she is now under investigation.
Fuad Al-Khuffash, the Center's Director said that the Israeli military is escalating its arrest of Palestinian students and added that Sereen is a student at the University who has 2 brothers who were previously arrested and later released.
Ahrar Center calls for human rights organizations to intervene rapidly and release Sereen, who is under investigation now in the occupied Palestine 48.
14 Jerusalemites detained on Nakba Day
The Palestinian prisoner’s society said that 14 Jerusalemites were detained by Israeli occupation forces after quelling a march on the Nakba Day in Ras Al-Amod neighborhood in occupied Jerusalem on Wednesday.
The society said in a statement on Thursday that Nasser Qaws, the director of the society in Jerusalem, was among the detainees.
It said that journalist Tawfik Saliba, who works for the MBC TV network, was also among the detainees but was released later.
The society said that one of the detainees, Naim Barakat, was released to hospital on Wednesday night after suffering internal hemorrhage as a result of beating at the hands of soldiers.
The society said in a statement on Thursday that Nasser Qaws, the director of the society in Jerusalem, was among the detainees.
It said that journalist Tawfik Saliba, who works for the MBC TV network, was also among the detainees but was released later.
The society said that one of the detainees, Naim Barakat, was released to hospital on Wednesday night after suffering internal hemorrhage as a result of beating at the hands of soldiers.
IOA extends detention of 66-year-old administrative detainee
The Israeli occupation authorities renewed administrative detention of 66-year-old Sheikh Adel Shanyur, a Hamas leader, for four more months.
Shanyur’s wife said that the Negev prison administration informed the Sheikh of the renewal of his administrative detention, without trial or charge, for the second time.
She said that her husband suffers weak eyesight in his right eye, adding that he had lost vision in his left eye in former detention years.
Sheikh Shanyur is a prominent Hamas leader in Daheriya village and Al-Khalil and had previously served many years in Israeli detention. He was also detained by PA security apparatuses.
Shanyur’s wife said that the Negev prison administration informed the Sheikh of the renewal of his administrative detention, without trial or charge, for the second time.
She said that her husband suffers weak eyesight in his right eye, adding that he had lost vision in his left eye in former detention years.
Sheikh Shanyur is a prominent Hamas leader in Daheriya village and Al-Khalil and had previously served many years in Israeli detention. He was also detained by PA security apparatuses.
West Bankers stage rallies on Nakba day, Israeli soldiers use violence
Different West Bank areas on Wednesday saw massive marches and events on the 65th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba (catastrophe).
In Ramallah city, large crowds of people spearheaded by scouts went across several streets before rallying in the Mugtarebin (expatriates) square.
Thousands of Palestinians also participated in rallies and activities held to commemorate the anniversary in the cities of Jenin, Nablus, Qalqiliya, Tulkarem, Tubas and Salfit.
Sirens were sounded for 65 seconds in different West Bank cities to denote the years since the Nakba happened.
Meanwhile, violent clashes broke out in Al-Khalil and Bethlehem cities when Israeli soldiers attacked anniversary events.
Clashes also took place between young men and Israeli soldiers at the military checkpoints of Qalandiya and Ofer near Ramallah city and at the northern entrance to Ram town north of Jerusalem.
Hundreds of Palestinians also held a candlelit vigil at night to commemorate the Nakba day in the Church of the Nativity's courtyard in Bethlehem.
In occupied Jerusalem, the Israeli occupation forces violently attacked Palestinians celebrating the Nakba day and kidnapped more than nine Palestinians in Bab Al-Amoud area.
Among the detainees were human rights activist Naser Qous and a reporter working for MBC satellite channel named Tawfiq Saliba.
Many Jerusalemite citizens suffered injuries when their march was suppressed by Israeli soldiers and policemen in Bab Al-Amoud.
In Ramallah city, large crowds of people spearheaded by scouts went across several streets before rallying in the Mugtarebin (expatriates) square.
Thousands of Palestinians also participated in rallies and activities held to commemorate the anniversary in the cities of Jenin, Nablus, Qalqiliya, Tulkarem, Tubas and Salfit.
Sirens were sounded for 65 seconds in different West Bank cities to denote the years since the Nakba happened.
Meanwhile, violent clashes broke out in Al-Khalil and Bethlehem cities when Israeli soldiers attacked anniversary events.
Clashes also took place between young men and Israeli soldiers at the military checkpoints of Qalandiya and Ofer near Ramallah city and at the northern entrance to Ram town north of Jerusalem.
Hundreds of Palestinians also held a candlelit vigil at night to commemorate the Nakba day in the Church of the Nativity's courtyard in Bethlehem.
In occupied Jerusalem, the Israeli occupation forces violently attacked Palestinians celebrating the Nakba day and kidnapped more than nine Palestinians in Bab Al-Amoud area.
Among the detainees were human rights activist Naser Qous and a reporter working for MBC satellite channel named Tawfiq Saliba.
Many Jerusalemite citizens suffered injuries when their march was suppressed by Israeli soldiers and policemen in Bab Al-Amoud.
IOF soldiers detain 20 Palestinians mostly children
One of the children
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) detained 20 Palestinians, mostly children, in Tabaka village, south of Al-Khalil, on Thursday.
Local sources said that dozens of IOF soldiers broke into houses in the village and searched them using police dogs and rounded up 150 citizens in one of the squares before arresting 20 of them.
Soldiers Kidnap 20 Palestinians In Hebron
Israeli soldiers kidnapped twenty Palestinians, mainly children, in the At-Tabaqa village, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and started interrogating them in alleged connection with a Molotov cocktail that burnt an Israeli military jeep during Wednesday clashes with the army.
Local sources reported that the army released 18 of the kidnapped 20 Palestinians, (most of them 14 – 18 years old), and kept two under interrogation.
The sources added that the army broke into and searched dozens of homes in the village, used military dogs in searching the property, and detained 150 Palestinians at a yard in the village before releasing them except for 20, and released 18 later on after interrogating them.
Also on Thursday, the army kidnapped three Palestinians in the nearby town of Doura, after breaking into their homes and searching them.
Furthermore, two Palestinians have been injured by Israeli fire during clashes with Israeli soldiers invading the Al-Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron. The two have been identified as Nayef Ar-Ra’ey, 21, and Ahmad Abu Sabal, 22.
Also, the soldiers violently attacked and beat a Palestinian youth, identified as Khader Ash-Shatreet, causing fractures in his feet.
On Wednesday, the army and the police kidnapped 14 Palestinians in Bab Al-‘Amoud, in occupied East Jerusalem, during a procession marking the 65th anniversary of the Nakba of 1948.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that the army violently attacked the protesters, and kidnapped 14 of them, including PPS head, Nasser Qous, and a journalist identified as Tawfiq Saliba, who was released later on.
On Wednesday evening, Israel released Nael Barakat, one of the Palestinians who were kidnapped in Bab Al-‘Amoud, after he suffered internal bleeding resulting from excessive use of force by the Israeli police. He was moved to a local hospital.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) detained 20 Palestinians, mostly children, in Tabaka village, south of Al-Khalil, on Thursday.
Local sources said that dozens of IOF soldiers broke into houses in the village and searched them using police dogs and rounded up 150 citizens in one of the squares before arresting 20 of them.
Soldiers Kidnap 20 Palestinians In Hebron
Israeli soldiers kidnapped twenty Palestinians, mainly children, in the At-Tabaqa village, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and started interrogating them in alleged connection with a Molotov cocktail that burnt an Israeli military jeep during Wednesday clashes with the army.
Local sources reported that the army released 18 of the kidnapped 20 Palestinians, (most of them 14 – 18 years old), and kept two under interrogation.
The sources added that the army broke into and searched dozens of homes in the village, used military dogs in searching the property, and detained 150 Palestinians at a yard in the village before releasing them except for 20, and released 18 later on after interrogating them.
Also on Thursday, the army kidnapped three Palestinians in the nearby town of Doura, after breaking into their homes and searching them.
Furthermore, two Palestinians have been injured by Israeli fire during clashes with Israeli soldiers invading the Al-Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron. The two have been identified as Nayef Ar-Ra’ey, 21, and Ahmad Abu Sabal, 22.
Also, the soldiers violently attacked and beat a Palestinian youth, identified as Khader Ash-Shatreet, causing fractures in his feet.
On Wednesday, the army and the police kidnapped 14 Palestinians in Bab Al-‘Amoud, in occupied East Jerusalem, during a procession marking the 65th anniversary of the Nakba of 1948.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that the army violently attacked the protesters, and kidnapped 14 of them, including PPS head, Nasser Qous, and a journalist identified as Tawfiq Saliba, who was released later on.
On Wednesday evening, Israel released Nael Barakat, one of the Palestinians who were kidnapped in Bab Al-‘Amoud, after he suffered internal bleeding resulting from excessive use of force by the Israeli police. He was moved to a local hospital.
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The soldiers targeted children in the age category 14-18 in the arrest campaign and interrogated them on the attack on an army jeep that was burnt in the attack during confrontations on Wednesday on the Nakba anniversary, the sources said. |
They pointed out that the IOF released 18 of those arrested after quick interrogation and retained two behind bars.
