24 apr 2014
The District court in the occupied city of Jerusalem decided to release four Jerusalemite lawyers who have been detained for nearly two months.
Amjad Abu Asab, head of Jerusalemite detainees and prisoners families committee, said that the District court judge decided to release Amjad Safadi, Nadim Ghrayeb, Mahmoud Abu Sneineh and Amro Iskafi with a 20-thousand NIS bail for each one of them in additional to house arrest with the presence of four guarantors; the judge also suspended them from practicing law until a final decision is made regarding their case.
Amjad Abu Asab, head of Jerusalemite detainees and prisoners families committee, said that the District court judge decided to release Amjad Safadi, Nadim Ghrayeb, Mahmoud Abu Sneineh and Amro Iskafi with a 20-thousand NIS bail for each one of them in additional to house arrest with the presence of four guarantors; the judge also suspended them from practicing law until a final decision is made regarding their case.
Hanan Khatib, one of the lawyers of the Palestinian Ministry of Detainees, stated Thursday that 15 ailing Palestinian political prisoners, held at the Ramla Prison Clinic, are facing deteriorating conditions amidst the lack of adequate medical care.
Khatib said the detainees are denied the right to much needed medical attention and care, and face inhumane treatment, as well.
“The 15 detainees require specialized medical treatment, they need to be hospitalized,” she added.
They have been identified as Shadi Matar, Eyad Radwan, Mansour Mouqada, Riyadh Al-‘Amour, Mo’taz Obeido, Salah At-Teety, Yousef Nawaj’a, Nahedh Al-Aqra’, Daoud Abu Hayya, Kifah Hattab, Ashraf Abu al-Hoda, Amir Shammas, Fuad Shobaky, Tha’er Halahla and Amir As’ad.
She further stated that detainee Abu al-Hoda was recently shot and wounded by the arresting soldiers, and that his injury was to the pelvis and spine, causing paralysis and various complications.
The bullets are still in his body; he requires surgery, but Israel continues to ignore his urgent medical needs.
In addition, detainee Mouqada is wheelchair bound and has had most of his intestines replaced with artificial ones, in addition to facing urinary tract and respiratory issues, as well as a tumor is his neck, but is not receiving any medical treatment.
Khatib said the detainees are denied the right to much needed medical attention and care, and face inhumane treatment, as well.
“The 15 detainees require specialized medical treatment, they need to be hospitalized,” she added.
They have been identified as Shadi Matar, Eyad Radwan, Mansour Mouqada, Riyadh Al-‘Amour, Mo’taz Obeido, Salah At-Teety, Yousef Nawaj’a, Nahedh Al-Aqra’, Daoud Abu Hayya, Kifah Hattab, Ashraf Abu al-Hoda, Amir Shammas, Fuad Shobaky, Tha’er Halahla and Amir As’ad.
She further stated that detainee Abu al-Hoda was recently shot and wounded by the arresting soldiers, and that his injury was to the pelvis and spine, causing paralysis and various complications.
The bullets are still in his body; he requires surgery, but Israel continues to ignore his urgent medical needs.
In addition, detainee Mouqada is wheelchair bound and has had most of his intestines replaced with artificial ones, in addition to facing urinary tract and respiratory issues, as well as a tumor is his neck, but is not receiving any medical treatment.
The Ahrar Center for Detainees’ Studies and Human Rights has reported that the Israeli Prison Administration decided to move several detainees, including detained legislators, from the Ofer prison to Hadarim and Ramla prisons.
The move came after all detainees, held under arbitrary administrative detention orders, started an open-ended hunger strike, demanding an end to their illegitimate imprisonment.
Fuad al-Khoffah, head of the Ahrar Center, stated that the Prison Administration decided to transfer all Administrative Detainees to different prisons.
Al-Khuffash added that among the detained legislators, who will be moved to Hadarim and Ramla prisons, are Mohammad Jamal Natsha, Abdul-Jabbar Foqaha, and Mohammad Maher Bader.
He further stated that the prison administration tried to present what it called offers to the detainees, in an attempt to stop their strike, but the prisoners say they are determined to go ahead with their planned strike, demanding an end to their illegitimate imprisonment.
The detainees decided to hold their strike after extensive talks between detained leaders of all factions.
Palestinian political prisoners repeatedly held hunger strikes, including extended strikes, in demand of Israel to treat them in accordance with international law, including the right to education, adequate and healthy living environment, the right to adequate medical treatment, and demanding Israel to stop its harassment of their visiting family members, including attempts to strip search them.
Despite repeated vows and various agreements, Israel continues to violate all agreements reached with the detainees.
The move came after all detainees, held under arbitrary administrative detention orders, started an open-ended hunger strike, demanding an end to their illegitimate imprisonment.
Fuad al-Khoffah, head of the Ahrar Center, stated that the Prison Administration decided to transfer all Administrative Detainees to different prisons.
Al-Khuffash added that among the detained legislators, who will be moved to Hadarim and Ramla prisons, are Mohammad Jamal Natsha, Abdul-Jabbar Foqaha, and Mohammad Maher Bader.
He further stated that the prison administration tried to present what it called offers to the detainees, in an attempt to stop their strike, but the prisoners say they are determined to go ahead with their planned strike, demanding an end to their illegitimate imprisonment.
The detainees decided to hold their strike after extensive talks between detained leaders of all factions.
Palestinian political prisoners repeatedly held hunger strikes, including extended strikes, in demand of Israel to treat them in accordance with international law, including the right to education, adequate and healthy living environment, the right to adequate medical treatment, and demanding Israel to stop its harassment of their visiting family members, including attempts to strip search them.
Despite repeated vows and various agreements, Israel continues to violate all agreements reached with the detainees.
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A screenshot shows Rami Rajabi being detained
Video footage has emerged of Israeli border police officers allegedly detaining a 6-year-old child in Hebron after he threw "pebbles" on Wednesday, activists in the southern West Bank city said. Activists affiliated with the International Solidarity Movement said in a statement that Rami Rajabi was walking to school around 7 a.m. in central Hebron on Wednesday when three Israeli soldiers "burst out of an alleyway, grabbed his arm, and detained him in the street." The incident reportedly occurred around 20 meters away from checkpoint |
29, and the border policemen subsequently brought the boy to the checkpoint.
The activists said that the child was released after 20 minutes and taken home by a family member as a result of pressure from Palestinians and members of the group, who went to the checkpoint to force the soldiers to release the boy.
"What happened today is part of an ongoing campaign to intimidate the local population: Israeli forces harass children here in Hebron all the time," an unnamed activist from the group said in a statement.
A spokesperson from the Border Police could not be reached for comment.
A 2013 UN Committee on the Rights of the Child report said that around 7,000 children had been detained by Israel since 2002, or around two a day.
It said that they were "systematically subject to degrading treatment, and often to acts of torture."
Defense for Children International Palestine estimates that there were 230 Palestinian minors in Israeli prisons in Feb. 2014.
Hebron is a major site of tensions as a result of the presence of 500 Jewish settlers and thousands of Israeli soldiers, meaning that local Palestinian residents have to pass through checkpoints in order to move between neighborhoods in the Old City.
Some areas, like Shuhada Street, are almost completely shut to Palestinians while open to Jews, and thousands of Palestinians have left as a result of harassment and limitations imposed by Israeli authorities.
The activists said that the child was released after 20 minutes and taken home by a family member as a result of pressure from Palestinians and members of the group, who went to the checkpoint to force the soldiers to release the boy.
"What happened today is part of an ongoing campaign to intimidate the local population: Israeli forces harass children here in Hebron all the time," an unnamed activist from the group said in a statement.
A spokesperson from the Border Police could not be reached for comment.
A 2013 UN Committee on the Rights of the Child report said that around 7,000 children had been detained by Israel since 2002, or around two a day.
It said that they were "systematically subject to degrading treatment, and often to acts of torture."
Defense for Children International Palestine estimates that there were 230 Palestinian minors in Israeli prisons in Feb. 2014.
Hebron is a major site of tensions as a result of the presence of 500 Jewish settlers and thousands of Israeli soldiers, meaning that local Palestinian residents have to pass through checkpoints in order to move between neighborhoods in the Old City.
Some areas, like Shuhada Street, are almost completely shut to Palestinians while open to Jews, and thousands of Palestinians have left as a result of harassment and limitations imposed by Israeli authorities.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Thursday kidnapped more than 10 Palestinians and raided dozens of homes in the villages of Beit Awwa and Deir Samit to the west of Al-Khalil city. Eyewitnesses told the Palestinian information center (PIC) that a large number of Israeli troops aboard military vehicles stormed Deir Samit village and ransacked homes belonging to the families of Sharawna, Awawda, Haroub and Sharha.
The invading troops also raided several homes at the entrance to Beit Awwa and kidnapped more than 10 Palestinians.
Many other Palestinians also received summonses for interrogation from the Israeli intelligence during the campaign.
Meanwhile, the IOF set up roadblocks in different areas of Beit Awwa and Deir Samit as well as on the main road leading to Dora town and embarked on searching Palestinian vehicles and checking IDs.
The invading troops also raided several homes at the entrance to Beit Awwa and kidnapped more than 10 Palestinians.
Many other Palestinians also received summonses for interrogation from the Israeli intelligence during the campaign.
Meanwhile, the IOF set up roadblocks in different areas of Beit Awwa and Deir Samit as well as on the main road leading to Dora town and embarked on searching Palestinian vehicles and checking IDs.
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) have closed on Thursday several main streets and junctions west of al-Khalil southern occupied West Bank, where they intensified their presence in the city. IOF soldiers restricted Palestinians' movement in the area and confiscated their motorcycles amid tightened security measures, eyewitnesses said.
On the other hand, Israeli forces arrested a Palestinian near the Ibrahimi mosque in al-Khalil for allegedly possessing a sharp tool.
According to Hebrew media sources, IOF soldiers stationed at a military checkpoint near the Ibrahimi Mosque had detained a Palestinian young man and transferred him handcuffed and blindfolded to an unknown destination, claiming he tried to stab an Israeli soldier.
Israeli forces have intensified their attacks and assaults on Palestinian in al-Khalil’s Old City under flimsy pretexts.
Meanwhile, violent clashes broke out Wednesday afternoon among dozens of Palestinians and Israeli occupation forces in Aroub refugee camp north al-Khalil.
The clashes erupted when IOF soldiers fired intensively tear gas canisters and metal bullets towards Palestinian houses. Dozens of breathing problems were reported among Palestinians after inhaling tear gas.
In turn, Palestinian youths have responded by throwing stones and empty bottles at the invading soldiers.
On the other hand, IOF soldiers stormed last night Balata refugee camp and Rujeib area near Nablus city.
Eyewitnesses told PIC correspondent that Israeli officers interrogated members of a Palestinian family after storming their home in the outskirts of the camp. No arrests were reported.
On the other hand, Israeli forces arrested a Palestinian near the Ibrahimi mosque in al-Khalil for allegedly possessing a sharp tool.
According to Hebrew media sources, IOF soldiers stationed at a military checkpoint near the Ibrahimi Mosque had detained a Palestinian young man and transferred him handcuffed and blindfolded to an unknown destination, claiming he tried to stab an Israeli soldier.
Israeli forces have intensified their attacks and assaults on Palestinian in al-Khalil’s Old City under flimsy pretexts.
Meanwhile, violent clashes broke out Wednesday afternoon among dozens of Palestinians and Israeli occupation forces in Aroub refugee camp north al-Khalil.
The clashes erupted when IOF soldiers fired intensively tear gas canisters and metal bullets towards Palestinian houses. Dozens of breathing problems were reported among Palestinians after inhaling tear gas.
In turn, Palestinian youths have responded by throwing stones and empty bottles at the invading soldiers.
On the other hand, IOF soldiers stormed last night Balata refugee camp and Rujeib area near Nablus city.
Eyewitnesses told PIC correspondent that Israeli officers interrogated members of a Palestinian family after storming their home in the outskirts of the camp. No arrests were reported.
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200 Palestinian administrative detainees have started an open-ended hunger strike Thursday 24th April in 30 Israeli jails demanding an end to their administrative detention, Palestinian Prisoner Society revealed.
The human rights center stated that 80 Palestinian detainees are held in Ofer prison, while 55 other are held in Negev jail, and 65 administrative detainees are held in Megiddo prison. Israeli prison administration has decided to transfer administrative detainees in Negev prison as an attempt to undermine their protest steps. Meanwhile, Ofer prison administration has informed the administrative |
detainees including Palestinian Legislative Council members that they will be transferred to Hadarim and Ramle prisons on Thursday, according to Ahrar Center for Prisoner Studies.
Fouad Khuffash, director of the center, said that these Israeli measures aim to undermine their hunger strike.
Ahrar center highlighted that the administrative detainees have refused to make concessions regarding their decision to declare hunger strike. The detainees affirmed their determination to continue their strike till achieving their demands especially ending the administrative detention policy.
The detainees called for supporting and activating their issue on local and international levels.
Fouad Khuffash, director of the center, said that these Israeli measures aim to undermine their hunger strike.
Ahrar center highlighted that the administrative detainees have refused to make concessions regarding their decision to declare hunger strike. The detainees affirmed their determination to continue their strike till achieving their demands especially ending the administrative detention policy.
The detainees called for supporting and activating their issue on local and international levels.
Lawyer Jawad Boulos, director of the legal unit of the Palestinian Prisoner Society, called for an immediate reassessment of the viability of appealing to the Israeli Supreme Court to lift administrative detentions. Boulos’s call came in a press release in which he spoke against this Israeli court’s constant denial of the urgent appeals that have been lodged against administrative detentions.
According to Boulos, the Israeli Supreme Court has been dragging its feet for years. None of the decisions it has ruled so far have been in favor of Palestinian prisoners who have, to no avail, appealed to it against arbitrary arrests.
In Boulos view, little, if any, eagerness for change was revealed during the hearing session held by the Israeli High Court to Dr. Mahmoud al-Ramahi, the Palestinian Legislative Council’s secretary, who has been administratively detained for 17 months.
“The court has once more proved to be the wrong destination to our urgent appeals. It has never ceased to reveal its thoughtless disinclination to restore our prisoners’ basic rights under pretext of its so-called ‘secret files,’” Boulos further maintained.
According to Boulos, the Israeli Supreme Court has been dragging its feet for years. None of the decisions it has ruled so far have been in favor of Palestinian prisoners who have, to no avail, appealed to it against arbitrary arrests.
In Boulos view, little, if any, eagerness for change was revealed during the hearing session held by the Israeli High Court to Dr. Mahmoud al-Ramahi, the Palestinian Legislative Council’s secretary, who has been administratively detained for 17 months.
“The court has once more proved to be the wrong destination to our urgent appeals. It has never ceased to reveal its thoughtless disinclination to restore our prisoners’ basic rights under pretext of its so-called ‘secret files,’” Boulos further maintained.
The Israeli Occupation Authorities (IOA) have decided Wednesday to ban the entry of 8 Jerusalemites into al-Aqsa Mosque for different periods and imposed fines in return for their release from custody. Wadi Hilweh Information Center reported that two Jerusalemites were banned from approaching al-Aqsa Mosque for 15 days, in addition to a fine of 1000 shekels on each one of them.
Six other Jerusalemites were released on condition of house arrest for 10 days in addition to being banned from approaching al-Aqsa Mosque for 90 days, while another Jerusalemite was banned for 30 days.
In the same context, Israeli Magistrate's Court has sentenced on Wednesday the 17-year-old Shaddad Mohammed, from Silwan, to 6 months as an additional sentence where he is serving a 13-month sentence.
Shaddad has been detained since May 2013, and sentenced to 13 months imprisonment. Although he is still young, he was arrested six times by Israeli forces.
Six other Jerusalemites were released on condition of house arrest for 10 days in addition to being banned from approaching al-Aqsa Mosque for 90 days, while another Jerusalemite was banned for 30 days.
In the same context, Israeli Magistrate's Court has sentenced on Wednesday the 17-year-old Shaddad Mohammed, from Silwan, to 6 months as an additional sentence where he is serving a 13-month sentence.
Shaddad has been detained since May 2013, and sentenced to 13 months imprisonment. Although he is still young, he was arrested six times by Israeli forces.
Israeli navy patrols arrested Thursday at dawn two Gazan fishermen off the northern Gaza shore. Security sources said the Israeli patrols arrested Oday al-Sultan,20, and Hammouda Zayed,15, from their boat while fishing. Both reside in al-Salatin neighborhood in Beit Lahia town, north of the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli occupation forces routinely attack Gazan fishermen and their fishing boats which coincided with the Israel’s closure of the Gaza Strip.
Israel imposes wide restrictions on the Gaza fishing zone , deprives Palestinian fishers from the right of access to the fishery resources , putting their life at risk.
The attacks include violations of the right to livelihood, harassment , shooting, arbitrary arrest and detention that involves abuse. Israel also confiscated the Palestinian fishers property such as fishing boats and nets. The IOF follows cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment in arresting fishermen. In 2013, the IOF carried out 147 attacks against fishermen, injuring 10, arresting 22, confiscating 9 boats, and destroying extensive amounts of fishing equipment.
The Israeli occupation forces routinely attack Gazan fishermen and their fishing boats which coincided with the Israel’s closure of the Gaza Strip.
Israel imposes wide restrictions on the Gaza fishing zone , deprives Palestinian fishers from the right of access to the fishery resources , putting their life at risk.
The attacks include violations of the right to livelihood, harassment , shooting, arbitrary arrest and detention that involves abuse. Israel also confiscated the Palestinian fishers property such as fishing boats and nets. The IOF follows cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment in arresting fishermen. In 2013, the IOF carried out 147 attacks against fishermen, injuring 10, arresting 22, confiscating 9 boats, and destroying extensive amounts of fishing equipment.
The Israeli Magistrate court in Jerusalem extended Wednesday the arrest of minor prisoner Shaddad al-A’war,17, from Silwan town for other six months. Lawyer from Addameer organization, Moahmmed Mahmoud, said the judge of the court sentenced al-A’war for six months. He has been serving a 13-month-sentence and is supposed to be released at the beginning of next May.
A’war was arrested on May 5, 2013 and sentenced for 13 months last March. He was arrested six times before and served various periods in Israeli prisons that prevented him from continuing his study.
Despite international and Israeli law, occupation forces continue to arrest children. Approximately 700 Palestinian children under the age of 18 from the West Bank are prosecuted every year through Israeli military courts.
The most common charge against children is throwing stones, which under military law is punishable by up to 20 years in prison. Currently 210 Palestinian children are held in Israeli prisons.
Sentencing the child Shidad Al-A’war for six additional months of actual imprisonment
The Magistrate court judge added six months to the prison sentence of the 17-year old Mohammad Al-A’war from Silwan.
Mohammad Mahmoud, Al-Dameer organization lawyer, said that the Magistrate judge sentenced the child Shidad Al-A’war for six additional months; note that he is serving a 13-month sentence and he was supposed to be released at the beginning of next month.
It is noteworthy that Shidad has been arrested since 05/05/2013 and was sentenced for 13 months of actual imprisonment last March. Shidad was arrested six times and had spent various periods in the Israeli prisons which prevented him from continuing his school education; note that the first arrest was when he was 13 years old and house arrest was imposed on him several times.
A’war was arrested on May 5, 2013 and sentenced for 13 months last March. He was arrested six times before and served various periods in Israeli prisons that prevented him from continuing his study.
Despite international and Israeli law, occupation forces continue to arrest children. Approximately 700 Palestinian children under the age of 18 from the West Bank are prosecuted every year through Israeli military courts.
The most common charge against children is throwing stones, which under military law is punishable by up to 20 years in prison. Currently 210 Palestinian children are held in Israeli prisons.
Sentencing the child Shidad Al-A’war for six additional months of actual imprisonment
The Magistrate court judge added six months to the prison sentence of the 17-year old Mohammad Al-A’war from Silwan.
Mohammad Mahmoud, Al-Dameer organization lawyer, said that the Magistrate judge sentenced the child Shidad Al-A’war for six additional months; note that he is serving a 13-month sentence and he was supposed to be released at the beginning of next month.
It is noteworthy that Shidad has been arrested since 05/05/2013 and was sentenced for 13 months of actual imprisonment last March. Shidad was arrested six times and had spent various periods in the Israeli prisons which prevented him from continuing his school education; note that the first arrest was when he was 13 years old and house arrest was imposed on him several times.
The Israeli Occupation Forces on Wednesday night, arrested two Palestinians and raided several ohouses in al-Nabi Saleh village, west of Ramallah.
Local sources said that Israeli forces arrested Raien Isman Al-Tamimi, 35-year-old, and Muhammad Wajih Al-Tamimi, a 19-year-old, who was released just a few weeks ago. Their houses were targeted with sound grenades, they were beaten, their family members assaulted and once arrested, they were brought to unknown destination.
Around 1 a.m. 10 jeeps invaded the village of Nabi Saleh. The IOF, upon arrival, immediately started to throw stun grenades, randomly shot rubber coated bullets, a great amount of tear gas and at last also live ammunition. The forces frightened children, women and civilians who were sleeping. Houses were targeted and property damaged: several windows were smashed by tear gas and sound grenades and the soldiers broke several doors. There has been an initial attempt to enter different houses but the youth reacted by throwing stones, preventing the house raids.
The jeeps concentrate in the centre of the village where the confrontations with the youth started. After two hours clashes, the youth managed to chase away the jeeps under a heavy avalanche of stones. The youth followed the jeeps to the entrance of the village where they torched tires expressing their anger towards the occupier.
Recently the violence from the IOFs side has escalated in the attempt to weaken the popular struggle of Nabi Saleh. Even so, we are determined to stay steadfast and we will continue our struggle despite the threats, the arrests and the collective punishments.
The Palestinian Popular Resistance (Intifada) in Nabi Saleh calls the Palestinian people to unite and to keep resisting against the occupation and its illegal polices.
Local sources said that Israeli forces arrested Raien Isman Al-Tamimi, 35-year-old, and Muhammad Wajih Al-Tamimi, a 19-year-old, who was released just a few weeks ago. Their houses were targeted with sound grenades, they were beaten, their family members assaulted and once arrested, they were brought to unknown destination.
Around 1 a.m. 10 jeeps invaded the village of Nabi Saleh. The IOF, upon arrival, immediately started to throw stun grenades, randomly shot rubber coated bullets, a great amount of tear gas and at last also live ammunition. The forces frightened children, women and civilians who were sleeping. Houses were targeted and property damaged: several windows were smashed by tear gas and sound grenades and the soldiers broke several doors. There has been an initial attempt to enter different houses but the youth reacted by throwing stones, preventing the house raids.
The jeeps concentrate in the centre of the village where the confrontations with the youth started. After two hours clashes, the youth managed to chase away the jeeps under a heavy avalanche of stones. The youth followed the jeeps to the entrance of the village where they torched tires expressing their anger towards the occupier.
Recently the violence from the IOFs side has escalated in the attempt to weaken the popular struggle of Nabi Saleh. Even so, we are determined to stay steadfast and we will continue our struggle despite the threats, the arrests and the collective punishments.
The Palestinian Popular Resistance (Intifada) in Nabi Saleh calls the Palestinian people to unite and to keep resisting against the occupation and its illegal polices.
Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday arrested five Palestinian minors from Osreen village, south of Nablus.
Raed Amer, Director of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) in Nablus, said that the detainees were identified as: Mohammed Adely, Fadel Adely, Rami Najeeb, Musleh Aref, Ihab Izzat Adely
Raed Amer, Director of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) in Nablus, said that the detainees were identified as: Mohammed Adely, Fadel Adely, Rami Najeeb, Musleh Aref, Ihab Izzat Adely
23 apr 2014
The occupation authorities released 9 prisoners on Wednesday on condition of isolating them from Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Amjad Abu Asab, director of Jerusalemites detainees and prisoners families committee, said that the occupation authorities released Ihab Zghayyar and Nafez Jo’beh and handed them an order to isolate them from Al-Aqsa for 15 days in addition to a 1000-NIS bail. Thaer Abu Sbeih and Fares Abu Ghannam were also released with a 1000-NIS bail and were isolated from Al-Aqsa Mosque for 90 days in addition to imposing a 10-day house arrest on them.
Mohammad Mahmoud, Al-Dameer organization lawyer, said that the Magistrate court judge decided to release Amer Bazlameet, Mahmoud Abdellatif, Akram Shurafa and Ahmad Salah with a 1000-NIS bail and a 10-day house arrest in addition to being isolated from Al-Aqsa for 90 days.
The authorities also released Firas Sawaed on Tuesday night on condition of isolating him from Al-Aqsa Mosque for 30 days.
Extension of arrest
The Magistrate court judge extended the arrest of Mahmoud Awadallah Obeid until 29/04/2014 and Mohammad Kamal Obeid until 27/04/2014. Lawyer Mohammad added the Magistrate judge also extended on Wednesday the arrest of Munir Kamal until 07/05/2014 after a session was held on Wednesday to read the indictment submitted against him.
The judge also scheduled a session to sentence Adham Qunboz on 30/04/2014.
Amjad Abu Asab, director of Jerusalemites detainees and prisoners families committee, said that the occupation authorities released Ihab Zghayyar and Nafez Jo’beh and handed them an order to isolate them from Al-Aqsa for 15 days in addition to a 1000-NIS bail. Thaer Abu Sbeih and Fares Abu Ghannam were also released with a 1000-NIS bail and were isolated from Al-Aqsa Mosque for 90 days in addition to imposing a 10-day house arrest on them.
Mohammad Mahmoud, Al-Dameer organization lawyer, said that the Magistrate court judge decided to release Amer Bazlameet, Mahmoud Abdellatif, Akram Shurafa and Ahmad Salah with a 1000-NIS bail and a 10-day house arrest in addition to being isolated from Al-Aqsa for 90 days.
The authorities also released Firas Sawaed on Tuesday night on condition of isolating him from Al-Aqsa Mosque for 30 days.
Extension of arrest
The Magistrate court judge extended the arrest of Mahmoud Awadallah Obeid until 29/04/2014 and Mohammad Kamal Obeid until 27/04/2014. Lawyer Mohammad added the Magistrate judge also extended on Wednesday the arrest of Munir Kamal until 07/05/2014 after a session was held on Wednesday to read the indictment submitted against him.
The judge also scheduled a session to sentence Adham Qunboz on 30/04/2014.
The Ministry of Detainees and ex-Detainees on Wednesday revealed that the health condition of the prisoner Othman Younis has been deteriorating during the past few months.
The ministry said in a press release that the prisoner Younis who is detained in Ashkelon prison told his lawyer that he suffers from several health problems, yet the Israel Prison Service didn't run examinations for him despite his serious illness.
It's worth mentioning that the prisoner Younis is sentenced to four life-time imprisonments since 2003.
The ministry said in a press release that the prisoner Younis who is detained in Ashkelon prison told his lawyer that he suffers from several health problems, yet the Israel Prison Service didn't run examinations for him despite his serious illness.
It's worth mentioning that the prisoner Younis is sentenced to four life-time imprisonments since 2003.
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) injured one Palestinian and detained another in the Old City as they dispersed Tuesday a prisoner release celebration outside Fatah Secretary General's home in occupied Jerusalem. The occupation authorities have released Iyad Shalabi, 22, after spending a year in Israeli custody. Dozens have gathered in the al-Suwwana neighborhood to celebrate Iyad's release, including his family, friends, and members of the Jerusalemite Detainees Committee and Palestinian Prisoner Society in occupied Jerusalem.
Once Iyad reached home, Israeli soldiers fired stun grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets, attacking the crowds with batons. Many were slightly injured, while another was hit in the head by a rubber-coated steel bullet and was taken to hospital.
Iyad Shalabi was arrested more than once, and subjected to house arrest for a whole month. He was re-arrested in June 2013 on charges of throwing stones at settlers' cars and carrying out activities against the occupation.
Meanwhile, Wadi al-Hilweh Information Center reported that Israeli Magistrates Court released yesterday two Jerusalemite minors on condition of house arrest for 5 days and fine of 5 thousand shekels.
Once Iyad reached home, Israeli soldiers fired stun grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets, attacking the crowds with batons. Many were slightly injured, while another was hit in the head by a rubber-coated steel bullet and was taken to hospital.
Iyad Shalabi was arrested more than once, and subjected to house arrest for a whole month. He was re-arrested in June 2013 on charges of throwing stones at settlers' cars and carrying out activities against the occupation.
Meanwhile, Wadi al-Hilweh Information Center reported that Israeli Magistrates Court released yesterday two Jerusalemite minors on condition of house arrest for 5 days and fine of 5 thousand shekels.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested on Tuesday evening a Palestinian student at An-Najah National University in Nablus. According to PIC correspondent, Israeli soldiers have detained the student Ahmed Yousef, from Tulkarem, at a military checkpoint between Nablus and Qalqilya.
Ahmad was detained for a period of time before being transferred to an unknown destination.
In a related context, IOF soldiers have stormed last night Beit Furik town east of Nablus northern occupied West Bank.
A number of Israeli troops were deployed at the entrance of the village where they stopped and searched Palestinian vehicles passing-by.
They also checked passersby's identity cards. No arrests were reported.
Ahmad was detained for a period of time before being transferred to an unknown destination.
In a related context, IOF soldiers have stormed last night Beit Furik town east of Nablus northern occupied West Bank.
A number of Israeli troops were deployed at the entrance of the village where they stopped and searched Palestinian vehicles passing-by.
They also checked passersby's identity cards. No arrests were reported.
The right to liberty is one of the pillars of human rights. International Law -- most significantly, the Geneva Conventions and International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights -- states, unequivocally, that imprisonment without opportunity for appeal is a breach of the fundamental principles of justice.
However, the Israeli occupation has detained Palestinians without charge or trial for years, and attempted to legitimise the practice with the adoption of the Internment of Unlawful Combatants Law, in 2002.
Because the law allows detainees to be held as long as actions labeled as “hostilities against Israel” continue, the government can imprison individuals for an unlimited period of time without trial. Since the occupation of Palestinian territories, the Israeli government shows no sign of being willing to negotiate a mutually acceptable end.
In fact, although Israel ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, it simultaneously stipulated that, from the time of its founding in 1948, it has been in a state of emergency that justifies exceptions.
Israel’s Unlawful Combatants Law was conceived to enable the state to circumvent a ruling of its Supreme Court, in 2000, which ruled illegal the detention of Lebanese men held hostage for more than a decade.
Just prior to Israel’s 2008/09 offensive on Gaza, more than 900 Palestinians from the Gaza Strip were detained in Israeli prisons, serving sentences for “security” offences and deprived of family visits.
During and after the attack, 14 Gazans were detained in Israeli prisons under the Unlawful Combatants Law, with an additional four held even after completing jail sentences.
Numerous cases highlight Israel’s use of the law to detain Palestinian citizens who -- contrary to Israeli charges of “terrorist affiliations” -- have merely been helped by Hamas-sponsored social programs.
However, the international community bears responsibility along with the government of Israel. Under international law, when a state is unwilling to protect human rights, the global community is charged with preventing continuing violations.
The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights states that each signatory is legally obligated to protect the rights of “everyone” using “international assistance and cooperation”.
The international community is, therefore, responsible not only for holding human rights violators accountable, but also for ensuring that violations do not continue.
Israeli legal defense:
Three specific laws allow Israel to hold Palestinians indefinitely without trial: the Order Regarding Administrative Detention, which is part of the military legislation governing the West Bank, the Emergency Powers (Detentions) Law, which applies in Israel, and the Internment of Unlawful Combatants Law.
Israel relied upon the first two laws for many years. The Unlawful Combatants Law was adopted in 2002 -- initially to allow the government to imprison Lebanese nationals for use as “bargaining chips” during negotiations for the release of Israeli prisoners of war. Today, however, Israel uses the statute to detain Palestinians.
The law in practice:
The law allows the chief of staff of the Israeli military to detain any foreign national believed to be “taking part in hostile activity against Israel, directly or indirectly” or “belonging to a force engaged in hostile activity against the State of Israel.”
All detainees held under the law are automatically assumed to be a security threat and can be held without charge or trial as long as the hostilities against Israel continue.
In other words, the law licenses the military to hold individuals arbitrarily and indefinitely, on the basis of assumption rather than proven guilt.
As the Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights observed in a 2009 report, “nurses working in a Hamas-funded medical clinic are thus often treated as unlawful combatants and are detained in the same way as a militant engaging in violent attacks. By treating these individuals equally, the law eliminates the distinction between unlawful combatants and civilians.”
It is left to the detainee to show that he or she does not endanger state security, contrary to the fundamental principle that a person is innocent until proved otherwise.
However, such proof is virtually impossible, considering that the vast majority of the material used to support the charges against the person “privileged”, giving him or her no opportunity to examine the evidence against him.
The legislation, as well as an amendment passed in 2008, does somewhat regulate the conditions of the internment. For example, within 14 days of being detained, the prisoner must be brought before a district court to determine whether he or she is an unlawful combatant.
However, in practice, this requirement is often ignored. During the 2008/09 offensive within Gaza, Israeli soldiers ordered most of their prisoners to stay in their homes for days to weeks. When they were later taken to Israel, this period was not included in their official detention time.
In addition, a high-ranking military officer or judge can -- if they consider state or public security to be at stake -- prohibit attorney meetings for 10 to 21 days, respectively.
(The stipulation that a defendant must be brought before a military judge within 14 days still remains; however, if the defendant is prevented from seeing a lawyer before the court date, he or she is brought before a judge a second time, once they have access to a lawyer.)
Detainees who are given the status of unlawful combatant must be re-evaluated every six months by a district court judge, the Shin Bet and the military.
Personal impact:
In 2008, two Gazans detained in Israel for allegedly providing support to Hezbollah challenged the law in the Israeli Supreme Court. However, the court found that the purpose of the law is “worthy and based on the public’s need, which may justify violating personal freedoms”.
Cases such as that of Hamid Al Attar demonstrate otherwise. According to Al Mezan, Al Attar, a 29-year-old, half-blind teacher at the Al-Nour wa Amal (“Light and Hope”) school for the blind, was arrested on 4 January 2009.
During the court proceedings, the prosecution’s only evidence in support of his detainment was that the school, at which he worked as a teaching assistant for five months, is government-run and his salary, therefore, must come from the Hamas-led government.
He was ruled to be an unlawful combatant on March 5 of that year and is still being detained. In the court’s decision, the judge stated that he was convinced the young man had been in “contact with senior activists from Hamas”, although no such evidence had been presented.
Al Mezan also cites the case of Hamouda Abu Oun as an example of the illegal, retroactive application of the law.
Abu Oun completed a sentence of 5.5 years for being a member of the PLFP. As his release date neared, he was told that he would not be allowed to leave unless his family paid a fine of NIS 15,000.
Two days before his scheduled release, his family paid the penalty and stood waiting to greet the young man for eight hours at the Erez passage from Gaza into Israel.
At 4 p.m., on 21 January 2009, they were informed that he had not been released because he was now being held under the Unlawful Combatants Law. The fine was not returned.
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However, the Israeli occupation has detained Palestinians without charge or trial for years, and attempted to legitimise the practice with the adoption of the Internment of Unlawful Combatants Law, in 2002.
Because the law allows detainees to be held as long as actions labeled as “hostilities against Israel” continue, the government can imprison individuals for an unlimited period of time without trial. Since the occupation of Palestinian territories, the Israeli government shows no sign of being willing to negotiate a mutually acceptable end.
In fact, although Israel ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, it simultaneously stipulated that, from the time of its founding in 1948, it has been in a state of emergency that justifies exceptions.
Israel’s Unlawful Combatants Law was conceived to enable the state to circumvent a ruling of its Supreme Court, in 2000, which ruled illegal the detention of Lebanese men held hostage for more than a decade.
Just prior to Israel’s 2008/09 offensive on Gaza, more than 900 Palestinians from the Gaza Strip were detained in Israeli prisons, serving sentences for “security” offences and deprived of family visits.
During and after the attack, 14 Gazans were detained in Israeli prisons under the Unlawful Combatants Law, with an additional four held even after completing jail sentences.
Numerous cases highlight Israel’s use of the law to detain Palestinian citizens who -- contrary to Israeli charges of “terrorist affiliations” -- have merely been helped by Hamas-sponsored social programs.
However, the international community bears responsibility along with the government of Israel. Under international law, when a state is unwilling to protect human rights, the global community is charged with preventing continuing violations.
The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights states that each signatory is legally obligated to protect the rights of “everyone” using “international assistance and cooperation”.
The international community is, therefore, responsible not only for holding human rights violators accountable, but also for ensuring that violations do not continue.
Israeli legal defense:
Three specific laws allow Israel to hold Palestinians indefinitely without trial: the Order Regarding Administrative Detention, which is part of the military legislation governing the West Bank, the Emergency Powers (Detentions) Law, which applies in Israel, and the Internment of Unlawful Combatants Law.
Israel relied upon the first two laws for many years. The Unlawful Combatants Law was adopted in 2002 -- initially to allow the government to imprison Lebanese nationals for use as “bargaining chips” during negotiations for the release of Israeli prisoners of war. Today, however, Israel uses the statute to detain Palestinians.
The law in practice:
The law allows the chief of staff of the Israeli military to detain any foreign national believed to be “taking part in hostile activity against Israel, directly or indirectly” or “belonging to a force engaged in hostile activity against the State of Israel.”
All detainees held under the law are automatically assumed to be a security threat and can be held without charge or trial as long as the hostilities against Israel continue.
In other words, the law licenses the military to hold individuals arbitrarily and indefinitely, on the basis of assumption rather than proven guilt.
As the Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights observed in a 2009 report, “nurses working in a Hamas-funded medical clinic are thus often treated as unlawful combatants and are detained in the same way as a militant engaging in violent attacks. By treating these individuals equally, the law eliminates the distinction between unlawful combatants and civilians.”
It is left to the detainee to show that he or she does not endanger state security, contrary to the fundamental principle that a person is innocent until proved otherwise.
However, such proof is virtually impossible, considering that the vast majority of the material used to support the charges against the person “privileged”, giving him or her no opportunity to examine the evidence against him.
The legislation, as well as an amendment passed in 2008, does somewhat regulate the conditions of the internment. For example, within 14 days of being detained, the prisoner must be brought before a district court to determine whether he or she is an unlawful combatant.
However, in practice, this requirement is often ignored. During the 2008/09 offensive within Gaza, Israeli soldiers ordered most of their prisoners to stay in their homes for days to weeks. When they were later taken to Israel, this period was not included in their official detention time.
In addition, a high-ranking military officer or judge can -- if they consider state or public security to be at stake -- prohibit attorney meetings for 10 to 21 days, respectively.
(The stipulation that a defendant must be brought before a military judge within 14 days still remains; however, if the defendant is prevented from seeing a lawyer before the court date, he or she is brought before a judge a second time, once they have access to a lawyer.)
Detainees who are given the status of unlawful combatant must be re-evaluated every six months by a district court judge, the Shin Bet and the military.
Personal impact:
In 2008, two Gazans detained in Israel for allegedly providing support to Hezbollah challenged the law in the Israeli Supreme Court. However, the court found that the purpose of the law is “worthy and based on the public’s need, which may justify violating personal freedoms”.
Cases such as that of Hamid Al Attar demonstrate otherwise. According to Al Mezan, Al Attar, a 29-year-old, half-blind teacher at the Al-Nour wa Amal (“Light and Hope”) school for the blind, was arrested on 4 January 2009.
During the court proceedings, the prosecution’s only evidence in support of his detainment was that the school, at which he worked as a teaching assistant for five months, is government-run and his salary, therefore, must come from the Hamas-led government.
He was ruled to be an unlawful combatant on March 5 of that year and is still being detained. In the court’s decision, the judge stated that he was convinced the young man had been in “contact with senior activists from Hamas”, although no such evidence had been presented.
Al Mezan also cites the case of Hamouda Abu Oun as an example of the illegal, retroactive application of the law.
Abu Oun completed a sentence of 5.5 years for being a member of the PLFP. As his release date neared, he was told that he would not be allowed to leave unless his family paid a fine of NIS 15,000.
Two days before his scheduled release, his family paid the penalty and stood waiting to greet the young man for eight hours at the Erez passage from Gaza into Israel.
At 4 p.m., on 21 January 2009, they were informed that he had not been released because he was now being held under the Unlawful Combatants Law. The fine was not returned.
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Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday expelled Palestinian farmers from their lands and arrested a Palestinian from Beit Ummar village, north of Hebron.
Media spokesperson of the popular committee to resist wall and settlement, Mohammed Awad, said that Israeli forces expelled farmers from their agricultural lands in Khilet al-Bweirah, north and west of the so-called Karmi Tsur settlement that was built on Palestinian land, north of Hebron.
He added that the forces expelled the farmers from Awad, Sabarneh and al-Wahadin families.
The forces also raided the Beit Ummar village and arrested Ayman Hussain Za'aqeq, 36, after searching his house. Za'aqeq was transferred to Etzion settlement complex, north of Hebron.
It's worth mentioning that the detainee Ayman is a liberated prisoner who spent 10 years in Israeli jails, in which he spent four years in the administrative detention and was released on September 2013.
Media spokesperson of the popular committee to resist wall and settlement, Mohammed Awad, said that Israeli forces expelled farmers from their agricultural lands in Khilet al-Bweirah, north and west of the so-called Karmi Tsur settlement that was built on Palestinian land, north of Hebron.
He added that the forces expelled the farmers from Awad, Sabarneh and al-Wahadin families.
The forces also raided the Beit Ummar village and arrested Ayman Hussain Za'aqeq, 36, after searching his house. Za'aqeq was transferred to Etzion settlement complex, north of Hebron.
It's worth mentioning that the detainee Ayman is a liberated prisoner who spent 10 years in Israeli jails, in which he spent four years in the administrative detention and was released on September 2013.
Israeli forces arrested 17 Palestinians across the West Bank in overnight raids, an official and an army spokeswoman said Wednesday.
Palestinian official Ghassan Daghlas told Ma'an that several Israeli military vehicles entered the village of Burqa near Nablus and detained six young men.
Daghlas said Israeli troops ransacked homes and arrested Izzat Sayf, Umran Sayf, Amin Tayseer Salah, Abd al-Hakim Sayf, Majid Hijja, and Baraa Jihad Abu Omar.
An Israeli military spokeswoman told Ma'an that the army arrested 17 Palestinians overnight -- two in Burqin west of Jenin, six in Burqa, three others near Nablus, one in Qalqiliya, one in Beit Ummar, one in al-Ibadiya near Bethlehem, one in Dura, and two in villages near Hebron.
Palestinian official Ghassan Daghlas told Ma'an that several Israeli military vehicles entered the village of Burqa near Nablus and detained six young men.
Daghlas said Israeli troops ransacked homes and arrested Izzat Sayf, Umran Sayf, Amin Tayseer Salah, Abd al-Hakim Sayf, Majid Hijja, and Baraa Jihad Abu Omar.
An Israeli military spokeswoman told Ma'an that the army arrested 17 Palestinians overnight -- two in Burqin west of Jenin, six in Burqa, three others near Nablus, one in Qalqiliya, one in Beit Ummar, one in al-Ibadiya near Bethlehem, one in Dura, and two in villages near Hebron.
Around 50 Israeli soldiers broke their way into the home of Mohammed Al-Najjar, a leader with Islamic Jihad movement, in Al-Khalil before dawn Wednesday and took him to a detention center. Amjad Al-Najjar, the director of the Palestinian Prisoner society in Al-Khalil and Mohammed’s brother, said that the heavily armed soldiers blasted their way into the Jihad leader’s home in Fawar refugee camp.
He said that the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) savagely destroyed all doors of the house and locked up all 20 family members inside one of the rooms and searched the house before arresting his brother.
Mohammed Al-Najjar was detained in Israeli occupation jails on eight past occasions. Mohammed, who suffers from chronic infection in his stomach, went on hunger strike a year ago while in detention to protest his administrative detention in Israeli jails, without charge or trial.
He said that the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) savagely destroyed all doors of the house and locked up all 20 family members inside one of the rooms and searched the house before arresting his brother.
Mohammed Al-Najjar was detained in Israeli occupation jails on eight past occasions. Mohammed, who suffers from chronic infection in his stomach, went on hunger strike a year ago while in detention to protest his administrative detention in Israeli jails, without charge or trial.
Israeli forces on Wednesday raided the Burqa village, west of Nablus and arrested eight Palestinians.
Local sources said that Israeli soldiers broke into several houses in the village and arrested Omran Saif, Izzat Saif, Abdul Hakim Saif, Ameen Tayseer Salah, Majed Nader Haji, Baraa Jihad Abu Omar and Haytham Daghlas.
In Bethlehem, Israeli forces arrested a Palestinian from al-Obaidiyeh village, east of Bethlehem.
Security source said that IOF forces arrested Mahmoud Jamal Shanayta, 23, after raiding and searching his parents' house.
Local sources said that Israeli soldiers broke into several houses in the village and arrested Omran Saif, Izzat Saif, Abdul Hakim Saif, Ameen Tayseer Salah, Majed Nader Haji, Baraa Jihad Abu Omar and Haytham Daghlas.
In Bethlehem, Israeli forces arrested a Palestinian from al-Obaidiyeh village, east of Bethlehem.
Security source said that IOF forces arrested Mahmoud Jamal Shanayta, 23, after raiding and searching his parents' house.
