14 aug 2015
The occupation forces attacked a group of children while walking in “Maragha” neighborhood in Silwan.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center was informed that the occupation forces attacked the 9-year old Qassam Eyad Al-A’war, 5-year old Mohammad Kamal Al-A’war and the 7-year old Mohammad Ahmad Al-A’war while they were heading home from summer camp.
Eyad Al-A’war, Qassam’s father, explained that he was on the roof of his house and heard the sound of a sound grenade and children screaming. He managed to get to the area where the occupation forces were surrounding the three children under the pretext of “throwing stones towards a settler”; the forces fired a sound grenade towards the children and pushed them to the ground.
Al-A’war added that verbal altercations broke out between him and the occupation forces who were forced to withdraw from the area. The forces came afterwards to his house and checked his ID and asked about his son Qassam.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center was informed that the occupation forces attacked the 9-year old Qassam Eyad Al-A’war, 5-year old Mohammad Kamal Al-A’war and the 7-year old Mohammad Ahmad Al-A’war while they were heading home from summer camp.
Eyad Al-A’war, Qassam’s father, explained that he was on the roof of his house and heard the sound of a sound grenade and children screaming. He managed to get to the area where the occupation forces were surrounding the three children under the pretext of “throwing stones towards a settler”; the forces fired a sound grenade towards the children and pushed them to the ground.
Al-A’war added that verbal altercations broke out between him and the occupation forces who were forced to withdraw from the area. The forces came afterwards to his house and checked his ID and asked about his son Qassam.
The District judge decided on Thursday to extend the arrest of 10 children.
Al-Dameer organization lawyer, Mohammad Mahmoud, explained that the District judge extended the house-arrest imposed on Mohammad Jaber, Mohammad Tayeh and Nour Abu Hadwan after the so-called “conduct officer” released his report.
The Magistrate judge decided to extend the arrest of Mahmoud Mheisen until Friday and Ali Mheisen until next Sunday.
The lawyer added that the judge decided to release Odai Dari with a 500-NIS bail, house-arrest for 10 days and a third-party bail of 2000 NIS.
The judge also released Mahmoud Khalil, Jihad Maswadeh, Mahmoud Idris and Ahmad Idris with a third-party bail of 5000-NIS and on condition of staying 200 meters away from settlers in the Old City of Jerusalem for one month.
The judge sentenced Mohammad Annous for two and a half months of actual imprisonment, a suspended probation of four months for two years and a fine of 2500 NIS.
On the other hand, Wadi Hilweh Information Center’s lawyer explained that the Distrit judge decided to extend the house-arrest imposed on the children Murad Alqam, Saleh Shtayeh, Omar Yassin, Omar Tawil, Seif Tawil, Zeid Tawil and Yazan Ayoub after the so-called “conduct officer” released his report.
The District judge extended the arrest of Ala’ Al-Qaq until 27/8/2015 when the conduct officer releases his report.
Al-Dameer organization lawyer, Mohammad Mahmoud, explained that the District judge extended the house-arrest imposed on Mohammad Jaber, Mohammad Tayeh and Nour Abu Hadwan after the so-called “conduct officer” released his report.
The Magistrate judge decided to extend the arrest of Mahmoud Mheisen until Friday and Ali Mheisen until next Sunday.
The lawyer added that the judge decided to release Odai Dari with a 500-NIS bail, house-arrest for 10 days and a third-party bail of 2000 NIS.
The judge also released Mahmoud Khalil, Jihad Maswadeh, Mahmoud Idris and Ahmad Idris with a third-party bail of 5000-NIS and on condition of staying 200 meters away from settlers in the Old City of Jerusalem for one month.
The judge sentenced Mohammad Annous for two and a half months of actual imprisonment, a suspended probation of four months for two years and a fine of 2500 NIS.
On the other hand, Wadi Hilweh Information Center’s lawyer explained that the Distrit judge decided to extend the house-arrest imposed on the children Murad Alqam, Saleh Shtayeh, Omar Yassin, Omar Tawil, Seif Tawil, Zeid Tawil and Yazan Ayoub after the so-called “conduct officer” released his report.
The District judge extended the arrest of Ala’ Al-Qaq until 27/8/2015 when the conduct officer releases his report.
The lawyer of Palestinian hunger striker Mohammad Allan said Friday that the Barzilai Medical Center in Israel has illegally put the detainee under anesthesia.
Jamil al-Khatib told Ma'an that it is necessary for the hospital's administration to receive the consent of his parents before giving him the anesthetic, adding that there were no sufficient reasons to do so.
Thirty one-year-old Allan has been on hunger strike for two months in protest of his administrative detention in Israeli jails. The prisoner experienced a dangerous deterioration in his health overnight, falling into a coma.
Al-Khatib's announcement came hours after news broke that Israeli authorities would allow a Palestinian doctor to visit Allan. The Palestinian Prisoner's' Committee said that Palestinian MKs Haneen Zoabi, Ahmad al-Tibi, Osama al-Sa'di, Basel Ghattas, Talib Abu Arrar and Jamal Zahalqa requested the that a Palestinian doctor have access to Allan during a meeting with the hospital's chief of staff.
The committee added that the Palestinian health ministry and prisoners' committee have agreed to send Dr.Hani Abdeen to see Allan within the next 24 hours.
Earlier on Friday Palestinian MK Usama al-Saadi, told Ma'an that "Allan might be a martyr in hours as his health condition is very critical." Since then, the Barzilai Medical Center has said that Allan's condition had stabilized and that he was connected to ventilators to assist his breathing.
The International Committee of the Red Cross was informed of the day's developments and sent a doctor to visit Allan, who is currently being given fluids and sodium intravenously.
A spokesperson for the Israel Prisons Service said at the time he was not aware of such developments. On Thursday, the day before Allan lost consciousness, Allan's father, Nasser al-Din Allan, told Ma'an that he believed Israel was waiting for his son to go into a coma before proceeding to force feed him, a controversial practice likened to torture by rights groups and medical experts.
The Israeli Knesset last month approved a law allowing prisoners on hunger strike to be force fed if their condition becomes life-threatening, sparking international outcry. A week after the law was passed, Israeli authorities announced that Allan may be force-fed if his health continued to deteriorate to the point in which his life was in danger.
The Israeli Medical Association called the law "damaging and unnecessary," stressing that its doctors would "continue to act according to medical ethics, which prohibit doctors from participating in torturing prisoners."
Physicians for Human Rights - Israel said Friday that once Allan lost consciousness "medical ethics requires that his doctors act in accordance to their understanding of the patient's will and their discretion."
The group urged the Israeli political leadership to reach a decision to release Allan from administrative detention and let doctors concentrate on saving his life.
Jamil al-Khatib told Ma'an that it is necessary for the hospital's administration to receive the consent of his parents before giving him the anesthetic, adding that there were no sufficient reasons to do so.
Thirty one-year-old Allan has been on hunger strike for two months in protest of his administrative detention in Israeli jails. The prisoner experienced a dangerous deterioration in his health overnight, falling into a coma.
Al-Khatib's announcement came hours after news broke that Israeli authorities would allow a Palestinian doctor to visit Allan. The Palestinian Prisoner's' Committee said that Palestinian MKs Haneen Zoabi, Ahmad al-Tibi, Osama al-Sa'di, Basel Ghattas, Talib Abu Arrar and Jamal Zahalqa requested the that a Palestinian doctor have access to Allan during a meeting with the hospital's chief of staff.
The committee added that the Palestinian health ministry and prisoners' committee have agreed to send Dr.Hani Abdeen to see Allan within the next 24 hours.
Earlier on Friday Palestinian MK Usama al-Saadi, told Ma'an that "Allan might be a martyr in hours as his health condition is very critical." Since then, the Barzilai Medical Center has said that Allan's condition had stabilized and that he was connected to ventilators to assist his breathing.
The International Committee of the Red Cross was informed of the day's developments and sent a doctor to visit Allan, who is currently being given fluids and sodium intravenously.
A spokesperson for the Israel Prisons Service said at the time he was not aware of such developments. On Thursday, the day before Allan lost consciousness, Allan's father, Nasser al-Din Allan, told Ma'an that he believed Israel was waiting for his son to go into a coma before proceeding to force feed him, a controversial practice likened to torture by rights groups and medical experts.
The Israeli Knesset last month approved a law allowing prisoners on hunger strike to be force fed if their condition becomes life-threatening, sparking international outcry. A week after the law was passed, Israeli authorities announced that Allan may be force-fed if his health continued to deteriorate to the point in which his life was in danger.
The Israeli Medical Association called the law "damaging and unnecessary," stressing that its doctors would "continue to act according to medical ethics, which prohibit doctors from participating in torturing prisoners."
Physicians for Human Rights - Israel said Friday that once Allan lost consciousness "medical ethics requires that his doctors act in accordance to their understanding of the patient's will and their discretion."
The group urged the Israeli political leadership to reach a decision to release Allan from administrative detention and let doctors concentrate on saving his life.
Nasser al-Din Allan holds a poster depicting his hunger striking son
Nasser al-Din Allan said that his son, Mohammad, has already written letters to his closest relatives to be read upon his death.
“If he dies, he will be part of history,” the father of the Palestinian hunger striker said Thursday. “If he lives, he will be part of history.”
Muhammad Allan, a 30-year-old lawyer from the village of Einabus in southern Nablus, on Friday morning passed into a coma as he entered his 60th day on hunger strike. He has taken nothing but water for two months to protest the administrative detention -- internment without trial or charge -- that Israel has held him under since November.
“He decided he wanted either freedom or death,” his father said. “The hunger strike was the only weapon he had.
”The deterioration of Allan’s health has raised fears that the Israeli authorities might soon make use of a controversial new law to force feed him. He is being held in Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon in southern Israel, where he was moved after doctors in Beersheba reportedly refused to go through with the procedure.
The Israeli authorities have alleged that Allan is affiliated to Islamic Jihad, a Palestinian movement that Israel considers illegal, and they have said he is “dangerous.” But as residents of Einabus gathered before Allan’s home on Thursday, they spoke of a gentle, conscientious man and a well-respected lawyer.
'An honest man'
Nasser al-Din said that from an early age, his son, the youngest of ten children, was always highly principled and well-liked. He said it was while he was studying law at the Arab American University in Jenin -- at the height of the Second Intifada -- that he came to adopt the resistance ideals of Islamic Jihad.
It was due to his political position he was imprisoned by Israel from 2006 to 2009, his father said. However, after he was released, his father said, Muhammad largely cut his political ties to Islamic Jihad and focused instead on his career.
One of his cousins, Saif Allah Allan, said that Muhammad has been extremely successful as a lawyer. “Many people come to him because he is an honest man,” said Saif.
Mohammad Radshan, the only other lawyer in Einabus, said that Allan, whose cases include criminal, civil and business lawsuits, was viewed by other lawyers as “exemplary.” He acknowledged that Allan is deeply religious, but said that it had not affected his standing among his peers. “He has an excellent relationship with the judges, lawyers and state prosecutors,” Rashdan said.
'Palestinian spirit raised'
During his career, Allan also defended members of Hamas and Islamic Jihad who were detained by Palestinian Authority forces, Rashdan said. Many of these political detainees are opponents of both the PA and Israel, and critics of the PA have in the past accused the authority of carrying out the detentions on Israel’s behalf.
Allan's family said that the lawyer himself was previously detained by the PA, something he shares with Khader Adnan, another alleged member of Islamic Jihad who was released from Israel's prisons last month following a 56-day hunger strike.
Adnan’s family said during his hunger strike that they did not believe the PA had not done all it could to secure his release. Similarly, Allan’s cousin Saif said on Thursday that he believed the PA could be doing more. He noted that popular support for his cousin was possibly at odds with PA efforts “to keep the atmosphere calm” across the occupied Palestinian territory.
“The Palestinian spirit has been raised,” he said, adding that if his cousin dies, “People will revolt -- it could be an intifada.”
Only a few residents of Einabus support Islamic Jihad, and although its black flag has been raised over Allan’s home in the village, the flags of Fatah and Hamas also flutter up and down the street. His father said that his son’s popularity extended beyond party divisions. “It is not a matter of Islamic Jihad -- it is a matter of the Palestinian people.”
A 'primitive law'
As the sun set across the terraced hills of southern Nablus on Thursday, Palestinian officials gathered below the lawyer’s home to attend a rally in his support. Issa Qaraqe, the head of the Palestinian Authority Prisoner’s Affairs Committee, told the crowd of villagers that Allan represented all Palestinians, “not as an individual, but as a symbol.”
Qadura Fares, who heads the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society, said that Allan had already been victorious by bringing the Palestinians together behind him. However, there was little certainty as to how his hunger strike would end.
Last month, the Israeli Knesset approved a law allowing prisoners on hunger strike to be force fed if their condition becomes life-threatening, a procedure many rights groups view as torture under international law. Many locals, including the lawyer Rashdan, said that they did not believe Israel would go through with the procedure.
However, Fares, whose prisoners’ society has been seeking to negotiate Allan’s release, was less confident. He said that Israel was largely unwilling to negotiate, as they claimed that Allan was “too dangerous.”
“This new primitive law to force feed him, gives [the Israelis] enough time not to make a real decision,” he said. Khader Adnan, who also attended Thursday’s rally, told the villagers that Allan could still be victorious, but he called on the PA to do more -- “before it’s too late.”
Nasser al-Din Allan said that his son, Mohammad, has already written letters to his closest relatives to be read upon his death.
“If he dies, he will be part of history,” the father of the Palestinian hunger striker said Thursday. “If he lives, he will be part of history.”
Muhammad Allan, a 30-year-old lawyer from the village of Einabus in southern Nablus, on Friday morning passed into a coma as he entered his 60th day on hunger strike. He has taken nothing but water for two months to protest the administrative detention -- internment without trial or charge -- that Israel has held him under since November.
“He decided he wanted either freedom or death,” his father said. “The hunger strike was the only weapon he had.
”The deterioration of Allan’s health has raised fears that the Israeli authorities might soon make use of a controversial new law to force feed him. He is being held in Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon in southern Israel, where he was moved after doctors in Beersheba reportedly refused to go through with the procedure.
The Israeli authorities have alleged that Allan is affiliated to Islamic Jihad, a Palestinian movement that Israel considers illegal, and they have said he is “dangerous.” But as residents of Einabus gathered before Allan’s home on Thursday, they spoke of a gentle, conscientious man and a well-respected lawyer.
'An honest man'
Nasser al-Din said that from an early age, his son, the youngest of ten children, was always highly principled and well-liked. He said it was while he was studying law at the Arab American University in Jenin -- at the height of the Second Intifada -- that he came to adopt the resistance ideals of Islamic Jihad.
It was due to his political position he was imprisoned by Israel from 2006 to 2009, his father said. However, after he was released, his father said, Muhammad largely cut his political ties to Islamic Jihad and focused instead on his career.
One of his cousins, Saif Allah Allan, said that Muhammad has been extremely successful as a lawyer. “Many people come to him because he is an honest man,” said Saif.
Mohammad Radshan, the only other lawyer in Einabus, said that Allan, whose cases include criminal, civil and business lawsuits, was viewed by other lawyers as “exemplary.” He acknowledged that Allan is deeply religious, but said that it had not affected his standing among his peers. “He has an excellent relationship with the judges, lawyers and state prosecutors,” Rashdan said.
'Palestinian spirit raised'
During his career, Allan also defended members of Hamas and Islamic Jihad who were detained by Palestinian Authority forces, Rashdan said. Many of these political detainees are opponents of both the PA and Israel, and critics of the PA have in the past accused the authority of carrying out the detentions on Israel’s behalf.
Allan's family said that the lawyer himself was previously detained by the PA, something he shares with Khader Adnan, another alleged member of Islamic Jihad who was released from Israel's prisons last month following a 56-day hunger strike.
Adnan’s family said during his hunger strike that they did not believe the PA had not done all it could to secure his release. Similarly, Allan’s cousin Saif said on Thursday that he believed the PA could be doing more. He noted that popular support for his cousin was possibly at odds with PA efforts “to keep the atmosphere calm” across the occupied Palestinian territory.
“The Palestinian spirit has been raised,” he said, adding that if his cousin dies, “People will revolt -- it could be an intifada.”
Only a few residents of Einabus support Islamic Jihad, and although its black flag has been raised over Allan’s home in the village, the flags of Fatah and Hamas also flutter up and down the street. His father said that his son’s popularity extended beyond party divisions. “It is not a matter of Islamic Jihad -- it is a matter of the Palestinian people.”
A 'primitive law'
As the sun set across the terraced hills of southern Nablus on Thursday, Palestinian officials gathered below the lawyer’s home to attend a rally in his support. Issa Qaraqe, the head of the Palestinian Authority Prisoner’s Affairs Committee, told the crowd of villagers that Allan represented all Palestinians, “not as an individual, but as a symbol.”
Qadura Fares, who heads the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society, said that Allan had already been victorious by bringing the Palestinians together behind him. However, there was little certainty as to how his hunger strike would end.
Last month, the Israeli Knesset approved a law allowing prisoners on hunger strike to be force fed if their condition becomes life-threatening, a procedure many rights groups view as torture under international law. Many locals, including the lawyer Rashdan, said that they did not believe Israel would go through with the procedure.
However, Fares, whose prisoners’ society has been seeking to negotiate Allan’s release, was less confident. He said that Israel was largely unwilling to negotiate, as they claimed that Allan was “too dangerous.”
“This new primitive law to force feed him, gives [the Israelis] enough time not to make a real decision,” he said. Khader Adnan, who also attended Thursday’s rally, told the villagers that Allan could still be victorious, but he called on the PA to do more -- “before it’s too late.”
A rally and a sit-in were staged in al-Aqsa Mosque after Friday prayers in solidarity with Muhammad Allan who has been on a hunger strike for 59 uninterrupted days to protest his administrative detention.
The demonstrators raised Allan's photos and chanted slogans calling for releasing him and ending his administrative detention.
Hundreds of Palestinians participated in a march that started from a mosque in Nablus city, to the north of the West Bank, after Friday prayers in support of Allan.
Quds Press said that many human rights activists, representatives of Palestinian factions and forces, and hundreds of activists participated in the march along with a wide popular participation to call for intensifying official and popular support to save the hunger striker's life.
The participants delivered speeches addressing the critical health condition of Allan, who has been in coma since yesterday, and that he might die at any moment.
In a related context, the European Union for the rights of Palestinian prisoners has warned of the sharp deterioration in Allan's health status.
"Allan might die at any moment; his health condition reached a very critical stage," The Union said. It held the international community and the Israeli Occupation Authorities (IOA) fully responsible for Allan's life.
The statement also said: "It is a shame on the Israeli government and on the entire world that a captive had to go through all this suffering to demand his legitimate right to freedom while the whole world is watching in silence."
Commenting on Allan's exacerbated health status, Physicians for Human Rights – Israel (PHR-I) organization said in a statement: "Once Alan lost consciousness, medical ethics requires that his doctors act in accordance to their understanding of the patient's will and their discretion. PHR-Israel hopes and believes that the doctors in Barzilai Hospital have acted with respect and in accordance with Allan's will.”
The statement also charged: “The situation we are now facing could have been avoided. It was possible to hold a dialogue and reach an understanding that would have prevented this deterioration."
“It is time for the Israeli political leadership to reach a decision to release Allan from administrative detention and enable his doctors to concentrate on fighting for his life,” the statement said.
The demonstrators raised Allan's photos and chanted slogans calling for releasing him and ending his administrative detention.
Hundreds of Palestinians participated in a march that started from a mosque in Nablus city, to the north of the West Bank, after Friday prayers in support of Allan.
Quds Press said that many human rights activists, representatives of Palestinian factions and forces, and hundreds of activists participated in the march along with a wide popular participation to call for intensifying official and popular support to save the hunger striker's life.
The participants delivered speeches addressing the critical health condition of Allan, who has been in coma since yesterday, and that he might die at any moment.
In a related context, the European Union for the rights of Palestinian prisoners has warned of the sharp deterioration in Allan's health status.
"Allan might die at any moment; his health condition reached a very critical stage," The Union said. It held the international community and the Israeli Occupation Authorities (IOA) fully responsible for Allan's life.
The statement also said: "It is a shame on the Israeli government and on the entire world that a captive had to go through all this suffering to demand his legitimate right to freedom while the whole world is watching in silence."
Commenting on Allan's exacerbated health status, Physicians for Human Rights – Israel (PHR-I) organization said in a statement: "Once Alan lost consciousness, medical ethics requires that his doctors act in accordance to their understanding of the patient's will and their discretion. PHR-Israel hopes and believes that the doctors in Barzilai Hospital have acted with respect and in accordance with Allan's will.”
The statement also charged: “The situation we are now facing could have been avoided. It was possible to hold a dialogue and reach an understanding that would have prevented this deterioration."
“It is time for the Israeli political leadership to reach a decision to release Allan from administrative detention and enable his doctors to concentrate on fighting for his life,” the statement said.
Palestinians gather bearing portraits of jailed relatives during a demonstration in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails on August 10, 2015
Israeli medical personnel reported Friday that the life of Palestinian detainee Mohammad Allan is in danger after 60 days on hunger strike.
An Israeli committee held a meeting at the Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon, Israel to discuss the health condition of the hunger-striker, the Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) said.
Director of the hospital Dr. Hezi Levi told Ma'an that Allan's health had deteriorated significantly during the night and had fallen into a coma Friday morning.
Jawad Boulos, director of the legal department of PPS said that the doctors have conducted a CAT scan on Allan, who is is currently connected to ventilators and intravenous fluids. The Israeli medical center is treating Allan according to Israel's Patients' Rights Act, Boulous added.
A spokesperson for the International Committee of the Red Cross told Ma'an that the situation is "extremely critical" and a doctor from the ICRC is currently at the hospital. Several days ago, the ICRC coordinated permission with Israeli authorities to allow Allan's mother to visit him, and she is currently at the medical center, the spokesperson added.
When exiting her son's hospital room on Friday afternoon, Allan's mother told Ma'an that her son was dying.
ICRC has undergone efforts to uphold Allan's rights while under the care of Israeli medical professionals, and told Ma'an the group is in constant contact with doctors at the medical center and Allan's family in Nablus.
Physicians for Human Rights - Israel said Friday that once Allan lost consciousness "medical ethics requires that his doctors act in accordance to their understanding of the patient's will and their discretion." The group urged the Israeli political leadership to reach a decision to release Allan from administrative detention and let doctors concentrate on saving his life.
'Manipulating his free will'
Allan, a 31-year-old lawyer, has been on hunger strike for two months in protest of being held without trial or charge in Israeli jails under administrative detention. Dozens of supporters have gathered in front of the Barzilai center in solidarity with Allan, including Palestinian members of the Israeli Knesset Ahmad Tibi and Osama Saadi.
Both politicians called for the immediate release of the Palestinian prisoner. Verbal altercations reportedly erupted between former Palestinian MK Talab al-Sane and the medical center's director on providing Allan with nutrition while he is unconsciousness, al-Sane describing the process as “manipulating his free will.”
Israeli authorities have previously said they would make use of a controversial new law to force feed Allan if his health became critical. The Israeli Knesset last month approved a law allowing prisoners on hunger strike to be force fed if their condition becomes life-threatening, sparking outcry from rights groups and medical experts.
The practice amounts to torture under international law.Hunger strikes are frequently used by Palestinian prisoners protesting their treatment and lack of due process inside of Israeli jails. There are nearly 6,000 Palestinians currently held in Israeli jails, around 400 of whom are being held under administrative detention.
Israeli medical personnel reported Friday that the life of Palestinian detainee Mohammad Allan is in danger after 60 days on hunger strike.
An Israeli committee held a meeting at the Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon, Israel to discuss the health condition of the hunger-striker, the Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) said.
Director of the hospital Dr. Hezi Levi told Ma'an that Allan's health had deteriorated significantly during the night and had fallen into a coma Friday morning.
Jawad Boulos, director of the legal department of PPS said that the doctors have conducted a CAT scan on Allan, who is is currently connected to ventilators and intravenous fluids. The Israeli medical center is treating Allan according to Israel's Patients' Rights Act, Boulous added.
A spokesperson for the International Committee of the Red Cross told Ma'an that the situation is "extremely critical" and a doctor from the ICRC is currently at the hospital. Several days ago, the ICRC coordinated permission with Israeli authorities to allow Allan's mother to visit him, and she is currently at the medical center, the spokesperson added.
When exiting her son's hospital room on Friday afternoon, Allan's mother told Ma'an that her son was dying.
ICRC has undergone efforts to uphold Allan's rights while under the care of Israeli medical professionals, and told Ma'an the group is in constant contact with doctors at the medical center and Allan's family in Nablus.
Physicians for Human Rights - Israel said Friday that once Allan lost consciousness "medical ethics requires that his doctors act in accordance to their understanding of the patient's will and their discretion." The group urged the Israeli political leadership to reach a decision to release Allan from administrative detention and let doctors concentrate on saving his life.
'Manipulating his free will'
Allan, a 31-year-old lawyer, has been on hunger strike for two months in protest of being held without trial or charge in Israeli jails under administrative detention. Dozens of supporters have gathered in front of the Barzilai center in solidarity with Allan, including Palestinian members of the Israeli Knesset Ahmad Tibi and Osama Saadi.
Both politicians called for the immediate release of the Palestinian prisoner. Verbal altercations reportedly erupted between former Palestinian MK Talab al-Sane and the medical center's director on providing Allan with nutrition while he is unconsciousness, al-Sane describing the process as “manipulating his free will.”
Israeli authorities have previously said they would make use of a controversial new law to force feed Allan if his health became critical. The Israeli Knesset last month approved a law allowing prisoners on hunger strike to be force fed if their condition becomes life-threatening, sparking outcry from rights groups and medical experts.
The practice amounts to torture under international law.Hunger strikes are frequently used by Palestinian prisoners protesting their treatment and lack of due process inside of Israeli jails. There are nearly 6,000 Palestinians currently held in Israeli jails, around 400 of whom are being held under administrative detention.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on Friday arrested four Palestinian citizens from the northern West Bank city of Qalqilya while they were in Beit Dajan village east of Nablus city, according to local sources.
The sources clarified that the IOF late last night arrested the four youths and took them to an unknown destination.
In a related context, the IOF at dawn Friday stormed Jenin refugee camp and confiscated a vehicle belonging to a Palestinian citizen, which led to the outbreak of clashes between Palestinians and the Israeli forces. Neither injuries nor arrests were reported.
The sources clarified that the IOF late last night arrested the four youths and took them to an unknown destination.
In a related context, the IOF at dawn Friday stormed Jenin refugee camp and confiscated a vehicle belonging to a Palestinian citizen, which led to the outbreak of clashes between Palestinians and the Israeli forces. Neither injuries nor arrests were reported.
Palestinian prisoner Muhammad Allan, who has been on a hunger-strike for 60 days, fell into a comma Friday morning and was placed on a respirator after his health significantly deteriorated overnight, the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) said.
Lawyer Jawad Boulos, from the PPS, warned, following a visit he paid to the detainee a few days ago, of a sudden death that might rock hunger-striker Allan as his health status has remarkably deteriorated.
He added that the inmate has almost lost vision and can no longer stand on his own feet alone.
Prisoner Allan was arrested by the Israeli occupation forces in November 2014. He had then initiated a 50-day hunger strike in the Israeli occupation jail of Negev in protest at being held administratively, with neither charge nor trial.
Last month, the Israeli Knesset legalized the procedure of force feeding if the prisoner’s life is in danger, sparking outrage among human rights activists and the Israeli medical community who defined the practice as a form of torture.
A week after the law was passed, the Israeli authorities announced that Allan may be force-fed if his health continued to deteriorate to the point in which his life was in danger.
Palestinian prisoners raise alarm bells over hunger striker's health condition
The Leadership of the Islamic Jihad prisoners said in a letter published by Muhjat al-Quds Foundation that the Israeli Prison Service has taken precaution measures including closing all prisons to suppress any protests or disobedience in the Israeli prisons during the next few hours.
Islamic Jihad prisoners threatened to stage unprecedented escalatory steps in case something bad happens to the hunger striker Muhammad Allan.
Sources from Negev jail said that the prisoners have worn black clothes and declared high alert in protest against the sharp decline in Allan's health condition.
The health condition of Allan, who has been on a hunger strike for two months, has sharply deteriorated and reached a serious stage; as he lost his sight, he is living on respirators, and has been in a coma since yesterday, according to Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS).
PPS lawyer Jawad Boulos affirmed that Allan's health condition has become very critical and that he might die at any moment.
Islamic Jihad calls for escalation in support of Allan
The Islamic Jihad movement on Friday held Israel responsible for the life of hunger-striking prisoner Muhammad Allan, who is currently in a critical health condition.
The movement said in a statement that “the health condition of Muhammad Allan is very critical and it is certain that the Israeli authorities had taken a decision to let him face death because they have been unresponsive to his demands, underrating all human and legal rights of the prisoner.”
The statement added that the movement holds the state of Israel "fully responsible” for Allan’s life and that this is a “new crime” by Israel.
The Islamic Jihad said that “the death of prisoner Muhammad Allan will put us all in front of our responsibilities to defend our people and prisoners” demanding all concerned sides take immediate action while there is still time to save Allan’s life.
The movement called upon Palestinians everywhere to escalate actions supporting Allan and all Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
Allan, a lawyer from southern Nablus, has been held without trial or charge since November, and has been on hunger strike for at least 60 days in protest against his administrative detention. On Friday Allan lost consciousness and he is currently connected to ventilators. Israeli authorities previously said they would make use of a controversial new law to force feed Allan if his health became critical.
Islamic Jihad declares state of alert inside Israeli prisons
The leadership committee of Islamic Jihad-affiliated prisoners has declared a state of alert in all Israeli prisons and warned that their response will be serious if hunger striker Muhammad Allan dies, according to a statement released by the group on Friday.
Allan went into a coma on Friday, after entering the 60th day of his hunger strike to protest his detention without trial. The committee said in the statement that it is outraged that Allan had been allowed to reach such a critical state and that the group's prisoner committee will dissolve itself if Allan dies.
Earlier on Friday the Islamic Jihad movement issued astatement that said the movement holds the state of Israel "fully responsible” for Allan’s life, and called for Palestinians to escalate actions in support for Allan and all Palestinian prisoners.
Israeli authorities previously said they would make use of a controversial new law to force feed Allan if his health became critical. However, Usama al-Saadi, a Palestinian member of the Israeli Knesset, told Ma'an: "Allan might be a martyr in hours as his health condition is very critical."
Although two Palestinian hunger strikers died while being force-fed in the 1980s,Allan would be the first hunger striker to die directly from a hunger strike while being detained by Israel.
Correction Flotylla Hyves; 3 prisoners died while being force-fed.
Lawyer Jawad Boulos, from the PPS, warned, following a visit he paid to the detainee a few days ago, of a sudden death that might rock hunger-striker Allan as his health status has remarkably deteriorated.
He added that the inmate has almost lost vision and can no longer stand on his own feet alone.
Prisoner Allan was arrested by the Israeli occupation forces in November 2014. He had then initiated a 50-day hunger strike in the Israeli occupation jail of Negev in protest at being held administratively, with neither charge nor trial.
Last month, the Israeli Knesset legalized the procedure of force feeding if the prisoner’s life is in danger, sparking outrage among human rights activists and the Israeli medical community who defined the practice as a form of torture.
A week after the law was passed, the Israeli authorities announced that Allan may be force-fed if his health continued to deteriorate to the point in which his life was in danger.
Palestinian prisoners raise alarm bells over hunger striker's health condition
The Leadership of the Islamic Jihad prisoners said in a letter published by Muhjat al-Quds Foundation that the Israeli Prison Service has taken precaution measures including closing all prisons to suppress any protests or disobedience in the Israeli prisons during the next few hours.
Islamic Jihad prisoners threatened to stage unprecedented escalatory steps in case something bad happens to the hunger striker Muhammad Allan.
Sources from Negev jail said that the prisoners have worn black clothes and declared high alert in protest against the sharp decline in Allan's health condition.
The health condition of Allan, who has been on a hunger strike for two months, has sharply deteriorated and reached a serious stage; as he lost his sight, he is living on respirators, and has been in a coma since yesterday, according to Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS).
PPS lawyer Jawad Boulos affirmed that Allan's health condition has become very critical and that he might die at any moment.
Islamic Jihad calls for escalation in support of Allan
The Islamic Jihad movement on Friday held Israel responsible for the life of hunger-striking prisoner Muhammad Allan, who is currently in a critical health condition.
The movement said in a statement that “the health condition of Muhammad Allan is very critical and it is certain that the Israeli authorities had taken a decision to let him face death because they have been unresponsive to his demands, underrating all human and legal rights of the prisoner.”
The statement added that the movement holds the state of Israel "fully responsible” for Allan’s life and that this is a “new crime” by Israel.
The Islamic Jihad said that “the death of prisoner Muhammad Allan will put us all in front of our responsibilities to defend our people and prisoners” demanding all concerned sides take immediate action while there is still time to save Allan’s life.
The movement called upon Palestinians everywhere to escalate actions supporting Allan and all Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
Allan, a lawyer from southern Nablus, has been held without trial or charge since November, and has been on hunger strike for at least 60 days in protest against his administrative detention. On Friday Allan lost consciousness and he is currently connected to ventilators. Israeli authorities previously said they would make use of a controversial new law to force feed Allan if his health became critical.
Islamic Jihad declares state of alert inside Israeli prisons
The leadership committee of Islamic Jihad-affiliated prisoners has declared a state of alert in all Israeli prisons and warned that their response will be serious if hunger striker Muhammad Allan dies, according to a statement released by the group on Friday.
Allan went into a coma on Friday, after entering the 60th day of his hunger strike to protest his detention without trial. The committee said in the statement that it is outraged that Allan had been allowed to reach such a critical state and that the group's prisoner committee will dissolve itself if Allan dies.
Earlier on Friday the Islamic Jihad movement issued astatement that said the movement holds the state of Israel "fully responsible” for Allan’s life, and called for Palestinians to escalate actions in support for Allan and all Palestinian prisoners.
Israeli authorities previously said they would make use of a controversial new law to force feed Allan if his health became critical. However, Usama al-Saadi, a Palestinian member of the Israeli Knesset, told Ma'an: "Allan might be a martyr in hours as his health condition is very critical."
Although two Palestinian hunger strikers died while being force-fed in the 1980s,Allan would be the first hunger striker to die directly from a hunger strike while being detained by Israel.
Correction Flotylla Hyves; 3 prisoners died while being force-fed.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnapped four Palestinian citizens after they crept into the borders with the settlement of Eshkol, east of the blockaded Gaza Strip.
According to Israeli media sources, the four Palestinians were unarmed and were transferred to an investigation center pending further interrogation.
Over 200 Palestinians were nabbed by the IOF since the end of last summer’s Israeli offensive on Gaza after they crossed the Gaza border fence in search for livelihoods for their children.
According to Israeli media sources, the four Palestinians were unarmed and were transferred to an investigation center pending further interrogation.
Over 200 Palestinians were nabbed by the IOF since the end of last summer’s Israeli offensive on Gaza after they crossed the Gaza border fence in search for livelihoods for their children.
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The director of the legal unit at Palestinian Prisoner’s Society, lawyer Jawad Boulus, disclosed that the health condition of captive Mohammad Allan has seriously deteriorated and that he might die at any moment.
Boulus added that Prisoner Allan, who has been on hunger strike for about two months, suffers very poor vision and has been unable to get down of his bed. In a statement on Thursday, the society said that Israeli jailors at hospital of Ashkelon jail, where Allan is held, act like if they were in a jail with full disregard to captives’ health conditions. Boulus who visited the Palestinian sick prisoners in the hospital of Ashkelon |
pointed out that he quarreled with jailors after which he suffered fatigue. He filed a complaint in this regard, he added.
He said that he saw one of the jailors eating in the room of captive Allan, and another one refused to get out of the room during visitation as stipulated in the regulations of prison administration.
The unit commander refused to open the door and curtains in response to a demand from the head of section at hospital, Boulus pointed out.
He also said that the hospital administration as well as doctors declared irresponsibility over the health condition of Allan in light of the disrespect of doctors’ demands by Israeli jailors. They renewed their respect of the captive’s will and that they will not force-feed him.
Palestinian hunger striker loses consciousness
Situation of Mohammed Allaan, who has stopped eating in protest of his detention, worsens as doctors have to resuscitate him following convulsions and hallucinations.
Palestinian detainee Mohammed Allaan, who has been on a hunger strike for nearly 60 days, lost consciousness on Friday morning.
Allaan also suffered convulsions and hallucinations. Consequently, doctors began resuscitation and artificial respiration - the first medical action performed on Allaan since his hospitalization at the Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon earlier this week.
Allaan is currently on a respirator and in a stable condition. He was also taken for a CAT scan.
Following the deterioration in Allaan's condition, Joint Arab List MK Hanin Zoabi arrived at Barzilai. On Thursday, doctors and Red Cross paramedics tried to convince Allaan to end his hunger strike due to the high risk it poses to his health, but he refused. Even before he lost consciousness, doctors estimated that the next few days were going to be critical. On Thursday, doctors reported
Allaan was suffering from joint pain and that his eyesight was damaged, saying it was unclear whether the damage could be undone. Doctors, who hitherto have not treated him, expressed concern to Allaan's family that he may suffer disability in the future. Allaan's mother, meanwhile, has been at his bedside, supporting her son and encouraging him to continue his protest. According to medical teams, she even calls him a "Shahid" (a martyr).
"Once Allaan lost consciousness, medical ethics dictate that the treating physician should act in accordance with his understanding of the patient's will and to his discretion," NGO Physicians for Human Rights said.
"We hope and believe that the doctors at Barzilai acted accordingly and respected Allaan's wishes. This situation was not inevitable. A dialogue could have been held and an agreement reached that would have stopped this deterioration. This is the point when the political leadership must make a decision to release Allaan from administrative detention and allows his physicians to concentrate on the fight for his life."
On Wednesday, about 200 Arab lawyers arrived at the hospital, protesting against the plan to force-feed Allaan. Meanwhile, right-wing Jewish demonstrators arrived at the hospital and started yelling racist jeers at the Arab protesters. A violent confrontation erupted, and police had to separate the two sides, arresting two demonstrators.
It remains unclear whether Allaan will become the first Palestinian to be force-fed in accordance with legislation approved in the Knesset last week with a majority of 46 supporters and 40 against. According to the new law, the state would be empowered to force-feed hunger-striking prisoners whose lives are in danger, even if they don't agree to it.
Force-feeding is usually carried out in two ways: Inserting food using a feeding tube directly into the stomach. Another way, which is rarely used, is feeding through the arteries - inserting a feeding tube into the aorta or an artery in the groin.
Allaan, of a West Bank village of Einabus, has been detained since November last year on suspicion of involvement in Islamic Jihad terror activity and other charges that, according to his lawyer, are unknown to him.
He said that he saw one of the jailors eating in the room of captive Allan, and another one refused to get out of the room during visitation as stipulated in the regulations of prison administration.
The unit commander refused to open the door and curtains in response to a demand from the head of section at hospital, Boulus pointed out.
He also said that the hospital administration as well as doctors declared irresponsibility over the health condition of Allan in light of the disrespect of doctors’ demands by Israeli jailors. They renewed their respect of the captive’s will and that they will not force-feed him.
Palestinian hunger striker loses consciousness
Situation of Mohammed Allaan, who has stopped eating in protest of his detention, worsens as doctors have to resuscitate him following convulsions and hallucinations.
Palestinian detainee Mohammed Allaan, who has been on a hunger strike for nearly 60 days, lost consciousness on Friday morning.
Allaan also suffered convulsions and hallucinations. Consequently, doctors began resuscitation and artificial respiration - the first medical action performed on Allaan since his hospitalization at the Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon earlier this week.
Allaan is currently on a respirator and in a stable condition. He was also taken for a CAT scan.
Following the deterioration in Allaan's condition, Joint Arab List MK Hanin Zoabi arrived at Barzilai. On Thursday, doctors and Red Cross paramedics tried to convince Allaan to end his hunger strike due to the high risk it poses to his health, but he refused. Even before he lost consciousness, doctors estimated that the next few days were going to be critical. On Thursday, doctors reported
Allaan was suffering from joint pain and that his eyesight was damaged, saying it was unclear whether the damage could be undone. Doctors, who hitherto have not treated him, expressed concern to Allaan's family that he may suffer disability in the future. Allaan's mother, meanwhile, has been at his bedside, supporting her son and encouraging him to continue his protest. According to medical teams, she even calls him a "Shahid" (a martyr).
"Once Allaan lost consciousness, medical ethics dictate that the treating physician should act in accordance with his understanding of the patient's will and to his discretion," NGO Physicians for Human Rights said.
"We hope and believe that the doctors at Barzilai acted accordingly and respected Allaan's wishes. This situation was not inevitable. A dialogue could have been held and an agreement reached that would have stopped this deterioration. This is the point when the political leadership must make a decision to release Allaan from administrative detention and allows his physicians to concentrate on the fight for his life."
On Wednesday, about 200 Arab lawyers arrived at the hospital, protesting against the plan to force-feed Allaan. Meanwhile, right-wing Jewish demonstrators arrived at the hospital and started yelling racist jeers at the Arab protesters. A violent confrontation erupted, and police had to separate the two sides, arresting two demonstrators.
It remains unclear whether Allaan will become the first Palestinian to be force-fed in accordance with legislation approved in the Knesset last week with a majority of 46 supporters and 40 against. According to the new law, the state would be empowered to force-feed hunger-striking prisoners whose lives are in danger, even if they don't agree to it.
Force-feeding is usually carried out in two ways: Inserting food using a feeding tube directly into the stomach. Another way, which is rarely used, is feeding through the arteries - inserting a feeding tube into the aorta or an artery in the groin.
Allaan, of a West Bank village of Einabus, has been detained since November last year on suspicion of involvement in Islamic Jihad terror activity and other charges that, according to his lawyer, are unknown to him.
