15 dec 2013
Israeli prison administration refused a request from the Palestinian Authority to allow extra blankets and clothes for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails during the recent storm, the PA prisoners' affairs minister said on Sunday.
Issa Qaraqe told Ma'an that despite coordination between the PA, the Red Cross, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Israeli administration of Ofer prison refused to allow hundreds of blankets prepared by the PA to be distributed to inmates.
Qaraqe said the "the Israeli prison administration did not provide prisoners with the basic requirements to protect them from the extreme cold and it is responsible for their lives during these conditions."
"Israeli jails do not provide for the basic needs of prisoners, and they lack the sufficient number of blankets, clothes, or heating sources," he added.
He said that rainwater managed to enter a number of cells and detention centers where dozens of Palestinian prisoners reside, and that some detainees who are suffering from illnesses related to extreme cold are in need of medical check-ups.
Qaraqe also called for international medical committees to visit Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
The Palestinian Center for Prisoners' Studies said that female prisoners also suffered throughout the storm as their rooms had many leaks, and that they were not given any extra blankets or hot water despite extremely cold conditions.
5,200 Palestinians were being held in Israeli jails as of Oct. 2013, according to the Palestinian Authority's Ministry of Prisoners' Affairs. Another 1,280 are in Israeli prisons for being inside Israel without permits.
Since 1967, more than 650,000 Palestinians have been detained by Israel, representing 20 percent of the total population and 40 percent of all males in the occupied territories.
Under international law, it is illegal to transfer prisoners outside of the occupied territory in which they are detained, and the families of Palestinian prisoners' face many obstacles in obtaining permits to see their imprisoned relatives.
The internationally recognized Palestinian territories of which the West Bank and East Jerusalem form a part have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967.
Issa Qaraqe told Ma'an that despite coordination between the PA, the Red Cross, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Israeli administration of Ofer prison refused to allow hundreds of blankets prepared by the PA to be distributed to inmates.
Qaraqe said the "the Israeli prison administration did not provide prisoners with the basic requirements to protect them from the extreme cold and it is responsible for their lives during these conditions."
"Israeli jails do not provide for the basic needs of prisoners, and they lack the sufficient number of blankets, clothes, or heating sources," he added.
He said that rainwater managed to enter a number of cells and detention centers where dozens of Palestinian prisoners reside, and that some detainees who are suffering from illnesses related to extreme cold are in need of medical check-ups.
Qaraqe also called for international medical committees to visit Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
The Palestinian Center for Prisoners' Studies said that female prisoners also suffered throughout the storm as their rooms had many leaks, and that they were not given any extra blankets or hot water despite extremely cold conditions.
5,200 Palestinians were being held in Israeli jails as of Oct. 2013, according to the Palestinian Authority's Ministry of Prisoners' Affairs. Another 1,280 are in Israeli prisons for being inside Israel without permits.
Since 1967, more than 650,000 Palestinians have been detained by Israel, representing 20 percent of the total population and 40 percent of all males in the occupied territories.
Under international law, it is illegal to transfer prisoners outside of the occupied territory in which they are detained, and the families of Palestinian prisoners' face many obstacles in obtaining permits to see their imprisoned relatives.
The internationally recognized Palestinian territories of which the West Bank and East Jerusalem form a part have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967.
The 21-year old Mohammad Abdullah Mahmoud turned himself in on Sunday night to “Ma’bar” police in Al-Ramleh prison to serve his 6-month sentence.
Fadi Mahmoud explained that the District court lately sentenced his brother for 6 months of actual imprisonment and a financial fee of 2500 NIS on charges of throwing stones and attacking settlers in Esawyeh, and set the 15th of December as the day he should turn himself in.
Mahmoud pointed out that Al-Musta’ribin (undercover) unit arrested his brother Mohammad while he was heading home on the 23rd of August, 2013 and beat him with the butts of their guns and their hands injuring him with bruises and wounds in different parts of his body; he got treated in Hadassah Ein Kerem while being under arrest.
He added that the court released his brother after nearly a month on condition of open house arrest and was prevented from practicing his normal life since.
Fadi Mahmoud explained that the District court lately sentenced his brother for 6 months of actual imprisonment and a financial fee of 2500 NIS on charges of throwing stones and attacking settlers in Esawyeh, and set the 15th of December as the day he should turn himself in.
Mahmoud pointed out that Al-Musta’ribin (undercover) unit arrested his brother Mohammad while he was heading home on the 23rd of August, 2013 and beat him with the butts of their guns and their hands injuring him with bruises and wounds in different parts of his body; he got treated in Hadassah Ein Kerem while being under arrest.
He added that the court released his brother after nearly a month on condition of open house arrest and was prevented from practicing his normal life since.
The Palestinian prisoners in the Negev jail appealed to human rights groups, including the Red Cross, to save them from the unbearable incarceration conditions which worsened because of the harsh weather. A representative of the prisoners in the Negev jail told the Palestinian prisoner center for studies over the phone that the cold weather increased their suffering and made life in prison intolerable.
He complained that the atmosphere inside the prison is extremely freezing because of the cold air depression that hit Palestine, and the prison administration refuses to provide them with anything protecting them from the cold, even the hot water.
He added that there are no heating appliances in the jail and the detainees have no adequate blankets and winter clothing, noting that the rainwater spoiled their clothes and belongings, while the jail administration does not care about their conditions.
The representative of the detainees affirmed that the health conditions of the prisoners also became much worse, especially among the detainees who already suffer from medical conditions.
Despite the harsh weather conditions, the Negev jailers still raid the rooms and tents of the detainees and leave them standing out in the cold and rain for long hours, he said.
In a related context, the national committee for the detainees in Israeli jails said that the Palestinian prisoners suffer from the cold spell and do not have enough winter clothing and blankets.
In a letter sent to the committee, the prisoners said they spend most of their time helping each other to relieve some of their suffering from the freezing cold or thinking about their families who also suffer from the bad weather conditions.
The prisoners also appealed in their letter to the Red Cross and human rights groups to urgently provide them with winter supplies to help them survive the extreme cold temperatures in Israeli jails.
He complained that the atmosphere inside the prison is extremely freezing because of the cold air depression that hit Palestine, and the prison administration refuses to provide them with anything protecting them from the cold, even the hot water.
He added that there are no heating appliances in the jail and the detainees have no adequate blankets and winter clothing, noting that the rainwater spoiled their clothes and belongings, while the jail administration does not care about their conditions.
The representative of the detainees affirmed that the health conditions of the prisoners also became much worse, especially among the detainees who already suffer from medical conditions.
Despite the harsh weather conditions, the Negev jailers still raid the rooms and tents of the detainees and leave them standing out in the cold and rain for long hours, he said.
In a related context, the national committee for the detainees in Israeli jails said that the Palestinian prisoners suffer from the cold spell and do not have enough winter clothing and blankets.
In a letter sent to the committee, the prisoners said they spend most of their time helping each other to relieve some of their suffering from the freezing cold or thinking about their families who also suffer from the bad weather conditions.
The prisoners also appealed in their letter to the Red Cross and human rights groups to urgently provide them with winter supplies to help them survive the extreme cold temperatures in Israeli jails.
14 dec 2013
Water drenched tents and cement rooms of Palestinian prisoners in Negev desert prison as a result of heavy downpours amidst absolute neglect on the part of the prison administration. Fadi Salame, 26, was released from the Negev jail on Friday and told the PIC reporter that the conditions inside the jail were “tragic”.
The ex-prisoner, from Jenin refugee camp, said that the prisoners lacked necessary covers and heating in such freezing weather conditions.
He said that the prison administration was inventing new ways of quelling the prisoners, adding that Negev prisoners were appealing for urgent intervention to supply them with winter clothing.
The ex-prisoner, from Jenin refugee camp, said that the prisoners lacked necessary covers and heating in such freezing weather conditions.
He said that the prison administration was inventing new ways of quelling the prisoners, adding that Negev prisoners were appealing for urgent intervention to supply them with winter clothing.
13 dec 2013
U.S. Secretary of State says nine-month timeframe to achieve final agreement is still on; emphasizes that goal is final agreement, not interim deal.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday that the third group of Palestinian prisoners will be released as planned on December 29.
Speaking at a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv before departing to Vietnam, Kerry said the U.S. is "not talking at this point about any shifts (in the schedule)." Over the last week, Kerry attempted to convince the Palestinians to agree to delay the prisoner release by a month, fearing that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after the planned release, would declare another wave of settlement construction which could derail the peace process.
Kerry had offered the Palestinians that the fourth group of prisoners will be released sooner so more than 60 Palestinian prisoners will be released at the end of January at once. Kerry had wanted the prisoner release to take place at the same time as the presentation of the "framework agreement" which he plans to formulate with both sides in the coming weeks.
The Palestinians rejected Kerry's offer and claimed it was a violation of the agreements that were reached in order to restart the peace talks. The Palestinians stressed that if the prisoner release would not take place on the date planned they would see themselves as free to pursue unilateral moves in the United Nations.
Kerry's press conference came after a three-hour meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on Thursday night and another meeting with Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Friday morning. Kerry's visit in Jerusalem and Ramallah proved to be a difficult operation due to the heavy snowstorms in the area.
In the press conference, Kerry emphasized that there is no plan to extend the nine-month timeframe that has been given to renewed peace talks. "Our goal remains a final status agreement. Not an interim agreement," he said.
Kerry praised Netanyahu and Abbas on their serious intentions regarding the peace talks and said a final agreement "will make Israelis and Palestinians more secure and prosperous."
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday that the third group of Palestinian prisoners will be released as planned on December 29.
Speaking at a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv before departing to Vietnam, Kerry said the U.S. is "not talking at this point about any shifts (in the schedule)." Over the last week, Kerry attempted to convince the Palestinians to agree to delay the prisoner release by a month, fearing that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after the planned release, would declare another wave of settlement construction which could derail the peace process.
Kerry had offered the Palestinians that the fourth group of prisoners will be released sooner so more than 60 Palestinian prisoners will be released at the end of January at once. Kerry had wanted the prisoner release to take place at the same time as the presentation of the "framework agreement" which he plans to formulate with both sides in the coming weeks.
The Palestinians rejected Kerry's offer and claimed it was a violation of the agreements that were reached in order to restart the peace talks. The Palestinians stressed that if the prisoner release would not take place on the date planned they would see themselves as free to pursue unilateral moves in the United Nations.
Kerry's press conference came after a three-hour meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on Thursday night and another meeting with Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Friday morning. Kerry's visit in Jerusalem and Ramallah proved to be a difficult operation due to the heavy snowstorms in the area.
In the press conference, Kerry emphasized that there is no plan to extend the nine-month timeframe that has been given to renewed peace talks. "Our goal remains a final status agreement. Not an interim agreement," he said.
Kerry praised Netanyahu and Abbas on their serious intentions regarding the peace talks and said a final agreement "will make Israelis and Palestinians more secure and prosperous."
Mahmoud Amjad Jaber 17
The District court sentenced on Wednesday 17-year old Mahmoud Amjad Jaber from Shu’fat refugee camp for 18 months of actual imprisonment and a suspended probation of 9 months for three years.
Mahmoud Jaber was arrested after Al-Aqsa incidents in March on charges of participating in those events; the court hearing sessions were postponed several times in which they kept on extending his arrest.
Mahmoud’s mother pointed out that her son got injured in Al-Aqsa incidents on 08/03/2013 with a rubber bullet in the back of his head which caused him an internal bleeding and a concussion, and he was arrested two weeks later.
The Magistrate court judge also sentenced on Wednesday Suhaib Rajabi for three months and a day of actual imprisonment on charges of throwing stones.
Mohammad Mahmoud, Al-Dameer organization lawyer, said that the Magistrate court judge extended the arrest of Mahdi Abu Sbitan until Sunday on charges of throwing stones; note that he was arrested after raiding his home on Wednesday early morning hours in the neighbourhood of Al-Tur.
The lawyer added that the two young men, Imad Abbasi and Ashraf Abbasi, were presented to the District court judge on Wednesday in order to read the indictment submitted against them and the judge extended their arrest until the 4th of next month.
A sentencing session has been scheduled for Mohammad Nihad Obeid on the 5th of February, 2014.
The Magistrate court also extended the arrest of Mohammad Okeh until Thursday; note that the Magistrate court judge decided to release him on Tuesday with a bail and house arrest but the police refused and appealed the decision in the District court which approved it.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center was informed that the Magistrate court judge extended the arrest of Mohammad Abu Sbitan until Sunday; note that he was arrested on Wednesday early morning hours from Al-Tur.
The District court sentenced on Wednesday 17-year old Mahmoud Amjad Jaber from Shu’fat refugee camp for 18 months of actual imprisonment and a suspended probation of 9 months for three years.
Mahmoud Jaber was arrested after Al-Aqsa incidents in March on charges of participating in those events; the court hearing sessions were postponed several times in which they kept on extending his arrest.
Mahmoud’s mother pointed out that her son got injured in Al-Aqsa incidents on 08/03/2013 with a rubber bullet in the back of his head which caused him an internal bleeding and a concussion, and he was arrested two weeks later.
The Magistrate court judge also sentenced on Wednesday Suhaib Rajabi for three months and a day of actual imprisonment on charges of throwing stones.
Mohammad Mahmoud, Al-Dameer organization lawyer, said that the Magistrate court judge extended the arrest of Mahdi Abu Sbitan until Sunday on charges of throwing stones; note that he was arrested after raiding his home on Wednesday early morning hours in the neighbourhood of Al-Tur.
The lawyer added that the two young men, Imad Abbasi and Ashraf Abbasi, were presented to the District court judge on Wednesday in order to read the indictment submitted against them and the judge extended their arrest until the 4th of next month.
A sentencing session has been scheduled for Mohammad Nihad Obeid on the 5th of February, 2014.
The Magistrate court also extended the arrest of Mohammad Okeh until Thursday; note that the Magistrate court judge decided to release him on Tuesday with a bail and house arrest but the police refused and appealed the decision in the District court which approved it.
Wadi Hilweh Information Center was informed that the Magistrate court judge extended the arrest of Mohammad Abu Sbitan until Sunday; note that he was arrested on Wednesday early morning hours from Al-Tur.
12 dec 2013
Israeli Salem military court extended the remand of two Palestinian children from Jalbon village in Jenin, till 22nd January 2014, for the 8th time running. Local sources said that the court refused to release the two kids, who were detained since 24/4/2013, despite their health condition.
They said that the child Ibrahim Abul Rub was suffering psychological disorders while the other child Yazid Abul Rub was suffering from a gunshot wound in his thigh inflicted during his arrest.
Ibrahim’s father appealed to UNICEF in a press release on Thursday to intervene and demand his child’s release while Yazid’s father held the Israeli government responsible for the life of his son since his injury was inflicted at the hands of Israeli occupation forces without any plausible reason
They said that the child Ibrahim Abul Rub was suffering psychological disorders while the other child Yazid Abul Rub was suffering from a gunshot wound in his thigh inflicted during his arrest.
Ibrahim’s father appealed to UNICEF in a press release on Thursday to intervene and demand his child’s release while Yazid’s father held the Israeli government responsible for the life of his son since his injury was inflicted at the hands of Israeli occupation forces without any plausible reason
Several families of Palestinian prisoners suffered tear gas suffocation when Israeli soldiers in Megiddo jail attacked them suddenly as they were gathered in its courtyard before allowing them to see their relatives.
According to the Palestinian prisoner society in Nablus, the families of Nablus prisoners went on Wednesday afternoon to visit their relatives in Megiddo jail when the jailers, without prior warning, encircled them in the courtyard and started to fire tear gas grenades at them.
Some of the families reported they had noticed some kind of tension during their presence in the jail, noting that they left without being able to see their relatives.
For its part, the Israeli news website Walla said on the same day that three Palestinian prisoners in Megiddo jail suffered slight injuries and severe suffocation after inhaling tear gas fumes during a violent raid by special unit troops from the Israeli prison authority.
It added that the soldiers subdued the prisoners after they throw some of their personal belongings at the jailers and kept hitting the doors of their cells in protest at isolating two of their prison mates.
In a separate incident, the Israeli prison authority recently transferred prisoner Bilal Matar, 19, from Ramon to Eshel jail despite his serious medical condition, according Quds Press.
It said that the prison administration transferred Matar after he asked to receive medical treatment of his condition, noting that he suffers from an unidentified disease in his throat.
According to the Palestinian prisoner society in Nablus, the families of Nablus prisoners went on Wednesday afternoon to visit their relatives in Megiddo jail when the jailers, without prior warning, encircled them in the courtyard and started to fire tear gas grenades at them.
Some of the families reported they had noticed some kind of tension during their presence in the jail, noting that they left without being able to see their relatives.
For its part, the Israeli news website Walla said on the same day that three Palestinian prisoners in Megiddo jail suffered slight injuries and severe suffocation after inhaling tear gas fumes during a violent raid by special unit troops from the Israeli prison authority.
It added that the soldiers subdued the prisoners after they throw some of their personal belongings at the jailers and kept hitting the doors of their cells in protest at isolating two of their prison mates.
In a separate incident, the Israeli prison authority recently transferred prisoner Bilal Matar, 19, from Ramon to Eshel jail despite his serious medical condition, according Quds Press.
It said that the prison administration transferred Matar after he asked to receive medical treatment of his condition, noting that he suffers from an unidentified disease in his throat.
Israeli Ofer prison's administration has transferred the prisoner Mutassim Samara, a leader in Captive Movement, to Megiddo prison after being moved from Negev to Ofer prison only one month ago. Mutassim Samara, from Tulkarem, was arrested several times most recently was in May 2001. He is one of the captive movement leaders in Israeli jails.
Director of Ahrar center Fouad Khuffash said that Mutassim Samara had perfectly mastered the Hebrew language. He studied political science at the Hebrew University where he got high grades. The Hebrew University professors were surprised with his perfect Hebrew language and good analysis.
Meanwhile, Waad Association for prisoners' affairs expressed deep regret over the Israeli repeated rejection to allow the entry of winter clothing and supplies to Palestinian prisoners.
In its statement, the association confirmed that Israeli occupation did not take any measure to protect the life of Palestinian prisoners particularly minors and female captives in the wake of the unprecedented cold weather storm.
The statement pointed out that the administrative detainees declared hunger strike on Thursday despite the extreme cold weather as part of their escalated protests against their continued arrest without charge or trial.
The statement condemned the international silence towards the prisoners' difficult detention conditions, holding international human rights organizations responsible for the prisoners' lives.
It also called on Palestinian and Arab media outlets to reveal and expose Israeli violations against prisoners.
Director of Ahrar center Fouad Khuffash said that Mutassim Samara had perfectly mastered the Hebrew language. He studied political science at the Hebrew University where he got high grades. The Hebrew University professors were surprised with his perfect Hebrew language and good analysis.
Meanwhile, Waad Association for prisoners' affairs expressed deep regret over the Israeli repeated rejection to allow the entry of winter clothing and supplies to Palestinian prisoners.
In its statement, the association confirmed that Israeli occupation did not take any measure to protect the life of Palestinian prisoners particularly minors and female captives in the wake of the unprecedented cold weather storm.
The statement pointed out that the administrative detainees declared hunger strike on Thursday despite the extreme cold weather as part of their escalated protests against their continued arrest without charge or trial.
The statement condemned the international silence towards the prisoners' difficult detention conditions, holding international human rights organizations responsible for the prisoners' lives.
It also called on Palestinian and Arab media outlets to reveal and expose Israeli violations against prisoners.
A human rights organization called for saving the Palestinian captives from the harsh imprisonment conditions in the Israeli jails, in light of the severe cold wave and the absence of heating devices in the prisons. Mizan Center for Human Rights said in a statement that the suffering of nearly 4,610 Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails has not ceased due to the persistent and organized grave Israeli violations against them and the difficult weather conditions.
It pointed out that the conditions in many Israeli jails are not appropriate for the harsh weather conditions, especially in the tents in the Negev, while the prison administration is continuing its policy of deliberate neglect and is not providing prisoners with necessary heating and clothing.
The detainees told Mizan Center's lawyer that they are suffering from miserable conditions especially during winter, as the prison administration refuses to provide them with heating devices and winter clothes.
It pointed out that the conditions in many Israeli jails are not appropriate for the harsh weather conditions, especially in the tents in the Negev, while the prison administration is continuing its policy of deliberate neglect and is not providing prisoners with necessary heating and clothing.
The detainees told Mizan Center's lawyer that they are suffering from miserable conditions especially during winter, as the prison administration refuses to provide them with heating devices and winter clothes.
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) detained on Wednesday morning the citizen Mahmoud al-Kadhi, 47, in order to force his sons to give themselves up to Israeli Intelligence. IOF soldiers stormed on Monday al-Kadhi family house, in Bireh city in Ramallah, to arrest Mahmoud's two sons Baraa, 21, and Mohammed, 18, but they were not at home.
The family confirmed that IOF detained the father for several hours and obliged him to call his two sons to hand themselves over; however they refused to do so.
The IOF had summoned the father and his two sons to Ofer military camp on Wednesday. The father went without his two sons who refused to respond to the Israeli summonses, the family added.
The family confirmed that IOF detained the father for several hours and obliged him to call his two sons to hand themselves over; however they refused to do so.
The IOF had summoned the father and his two sons to Ofer military camp on Wednesday. The father went without his two sons who refused to respond to the Israeli summonses, the family added.
The Israeli magistrates' court in occupied Jerusalem on Wednesday approved the police request to extend the ban verdict prohibiting Sheikh Ra'ed Salah, head of the Islamic Movement in the 1948 occupied lands, from entering the holy city for two more weeks. "This was the fourth time the ban order against entry of Sheikh Salah into Jerusalem was extended after the court had responded, in the first time, to a police request for banning him for two months and then it expanded the ban order for one month in the second time and 10 more days in the third time, " lawyer Mohamed Aghbariya stated.
"This time the court approved the police request and expanded the ban order until December 25, 2013," lawyer Aghbariya, who was delegated by Al-Mizan center for human rights to plead the case of Sheikh Salah, added.
The lawyer described the court extension orders as unjustified and persistent political harassment against Sheikh Salah to keep him away from Jerusalem due to his resistance of Israel's violations in the Islamic holy city.
Sheikh Salah was detained last September as he was on his way to attend a conference on the Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.
"This time the court approved the police request and expanded the ban order until December 25, 2013," lawyer Aghbariya, who was delegated by Al-Mizan center for human rights to plead the case of Sheikh Salah, added.
The lawyer described the court extension orders as unjustified and persistent political harassment against Sheikh Salah to keep him away from Jerusalem due to his resistance of Israel's violations in the Islamic holy city.
Sheikh Salah was detained last September as he was on his way to attend a conference on the Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) rounded up five Palestinian citizens in Nablus and Jenin at dawn Thursday in line with its daily arrest campaigns in lines of West Bankers. Local sources said that IOF soldiers stormed the village of Beita, south of Nablus, shortly after midnight Wednesday and took away three young men.
They said that the soldiers terrorized civilians, especially women and children, with their savage break-ins into their homes. The sources said that two of the arrestees were teenagers.
Meanwhile, local sources in Jenin said that IOF soldiers raided five villages south of Jenin and nabbed two Palestinians.
They said that the soldiers roamed the streets of Qabatiya, Maythalon, Zababde, Sanur, and Seer villages before taking away the two citizens from Qabatiya after breaking into their families’ homes.
They said that the soldiers terrorized civilians, especially women and children, with their savage break-ins into their homes. The sources said that two of the arrestees were teenagers.
Meanwhile, local sources in Jenin said that IOF soldiers raided five villages south of Jenin and nabbed two Palestinians.
They said that the soldiers roamed the streets of Qabatiya, Maythalon, Zababde, Sanur, and Seer villages before taking away the two citizens from Qabatiya after breaking into their families’ homes.
11 dec 2013
Shaykh Sayah Atouri has returned to his home in the Naqab (Negev-area) village of Al Araqib, Tuesday, after winning his appeal to a Be’er Sheva court.
“I feel like a newborn”, said the Shaykh as he entered the village late Tuesday morning. Sayah spent ten days in an Israeli jail, prior to a further ten days spent in a protest tent pitched near a police station in the Naqab town of Rahat.
For the past three weeks, Sayah has been prohibited from entering his village, following a court order issued, after his detention. in regard to a home demolition.
His release from jail was contingent upon him not re-entering his village until the court had reached its verdict, AIC reports.
“This case establishes precedence”, stated Shaykh Sayah. His hopes are that, in the future, judges will acknowledge the right of Bedouins to remain on their land and fight for their rights. “But, the next time”, he added, ”I would rather go to prison than agree to stay away from my village”.
Sayah was arrested on November 20, when Israeli officials demolished homes in the Al Araqib village for the 61st time. Police accused Shaykh Sayah of breaking the release terms of the order issued against him in October, following an incident involving his alleged “trespassing” on land which had been claimed by the state of Israel.
The continued demolitions of Al Araqib come to the Bedouin as part of the Jewish National Fund’s (JNF) plans to implement a forestation project, titled the “Ambassadors' Forest”, in honour of assistance provided by pro-Israeli world diplomatic corps.
The Bedouin have inhabited the area since 1905, but are currently engaged in a bitter struggle over land ownership with the Israeli state, which continues to expropriate their land and displace local indigenous inhabitants.
“I feel like a newborn”, said the Shaykh as he entered the village late Tuesday morning. Sayah spent ten days in an Israeli jail, prior to a further ten days spent in a protest tent pitched near a police station in the Naqab town of Rahat.
For the past three weeks, Sayah has been prohibited from entering his village, following a court order issued, after his detention. in regard to a home demolition.
His release from jail was contingent upon him not re-entering his village until the court had reached its verdict, AIC reports.
“This case establishes precedence”, stated Shaykh Sayah. His hopes are that, in the future, judges will acknowledge the right of Bedouins to remain on their land and fight for their rights. “But, the next time”, he added, ”I would rather go to prison than agree to stay away from my village”.
Sayah was arrested on November 20, when Israeli officials demolished homes in the Al Araqib village for the 61st time. Police accused Shaykh Sayah of breaking the release terms of the order issued against him in October, following an incident involving his alleged “trespassing” on land which had been claimed by the state of Israel.
The continued demolitions of Al Araqib come to the Bedouin as part of the Jewish National Fund’s (JNF) plans to implement a forestation project, titled the “Ambassadors' Forest”, in honour of assistance provided by pro-Israeli world diplomatic corps.
The Bedouin have inhabited the area since 1905, but are currently engaged in a bitter struggle over land ownership with the Israeli state, which continues to expropriate their land and displace local indigenous inhabitants.
An Israeli military court at Ofer camp near Ramallah Wednesday ruled to keep Raed Musa, 33, from Silat al-Dhahr, near Jenin, in administrative detention for six months. The ruling came on the day Musa was supposed to be released, according to the Palestinian Prisoner Club. It said a military court in Salem camp near Jenin had earlier ruled to release of Musa, who was arrested at his home on November 30.
However, instead of releasing him, he was transferred to Ofer where the court slammed him with six months in administrative detention.
In a related development, the Prisoner Club said Palestinian detainees at Megiddo prison in Israel were rebelling against orders to isolate two inmates.
It said quoting families who went to visit their sons in prison that the situation was tense and that the prison guards used tear gas canisters to quell the protest.
The families said the prison service cancelled their visit.
However, instead of releasing him, he was transferred to Ofer where the court slammed him with six months in administrative detention.
In a related development, the Prisoner Club said Palestinian detainees at Megiddo prison in Israel were rebelling against orders to isolate two inmates.
It said quoting families who went to visit their sons in prison that the situation was tense and that the prison guards used tear gas canisters to quell the protest.
The families said the prison service cancelled their visit.
The undersecretary of the ministry of prisoners said Wednesday that the Palestinian leadership would not commit to an agreement to free Palestinian prisoners if the US postpones the release of a third batch which is scheduled for Dec. 29.
Ziad Abu Ein told Ma’an that the deal included the release of 104 veteran prisoners and in exchange the PA would not go to UN organizations seeking recognition for nine months. However, he said, if the release is postponed the PA will go to international organizations and sue Israel internationally.
Abu Ein said that the Palestinian leadership did not receive any official request from the US to postpone the release of the third batch.
However, it was reported on Monday that US Secretary of State John Kerry suggested the delay of the next batch of Palestinian prisoners scheduled for release.
Abu Ein explained that the Palestinian Authority perceived the step as connecting political events and the prisoner release, which contradicts the agreement and is rejected by the PA.
Abu Ein added that Kerry’s earlier comments about the third batch of prisoners was an attempt to pressure President Mahmoud Abbas to accept US proposals to move forward negotiations.
Ziad Abu Ein told Ma’an that the deal included the release of 104 veteran prisoners and in exchange the PA would not go to UN organizations seeking recognition for nine months. However, he said, if the release is postponed the PA will go to international organizations and sue Israel internationally.
Abu Ein said that the Palestinian leadership did not receive any official request from the US to postpone the release of the third batch.
However, it was reported on Monday that US Secretary of State John Kerry suggested the delay of the next batch of Palestinian prisoners scheduled for release.
Abu Ein explained that the Palestinian Authority perceived the step as connecting political events and the prisoner release, which contradicts the agreement and is rejected by the PA.
Abu Ein added that Kerry’s earlier comments about the third batch of prisoners was an attempt to pressure President Mahmoud Abbas to accept US proposals to move forward negotiations.
The Palestinian Authority (PA) decided Tuesday to bring the case of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails to the international spotlight, in an attempt to put more pressure on Israeli authorities to free them, according to the Jerusalem Post.
The report announced that the PA decided to “raise the issue of sick prisoners held in occupation prisons, especially those suffering from serious diseases, with all international forums.”
The PA held Israeli authorities accountable for the lives and wellbeing of the inmates, adding that Israel has “violated international laws” in its dealing with the prisoners.
As it has done before, the PA requested that the European Union Parliament inquire into the conditions of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
It is worth mentioning that US Secretary of State John Kerry threatened Monday to delay the third phase of Palestinian prisoner release, which the PA said would cause the immediate collapse of the negotiations.
The report announced that the PA decided to “raise the issue of sick prisoners held in occupation prisons, especially those suffering from serious diseases, with all international forums.”
The PA held Israeli authorities accountable for the lives and wellbeing of the inmates, adding that Israel has “violated international laws” in its dealing with the prisoners.
As it has done before, the PA requested that the European Union Parliament inquire into the conditions of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
It is worth mentioning that US Secretary of State John Kerry threatened Monday to delay the third phase of Palestinian prisoner release, which the PA said would cause the immediate collapse of the negotiations.
Israeli sources have reported that the army has kidnapped two Palestinians who crossed the “border fence” between the Gaza Strip and Israel.
The sources said that the two were unarmed, and likely tried to enter Israel searching for work.
The two have been moved to an interrogation facility in an Israeli settlement close to the border with the besieged and impoverished Gaza Strip.
There have been dozens of similar incidents as the Gaza Strip remains under strict Israeli siege, despite Israeli claims of easing it, and allowing a limited number of trucks carrying urgently needed supplies into the coastal region.
It is worth mentioning that dozens of Palestinians have been killed or wounded, and that dozens more have been kidnapped, for approaching the border fence area, while most of them were working in Palestinian lands close to the border, and did not even come near the fence.
Israel considers Palestinians lands close to the border fence to be a “no-man zone”, and anyone who enters it is subject to direct army fire without warning.
The sources said that the two were unarmed, and likely tried to enter Israel searching for work.
The two have been moved to an interrogation facility in an Israeli settlement close to the border with the besieged and impoverished Gaza Strip.
There have been dozens of similar incidents as the Gaza Strip remains under strict Israeli siege, despite Israeli claims of easing it, and allowing a limited number of trucks carrying urgently needed supplies into the coastal region.
It is worth mentioning that dozens of Palestinians have been killed or wounded, and that dozens more have been kidnapped, for approaching the border fence area, while most of them were working in Palestinian lands close to the border, and did not even come near the fence.
Israel considers Palestinians lands close to the border fence to be a “no-man zone”, and anyone who enters it is subject to direct army fire without warning.
The Israeli administration of Ofer jail transferred three Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike to hospital on Wednesday after deterioration of their health condition. Lawyer of the prisoners Thaer Abdu and the two brothers Mohammed and Islam Badr said they had gone on hunger strike in mid-November protesting their administrative detention, without trial or charge.
All three detainees were taken from their homes in Beit Laqia and Kufr Nima villages, west of Ramallah, by the end of October.
Meanwhile, the Tadamun foundation for human right said that Palestinian administrative detainees in Negev jail were subjected to a series of penalties and are expected to go on hunger strike any time.
A lawyer for the foundation said after visiting the detainees on Tuesday that they were deprived of family visits, some of them for two months, and were banned from going to the library and reading papers other than denying them their daily stroll outside the prison cells for one week.
All three detainees were taken from their homes in Beit Laqia and Kufr Nima villages, west of Ramallah, by the end of October.
Meanwhile, the Tadamun foundation for human right said that Palestinian administrative detainees in Negev jail were subjected to a series of penalties and are expected to go on hunger strike any time.
A lawyer for the foundation said after visiting the detainees on Tuesday that they were deprived of family visits, some of them for two months, and were banned from going to the library and reading papers other than denying them their daily stroll outside the prison cells for one week.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) razed a Palestinian house in Duyuk village in the central Jordan Valley near Jericho city afternoon Wednesday. Local sources said that IOF soldiers in a number of army vehicles escorted a huge bulldozer into the village, adding that they encircled the home of Nidal Bililat and destroyed it at the pretext it was built without permit in area C.
Bililat told the PIC reporter that the Israeli occupation authorities did not notify him of the demolition beforehand as is the practice.
In another incident, IOF soldiers roamed the streets of Jenin city and its refugee camp and set up roadblocks, local sources said, adding that the soldiers detained three citizens in Jenin refugee camp for field interrogation then released them.
Bililat told the PIC reporter that the Israeli occupation authorities did not notify him of the demolition beforehand as is the practice.
In another incident, IOF soldiers roamed the streets of Jenin city and its refugee camp and set up roadblocks, local sources said, adding that the soldiers detained three citizens in Jenin refugee camp for field interrogation then released them.
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested at dawn Wednesday eight Palestinians from al-Khalil and Bethlehem southern West Bank, and summoned others in Aida refugee camp north of Bethlehem. Local sources said that IOF arrested at dawn today six young men from Aida refugee camp and summoned two others for investigation after breaking into their homes and terrorizing women and children.
During their raid, IOF handed the citizens of stormed homes precautionary statements, warning them against participating in clashes against the occupation.
In al-Khalil, Israeli forces raided Bani Naim and Dura towns where two young men were arrested, Palestinian security sources said.
During their raid, IOF handed the citizens of stormed homes precautionary statements, warning them against participating in clashes against the occupation.
In al-Khalil, Israeli forces raided Bani Naim and Dura towns where two young men were arrested, Palestinian security sources said.
The Israeli Prison Services deprived cancer patient Mutassim Radad, held in Hadarim prison, from his dosage of chemotherapy for 20 days, the prisoner's mother said. During a sit-in in solidarity with patient prisoners, Radad's mother pointed to her son's serious health deterioration after being prevented from the chemotherapy doses for 20 days.
In their turn, the participants demanded the international community and human rights institutions to work for the release of patient prisoners held in Israeli jails under inhuman detention condition.
On the other hand, Palestinian prisoners in Ashkelon prison called for providing them with winter supplies in light of the fierce winter storm that is sweeping the region, pointing out that depriving them of covers was part of the Israeli penalties imposed on them over two months ago.
The prisoners said they were suffering from overcrowding within the prison rooms in addition to the presence of cockroaches and rodents.
Meanwhile, a human rights report stated that about five thousand Palestinian citizens are currently detained in Israeli prisons, including more than 200 children under eighteen years of age, 15 female captives, and 53 who were detained before Oslo Accord.
On the International Human Rights Day, the Palestinian Prisoners' Society has said in a report that Israeli authorities continue to violate human rights conventions topped by the Fourth Geneva Convention, pointing to the inhuman detention conditions in 26 Israeli prisons and detention centers.
The report stated that 95 per cent of the Palestinian prisoners are subjected to torture during their arrest and investigation, adding that 4 Palestinian prisoners have martyred due to torture and medical negligence in Israeli jails.
Nearly 1400 Palestinian prisoners suffer different diseases including 150 prisoners who suffer chronic diseases, the report added.
In their turn, the participants demanded the international community and human rights institutions to work for the release of patient prisoners held in Israeli jails under inhuman detention condition.
On the other hand, Palestinian prisoners in Ashkelon prison called for providing them with winter supplies in light of the fierce winter storm that is sweeping the region, pointing out that depriving them of covers was part of the Israeli penalties imposed on them over two months ago.
The prisoners said they were suffering from overcrowding within the prison rooms in addition to the presence of cockroaches and rodents.
Meanwhile, a human rights report stated that about five thousand Palestinian citizens are currently detained in Israeli prisons, including more than 200 children under eighteen years of age, 15 female captives, and 53 who were detained before Oslo Accord.
On the International Human Rights Day, the Palestinian Prisoners' Society has said in a report that Israeli authorities continue to violate human rights conventions topped by the Fourth Geneva Convention, pointing to the inhuman detention conditions in 26 Israeli prisons and detention centers.
The report stated that 95 per cent of the Palestinian prisoners are subjected to torture during their arrest and investigation, adding that 4 Palestinian prisoners have martyred due to torture and medical negligence in Israeli jails.
Nearly 1400 Palestinian prisoners suffer different diseases including 150 prisoners who suffer chronic diseases, the report added.
Family visits for Palestinian detainees in Israel's Megiddo jail were canceled on Wednesday after clashes broke out between prisoners and Israeli prison guards.
Relatives of prisoners told Ma'an that their visits were canceled due to the clashes, with witnesses saying that Israeli guards fired tear gas into prison courtyards.
Israeli media reported that detainees began throwing objects at guards and set a laundry room on fire in protest against the transfer of two inmates from a wing of the jail.
Three detainees were injured during the clashes.
Palestinian detainee Arafat Jaradat died in Megiddo jail in February after being allegedly tortured during an interrogation by Israeli forces.
There are around 5,000 Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails.
The transfer of detainees to jails within an occupying power's territory is illegal under international law.
Israeli jailors in Megiddo spray prisoners with gas
Three Palestinian prisoners in Megiddo jail have been treated for smoke inhalation after Israeli guards sprayed them with teargas. The Tadamon foundation for human rights quoted an Israeli website, Walla, as saying the three were treated for breathing problems Wednesday afternoon.
It said that prisoners threw belongings on jailors and knocked on doors to protest the prison administration’s step of sending two prisoners to solitary confinement.
It said that three prisoners were treated in the prison clinic, and added that calm returned to the prison.
Relatives of prisoners told Ma'an that their visits were canceled due to the clashes, with witnesses saying that Israeli guards fired tear gas into prison courtyards.
Israeli media reported that detainees began throwing objects at guards and set a laundry room on fire in protest against the transfer of two inmates from a wing of the jail.
Three detainees were injured during the clashes.
Palestinian detainee Arafat Jaradat died in Megiddo jail in February after being allegedly tortured during an interrogation by Israeli forces.
There are around 5,000 Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails.
The transfer of detainees to jails within an occupying power's territory is illegal under international law.
Israeli jailors in Megiddo spray prisoners with gas
Three Palestinian prisoners in Megiddo jail have been treated for smoke inhalation after Israeli guards sprayed them with teargas. The Tadamon foundation for human rights quoted an Israeli website, Walla, as saying the three were treated for breathing problems Wednesday afternoon.
It said that prisoners threw belongings on jailors and knocked on doors to protest the prison administration’s step of sending two prisoners to solitary confinement.
It said that three prisoners were treated in the prison clinic, and added that calm returned to the prison.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested Nadia Abu Eid, the wife of a Hamas leader, at a roadblock to the entrance of Badu village in Jerusalem on Tuesday. The Ahrar center for prisoner studies and human rights said in a statement that Nadia was on her way to hospital with her child when she was detained by the soldiers who also confiscated her car.
Fuad Al-Khafsh, the director of Ahrar center, said that Nadia is the wife of Ayman Abu Eid, a liberated Hamas leader who served 15 years in Israeli occupation jails.
He said that Nadia is the mother of seven children, the youngest being only one year old.
Khafsh asked human rights groups and humanitarian organizations in addition to women unions to expose the IOF practices against Palestinian women especially at roadblocks, recalling that 17 Palestinian women are held in Israeli jails.
Army Kidnaps A Palestinian Woman In Jerusalem
The Ahrar Center for Detainees Studies and Human Rights has reported that Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Tuesday [December 10, 2013], a Palestinian woman identified as Nadia Lufty Abu Eid, 34.
The Center said that Nadia is the wife of Ayman Abu Eid, a former political prisoner from Biddu town, in occupied East Jerusalem. Ayman spent 15 years in Israeli prisons.
Head of the Ahrar Center, Fuad Al-Khoffash, stated that the soldiers installed a roadblock at the entrance of the town, and kidnapped Nadia as she was heading to a hospital in Jerusalem seeking medical attention for her child.
Al-Khoffash said that the soldiers confiscated the car Nadia was driving, and took her to an interrogation facility in the city. Nadia is a mother of five children; the youngest is a one-year-old baby girl.
Al-Khoffash voiced an appeal to human rights groups to intervene, and expose the ongoing Israeli violations on roadblocks, as well as in different parts of occupied Palestine.
It is worth mentioning that the Palestinian Prisoners Society {PPS) has reported that Israel is currently holding captive more than 5000 Palestinians, including 200 minors, and 15 women.
Fuad Al-Khafsh, the director of Ahrar center, said that Nadia is the wife of Ayman Abu Eid, a liberated Hamas leader who served 15 years in Israeli occupation jails.
He said that Nadia is the mother of seven children, the youngest being only one year old.
Khafsh asked human rights groups and humanitarian organizations in addition to women unions to expose the IOF practices against Palestinian women especially at roadblocks, recalling that 17 Palestinian women are held in Israeli jails.
Army Kidnaps A Palestinian Woman In Jerusalem
The Ahrar Center for Detainees Studies and Human Rights has reported that Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Tuesday [December 10, 2013], a Palestinian woman identified as Nadia Lufty Abu Eid, 34.
The Center said that Nadia is the wife of Ayman Abu Eid, a former political prisoner from Biddu town, in occupied East Jerusalem. Ayman spent 15 years in Israeli prisons.
Head of the Ahrar Center, Fuad Al-Khoffash, stated that the soldiers installed a roadblock at the entrance of the town, and kidnapped Nadia as she was heading to a hospital in Jerusalem seeking medical attention for her child.
Al-Khoffash said that the soldiers confiscated the car Nadia was driving, and took her to an interrogation facility in the city. Nadia is a mother of five children; the youngest is a one-year-old baby girl.
Al-Khoffash voiced an appeal to human rights groups to intervene, and expose the ongoing Israeli violations on roadblocks, as well as in different parts of occupied Palestine.
It is worth mentioning that the Palestinian Prisoners Society {PPS) has reported that Israel is currently holding captive more than 5000 Palestinians, including 200 minors, and 15 women.
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At 2:30am Wednesday, Israeli occupation forces raided the Aida refugee camp in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, searched through a number of houses and went through the contents of the homes.
IOF troops distributed leaflets during the search campaign, which is in the area around Rachel’s Tomb near the camp, threatening the residents and warning them “not to get out of order.” They continued by saying that “in the recent period, there have been a growing chaos and throwing of stones, Molotov cocktails and locally made bombs at Rachel’s Tomb area.” The leaflets warned that the Israeli army will not accept this situation and that its troops will work strictly to suppress and prevent such acts. |
The leaflets called on the camp’s residents to stop these acts in order to ensure the security and safety of the residents in the area. It was also added that if such acts continued, the residents would be subjected to “stricter security practice,” as it was defined by the IOF.
Local sources in the camp said that Israeli forces raided the camp at dawn, broke into several houses and arrested a number of youths.
IOF soldiers arrested the brothers Khalil, 21, and Mustafa Abu Akr, 24, Hamdi Ali Ayad, Mohammed Adel Jadou, Jawwad Mohammed, 20, and Khader Akram Abu Khudair, 18.
The sources added that Israeli forces handed the two youths Ahmed Amer Odeh, 24, and Saed Khalil Abu Akr, 21, notices to meet with the Israeli intelligence forces at Gush Eztion settlement complex, south of Bethlehem.
Local sources in the camp said that Israeli forces raided the camp at dawn, broke into several houses and arrested a number of youths.
IOF soldiers arrested the brothers Khalil, 21, and Mustafa Abu Akr, 24, Hamdi Ali Ayad, Mohammed Adel Jadou, Jawwad Mohammed, 20, and Khader Akram Abu Khudair, 18.
The sources added that Israeli forces handed the two youths Ahmed Amer Odeh, 24, and Saed Khalil Abu Akr, 21, notices to meet with the Israeli intelligence forces at Gush Eztion settlement complex, south of Bethlehem.
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded the Aida Refugee camp, north of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and kidnapped six Palestinians, including two brothers, and handed two residents military warrants ordering them to head to a military base for interrogation. Local sources have reported that the army broke into several homes and violently searched them, causing excessive property damage, and kidnapped the four Palestinians.
The kidnapped have been identified as Khalil Abu Aker, 21, his brother Mustafa, 24, Hamdi Ali Ayyad, Mohammad Adel Jabo, Jawad Mohammad, 20, and Akram Abu Khdeir, 18.
The army also handed residents Ahmad Amer Odah, 24, and Saed Khalil Abu Aker, 21, military warrants ordering them to the Etzion military base, south of Bethlehem, for interrogation.
On Tuesday, soldiers invaded the Deheisha refugee camp, south of Bethlehem, searched several homes and kidnapped five Palestinians, including three brothers.
Sources in the camp said that the kidnapped have been identified as Morad Mohammad Az-Zaghary, 22, and his brothers Hasan, 19, and Ashraf, 18, in addition to Karam Nasry Abed-Rabbo, 26, and Tamer Daoud Sho’eibat, 20.
The invasions and arrests are part of daily violations carried out by Israeli soldiers against Palestinian communities in different parts of occupied Palestine.
The kidnapped have been identified as Khalil Abu Aker, 21, his brother Mustafa, 24, Hamdi Ali Ayyad, Mohammad Adel Jabo, Jawad Mohammad, 20, and Akram Abu Khdeir, 18.
The army also handed residents Ahmad Amer Odah, 24, and Saed Khalil Abu Aker, 21, military warrants ordering them to the Etzion military base, south of Bethlehem, for interrogation.
On Tuesday, soldiers invaded the Deheisha refugee camp, south of Bethlehem, searched several homes and kidnapped five Palestinians, including three brothers.
Sources in the camp said that the kidnapped have been identified as Morad Mohammad Az-Zaghary, 22, and his brothers Hasan, 19, and Ashraf, 18, in addition to Karam Nasry Abed-Rabbo, 26, and Tamer Daoud Sho’eibat, 20.
The invasions and arrests are part of daily violations carried out by Israeli soldiers against Palestinian communities in different parts of occupied Palestine.
10 dec 2013
The Israeli authorities released on Tuesday the 18-year old Jerusalemite prisoner Amer Ziad Kheiri Zidani after spending one year inside the Israeli prisons. He was released from Rimon prison and is a resident of Al-Bustan neighbourhood in Silwan.
Amer spent most of his time inside the Israeli prisons in Hasharon prison with the minors and the prison’s administration transferred him to Rimon prison after he turned 18.
In a related matter, the administration of “Jalboo” prison released on Tuesday the Jerusalemite prisoner Midhat Tarek Essawi after he had completed his 20-month sentence. The Jerusalemite detainees and prisoners families committee explained that Midhat was arrested on 15/05/2012 and was accused of belonging to the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine and carrying out activities against the Israeli occupation. He was arrested several times and had spent around 20 years inside the Israeli prisons. Midhat’s only daughter was born few months after he was arrested.
Amer spent most of his time inside the Israeli prisons in Hasharon prison with the minors and the prison’s administration transferred him to Rimon prison after he turned 18.
In a related matter, the administration of “Jalboo” prison released on Tuesday the Jerusalemite prisoner Midhat Tarek Essawi after he had completed his 20-month sentence. The Jerusalemite detainees and prisoners families committee explained that Midhat was arrested on 15/05/2012 and was accused of belonging to the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine and carrying out activities against the Israeli occupation. He was arrested several times and had spent around 20 years inside the Israeli prisons. Midhat’s only daughter was born few months after he was arrested.
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Marking The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Adopted by the UN on December 10 1948), the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that Israel is ongoing with its serious violations, and is currently holding captive more than 5000 Palestinians, including 200 minors and 15 women.
The PPS said that Israel continues to violate all related international agreements, including the Fourth Geneva Convention, by subjecting the detainees to cruel conditions, extreme torture and abuse, and holding them under terrible conditions. It added that this year witnessed some of the largest violations against the detainees, as Israeli soldiers repeatedly broke into their rooms in different |
detention camps and prisons, and violently assaulted them, in addition to spraying them with gas and forcing dozens into solitary confinement.
The Society said that four Palestinian detainees died this year, three of them died in prison due to the lack of medical attention, and one died shortly after his release due to serious illness he suffered while in prison, and was never granted the urgently needed medical attention.
There are currently 1400 Palestinian detainees suffering with various health conditions, including 150 suffering with cancer, diabetes and other serious health issues.
Most of the detainees who suffer with serious health conditions are held at the Ramla Prison clinic that lacks basic supplies and specialized physicians.
The PPS further stated that, after Israel released veteran detainees held before the First Oslo Agreement of 1993, there are currently 53 veteran detainees still imprisoned, out of 104 detainees who spent at least 20 years in prison.
The PPS called on the International Community, and Human Rights groups, to act on holding Israel accountable for its crimes against the Palestinian people, especially against the detainees who are supposed to enjoy protection and adequate treatment.
Last month, the Israeli government said it was considering forcing Palestinian detainees from Jerusalem and Historic Palestine (1948) into exile, should they be freed under any agreement with the Palestinian Authority. The detainees have also been imprisoned since before the First Oslo Agreement.
Tel Aviv refused to release any of the 27 detainees during the first and second phases in which it released, back in mid-August 26 veteran detainees (14 from Gaza and 12 from the West bank, and in late October when it released 26 veteran detainees (21 from Gaza and five from the West Bank).
More veteran detainees are expected to be released on December 29 and on March 28 2014, as part of a mediated deal reached by the US to ensure the resumption of direct political talks.
Various Israeli officials of the Israeli Government of Benjamin Netanyahu have been calling for voiding the agreement.
The Society said that four Palestinian detainees died this year, three of them died in prison due to the lack of medical attention, and one died shortly after his release due to serious illness he suffered while in prison, and was never granted the urgently needed medical attention.
There are currently 1400 Palestinian detainees suffering with various health conditions, including 150 suffering with cancer, diabetes and other serious health issues.
Most of the detainees who suffer with serious health conditions are held at the Ramla Prison clinic that lacks basic supplies and specialized physicians.
The PPS further stated that, after Israel released veteran detainees held before the First Oslo Agreement of 1993, there are currently 53 veteran detainees still imprisoned, out of 104 detainees who spent at least 20 years in prison.
The PPS called on the International Community, and Human Rights groups, to act on holding Israel accountable for its crimes against the Palestinian people, especially against the detainees who are supposed to enjoy protection and adequate treatment.
Last month, the Israeli government said it was considering forcing Palestinian detainees from Jerusalem and Historic Palestine (1948) into exile, should they be freed under any agreement with the Palestinian Authority. The detainees have also been imprisoned since before the First Oslo Agreement.
Tel Aviv refused to release any of the 27 detainees during the first and second phases in which it released, back in mid-August 26 veteran detainees (14 from Gaza and 12 from the West bank, and in late October when it released 26 veteran detainees (21 from Gaza and five from the West Bank).
More veteran detainees are expected to be released on December 29 and on March 28 2014, as part of a mediated deal reached by the US to ensure the resumption of direct political talks.
Various Israeli officials of the Israeli Government of Benjamin Netanyahu have been calling for voiding the agreement.
The family of Palestinian prisoner Mona Ka'adan, a 42-year-old woman from Jenin city, said that the Salem military court on Monday postponed her trail to December 19 without giving reasons. Ex-detainee Tareq Ka'adan, the brother of Mona, told Ahrar center for human rights that it was the tenth time the Israeli military courts rescheduled the trial of his sister, noting that his sister suffers from unbearable psychological pressure as a result of that, in addition to acute abdominal pains.
For his part, director of Ahrar center Fouad Al-Khafsh said that prisoner Mona has been banned since her detention from family visits, adding that the Israeli Hasharon jailers refused three months ago to let her brothers see her in prison, although they had visit permits.
Khafsh affirmed that the Israeli military courts tend to postpone the trial of female detainees in order to torture them psychologically and exhaust them physically because of the tiring process of their transfer back and forth.
Mona was kidnapped from her home on November 13, 2012 and she already spent three and a half years in Israeli jails.
For his part, director of Ahrar center Fouad Al-Khafsh said that prisoner Mona has been banned since her detention from family visits, adding that the Israeli Hasharon jailers refused three months ago to let her brothers see her in prison, although they had visit permits.
Khafsh affirmed that the Israeli military courts tend to postpone the trial of female detainees in order to torture them psychologically and exhaust them physically because of the tiring process of their transfer back and forth.
Mona was kidnapped from her home on November 13, 2012 and she already spent three and a half years in Israeli jails.
Jordanian prisoner Alaa Hammad resumed his hunger strike on Sunday night after Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) backtracked on the agreement they have concluded with him to halt his strike, lawyer Jawad Boulos said. The lawyer quoted Hammad as saying that the IOA has implemented only a part of the agreement, where it allowed some of his relatives, living in Jerusalem, to visit him in Ramle prison hospital while preventing his wife and children, living in Jordan, from visiting him.
Hammad affiremd that he will not stop his hunger strike till allowing his family to visit him, especially that he did not meet them for seven years.
Jordanian prisoner Alaa Hammad, serving a 12-year prison sentence for “resisting the occupation”, started his hunger strike on May 2 with four other prisoners who ended their strikes in August after Israeli prison authorities agreed to allow regular visits by their families. Hammad suspended his strike only last week.
On the other hand, three Palestinian hunger strikers in Israeli jails have said their cells were too cold, adding that the cells were like refrigerators.
During his visit to Ofer prison, PPS lawyer Jawad Boulos said that the hunger strikers Islam Mohammed Badr and Thaer Abdu were still on hunger strike protesting their administrative detention.
The lawyer pointed to the prisoners' poor detention condition, where they suffer lack of heating and blankets.
Hammad affiremd that he will not stop his hunger strike till allowing his family to visit him, especially that he did not meet them for seven years.
Jordanian prisoner Alaa Hammad, serving a 12-year prison sentence for “resisting the occupation”, started his hunger strike on May 2 with four other prisoners who ended their strikes in August after Israeli prison authorities agreed to allow regular visits by their families. Hammad suspended his strike only last week.
On the other hand, three Palestinian hunger strikers in Israeli jails have said their cells were too cold, adding that the cells were like refrigerators.
During his visit to Ofer prison, PPS lawyer Jawad Boulos said that the hunger strikers Islam Mohammed Badr and Thaer Abdu were still on hunger strike protesting their administrative detention.
The lawyer pointed to the prisoners' poor detention condition, where they suffer lack of heating and blankets.
Israeli occupation forces arrested on Tuesday morning eleven Palestinians from Bethlehem and Hebron in the West Bank. Locals said that the Israeli occupation attacked al-Duheisha refugee camp and closed all its main entrances.
They added, the Israeli occupation soldiers raided several houses in the camp and detained brothers Murad,22, and Ashraf al-Zaghari,18, Karam Abdu Rabu,26, and Tamer Shoeibat, 20.
Clashes erupted between the Palestinian youths and Israeli occupation in response to the Israeli attack. The Israeli soldiers fired tear gas bombs and stun grenades on the youths.
In the same context , the Israeli troops attacked on Tuesday at dawn some citizens’ houses in different towns in Hebron district and arrested a number of Palestinians after raiding their houses.
Witnesses reported that the detainees were identified as Ayman Sabarna,38 and Mohammed Bahar, 25 from Beit Ummar town, Ya’qub Jaradat,40 from Sa’eer town, Hani,34 and Ziyad Makhamra,29, and took them to unknown place.
The Israeli occupation forces also raided Juba and Dura towns in Hebron and arrested Shahada Makhamra and Rami Abu Zneid after searching their houses’ contents and confiscating Rami’s motorcycle.
They added, the Israeli occupation soldiers raided several houses in the camp and detained brothers Murad,22, and Ashraf al-Zaghari,18, Karam Abdu Rabu,26, and Tamer Shoeibat, 20.
Clashes erupted between the Palestinian youths and Israeli occupation in response to the Israeli attack. The Israeli soldiers fired tear gas bombs and stun grenades on the youths.
In the same context , the Israeli troops attacked on Tuesday at dawn some citizens’ houses in different towns in Hebron district and arrested a number of Palestinians after raiding their houses.
Witnesses reported that the detainees were identified as Ayman Sabarna,38 and Mohammed Bahar, 25 from Beit Ummar town, Ya’qub Jaradat,40 from Sa’eer town, Hani,34 and Ziyad Makhamra,29, and took them to unknown place.
The Israeli occupation forces also raided Juba and Dura towns in Hebron and arrested Shahada Makhamra and Rami Abu Zneid after searching their houses’ contents and confiscating Rami’s motorcycle.
Israeli occupation forces arrested Tuesday, five youths from Dheisheh refugee camp, south of Bethlehem.
Security sources said that Israeli forces raided the camp in the morning, closed all its main entrances, raided and searched several houses and arrested the five Palestinians, identified as: the brothers Murad, 22, Ashraf, 18, and Hassan Mohammed al-Zghari, 19, Karam Nasri Abd Rabbo, 26, and Tamer Daoud Shu'ebat, 20.
The sources added that clashes erupted between the youths and Israeli forces who fired metal-coated bullets, tear gas canisters and sound bombs.
Security sources said that Israeli forces raided the camp in the morning, closed all its main entrances, raided and searched several houses and arrested the five Palestinians, identified as: the brothers Murad, 22, Ashraf, 18, and Hassan Mohammed al-Zghari, 19, Karam Nasri Abd Rabbo, 26, and Tamer Daoud Shu'ebat, 20.
The sources added that clashes erupted between the youths and Israeli forces who fired metal-coated bullets, tear gas canisters and sound bombs.
Several Israeli military jeeps invaded the Al-Eesawiyya town, in occupied East Jerusalem, and broke into the home of detainee Samer Al-Eesawy; clashes have been reported.
Eyewitnesses said that the soldiers invaded the home of Tareq Al-Eesawy, and alleged they were searching for his sons Samer and Midhat, both imprisoned by Israel, and handed his son, Firas, a military warrant ordering him to head to a security base for interrogation.
Clashes have been reported between the soldiers and dozens of local youths who hurled stones and empty bottles at them, while the army fired dozens of rubber-coated metal bullets and concussion grenades.
The father said that his son, Midhat, will be released from an Israeli detention center on Tuesday, adding that he believes Israel will be trying to intimidate the family, to prevent it from celebrating the release of their son.
It is worth mentioning that Samer Al-Eesawy is expected to be released on December 23, as part of an agreement he achieved after holding a hunger strike that lasted for more than nine months.
He went on hunger strike demanding an end to his arbitrary Administrative Detention, without charges or trial.
Eyewitnesses said that the soldiers invaded the home of Tareq Al-Eesawy, and alleged they were searching for his sons Samer and Midhat, both imprisoned by Israel, and handed his son, Firas, a military warrant ordering him to head to a security base for interrogation.
Clashes have been reported between the soldiers and dozens of local youths who hurled stones and empty bottles at them, while the army fired dozens of rubber-coated metal bullets and concussion grenades.
The father said that his son, Midhat, will be released from an Israeli detention center on Tuesday, adding that he believes Israel will be trying to intimidate the family, to prevent it from celebrating the release of their son.
It is worth mentioning that Samer Al-Eesawy is expected to be released on December 23, as part of an agreement he achieved after holding a hunger strike that lasted for more than nine months.
He went on hunger strike demanding an end to his arbitrary Administrative Detention, without charges or trial.
