25 june 2015
The occupation police arrested don Thursday the 32-year old freed Jerusalemite prisoner Daoud Al-Ghoul after calling him for interrogation at Al-Maskobyeh police center in Jerusalem.
Daoud’s family explained that the police at Al-Maskobyeh requested Daoud to attend an interrogation and then arrested him and extended his arrested until Friday morning to present him to the District court.
Daoud is a resident of the neighborhood of Ras Al-Amoud in Silwan. The occupation authorities issued a decision on 30/11/2014 to isolate Daoud from the city of Jerusalem for 5 months and on 30/4/2015 the decision was renewed for four more months; note that the decision was made by the Internal Front Commander.
Daoud was also banned from travelling abroad from 8/3/2015 until 8/4/2015, and then the ban was renewed on 8/4/2015 for 6 months; note that this decision was made by the Israeli Minister of Interior.
He is also banned from entering the West Bank.
Daoud’s family explained that the police at Al-Maskobyeh requested Daoud to attend an interrogation and then arrested him and extended his arrested until Friday morning to present him to the District court.
Daoud is a resident of the neighborhood of Ras Al-Amoud in Silwan. The occupation authorities issued a decision on 30/11/2014 to isolate Daoud from the city of Jerusalem for 5 months and on 30/4/2015 the decision was renewed for four more months; note that the decision was made by the Internal Front Commander.
Daoud was also banned from travelling abroad from 8/3/2015 until 8/4/2015, and then the ban was renewed on 8/4/2015 for 6 months; note that this decision was made by the Israeli Minister of Interior.
He is also banned from entering the West Bank.
Israeli Occupation Authority (IOA) issued administrative detention orders without charges or trials against 12 Palestinian captives from the West Bank. Detention periods ranged between two and six months.
Palestinian Prisoners’ Society revealed on Thursday that the IOA issued new orders of administrative detention against three captives while renewed other orders for the second and third times against nine prisoners. Some of the 12 prisoners have been administratively detained for years.
Six out of the 12 prisoners are from al-Khalil, three from Ramallah, one from Bethlehem, and two from Nablus. The IOA issued administrative detention orders against 78 Palestinian detainees just in June, 2015.
In a similar context, the IOA extended the detention order of a Palestinian old woman called Siham al-Battat, mother to a martyr and a prisoner, to six days for investigation.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that the IOA extended the detention of the old woman and prevented the lawyer from seeing her.
Mrs al-Battat is a mother to an Al-Qassam Brigades martyr, Iyad al-Battat, and a prisoner called Haitham al-Battat sentenced to life imprisonment.
The Israeli forces arrested Siham, 54, last week after storming and searching her house.
Palestinian Prisoners’ Society revealed on Thursday that the IOA issued new orders of administrative detention against three captives while renewed other orders for the second and third times against nine prisoners. Some of the 12 prisoners have been administratively detained for years.
Six out of the 12 prisoners are from al-Khalil, three from Ramallah, one from Bethlehem, and two from Nablus. The IOA issued administrative detention orders against 78 Palestinian detainees just in June, 2015.
In a similar context, the IOA extended the detention order of a Palestinian old woman called Siham al-Battat, mother to a martyr and a prisoner, to six days for investigation.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that the IOA extended the detention of the old woman and prevented the lawyer from seeing her.
Mrs al-Battat is a mother to an Al-Qassam Brigades martyr, Iyad al-Battat, and a prisoner called Haitham al-Battat sentenced to life imprisonment.
The Israeli forces arrested Siham, 54, last week after storming and searching her house.
A Palestinian detainee in Israeli jails, from al-Khalil, refused an Israeli offer from the Shin Bet to release him for deportation outside the Palestinian territories.
Mohammad Etbaish told Quds Press that the Israeli Shin Bet offered his detained brother Ayman Etbaish a deal to end his administrative detention and set him free immediately for deportation, but he refused the deal.
Mohammad revealed that the Shin Bet officer summoned his brother Ayman who has been imprisoned for two years in Ofer prison and bargained him for his release which was totally rejected by Ayman.
The Israeli authorities deliberately extended the detention of Ayman to additional three months under the illegal administrative detention without charge or trial. The extension of detention was made after he waged an open hunger strike for 122 days in protest against his illegal imprisonment.
Mohammad Etbaish told Quds Press that the Israeli Shin Bet offered his detained brother Ayman Etbaish a deal to end his administrative detention and set him free immediately for deportation, but he refused the deal.
Mohammad revealed that the Shin Bet officer summoned his brother Ayman who has been imprisoned for two years in Ofer prison and bargained him for his release which was totally rejected by Ayman.
The Israeli authorities deliberately extended the detention of Ayman to additional three months under the illegal administrative detention without charge or trial. The extension of detention was made after he waged an open hunger strike for 122 days in protest against his illegal imprisonment.
Head of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) Ahmad Saadat was transferred Wednesday to Nafta prison, Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said.
Palestinian prisoners decided to refuse their meals on Thursday in protest against Israeli arbitrary decision to transfer Saadat to Nafha prison, the PPS added.
Saadat was arrested n March 2006 from a Palestinian Authority jail and sentenced to 30 years imprisonment for allegedly being involved in the assassination of Israeli Minister of Tourism Rehavam Zeevi in 2001.
Palestinian prisoners decided to refuse their meals on Thursday in protest against Israeli arbitrary decision to transfer Saadat to Nafha prison, the PPS added.
Saadat was arrested n March 2006 from a Palestinian Authority jail and sentenced to 30 years imprisonment for allegedly being involved in the assassination of Israeli Minister of Tourism Rehavam Zeevi in 2001.
An Israeli military court has extended the administrative detention of Palestinian journalist Abdul-Razzaq Farraj, 53, for the fifth consecutive time.
The Palestinian Prisoner Center for Studies said the court renewed the administrative detention of journalist Farraj for four more months.
Farraj, from al-Jalazoun refugee camp in Ramallah, has already spent a total of 15 years in different Israeli jails.
The Israeli jailers in Ofer have prevented Farraj from seeing his family since his detention in February 2014, according to the prisoner center.
The Palestinian Prisoner Center for Studies said the court renewed the administrative detention of journalist Farraj for four more months.
Farraj, from al-Jalazoun refugee camp in Ramallah, has already spent a total of 15 years in different Israeli jails.
The Israeli jailers in Ofer have prevented Farraj from seeing his family since his detention in February 2014, according to the prisoner center.
The Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association and Physicians for Human Rights – Israel call for Khader Adnan’s immediate release as he enters a life-threatening condition after 51 days of hunger strike.
Khader Adnan in life-threatening condition after 51 days of ongoing hunger strike:
Administrative detainee Khader Adnan has been on a hunger strike for 51 days. He told Adv. Samer Simaan, a lawyer for Addameer and Physicians for Human Rights-Israel (PHR-Israel), who visited him in Assaf Harofeh hospital on June 23, 2015, that he was determined to continue his hunger strike until he was released.
He continues to refuse vitamins, minerals and medical examinations and his health keeps detriorating. He told Adv. Simaan that he constantly vomited and had serious difficulties drinking and swallowing water, which endangers him further.
According to the World Medical Association, after 42 days of such a hunger strike, it is expected that the hunger striker will suffer from loss of hearing and blindness.
The body also shuts down progressively, causing extreme bradycardia, Cheyne-Stokes respiration and diminished metabolic activity. Eventually, death can occur from cardiovascular collapse and/or severe arrhythmias.
Adnan is shackled to hospital bed at all times, which constitutes a violation of medical ethics, and is also constantly under surveillance by guards and life-monitoring cameras.
He is also denied visits and all contact with his family. On June 23, 2015, PHR-Israel addressed a demand to the Israel Prison Service (IPS) to remove his restraints without delay.
It was argued, among other things, that, in light of his medical condition, “his ability to constitute any kind of ‘danger’ to anyone was negligible”. A court appeal will be considered by both organizations if the shackles are not removed during the coming days.
Adnan was among thousands of Palestinians who were arrested as a form of collective punishment during the war on Gaza in 2014.
He has been held under administrative detention since July 2014 without charges or trial. There are currently 414 Palestinians in administrative detention, all of whom are held under secret evidence.
Adnan has been under constant political persecution by the Israeli authorities. He has been arrested nine times, and has spent over six years in prison, mainly in administrative detention.
For this reason, he has undertaken several hunger strikes, the most recent of which took place in December 2011 and lasted 66 days. He was on the brink of death before reaching an agreement for his release with the Israeli authorities.
The following mass hunger strike of 2012 ended after an agreement was reached between prisoner representatives and the IPS, according to which Israel would limit the use of administrative detention to ‘exceptional circumstances’ only, as is required under international law. It is quite clear that Israel has since reneged on the agreement.
Addameer and PHR-Israel call upon Israel to release Khader Adnan. Meanwhile, his family should be allowed to visit him, and his shackles should be removed.
For further details, please contact: andrea@phr.org.il or randa@addameer.ps
One-week deadline to release Khader Adnan
Palestinian prisoners threatened Wednesday to escalate their protest steps in all Israeli jails in case the hunger striker Khader Anan’s issue was not solved within one week.
The Palestinian prisoners leadership commission warned the Israeli Intelligence Service that "martyrdom of Sheikh Khader Adnan will lead to serious implications".
The commission called on all prisoners held in Israeli jails and detention centers to stand firmly behind Khader Adnan.
"We will not forsake him, because his loss and failure is ours too", the commission said.
Earlier Monday, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) raised concerns about the critical health condition of the Palestinian hunger-striking detainee Khader Adnan, who has been on hunger strike for almost 51 days.
Sheikh Adnan, 37, was arrested on July 8, 2014 and immediately ordered to serve administrative detention according to which he is being held without charge or trial.
Khader Adnan, one of many former prisoners re-arrested for unclear reasons, staged one of the longest hunger strikes in history in 2011 that lasted for 66 days running.
Mass-rally to sweep 1948 O.P in solidarity with Hunger-striking Adnan
A mass rally staged by the League of ex-Detainees in solidarity with Palestinian hunger-striking detainee Khader Adnan is set to kick off on Thursday across the 1948 occupied territories.
The campaign makes part of ongoing endeavors to mobilize mass-support for the cause of hunger-striker Khader Adnan, starving for about a couple of months in protest at being held administratively, with neither charge nor trial, at the Israeli occupation jails.
The move comes as alarms have been sounded over Adnan’s critical physical condition and sharp health deterioration.
The League announced the projected launch of the solidarity campaign at 6 p.m. Thursday across the intersections and the main entrances to the local towns and villages in 1948 Occupied Palestine.
“At this very critical time we call on everybody, whatever the political affiliations and alliances, to join the all-embracing solidarity campaign,” the League said.
Khader Adnan in life-threatening condition after 51 days of ongoing hunger strike:
Administrative detainee Khader Adnan has been on a hunger strike for 51 days. He told Adv. Samer Simaan, a lawyer for Addameer and Physicians for Human Rights-Israel (PHR-Israel), who visited him in Assaf Harofeh hospital on June 23, 2015, that he was determined to continue his hunger strike until he was released.
He continues to refuse vitamins, minerals and medical examinations and his health keeps detriorating. He told Adv. Simaan that he constantly vomited and had serious difficulties drinking and swallowing water, which endangers him further.
According to the World Medical Association, after 42 days of such a hunger strike, it is expected that the hunger striker will suffer from loss of hearing and blindness.
The body also shuts down progressively, causing extreme bradycardia, Cheyne-Stokes respiration and diminished metabolic activity. Eventually, death can occur from cardiovascular collapse and/or severe arrhythmias.
Adnan is shackled to hospital bed at all times, which constitutes a violation of medical ethics, and is also constantly under surveillance by guards and life-monitoring cameras.
He is also denied visits and all contact with his family. On June 23, 2015, PHR-Israel addressed a demand to the Israel Prison Service (IPS) to remove his restraints without delay.
It was argued, among other things, that, in light of his medical condition, “his ability to constitute any kind of ‘danger’ to anyone was negligible”. A court appeal will be considered by both organizations if the shackles are not removed during the coming days.
Adnan was among thousands of Palestinians who were arrested as a form of collective punishment during the war on Gaza in 2014.
He has been held under administrative detention since July 2014 without charges or trial. There are currently 414 Palestinians in administrative detention, all of whom are held under secret evidence.
Adnan has been under constant political persecution by the Israeli authorities. He has been arrested nine times, and has spent over six years in prison, mainly in administrative detention.
For this reason, he has undertaken several hunger strikes, the most recent of which took place in December 2011 and lasted 66 days. He was on the brink of death before reaching an agreement for his release with the Israeli authorities.
The following mass hunger strike of 2012 ended after an agreement was reached between prisoner representatives and the IPS, according to which Israel would limit the use of administrative detention to ‘exceptional circumstances’ only, as is required under international law. It is quite clear that Israel has since reneged on the agreement.
Addameer and PHR-Israel call upon Israel to release Khader Adnan. Meanwhile, his family should be allowed to visit him, and his shackles should be removed.
For further details, please contact: andrea@phr.org.il or randa@addameer.ps
One-week deadline to release Khader Adnan
Palestinian prisoners threatened Wednesday to escalate their protest steps in all Israeli jails in case the hunger striker Khader Anan’s issue was not solved within one week.
The Palestinian prisoners leadership commission warned the Israeli Intelligence Service that "martyrdom of Sheikh Khader Adnan will lead to serious implications".
The commission called on all prisoners held in Israeli jails and detention centers to stand firmly behind Khader Adnan.
"We will not forsake him, because his loss and failure is ours too", the commission said.
Earlier Monday, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) raised concerns about the critical health condition of the Palestinian hunger-striking detainee Khader Adnan, who has been on hunger strike for almost 51 days.
Sheikh Adnan, 37, was arrested on July 8, 2014 and immediately ordered to serve administrative detention according to which he is being held without charge or trial.
Khader Adnan, one of many former prisoners re-arrested for unclear reasons, staged one of the longest hunger strikes in history in 2011 that lasted for 66 days running.
Mass-rally to sweep 1948 O.P in solidarity with Hunger-striking Adnan
A mass rally staged by the League of ex-Detainees in solidarity with Palestinian hunger-striking detainee Khader Adnan is set to kick off on Thursday across the 1948 occupied territories.
The campaign makes part of ongoing endeavors to mobilize mass-support for the cause of hunger-striker Khader Adnan, starving for about a couple of months in protest at being held administratively, with neither charge nor trial, at the Israeli occupation jails.
The move comes as alarms have been sounded over Adnan’s critical physical condition and sharp health deterioration.
The League announced the projected launch of the solidarity campaign at 6 p.m. Thursday across the intersections and the main entrances to the local towns and villages in 1948 Occupied Palestine.
“At this very critical time we call on everybody, whatever the political affiliations and alliances, to join the all-embracing solidarity campaign,” the League said.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, late on Wednesday at night and on Thursday at dawn, at least eight Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank, and clashed with dozens of residents near Ramallah. One of the kidnapped is a young woman, who was taken prisoner near the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Several military vehicles invaded Kharbatha al-Misbah village, west of Ramallah, broke into and searched several homes, causing significant property damage, and kidnapped three Palestinians.
The kidnapped have been identified as Shadi Abdul-Raouf Enjass, Abdullah Salim Enjass and Mahmoud Mustafa Enjass.
The invasion led to clashes between the soldiers and dozens of local youths, while the army fired rounds of live ammunition and concussion grenades.
The soldiers conducted thorough and violent searches of homes, while Israeli security officers also interrogated the families.
The Israeli army said it is looking for the person who shot and killed an Israeli man last Friday. The armed wing of Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack.
In Jerusalem, soldiers kidnapped a young Palestinian woman, identified as Aya Abu Nab, while entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque courtyards, and took her to the al-Qashla Police Station, in the Old City.
She was taken prisoner while groups of Israeli fanatics stormed the mosque courtyards, through the al-Magharba Gate, and harassed several women.
In addition, soldiers invaded the Shiokh town, east of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and kidnapped one Palestinian, identified as Mohammad Mousa Halayqa, before moving him to an interrogation center.
A Palestinian teenager, identified as Abed Walid at-Teety, 18, was also kidnapped from his home in the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron.
Late on Wednesday evening, soldiers invaded the ‘Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem, and kidnapped two Palestinians identified as ‘Omar Badawna, 20, and Ali Mohammad Hammad, 21.
Seven arrests reported in West Bank
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested overnight seven Palestinian citizens from different areas of the West Bank.
In Ramallah, IOF soldiers stormed at dawn Thursday Bani Hareth and Ein Areik areas, west of the city, and raided a number of homes, eyewitnesses said.
Nearly 20 military vehicles broke into the western areas of Ramallah, where Israeli forces stormed and violently searched a number of local homes, spreading panic among women and children.
Three ex-prisoners were detained during the raid in Bani Hareth area, the sources added.
Clashes erupted in the area as Israeli forces erected a number of checkpoints and prevented people’s movement. No injuries were reported during the clashes.
On the other hand, IOF arrested a Palestinian from Ein Areik area after breaking into his home.
Two other detainees were nabbed in Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem and taken to an unknown detention center.
In al-Khalil, an ex-detainee was arrested overnight for being affiliated with Hamas Movement after violently storming his home.
Clashes also erupted in Kharssa town in the city as IOF raided different neighborhoods and detained a number of local youths.
Similar clashes broke out in Dura town where Israeli forces heavily fired tear gas canisters and sound bombs amid large presence of Israeli forces at the entrance to the town.
3 Palestinians kidnapped by Israeli army from West Bank
At least three Palestinian citizens were rounded up by the Israeli occupation army overnight Wednesday and at dawn Thursday in a fresh round of arbitrary abduction campaigns launched across cities of the West Bank.
Sources based in the West Bank province of Bethlehem said the Israeli occupation soldiers apprehended two youngsters from the Aida refugee camp.
The two captured youths were identified as 20-year-old Omar Badawna and 21-year-old Ali Mohamed Hamad, both apprehended near the northern entrance to Bethlehem and dragged to an unidentified destination.
Meanwhile, Israel’s army radio said the military forces overnight Wednesday abducted a Palestinian citizen from al-Khalil’s town of al-Shyoukh allegedly on account of his affiliation with Hamas.
The detainee was transferred to an Israeli detention center pending further interrogation.
Several military vehicles invaded Kharbatha al-Misbah village, west of Ramallah, broke into and searched several homes, causing significant property damage, and kidnapped three Palestinians.
The kidnapped have been identified as Shadi Abdul-Raouf Enjass, Abdullah Salim Enjass and Mahmoud Mustafa Enjass.
The invasion led to clashes between the soldiers and dozens of local youths, while the army fired rounds of live ammunition and concussion grenades.
The soldiers conducted thorough and violent searches of homes, while Israeli security officers also interrogated the families.
The Israeli army said it is looking for the person who shot and killed an Israeli man last Friday. The armed wing of Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack.
In Jerusalem, soldiers kidnapped a young Palestinian woman, identified as Aya Abu Nab, while entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque courtyards, and took her to the al-Qashla Police Station, in the Old City.
She was taken prisoner while groups of Israeli fanatics stormed the mosque courtyards, through the al-Magharba Gate, and harassed several women.
In addition, soldiers invaded the Shiokh town, east of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and kidnapped one Palestinian, identified as Mohammad Mousa Halayqa, before moving him to an interrogation center.
A Palestinian teenager, identified as Abed Walid at-Teety, 18, was also kidnapped from his home in the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron.
Late on Wednesday evening, soldiers invaded the ‘Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem, and kidnapped two Palestinians identified as ‘Omar Badawna, 20, and Ali Mohammad Hammad, 21.
Seven arrests reported in West Bank
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested overnight seven Palestinian citizens from different areas of the West Bank.
In Ramallah, IOF soldiers stormed at dawn Thursday Bani Hareth and Ein Areik areas, west of the city, and raided a number of homes, eyewitnesses said.
Nearly 20 military vehicles broke into the western areas of Ramallah, where Israeli forces stormed and violently searched a number of local homes, spreading panic among women and children.
Three ex-prisoners were detained during the raid in Bani Hareth area, the sources added.
Clashes erupted in the area as Israeli forces erected a number of checkpoints and prevented people’s movement. No injuries were reported during the clashes.
On the other hand, IOF arrested a Palestinian from Ein Areik area after breaking into his home.
Two other detainees were nabbed in Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem and taken to an unknown detention center.
In al-Khalil, an ex-detainee was arrested overnight for being affiliated with Hamas Movement after violently storming his home.
Clashes also erupted in Kharssa town in the city as IOF raided different neighborhoods and detained a number of local youths.
Similar clashes broke out in Dura town where Israeli forces heavily fired tear gas canisters and sound bombs amid large presence of Israeli forces at the entrance to the town.
3 Palestinians kidnapped by Israeli army from West Bank
At least three Palestinian citizens were rounded up by the Israeli occupation army overnight Wednesday and at dawn Thursday in a fresh round of arbitrary abduction campaigns launched across cities of the West Bank.
Sources based in the West Bank province of Bethlehem said the Israeli occupation soldiers apprehended two youngsters from the Aida refugee camp.
The two captured youths were identified as 20-year-old Omar Badawna and 21-year-old Ali Mohamed Hamad, both apprehended near the northern entrance to Bethlehem and dragged to an unidentified destination.
Meanwhile, Israel’s army radio said the military forces overnight Wednesday abducted a Palestinian citizen from al-Khalil’s town of al-Shyoukh allegedly on account of his affiliation with Hamas.
The detainee was transferred to an Israeli detention center pending further interrogation.
24 june 2015
The Israeli prison intelligence unit Dror on Tuesday evening violently raided some rooms of Palestinian prisoners in Ramon jail.
In a press release on Wednesday, the prisoner media office said that soldiers from the Dror unit stormed section 6 of the prison and forcibly evacuated its inmates without stating the reason for their behavior.
The office added that the soldiers physically assaulted the prisoners and caused damage to their belongings during the raid.
In a press release on Wednesday, the prisoner media office said that soldiers from the Dror unit stormed section 6 of the prison and forcibly evacuated its inmates without stating the reason for their behavior.
The office added that the soldiers physically assaulted the prisoners and caused damage to their belongings during the raid.
A collective decision has been made by 480 administrative detainees to boycott administrative courts against their unlawful detention at the hands of Israeli authorities.
President of the Prisoners’ Affairs Committee, Aisa Qeraqa’, announced the decision made collectively by 480 administrative detainees to begin a boycott of Israeli administrative detention courts from the beginning of July, on the grounds that they do not comply with international law or constitute a representation of courts of justice.
He said that “the administrative detainees do not want to continue legitimizing this form of detention, as it is used by the Israeli authorities as a collective punishment and a means of revenge at odds with international humanitarian law and the Geneva Conventions.”
Qeraqa’ added that “these important legal challenges are part of the battle against administrative detention, which began years ago in the form of individual and collective strikes, and which continues now with the inspiring 52-day hunger strike of Khader Adnan“.
He said that the continuance of administrative detention orders handed down by the Israeli government is an international scandal on both a legal and humanitarian level. The arbitrary detention and lack of fair trials are at odds with the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), he added, pointing out that the Israeli governmnet has been using administrative detention as law and not as the exception- as an easy alternative to a fair trial.
Qeraqa’ concluded by saying that Palestinian lawyers will be committed to the boycott and will not represent prisoners in front of administrative courts. He warned Israeli prison administration not to use severe measures to force prisoners to go to court.
The Israeli army launches arrest campaigns on a daily basis against dozens of Palestinians in various cities and villages of the West Bank under the so-called administrative detention policy.
This policy enables the Israeli government to keep Palestinians in jail without trial or charge for up to 6 months. The detention order can be renewed an indefinite number of times. This has lead to the detention of over 7000 Palestinians in Israeli jails and detention camps without any obvious charges.
President of the Prisoners’ Affairs Committee, Aisa Qeraqa’, announced the decision made collectively by 480 administrative detainees to begin a boycott of Israeli administrative detention courts from the beginning of July, on the grounds that they do not comply with international law or constitute a representation of courts of justice.
He said that “the administrative detainees do not want to continue legitimizing this form of detention, as it is used by the Israeli authorities as a collective punishment and a means of revenge at odds with international humanitarian law and the Geneva Conventions.”
Qeraqa’ added that “these important legal challenges are part of the battle against administrative detention, which began years ago in the form of individual and collective strikes, and which continues now with the inspiring 52-day hunger strike of Khader Adnan“.
He said that the continuance of administrative detention orders handed down by the Israeli government is an international scandal on both a legal and humanitarian level. The arbitrary detention and lack of fair trials are at odds with the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), he added, pointing out that the Israeli governmnet has been using administrative detention as law and not as the exception- as an easy alternative to a fair trial.
Qeraqa’ concluded by saying that Palestinian lawyers will be committed to the boycott and will not represent prisoners in front of administrative courts. He warned Israeli prison administration not to use severe measures to force prisoners to go to court.
The Israeli army launches arrest campaigns on a daily basis against dozens of Palestinians in various cities and villages of the West Bank under the so-called administrative detention policy.
This policy enables the Israeli government to keep Palestinians in jail without trial or charge for up to 6 months. The detention order can be renewed an indefinite number of times. This has lead to the detention of over 7000 Palestinians in Israeli jails and detention camps without any obvious charges.
Israeli courts issued, since the beginning of June, 30 administrative detention orders against Palestinian prisoners from al-Khalil, Prisoners Media Center said.
The center stated that 43% of administrative detainees held currently without charge or trial in Israeli jails are from al-Khalil.
As a whole, there are 450 administrative detainees in Israeli jails including four MPs.
The center pointed out that Israeli administrative detention policy mainly targets youth activists, students, MPs, and prisoners’ defenders as an attempt to prevent them from exposing the reported Israeli human rights violations.
The center stated that 43% of administrative detainees held currently without charge or trial in Israeli jails are from al-Khalil.
As a whole, there are 450 administrative detainees in Israeli jails including four MPs.
The center pointed out that Israeli administrative detention policy mainly targets youth activists, students, MPs, and prisoners’ defenders as an attempt to prevent them from exposing the reported Israeli human rights violations.
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Undercover Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Tuesday evening, seven Palestinian children in Beit Hanina town, north of occupied East Jerusalem, after attacking and beating them, causing various cuts and bruises. One of the kidnapped children also holds an American Citizenship.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) has reported that the undercover forces attacked and beat the children before moving them to the Neve Yacoub Police Station. The children have been identified as Mohammad Jaber, 13, Murad ‘Alqam, 14, Omar at-Tawil, 14, ‘Omar Yassin, 14, Noureddin Abu Hadwan, 15, Mohammad Tayeh, 15, and Saleh Eshteyya, 15 years of age. Silwanic said ‘Omar Yassin is also a US citizen. The soldiers struck the children with their rifles in addition to punching and kicking them, causing various cuts and bruises, especially in their faces. |
The Israeli Police alleges that the kidnapped children hurled stones at police and army vehicles in Beit Hanina.
The children told their lawyer that they were standing near the Shoman mosque, in Beit Hanina, after performing evening prayers, before the undercover soldiers assaulted them, and started beating and punching them.
The soldiers also attacked the children while moving them to an interrogation facility, and assaulted them again during interrogation.
The children told their lawyer that they were standing near the Shoman mosque, in Beit Hanina, after performing evening prayers, before the undercover soldiers assaulted them, and started beating and punching them.
The soldiers also attacked the children while moving them to an interrogation facility, and assaulted them again during interrogation.
Israeli soldiers, stationed on the Container Roadblock, north of Bethlehem, assaulted on Tuesday evening a former Palestinian political prisoner, and kidnapped him before taking him to an unknown destination.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers stopped and searched dozens of cars, and assaulted Hatem Ibrahim Shadeed, 34 years of age, before kidnapping him. The Palestinian suffered various cuts and bruises.
Shadeed is from Doura, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and is a former political prisoner who spend several years in Israeli prisons and detention centers.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers stopped and searched dozens of cars, and assaulted Hatem Ibrahim Shadeed, 34 years of age, before kidnapping him. The Palestinian suffered various cuts and bruises.
Shadeed is from Doura, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and is a former political prisoner who spend several years in Israeli prisons and detention centers.
