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Prisoners Archive - April 2010
Treatment of Prisoners and Detainees by Israel and Others
Prisoners Archive - April 2010
Treatment of Prisoners and Detainees by Israel and Others
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News Four Injured, Two Journalists Detained, At The Bil'in Anti Wall Protest IMEMC - Friday April 30, 2010 - 17:37, On Friday Palestinians, Israeli, and International activists marched to the wall built on the central west Bank village of Bil’in lands. Palestinians rally against wall, settlements 4/30/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Palestinians rallied across the occupied West Bank on Friday, protesting Israel's wall and settlement enterprise amid new concerns that authorities have begun detaining and expelling Palestinians following a new military order. At least seven demonstrators were detained in villages surrounding Ramallah on Friday, protesters said and Israel's military confirmed. There were no reports of serious injury. In Nabi Salih, four Palestinians and one Israeli were detained at the scene, a military spokeswoman said. They were being held on allegations they broke an Israeli law and were undergoing questioning, she said. In Bil'in, an Israeli woman and Palestinian male were detained at the scene, the military said. The Palestinian was released and the Israeli was being held for questioning, she added. Israel is building most of the barrier inside the West Bank rather than along the. . . Al-Jazeera crew detained in Bil’in 4/30/2010 - Ramallah - Ma'an - Israeli forces detained three journalists and a peace activist Sunday in the West Bank village of Bil'in, under the pretext they entered a closed military zone. Al-Jazeera crew members Majdi Banura and Nader Abu Zer detained in addition to an Irish journalist identified only as Tom and a female peace activist of unknown nationality. An Israeli military spokeswoman confirmed that two people were detained including a female Israeli civilian. Another Palestinian was briefly detained and then released, she added. Marking May Day, Palestinian Minister of Labor Ahmad Majdalani welcomed the unions to Bil'in on behalf of President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad. Among the attendees were Jamil Shehada, secretary-general of the Palestinian Arab Front, Hesham Abu Rayya, member of the politburo office of the Palestinian Liberation Front, and Heider Ibrahim, secretary-general. . . Israeli forces ’search for weapons’ after raid 4/30/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Six Palestinians were detained from villages in the Jordan Valley overnight Thursday, with military officials telling Israeli media that the men were "wanted" by Israel for questioning. Residents from the Al-Jiftlik village identified one of the men detained as Nimr Shabban, taken by a patrol of at least 60 solders who told family that he would be taken for questioning and returned. Nimr's sisters said he was the third brother of the family to be taken by Israeli forces in three months, with brothers Basim and Munir detained in February and March respectively. Neither has yet returned home, they said. An Israeli military spokeswoman confirmed that one man was detained from the village overnight. Several military vehicles stayed in the village following the detention, residents reported, with five soldiers increasing to some 25 after 1pm. Nil’in protesters honor detainees 4/30/2010 - Ramallah - Ma'an - Several Palestinians suffered tear-gas inhalation during the weekly protest in Nil'in on Friday, onlookers said. Protesters marched for the second consecutive week carrying pictures of Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons, participants explained. Some of the demonstrators threw stones at the Israeli soldiers, who fired tear-gas canisters toward the crowd, eyewitnesses said. An Israeli military spokeswoman confirmed that forces opened fire against stone-throwers. Forces acted in response to a violent and illegal riot involving some 30 people, she added. In recent months, Israeli military authorities have arbitrarily arrested and denied due process rights to several dozen Palestinian anti-wall protesters, Human Rights Watch has reported. Authorities have also denied detainees from villages that have staged protests against the barrier, including children, access to lawyers and family members. 10 affiliates arrested by PA, Hamas says 4/30/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - In a statement released on Friday Hamas officials accused Palestinian Authority police officers of detaining ten party-affiliates from locations across the West Bank over the past week. The statement said the detentions were politically-motivated, and demanded a halt to the practice, saying it only served to deepen mistrust between the parties and failed to foster an environment amenable to reconciliation. rDetentions of Hamas members were made primarily in the regions of Salfit, Tulkarem and Nablus, the statement said, and included the names of the men allegedly detained. Ma'an has not been able to independently verify the claims, and for the sake of privacy for those named in the statement, has declined to re-publish them pending confirmation. Al-Jazeera reporters detained at Bil'in protest Palestine Note 30 Apr 2010 - Two Al-Jazeera crew members, another journalist, and an activist were detained Friday by Israeli forces in Bil'in Sunday, Ma'an News Agency reports. AJ crew members Majdi Banura and Nader Abu Zer were detained along with an... Israeli occupation bar 13 captives from completing their university education PIC 30 Apr 2010 - The Hadarim prison administration barred 13 Palestinian captives from completing their university education as a punishment for protesting occupation authority's measures.. National Public Radio's Pro-Israeli Bias Palestine Chronicle: 30 Apr 2010 - By Stephen Lendman Since established in 1970, NPR ignored its public trust in favor of privilege, corporatism, militarism, and Israel's vilest crimes, including collective punishment, illegal occupation, targeted killings, land theft, dispossessions, home demolitions, crop destruction, mass incarcerations, torture, violence, and the 2008-9 Gaza war inflicting mass deaths, permanent injuries, vast devastation, and human misery against defenseless civilians, imprisoned under siege since June 2007, and afflicted by a dire humanitarian crisis as a result - exacerbated by conflict and intermittent attacks, issues NPR ignores or understates. It's notorious for its biased, shoddy reporting, pseudo-journalism, creeping commercialism, distracting non-news, and deceiving listeners it's public, non-profit, and impartial. Savvy media consumers know better and tune them out for delivering the same slanted coverage found on major networks and in broadsheets like The New York Times, Washington Post, and others - grossly favoring power, and when it comes to Israel it's interests matter....more Israeli Troops Detain Nine Palestinian Civilians During Invasions In The West Bank IMEMC - Thursday April 29, 2010 - 18:28, The Israeli army detained on Thursday nine Palestinian civilians during dawn invasions targeting a number of West Bank communities. 12 prisoners in Israel denied access to education 4/29/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - As punishment for leading strike action in Israel's Haradim detention facility, Israeli prison officials revoked permission to continue university studies for 13 Palestinians, sources said Thursday. Tawfiq Abu Na'im, detained in the same facility, told lawyers with the Detainees Society that the men were some of the 25 who had been granted permission to take distance learning courses various different universities. Several of the men were only weeks away from completing their degrees, while others were close to the end of the semester. Revoking their study permissions will mean the academic year was lost for most of them, Abu Na'im said, noting that the studying prisoners were also among the leadership in a continuing strike where prisoners have refused family visits for the month of April, demanding equal treatment for all prisoners. The boycott on family visits was punctuated with three different days of hunger strikes, and Abu Na'im said the men were being threatened to ensure no further strike action occurred. Overnight raids target Bethlehem 4/29/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Israeli troops entered the Wadi Shahin area of Bethlehem early Thursday morning and took two local men from their homes, security sources reported. Those detained were identified as Hussein Suman and Tamer Abu Dayyeh. Israeli media sources said a total of nine Palestinians were targeted by Israeli forces operating in the West Bank, noting other areas that were invaded as Qalqiliya, Ramallah. Reports from the Salfit-district town of Deir Istiya said four were detained from the area overnight. The town mayor, Nathmi Salman, identified those taken as:Ahed Izzat Mansour, 20Jihad Nihad Abdul Kareem Abdullah, 17Muhammad Adnan Abdul Majid Thiab, 21Muntaser Muhammad Ayed Al-Qeisy, 22 The Freedom Flotilla Sails to Gaza in May Uruknet April 28, 2010 - On May 24, 2010, the Freedom Flotilla sets sail for Gaza determined to, once again, challenge Israel’s blockade of 1.5 million Palestinians trapped in an open-air prison. Under the coordination of the Free Gaza Movement, numerous human rights organizations, including the Turkish Relief Foundation (IHH), the Perdana Global Peace Organization from Malaysia, the European Campaign to... National Public Radio’s (NPR) Pro-Israeli Bias Stephen Lendman, Dissident Voice 4/29/2010 Since established in 1970, NPR ignored its public trust in favor of privilege, corporatism, militarism, imperial wars, and Israel’s vilest crimes, including collective punishment, illegal occupation, targeted killings, land theft, dispossessions, home demolitions, crop destruction, mass incarcerations, torture, violence, and the 2008 – 09 Gaza war inflicting mass deaths, permanent injuries, vast devastation, and human misery against defenseless civilians, imprisoned under siege since June 2007, and afflicted by a dire humanitarian crisis as a result — exacerbated by conflict and intermittent attacks, issues NPR ignores or understates. It’s notorious for its biased, shoddy reporting, pseudo-journalism, creeping commercialism, distracting non-news, and deceiving listeners it’s public, non-profit, and impartial. Savvy media consumers know better and tune them out for delivering the same slanted coverage found on major networks and in broadsheets like the New York Times, Washington Post, and others — grossly favoring power, and when it comes to Israel it’s interests matter. Palestinian ones don’t, so news is carefully filtered to distort facts, and report lies that when repeated enough become truths. In its May/June 2004 issue, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) asked “How Public Is Public Radio?” in examining its guest list choices — on all issues (including Israel), mostly government officials, corporate think tank representatives, professionals representing their interests, and other elite sources, the public comprising a tiny 7%. “For a public radio service intended to provide an independent alternative to corporate-owned and commercially-driven mainstream media,” it said, “NPR is surprisingly reliant on mainstream” sources, the public nearly entirely shut out, and when included they’re largely nameless “people in the street,” quoted in one-sentence sound bites with no impact. In December 2001, FAIR’s Seth Ackerman discussed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict “Illusion of Balance” along with a companion November/December 2001 “Study of NPR’s Coverage of Deaths in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict." more.. e-mail Israeli Troops Detain 13 Palestinian Civilians From Southern West Bank IMEMC - Wednesday April 28, 2010 - 18:21, Thirteen Palestinian civilians were detained on Wednesday by Israeli troops during predawn military invasions targeting the southern West Bank villages. IsraeliTroops Detain Six Palestinian Civilians During Dawn Invasions Targeting West Bank Communities IMEMC - Tuesday April 27, 2010 - 19:48, Israeli soldiers detained six Palestinian civilians during military invasions targeting West Bank communities on Tuesday. Woman serving life in Israel marks 9 years 4/28/2010 - Salfit - Ma'an - A Jenin woman marked nine years in Israeli detention on Wednesday. The mother of four was sentenced to a life in Israeli prisons, lawyers with the Detainees Society said. Kahira As-Sa'di told her lawyer earlier in the week that that despite the long years of detention, her spirit is high, and she focuses on encouraging those detained alongside her to continue to learn and grow as women and Palestinians. The woman's eldest children were prohibited from visiting the prison, while her youngest can see her when their guardians come for family visits. Kahira said the conditions some of the women live in at the detention facility are grave, and said dozens had been denied medical and dental treatment. . . . . PFLP official’s solitary confinement renewed 4/28/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - Israeli forces have decided to keep Ahed Abu Ghalma, affiliated to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, in isolation for another month at Nafha prison. The Popular Front leader said in a statement that "the Israeli prison administration has increased its oppressive measures against PFLP leaders in Israeli custody."The statement added that the administration is targeting PFLP members because "their leaders are attempting to punish other detainees fighting Israeli policies in their prisons."[end] Tunnel runaway detained by Egyptian forces 4/28/2010 - Al-Arish - Ma'an - Egyptian security forces detained a Palestinian boy allegedly attempting escape from Gaza through one of the Rafah smuggling tunnels, officials said Tuesday. Security sources said troops spotted the young man from two kilometers away, in the Salah Ad-Din area of Egyptian Rafah. They approached him and asked for his identity card, then identified him as a Gaza resident who had illegally entered Egypt. The sources added the young man was seized and was transferred to the investigation unit, who will question the unidentified Palestinian as to the reasons for entering the country without a permit. Officials said it was expected the young man would be sentenced to one year probation, face a 1,000 Egyptian pound fine (150 US dollars) and be returned to the Gaza Strip. The same forces also seized 6 Ethiopian and 4 Eritrean migrants who they said tried to sneak into Israel from south of the Kerem Shalom crossing area. PFLP leader calls for dismantling PA 4/28/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) politburo member Laila Khaled called Tuesday for dismantling the Palestinian Authority "if that body is the cause of Palestinian division." In Damascus, Khaled said division among Palestinians "is threatening the Palestinian national project."She said Palestinians "have not struggled throughout their history for an Authority, but for a homeland for a displaced people and people under occupation." Khaled spoke at an event held in solidarity with prisoners of Israel affiliated with the party. The event was held in the Jermana refugee camp, and attended by leaders of the PFLP and other Palestinian factions."In the light of the division, no one has the right to appoint himself as an authority of the homeland and the people," Khaled explained, saying "the Authority does not represent our people, because it is the product of. . ." PFLP: Hamas government detaining affiliates 4/28/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - Kayed Al-Ghoul, a leader in the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, said de facto government security forces raided PFLP headquarters in Khan Younis and detained two members and took the ID of the third. Al-Ghoul told Ma'an that the raid came because of a statement issued by the PFLP on Tuesday, which referenced taxes in Gaza. He said the situation was unacceptable as no one can forbid a political movement from reflecting its opinion and ideas. He added that the PFLP will continue defending the Palestinian public interest, and called on the de facto government to stop such measures that "distort Palestinian history and the national struggle." Al-Ghoul said security forces ultimately released the detainees on Wednesday morning. He said these measures by the de facto security services "do not serve the national reconciliation and increase the anger." . . . . Israel detains 10 Palestinians in Hebron 28 Apr 2010 - Hebron, April 28, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) - Israeli occupation forces (IOF) detained today ten Palestinians from Hebron, Palestinian sources reported. Israeli occupation forces raided Sair and Al-Shoukh valigaes and searched the house of Ayman Abed Al-Salam Jradat and then detained him. The IOF searched the house of Ezat Shlalda and detained his son Hamza. They also detained Fesal Ibrahim Jradat,Younis... The Freedom Flotilla sails to Gaza in May 4/28/2010 - International Solidarity Movement - Free Gaza Movement - On May 24, 2010, the Freedom Flotilla sets sail for Gaza determined to, once again, challenge Israel’s blockade of 1.5 million Palestinians trapped in an open-air prison. Under the coordination of the Free Gaza Movement, numerous human rights organizations, including the Turkish Relief Foundation (IHH), the Perdana Global Peace Organization from Malaysia, the European Campaign to End the Siege of Gaza, and the Swedish and Greek Boat to Gaza initiatives will send three cargo ships loaded with reconstruction, medical and educational supplies. At least five passenger boats with over 600 people on board will accompany the cargo ships. These passengers include members of Parliament from around the world, U.N., human rights and trade union activists, as well as journalists who will document the largest coordinated effort to directly confront Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza and take in basic supplies. Related: Free Gaza Movement and More ships to set sail for Gaza in May Hamas detains Palestinian activists who warned of revolt in Gaza Ha'aretz 28 Apr 2010 - Political activists distributed leaflets urging Hamas to ease up on the people of Gaza or face revolt. Egyptian court convicts 26 men of links to Hezbollah YNet News - Men, including Lebanese, Palestinians, Egyptians, and one Sudanese, get prison.... Zahhar: Hamas and its armed wing do not kill prisoners PIC 28 Apr 2010 - Dr. Mahmoud Al-Zahhar, a member of Hamas’s political bureau, stated Tuesday that Hamas and its armed wing do not kill prisoners in their custody and stressed that this is an unchanging moral position. Palestinian prisoners hunger strike for better treatment Electronic Intifada: 28 Apr 2010 - GENEVA (IPS) - Raed Abu Hammad, 27, was allegedly kicked to death by Israeli prison wardens on 16 April. This while Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have been on hunger strike since 7 April to press for better treatment. Screenshot Of The Separation Wall Palestine Monitor: 28 Apr 2010 - Some say you can't decorate it, others see it as a form of political protest. A fact is that the Separation Wall, with a total length of some 760 km, offers an ideal outlet for activists, street artists, tourists, and locals to express themselves. The British guerrilla graffiti artist Banksy used the grey and concrete wall built by Israel through the West Bank as a canvas to give free reign to his thoughts. Palestine Monitor's photojournalist FLV explored the wall in two sites, Qalandiya (Ramallah) and Bethlehem. His images show how graffiti can be a tool of expression, somewhere between art and political engagement. The anonymous Banksy once told a reporter from the English newspaper The Guardian, that the wall is illegal under international law and essentially turns Palestine into the world's largest open prison. And with some sense of humor he added: “It also makes it the ultimate activity... Troops Detains Six Palestinian Civilians During Dawn Invasions Targeting West Bank Communities IMEMC - Tuesday April 27, 2010 - 19:48, Israeli soldiers detained six Palestinian civilians during military invasions targeting West Bank communities on Tuesday. Israel set to try Jerusalem official detained Sunday 4/27/2010 - Jerusalem - Ma'an - The trial of Fatah's Jerusalem affairs official Hatim Abdul Qader began in Israel's Magistrates Court in Jerusalem on Tuesday, lawyers confirmed. Abdul Qader, who supports Jerusalmites facing eviction and home demolitions, and speaks out regularly against Israeli restrictions on freedom of worship and movement, faces charges of resisting Israeli forces and incitement. Abdul Qadir's lawyers Jawad Bulus and Ahmad Safiyya are expected ask the court to postpone the trial, as they await the delivery of evidence of the charges against the official. Dozens of Palestinians, international and Israeli solidarity activists protested near the Russian Compound detention center where the trail is being held, demading his release and calling his detention a violation of Palestinian rights and freedoms. Abdul Qader was detained by Israeli police at the entrance to Wadi Hilwa, en route. . . Workers injured, detained in Hebron 4/27/2010 - Hebron - Ma'an - An unspecified number of Palestinian workers were injured and detained by Israeli forces overnight Sunday after their car was pursued by forces in Yatta south of Hebron. Security sources told Ma'an that an Israeli military jeep chased a minibus taking workers home from their employment in Israel. During the pursuit, sources said the car overturned, injuring a number of workers who were detained at the site of the accident. Sources added that the workers were detained by Israeli forces alleging that they did not have the necessary permits to enter Israel. Those detained were taken to an unknown location, the sources said. An Israeli military spokesman said he would look into the reports. Separately, 60 Palestinian workers were stopped at the Qalandiya checkpoint by Israeli border police on Sunday evening, according to the Israeli Army Radio attempting to enter Israel without the required permits. Prisoners society to hold sit-in on Tuesday 4/27/2010 - Ramallah - Ma'an - The Palestinian prisoners society is holding a sit-in tent in front of its headquarters in Ramallah for a hunger strike for the families of prisoners on Tuesday. The head of the society, Qadura Fares, told Ma'an radio that the aim of the strike is to let the public know what is going on in Israeli prisons, especially those following up the Palestinian cause and oppose the Israeli government. Fares said everyone knew about the situation in the prisons. On the other hand, he talked about the weak Palestinian interactions concerning what he termed an important and sensitive cause. When asked him about the reasons behind this weakness, he said the interaction is weak for two reasons."The first reason is the national movement is not able to create the necessary climate and atmosphere to awaken the spirit of citizens, and the forces should revive the spirit of the public," he said. Patrolling soldiers clash with Jerusalem teens 4/27/2010 - Jerusalem - Ma'an - Soldiers patrolling the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Wad Hilweh sparked stone throwing from local teenagers on Tuesday morning, sparking fears of fresh arrest campaigns. Jawad Sabbah, a representative from the neighborhood's information center said similar events on Monday saw four teenagers detained by the invading forces. Tensions remained high in the area following a large pro-settler rally held on Sunday, when settler and their supporters marched through the Palestinian neighborhood. During clashes sparked by the rally, at least thirty were reported injured. [end] Hamas: Abbas not fit to conclude prisoners exchange deal PIC 27 Apr 2010 - Hamas said that Mahmoud Abbas, the PA chief whose term in office expired last year, was not fit to conclude an honorable prisoners' exchange deal with the Israeli occupation authority (IOA). Prisoners maintain protest steps, go on hunger strike PIC 27 Apr 2010 - The Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli occupation jails have gone on hunger strike as a fresh protest step against the Israeli atrocities committed against them and their visiting relatives. IOF detain relatives of Suweiti, other West Bankers PIC 27 Apr 2010 - Israeli occupation forces (IOF) rounded up four relatives of Ali Al-Suweiti in Beit Awa village, Al-Khalil district, on Monday including a woman. Imprisoning Palestinian Women Palestine Chronicle: 27 Apr 2010 - By Stephen Lendman A July 2008 Fact Sheet Series titled, "Behind the Bars: Palestinian Women in Israeli Prisons" was jointly prepared by the Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, the Palestinian Counseling Center (PCC), and Mandela Institute. Along with background information, it covered Israel's obligations under international law, prison conditions where they're held, medical neglect, and their educational rights restricted or denied. Relevant International Laws Protecting Prisoners and Civilians in Times of Conflict, Including Women The 1949 Third Geneva Convention applies to prisoners of war, replacing the 1929 Prisoners of War Convention. It broadened the categories of persons entitled to prisoner of war status and precisely defined the conditions and places of their captivity - especially with regard to allowed labor, financial resources, required treatment, and rules of judicial proceedings. It specifically prohibited acts of: -- "Violence to life and person, in particular murder of all kinds, mutilation, cruel...more Israeli Troops Detain Five Civilians During Dawn Invasions In The West Bank IMEMC - Monday April 26, 2010 - 17:33, Five Palestinian civilians were detained by Israeli soldiers on Monday at dawn and Sunday night during military invasions targeting West Bank communities. Israeli forces detain 3 in Hebron overnight 4/26/2010 - Hebron - Ma'an - Israeli forces detained three men from Hebron overnight Sunday, security sources told Ma'an. The sources said Muhammad Khalil Abu Dayyeh, Iyad Jamil Al-Allami from Beit Ummar, and Sharif Aj-Jamal from the Old City of Hebron were detained in home-arrest operations. Those detained were taken to an unknown location, the sources added. An Israeli military spokesman said five Palestinians were detained in the West Bank overnight, one of whom was from Hebron. [end] Hamas: 25 supporters detained by PA police 4/26/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Hamas said Monday that 25 party supporters and affiliates were detained by Palestinian Authority police across the West Bank. PA police raids targeted supporters in Nablus, Ramallah, Hebron, Jerusalem, and Salfit, a statement said. On Saturday, Hamas condemned what it said was a wave of politically motivated arrests as well asthe dismissal of a Hamas-affiliate, and accused the Ramallah government of ramping up factional tensions. In its statement, Hamas released the names of 12 affiliates allegedly detained by PA security services in the West Bank, adding that all of the 12 were taken forcibly from their homes in the village of Baqat Al-Hatab near Qalqiliya. The statement said computers and personal effects were also confiscated from the 12 party supporters An additional four supporters were also detained, the statement said, from the municipal areas of Qalqiliya, Jenin,. . . Father, 4 children detained for begging 4/26/2010 - Tubas - Ma'an - Palestinian Authority police on Monday arrested a father and his four children on charges of illegal begging in Tubas, a city in the northern West Bank. Authorities were responding to a complaint from local residents that the five were soliciting money in the street, and that the father was using his children for this purpose. [end] Israel detains 5 Palestinians in WB 26 Apr 2010 - West Bank, April 26, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) -Israeli occupation forces detained today five Palestinians from different cities in the West Bank. Palestinian sources said that Israeli occupation forces raided Nablus, Hebron and Bethlehem and detained five citizens calming that they are "wanted" Palestinians. Israeli occupation forces detained Hilmi Samara, 19, after raiding his house in Salfit, local sources reported. Eyewitnesses... Israel deports Palestinian to Gaza 26 Apr 2010 - Palestine, April 26, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) –Israeli occupation authorities deported Sunday Ahmed Abu Shalouf from Ber Al-Seba, south of the Palestinian occupied land of 48, to the Gaza Strip. The head of Wa’d association for prisoners and the ex-prisoners, Saber Abu Karsh, said in a statement to SAFA that the occupation deported Abu Shalouf to the Palestinian side of the... IOF Kills Citizen in Hebron HEBRON, April 26, 2010 (WAFA)- Palestinian Citizen was killed today, as Israeli occupation forces (IOF) demolished a detainee house in the West Bank village of Beit Awwa, south west of 3 detained, 5 injured as al-Walaja residents stop Israeli bulldozers Stop The Wall - Israeli occupation forces arrested three Palestinians yesterday and wounded thirty others in a brutal attack against residents of al-Walaja as they resisted the construction of the apartheid Wall in their village. [ PA brags about frustrating resistance operations of Hamas against Israel PIC 27 Apr 2010 - The PA claimed it was able to thwart resistance operations planned by Hamas against Israeli targets after its preventive security detained a leader of Al-Qassam Brigades in Nablus city. Hunger Strike by Palestinian Prisoners Cuts No Ice Mohammed Omer, Inter Press Service 4/24/2010 GENEVA, Apr 24, 2010 (IPS) - Raed Abu Hammad, 27, was allegedly kicked to death by Israeli prison wardens on Apr. 16. This while Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have been on hunger strike since Apr. 7 to press for better treatment. Palestinian minister for prisoner affairs in the United States-backed government in the West Bank, Issa Qaraqi, said at a press conference on Thursday that an Israeli autopsy showed that Hammad had been kicked hard in the lower back. Qaraqi based his statement on a report he had received from a Palestinian doctor who was present at the autopsy. However, spokesman for the Israel Prisons Service, Yaron Zamir, maintains that results from the autopsy were still awaited. ‘’The claims made in relation to the prisoner dying after having been beaten are unfounded, untrue and misleading,’’ Zamir said in a statement. Qaraqi, who spoke with IPS over telephone, said that his ministry would be making a formal complaint in the Israeli courts asking for an immediate, in-depth investigation into the cause of Hammad’s death. Apr. 17, the day after Abu Hammad was fatally kicked, is observed in the Palestinian Occupied Territories as ‘The Day of Palestinian Prisoners’. The estimated total number of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, detention centres is 7,500. Among these are, 330 children under the age of 18 years, 37 female prisoners and 15 members of the democratically elected legislative council and ministries. The prisoners are distributed in more than 18 prisons and detention centres across Israel and the West Bank, the biggest are the Negev Desert Prison and Ofer Prison, or what was formerly Incarceration Facility 385, close to the Palestinian city of Ramallah. more.. e-mail Injuries, detentions as Beit Ummar protesters hoist flags 4/25/2010 - Hebron - Ma'an - Israeli forces detained two demonstrators including a mentally disabled man in a non-violent rally in Beit Ummar north of Hebron on Saturday, witnesses said. The demonstration was organized by the Palestine Solidarity Project, whose spokesman Muhammad Awad said dozens of local residents in addition to international and Israeli solidarity activists joined together at a site near the Karmi Tzur settlement. Together, the group called for the release of Ahmed Abu Hashem, detained in a night raid on Thursday in Beit Ummar, and demanded the right to access village lands confiscated by a buffer around the settlement, and those confiscated by the settlement itself. Those detained were identified as PSP member and local leader if Beit Ummar, Eyad Jamil Al-Alami, 23, who witnesses said soldiers lead away to a military jeep as he held a placard calling for the release of Abu Hashem. Israel expels Beersheba man to Gaza 4/25/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - Israeli authorities expelled Ahmad Au'da Abu Shalluf, married to a Palestinian woman from the Israeli city of Beersheba, and deported him to the Gaza Strip on Sunday, witnesses said. Abu Shalluf, born to refugee parents in the Gaza Strip, but living in Israel with is wife for the past several years, was visiting an eye clinic in Jerusalem when Israeli forces entered the building, handcuffed the man and walked him out to a police vehicle, eyewitnesses described. De facto government security officials confirmed that he was taken to the Erez crossing, between Israel and Gaza, and forced to enter the besieged enclave. The security officials said they refused to receive Abu Shalluf, as they refused to accept Ahmad As-Sabah, a Palestinian man freed from Israeli prison and deported to Gaza. As-Sabah's wife and children live in the West Bank city of Tulkarem. Hebronites rally to open segregated street, 4 detained 4/25/2010 - Hebron - Ma'an - Four Palestinian protesters were detained on Saturday afternoon in a non-violent rally against the continued closure of Ash-Shuhada Street in the center of Hebron, witnesses said.Approximately 100people, including Israeli and foreign nationals, rallied near the illegal Israeli outpost of Beit Romano, located on the Palestinian Osama Ibn Munqith School, at the entrance of As-Shuhada Street.Protesters demanded the street be reopened to Palestinians, and that settlers be evacuated from the area. The rally prevented settlers living in illegal West Bank settlements in the area from performing a weekly tour of the Old City of Hebron.Human rights activist Issa Amr, 30, Professor Amiel Farady from the Taayush coexistence movement and Jonathan Pollack, of Anarchists Against the Wall, were detained during the rally. An Israeli military spokesman said he would look into the report. Related: Youth Against Settlements After 4 years of detention, lawmaker released 4/25/2010 - Gaza/Bethlehem - Ma'an - Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council with the Hamas bloc Anwar Zboun was released from Israeli prison on Sunday after four years of detention for affiliation with the party. Zboun's family said they were awaiting Anwar's release, but said he was obliged to undergo unexplained "release procedures," prior to his return to the West Bank city of Bethlehem. The PLC member was detained by the Israeli army from his home in Bethlehem on 26 June 2006, days after Gaza militants captured an Israeli soldier who remains captive in the coastal strip. Dozens of other Palestinian lawmakers were similarly abducted following the capture. Sixteen PLC members remain in Israeli detention centers, two of which, according to the International Campaign for the Release of Palestinain Prisoners, were moved from the Ofer to the Negev detention center last week. Hamas police prevent concert in Gaza City: Report 4/25/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - De facto government police shut down a performance of B Boy Gaza, a local Palestinian band made up of several young men from the Strip, canceling their Saturday night performance at the Rashad al-Shawa Cultural Center, a report said. The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) in Gaza said its team investigated reports of the closure, and confirmed that a force of the Palestinian police entered the cultural center at 17:40 on Saturday, expelled the audience, and arrested six of the show's organizers. Hundreds of Gaza residents were waiting for the start of the performance, the report said, which was abruptly canceled. PCHR said the six detained were taken to the Al-Abbas police station in the city center, and at least two were forced to sign pledges swearing they would not organize similar events in the future. Hunger Strike by Palestinian Prisoners Cuts No Ice Uruknet April 24, 2010 - Raed Abu Hammad, 27, was allegedly kicked to death by Israeli prison wardens on Apr. 16. This while Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have been on hunger strike since Apr. 7 to press for better treatment. Palestinian minister for prisoner affairs in the United States-backed government in the West Bank, Issa Qaraqi, said at a press... HAMAS RELEASES SHALIT CARTOON Palestine Note 25 Apr 2010 - HAMAS SENDS ANIMATED VIDEO OF SHALIT'S FATHER TO ISRAELI TV IN AN EFFORT TO SPEED UP PRISONER EXCHANGE NEGOTIATIONS Hamas has sent a new kind of message to the Israeli government regarding the release of captured... MIDEAST: Hunger Strike by Palestinian Prisoners Cuts No Ice IPS GENEVA, Apr 24 (IPS) - Raed Abu Hammad, 27, was allegedly kicked to death by Israeli prison wardens on Apr. 16. This while Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have been on hunger strike since Apr. 7 to press for better treatment. Al-Qassam: Shalit will face Arad’s fate PIC 25 Apr 2010 - Al-Qassam Brigades on Sunday warned Israel that its soldier Gilad Shalit could face the same fate of pilot Ron Arad if it persisted in its arrogant attitude towards the prisoner swap deal. Prisoner's Day in Bet Ummar Alternative Information Center - Wednesday, 21 April 2010, Prisoner's Day in Bet Ummar Prisoners' Day pays tribute to the Palestinian prison population, which has a significant weight in Palestinian society, and events are held in their honour in cities, towns and villages throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territories. One of these... Abbas contacts prisoner deported to Gaza 4/24/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - President Mahmoud Abbas spoke with a former Palestinian prisoner on Saturday who was deported to Gaza by Israeli authorities, after completing his sentence. Abbas told Ahmad As-Sabah that he would pressure Israel, through Europe and international organizations, to ensure Israel revokes two military orders allowing for the deportation of Palestinians broadly defined as infiltrators. The Fatah leader further told the deported prisoner that he would guarantee his safe return to his family living in the West Bank city of Tulkarem. As-Sabbah arrived at the Erez crossing on 21 April 2010, where he has held a sit-in vigil since protesting his deportation. The de facto government in the coastal enclave refused to admit the 36-year-old Tulkarem native, who was thus stranded at the border area. He has called on international and humanitarian rights organizations to have him returned to the West Bank so he can be with his wife and family. Hamas: Wave of PA violence targeting supporters 4/24/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - A wave of politically-motivated arrests and the sacking of a Hamas-affiliated teacher in the West Bank last week prompted a statement from Hamas officials condemning the incidents and accusing the Ramallah-government of ramping-up factional tensions. In its statement, Hamas released the names of 12 alleged affiliates reportedly detained by PA security services in the West Bank, adding that all of the 12 were taken forcibly from their homes in the village of Baqat Al-Hatab near Qalqiliya. The statement said computers and personal effects were also confiscated from the 12 party supporters An additional four supporters were also detained, the statement said, from the municipal areas of Qalqiliya, Jenin, and Salfit in the northern West Bank as well as in Ramallah in the center. The statement further accused Palestinian Authority officials of dismissing a teacher for his political beliefs from the Jayyous school in the Qalqiliya region. Police: 19 fugitives detained at Allenby Bridge 4/24/2010 - Jericho - Ma'an - Palestinian Authority forces deployed at the Allenby Bridge crossing into Jordan arrested 19 men they said were fugitives attempting to flee the West Bank, a statement read Saturday. Those detained were "wanted" by security officials and local courts on charges of fraud and criminal activity, the statement said, noting the arrests occurred during the past week. Police said 7,754 Palestinian residents, 126 foreign nationals and 47 Palestinians with Israeli ID cards returned from Jordan during the week, entering the occupied Palestinian territories via the Allenby Bridge crossing, while 8,773 residents, 77 international passport holders and Palestinians with Israeli ID cards entered Jordan. Over the week, 32 patients entered Jordan in ambulances while 50 individuals were prohibited from crossing by Israel authorities for "security reasons." Video: Murder in an Israeli Prison Uruknet April 23, 2010 - Diana and Ashira are adamant to find out the truth about Raed Abu Hamad's death while in solitary confinement at Beersheba Prison. Diana heads to Raed's home and Ashira heads to the Israeli Forensic center where the autopsy is performed. Why did the parents and the PA's Ministry of Prisoners send a Palestinian doctor and lawyer... Netanyahu agrees to capitulations for peace, Al-Hayat Palestine Note 24 Apr 2010 - London-based Arabic language news outlet Al-Hayat said Saturday that Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to a prisoner release, road block removals, and an ease in the Gaza blockade as a positive gesture toward the peace... Prisoners’ center: 20 Palestinians in solitary confinement in Israeli jails PIC 25 Apr 2010 - The prisoners’ center for studies said there are more than 20 Palestinian prisoners in solitary confinement inside Israeli jails living in harsh incarceration conditions threatening their lives. Israeli army raids Beit Ummar, detains 5 4/23/2010 - Jerusalem - Ma'an - The Israeli army conducted a raid and detention operation in the Hebron-area village of Beit Ummar early Friday morning, local sources said. A detachment of eight Israeli army jeeps entered the village shortly after 1am, and detained two locals, one witness said, while Muhammad Awad with the local popular committee said a total of five were detained. The first witness identified one of the detained as Yousef Sabarneh, noting both were handcuffed and blindfolded. Awad confirmed the detention of Sabarneh, 20, along with his relatives Khalil, 24, Hatem, 17, Ahmad Abu Hashem 42, and Yousef Awad, 17. An Israeli army spokeswoman said five "wanted" Palestinians were detained overnight in the village and taken for security questioning. Palestinian woman marks 9th year in Israeli prison 4/23/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - A Palestinian woman from the Arabah village in Israel marked her ninth year in Israeli prison on Sunday, the Prisoners High Committee in Gaza announced on Friday. Lina Jarbouny was detained in 2002 and was sentenced to 17 years in Israeli prison for affiliation to Islamic Jihad. Her brother, Said, said his family hopes she will be released soon in a prisoner swap. from Arabah village inside the green line marks her 9 years at Israeli prisons. [end] Fatah leader accuses Gaza gov’t of preventing WB travel 4/23/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - A member of Fatah's Revolutionary Council in Gaza said Friday that officials in the de facto government were preventing him and other members of the council from traveling to the third regular meeting set to take place in Ramallah on Saturday. Fatah official in Gaza Salah Abu Khatla said Hamas officials prevented Fatah members from leaving Gaza at the Erez crossing, despite several attempts to leave, including direct talks with government officials. Similar complaints were made when Fatah members attempted to leave Gaza in order to attend the Sixth Fatah Conference in Bethlehem in August 2009. At the time, Hamas officials said the party members would be permitted to travel when the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah agreed to release what Hamas said was hundreds of political prisoners affiliated with the party detained in the West Bank. The Murder of Donkeys and Detained Goats by Israel Uruknet April 22, 2010 - On April 13 2010 I wrote an article about animals in Israeli jail. For me as a Palestinian journalist, this was not a new subject or story, but it was new for my readers. It looks like this was the first time that foreigners and the defenders of animals rights hear about the treatment of animals... Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (15-21 April 2010) PCHR 21 Apr 2010 - Israeli soldiers detain a Palestinian man during clashes in the Safa village near Hebron Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Continue Systematic Attacks against Palestinian Civilians and Property in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT).... Prisoner's Day in Bet Ummar Alternative Information Center - Wednesday, 21 April 2010, Prisoner's Day in Bet Ummar Prisoners' Day pays tribute to the Palestinian prison population, which has a significant weight in Palestinian society, and events are held in their honour in cities, towns and villages throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territories. One of these... 58 Detained, One Wounded and 70 Dunams Drowned in Sewage IMEMC - Friday April 23, 2010 - 02:33, Thursday witnessed several attacks carried out by Israeli soldiers and policemen leading to the kidnapping of 58 Palestinians in the West Bank and in the 1948 areas, while one fisherman was wounded in Gaza and 70 Dunams of farmlands were flooded by Israeli Sewage. Two Injured, One Detained; As Troops Attack People Protesting Wall Construction Near Bethlehem IMEMC - Thursday April 22, 2010 - 17:02, Two Palestinian civilians were injured, one international peace activist detained on Thursday as Israeli troops used batons to suppress wall construction protesters at the town of Beit Jala near Bethlehem southern West Bank. Israeli Troops Detain 15 Palestinian Civilians During Morning Invasions Targeting The West Bank IMEMC - Thursday April 22, 2010 - 16:24, Fifteen Palestinian civilians were detained by Israeli troops during military invasions targeting West Bank communities on Thursday. PPS: “Detainee Who Died Last Week, Was Hit On His Spine, Neck” IMEMC - Thursday April 22, 2010 - 11:47, The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) reported that detainee Raed Abu Hammad, who died on April 16, was hit by Israeli interrogators on the center spine and the back on his neck, and died of his wounds in his cell. Former Minister Of Detainees Released From Israeli Prison IMEMC - Thursday April 22, 2010 - 08:20, The Israeli Authorities released on Wednesday former Palestinian Minister of Detainees, Wasfi Qabha, who was arrested along with several Hamas ministers and elected officials last year. Deported prisoner protests at Erez 4/22/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - Deported to Gaza on Wednesday after his release from Israeli prison, Tulkarem native Ahmad Sabbah announced a sit-in strike at the Strip's northern Erez crossing in protest."I consider myself the first detainee deported to Gaza, and I will stay in this sit-in tent at the Erez terminal until I am allowed to return to my wife and family in Tulkarem," Sabbah said Thursday. During an interview with Ma'an, Sabbah said the deportation was meant as a further punishment for him, and for all Palestinians detained by Israeli forces."Israel is serious about this deportation decision," Sabbah said, saying the country was putting pressure on the Palestinian Authority to let the decision stand. Sabbah's family was waiting at the Al-Thahriyah crossing in the West Bank to receive their son after 10 years behind bars, but were surprised when Israeli authorities delivered the news that he had already been deported to Gaza. 7 detained as army storms Bethlehem village 4/22/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Israeli troops detained seven Palestinians from the village of Tuqu, east of Bethlehem, on Wednesday night and took the men to an unknown location. Invading troops broke into homes during what villagers described as a raid, taking the seven from their beds. The men were identified as Amin Sleiman, Loay Al-Badan, Mus'ab As-Sabah, Hisham Al-Omour, Ali Al-Omour and brothers Muhammad and Ahmad Salim Sabbah. [end] Hunger strike marks 3rd week of prisoner protest 4/22/2010 - Salfit - Ma'an - The third week of family visit boycotts by Palestinians held in Israeli detention centers was punctuated by a third one-day hunger strike, the Wa'ed Center for Detainees announced on Thursday. Citing the example of Raed Abu Hammad, who died in solitary confinement last week, and whose family was denied visits for the past three years, prisoners told the society that they would continue to boycott family visits and would maintain the regimen of hunger strikes until fair and equal treatment for all detainees was secured. Prisoners told center staff that they had gotten word of the dozens of demonstrations held by Palestinians across the West Bank and Gaza, noting the displays of support gave prisoners strength to continue with their actions. ’Israel institutes military order 1650’ 4/22/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Israel authorities have deported a Palestinian prisoner to the Gaza Strip after he was released on Wednesday evening following a nine-year prison sentence, the Al-Mezan human rights center said Thursday. Ahmed Said Sabbah, 38, who lives in Thanaba village east of Tulkarem in the West Bank, was told by an official from the prison administration that he would be released at Erez crossing in the Gaza Strip. If he refused, he was told he would be detained for a further six months and face other measures as decided by the Israeli army. Sabbah’s family had been waiting for him at the Al-Thahria checkpoint in the West Bank. Authorities did not give Sabbah the opportunity to appeal before any judicial or military committee or body, Al-Mezan said. "This actually violates the new military orders, which themselves violate international humanitarian law," the group said in a statement. Related: Al Mezan Center for Human Rights 2010: Palestinian Prisoners Day Uruknet April 22, 2010 - There are currently more than 7.000 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. Hundreds are being held in administrative detention. 17th of April was the Palestinian Prisoners Day. Hundreds of Palestinians took part to the rallies organised across the West Bank and Gaza. Palestine Monitor’s photographer, FLV, takes a look to the commemoration held in Ramallah... Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS): “Detainee Who Died Last Week, Was Hit On His Spine, Neck” Uruknet April 22, 2010 - The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) reported that detainee Raed Abu Hammad, who died on April 16, was hit by Israeli interrogators on the center spine and the back on his neck, and died of his wounds in his cell. Forensic examination revealed that Abu Hammad was healthy and did not suffer from any health condition. He... IOF soldiers force Palestinian child to drink sewage water Uruknet April 22, 2010 -- Israeli occupation forces (IOF) beat up a Palestinian child in Al-Khalil district after arresting him for alleged involvement in throwing stones at them then forced him to drink sewage water. The IOF troops detained the child at the entrance to Beit Ummar village, north of Al-Khalil, where they have been imposing a tightened siege for the... Palestinian Child Reveals Abuse, Torture By Israeli soldiers Uruknet April 22, 2010 - A Palestinian child, 15 years old, revealed to the Qatar-based, Al Jazeera, details on how Israeli soldiers kidnapped him, struck him and forced him to drink untreated sewage water at the entrance of Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron in the southern part of the West Bank. The child, Sabri Ibrahim Awad, told Al Jazeera that... Imprisoning Palestinian Women Uruknet April 22, 2010 - A July 2008 Fact Sheet Series titled, "Behind the Bars: Palestinian Women in Israeli Prisons" was jointly prepared by the Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, the Palestinian Counseling Center (PCC), and Mandela Institute. Along with background information, it covered Israel's obligations under international law, prison conditions where they're held, medical neglect, and their educational... Israel Frees Former Hamas Minister Taken as Bargaining Chip The Media Line 21 Apr 2010 - Israel on Wednesday released from jail a former Palestinian minister for prisoners' affairs, Wasfi Kabha. Kabha was one of about 40 ministers and members of parliament loyal to Hamas arrested by Israel following the abduction by... Prisoner's Day in Bet Ummar Alternative Information Center - Wednesday, 21 April 2010, Prisoner's Day in Bet Ummar Prisoners' Day pays tribute to the Palestinian prison population, which has a significant weight in Palestinian society, and events are held in their honour in cities, towns... Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (15-21 April 2010) PCHR 21 Apr 2010 - Israeli soldiers detain a Palestinian man during clashes in the Safa village near Hebron Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Continue Systematic Attacks against Palestinian Civilians and Property in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT).... Israel deports West Bank Palestinian to Gaza upon release from prison Ha'aretz 22 Apr 2010 - A Palestinian prisoner from the West Bank was forcibly deported to the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, immediately after his release from prison in Israel. ... Hamas slams Israeli decision to deport prisoner Sabah from W. Bank PIC 23 Apr 2010 - Hamas condemned Israel for coercively deporting prisoner Ahmed Sabah from the West Bank to Gaza, warning that this portends more racist practices against the Palestinians in the West Bank. 2010: Palestinian Prisoners Day Palestine Monitor - There are currently more than 7.000 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. Hundreds are being held in administrative detention. 17th of April was the Palestinian Prisoners Day. Hundreds of Palestinians took part to the rallies organised across the West Bank and Gaza. Palestine Monitor's photographer, FLV, takes... Prisoner's Day in Bet Ummar Alternative Information Center - Wednesday, 21 April 2010, Prisoner's Day in Bet Ummar Prisoners' Day pays tribute to the Palestinian prison population, which has a significant weight in Palestinian society, and events are held in their honour in cities, towns and villages throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territories. One of these... 2010: Palestinian Prisoners Day Palestine Monitor: 22 Apr 2010 - There are currently more than 7.000 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. Hundreds are being held in administrative detention. 17th of April was the Palestinian Prisoners Day. Hundreds of Palestinians took part to the rallies organised across the West Bank and Gaza. Palestine Monitor's photographer, FLV, takes a look to the commemoration held in Ramallah. Since its occupation of the Palestinian Territory in 1967, the Israeli authorities systematically violate the most basic rights granted by international and human rights conventions through inhumane treatment, restrictions on movements, killings, deportation, and detention. According to the PCBS, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics: more than 19,000 Palestinian were under administrative detention in Israeli jails since year 2002. According to the data of the Palestinian Ministry of Prisoners and Ex-prisoners, Israel has detained since 1967 more than 760,000 Palestinians including about 70,000 since the Aqsa Intifada. The data shows that 315 of current prisoners were... Israel deports Palestinian prisoner to Gaza 4/21/2010 - Tulkarem - Ma'an - Israel deported a prisoner from Tulkarem to the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, in a move that followed the approval of new military orders to expel Palestinians living in the West Bank without certain ID cards. Ahmad Sabbah's family was waiting at the Al-Thahriyah crossing to receive their son after 10 years behind bars, but were surprised when Israeli authorities delivered the news that he had already been deported to Gaza. Sabbah said the "discriminatory and harsh" decision was intended to further punish detainees and their parents."There is a real war against detainees," the former prisoner told Ma'an over the phone from Gaza. Palestinian Legislative Council member Abdul Rahman Zeidan condemned the deportation. Former detainees’ minister released from Israeli custody 4/21/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Former Minister of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Wasfi Qabha was released from Israeli custody on Wednesday, the Palestinian prisoner's society Wa'ed announced. The society said in a statement that Qabah would be received by lawmakers from the West Bank at the Israeli military checkpoint in Adh-Dhahiriya, southwest of the West Bank city of Hebron. Qabha was detained in May 2007, and is among prisoners who have served the longest administrative detention sentence. [end] Committee calls for release of 2 detainees with cancer 4/21/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - The Supreme Committee for Detainees' Issues called for the release of two Palestinian prisoners in Israeli custody who were diagnosed with cancer. Committee chief Riyad Al-Ashkar said Imad Ata, from Khan Younis, southern Gaza, is marking his 18th year in Israeli custody on Wednesday. After several years in Israeli detention, Ata began suffering from a stomach disease and was later diagnosed with lymph node cancer, the official said. He further said the Israeli Prison Service had refused to provide Ata with access to specialists and treatment. Al-Ashkar further said Raed Drabiyeh, marking nine years in Israeli detention, was diagnosed with cancer four years ago and has been denied access to surgeons. Bethlehem man jailed on treason charges 4/21/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - A Palestinian military court in Bethlehem on Wednesday sentenced a convicted collaborator to seven years in prison. According to the attorney general, the defendant "had maintained ties with the occupation since 1986, and was discovered in June 2009."The 62-year-old detainee, identified only as M. A. from Bethlehem, was accused of collaborating with and contacting an enemy state. He was originally sentenced to death, but a court panel decided to reduce the penalty to seven years. Meanwhile, a military official was acquitted on insubordination charges. Also on Wednesday, four civilians were jailed on weapons charges. [end] ID LAW EXPELS TULKAREM MAN TO GAZA Palestine Note 21 Apr 2010 - ISRAELI ID LAW OFFICIALLY IN EFFECT AS PALESTINIAN PRISONER IS DEPORTED FROM THE WEST BANK Israel expelled a Palestinian prisoner Ahmad Sabbah to Gaza Wednesday, as military orders to deport all persons without a valid West... Inside detention: Reporting on Palestine's women and children in Israeli jails Palestine Note 21 Apr 2010 - Counter Currents ' Reham Alhelsi documents the gross number of Palestinian women and children detained by Israeli soldiers across the occupied territories - surprising when news sources, Palestinian or otherwise, rarely feature stories of women detained... Palestinian prisoner suffering cancer starts his 18th year in captivity PIC 21 Apr 2010 - Palestinian prisoner Emad Zurub, who suffers cancer, has started his 18th year in Israeli detention and is in bad need of proper medical treatment outside prison. IPU pledges to take legal action against Israel for violating prisoners’ rights PIC 21 Apr 2010 - Ingeborg Schwarz, an official at the inter-parliamentary union, pledged to file lawsuits against Israel for its violation of the international humanitarian law on the rights of Palestinian prisoners. Masri to Fatah: Release detainees to confront Israeli challenge PIC 21 Apr 2010 - MP Mushir Al-Masri called on Fatah faction release the Palestinian resistance fighters from its jails in order to respond to the Israeli decision to deport Palestinians from the West Bank. Palestinian fisherman wounded in IOF shooting, other youth detained in OJ PIC 21 Apr 2010 - A Palestinian fisherman was wounded off the Rafah coast when Israeli occupation forces (IOF) aboard navy boats fired at him on Wednesday, medical sources reported. Israeli Military Orders 'in Breach Of International Human Rights Law,' Warns Un Special Rapporteur United Nations Office at Geneva 4/19/2010 GENEVA – The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Richard Falk, warned Monday that two Israeli Defense Forces Military Orders* may be in breach of the fourth Geneva Convention and violate the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Mr. Falk noted that “a wide range of violations of international human rights and international humanitarian law could be linked to actions carried out by the Government of Israel under these Orders, with particular gravity in the event that young persons become victims of their application.” “The Orders appear to enable Israel to detain, prosecute, imprison and/or deport any and all persons present in the West Bank,” noted the Special Rapporteur, basing his concern on Israel’s new definition of the term ‘infiltrator:’ “A person who entered the Area unlawfully following the effective date, or a person who is present in the Area and does not lawfully hold a permit.” “Even if this open-ended definition is not used to imprison or deport vast numbers of people, it causes unacceptable distress,” the UN independent expert said. Mr. Falk further noted that “it is not at all clear what permit, if any, will satisfy this Order.” “Illustrative of the potential for cruel abuse,” he said, “is a provision of the Order requiring the person deported to pay the costs of his or her deportation, and suffer confiscations of property if unable to pay.” Mr. Falk warned that deportations under the two new Orders could take place without judicial review, and that detained persons can be imprisoned for 7 years, unless able to prove that their entry was lawful, in which case they would be imprisoned for 3 years. more.. e-mail Huwwara detainees allege medical negligence 4/20/2010 - Nablus - Ma'an - Prisoners in the Huwwara detention center south of Nablus have accused the Israeli Prison Service of deliberate medical negligence, the Palestinian Prisoners Society said Tuesday. Detainees wrote to the society demanding that the International Society of the Red Cross and concerned organizations visit them urgently to review the IPS' medical treatment policy and their situation. The prison doctor has not been available for several months, and detaineeshave not been allowed access to the medical examination room, they wrote. Detainees further said complaints of illness are not checked, and that they are only offered an over-the-counter analgesic by a nurse rather than access to a doctor. The society said prisoners complained of malnutrition, lack of drinking water, and insufficient meals, resulting in hunger. Moreover, detainees said the IPS still forbids relatives from bringing items of clothing during visits, adding that many were detained in overnight raids and were not given the opportunity to change clothes. Israel army: 1 hurt by settlers near Nablus 4/20/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - An Israeli soldier was lightly hurt in clashes with settlers in the northern West Bank on Tuesday, the army said. The soldier was hurt by a bottle of paint that was thrown at his face, an Israeli military spokesman said, alleging that residents of the illegal Israeli settlement of Yitzhar had attempted to reach the Palestinian village of Madama, south of Nablus, for reasons that were unclear. One of the settlers was detained at the scene for refusing to abide by a closed military zone order that was declared after Israeli forces arrived, the spokesman added. The unidentified detainee was transferred into the custody of the Israeli police, the official said. The tires of an Israeli military vehicle were slashed as more settlers arrived at the scene and began hurling rocks and attacking soldiers, according to the army official, who termed the incident a riot. Mash’al: Hamas won’t recognize Israel 4/20/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an/Agencies - Hamas leader Khalid Mash'al said Monday that Arab officials had urged the movement to accept the International Quartet's conditions and recognize Israel in exchange for amendments to the Egyptian-backed unity deal."Whoever asks us to recognize Israel will be disappointed," Mash'al, the senior-most Hamas leader said during a speech marking a week of Prisoners Day activities in Damascus, where he has lived since his August 1999 expulsion from Jordan."I tell the Americans, the Zionists, and everyone. . . we will not succumb to your terms. We won't pay a political price no matter how long the blockade lasts. God is with us and he will grant us victory." Addressing Palestinian prisoners, the Hamas leader vowed to ensure their release."All the laws of the world were not enough to release prisoners. They signed Oslo and many agreements after but thousands remained in the prisons of the enemy. . . ." Lebanese military questions Palestinians over clashes 4/20/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an/Agencies - A member of the Lebanese parliament filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine on Tuesday, Lebanese media reported. The National News Agency said MP Okab Sakr filed suit against the PFLP General Command's media officer , Bethlehem - Ma'an/Agencies - Two Palestinians and a Lebanese national were interrogated by the military over clashes that erupted between members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine in Bekaa two weeks prior, Lebanese media reported Tuesday. The National News Agency (NNA) said Military Investigative Samih Al-Hajj carried out the interrogation and issued arrest warrants against the three detained men, adding thathe will resume the interrogation process on Thursday. Meanwhile, the same news agency reported that Lebanese MP Okab Sakr filed a lawsuit against PFLP Central Command media officer. . . Qatar weighs in on Palestinian unity deal 4/20/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Qatar has put forward a comprehensive initiative for Palestinian reconciliation with Egyptian, Syrian and Saudi support, the secretary of the Higher Follow Up committee said Tuesday. Khaled Abdul Majeed told the Jordanian Al-Ghad newspaper from Damascus that the initiative includes Palestinian unity, the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit and Palestinian prisoners, opening Gaza's crossings and alleviating the siege imposed on the coastal enclave. A parallel proposal was put forward by Secretary-General of the Arab League Amr Moussa which involves identifying practical extensions to the Egyptian document, giving both Fatah and Hamas the guarantees they seek, Abdul Majeed told the newspaper. If both factions agree upon the deal, Fatah and Hamas will be invited to ratify the document in Cairo followed by other Palestinian factions, he added. Custodial Death Marred Palestinian Prisoners Day Uruknet April 19, 2010 - A young Palestinian man died in Israeli custody as hundreds of Palestinians took to the streets of villages and towns across the West Bank and Gaza to commemorate Palestinian Prisoners Day on Friday, Apr. 16. Raed Abu Hammad, 31, was found dead in his prison cell late on Friday after spending the last 18 months in... Palestinians mark Prisoners' Day PNN - Hamas and Fatah have joined crowds of Palestinians in calling on Israel to free thousands of Palestinian prisoners detained in Israeli jails. Representatives of the rival factions staged a protest and 24-hour... MIDEAST: Custodial Death Marred Palestinian Prisoners Day IPS BEIT UMMAR, Occupied West Bank, Apr 19 (IPS) - A young Palestinian man died in Israeli custody as hundreds of Palestinians took to the streets of villages and towns across the West Bank and Gaza to commemorate Palestinian Prisoners Day on Friday, Apr. 16. Ahrar: IPA imposes heavy fines on prisoners PIC 20 Apr 2010 - Ahrar center for prisoners’ studies said on Tuesday that the Israeli prisons authority (IPA) started to follow a new repressive policy represented in imposing enormous fines on prisoners. Israeli forces besiege Prisoners Day commemoration Electronic Intifada: 20 Apr 2010 - BEIT UMMAR, occupied West Bank (IPS) - A young Palestinian man died in Israeli custody as hundreds of Palestinians took to the streets of villages and towns across the West Bank and Gaza to commemorate Palestinian Prisoners Day on Friday, 16 April. Candle procession in Bethlehem marks Prisoners Day 4/19/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Approximately 500 from the Bethlehem area lit candles and marched in a mournful procession along the city's Star Street on Sunday evening, commemorating the lives of Palestinian men and women trapped in Israeli prisons. Parents and family members of imprisoned men, women and children who stand accused of resisting the Israeli occupation were flanked by the Bethlehem community and political leaders, and lead by Minister of Prisoners Affairs Issa Qaraqe through the streets. Leader of the Palestinian Detainees Society in Bethlehem Abdul Fattah Khalil spoke as the crowds gathered at the Nissan building on Manger Street, and congratulated all present for their continued support of both prisoners and their families."Our brothers and sisters, sons and daughters are suffering inhuman treatment," in Israeli detention centers, Khalil said. He called on human rights institutions to demand the release of what, under international law, are more than 10,000 prisoners of war. Gaza gov’t vows to implement death penalty 4/19/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - De facto Minister of Interior Fathi Hammad said Monday the government "will not hesitate" to implement the death penalty against collaborators. Hammad told reporters outside the home of the former minister of interior, who was killed in during the Gaza war, that the Hamas government would continue enforcing capital punishment in the coastal enclave against "those who have caused harm to national interests and who were the cause of the death of many Palestinians."Denouncing human rights groups' condemnation of the recent execution of two Gaza residents charged with collaboration, Hammad told the groups to "focus on the tragedy of Palestinian families caused by traitors."The Gaza minister further denied the existence of political detainees in de facto government prisons and accused Muhammad Dahlan, Fatah Central Committee member and former Gaza strong-man, to be "behind such rumors that target the [de facto] government. . . ." Israel releases 2 Gaza men from prison 4/19/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - Following the completion of a 17 and nine-year prison terms respectively, two Gaza men were released back into the Strip on Sunday, the local prisoners committee announced. Abdul Naser Al-Bahar from Gaza City was detained in 1993 and charged with affiliation to the Hamas movement, whileAmin Saleh from the southern Gaza city of Rafah was detained on 28 August 2001, and charged with affiliation to the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Riyad Al-Ashkar, head of the committee, said the two were received by family and friends at the Erez crossing in the northern Gaza Strip. [end] Hamas: Talks on unity, prisoner swap frozen 4/19/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - Negotiations to secure a prisoner swap deal and achieve Palestinian reconciliation have been brought to a standstill, Hamas leader Salah Al-Bardawil said Monday."Communication with Cairo on reconciliation is nonexistent now; there are no actual efforts underway for unity nor is there progress on completing [captured Israeli soldier Gilad] Shalit's swap deal," a statement issued by the Hamas leader read. Talks with the Egyptian capital are confined to coordinating the entry and exit of patients through the Rafah crossing along the Gaza-Egypt border, Al-Bardawil said. The leader further said Hamas' stance remains unchanged and the movement's popularity is growing."Hamas will never recognize Israel and will not give up any of the Palestinian peoples' constants." Al-Bardawil said Israel's tightening of the blockade of the coastal enclave and prisoner repression in Israeli jails is "blackmail to make Hamas change its political position". Palestinians bury prisoner found dead in cell in Israeli jails 19 Apr 2010 - Jerusalem, April 19, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) – The Palestinians in Al-Azriah town near Jerusalem participated yesterday in the funeral of Raed Abu Hmad, 31, who was found dead in his cell Friday in Eshel Prison in the Negev where he spent five years in the Israeli jails. Hmad who was sentenced to ten years, resident of Al-Azriah town near Jerusalem,... Hamas-Fatah unity deal and prisoner swap both come to a standstill Palestine Note 19 Apr 2010 - Despite encouraging voices over the weekend, negotiations toward brokering a Hamas-Fatah unity agreement have come to a halt, Ma'an News Agency reports. In addition to the reconciliation stalemate, Hamas leader Salah al-Bardawil says progress has stalled... Hamas Executes Two Prisoners for Collaborating With Israel The Media Line 18 Apr 2010 - Ignoring protests from across the Western world, and not bothering to get authorization from the Palestinian President, the de facto Hamas government in the Gaza Strip executed two men for collaborating with Israel. A Hamas firing... Palestinians mark Prisoners' Day PNN - Hamas and Fatah have joined crowds of Palestinians in calling on Israel to free thousands of Palestinian prisoners detained in Israeli jails. Representatives of the rival factions staged a protest and 24-hour... Bardawil: All contacts with Egypt over prisoner deal or reconciliation frozen PIC 19 Apr 2010 - Dr. Salah Al-Bardawil stated Monday that all contacts with Cairo over the inter-Palestinian reconciliation or the prisoner swap deal are frozen and there are no efforts in this regard. Jalbo prison administration punishes prisoners PIC 19 Apr 2010 - The international Tadamun institution has said that the Israeli Jalbo prison administration imposed a number of punitive measures against Palestinian prisoners.. Prisoners demand international inquiry over death 4/18/2010 - Ramallah - Ma'an - Following the death of a Palestinian prisoner in solitary confinement on Friday, prisoners in Israel's Ofer detention center said they held Israel accountable for the loss of life. The Fatah prisoners bloc in Ofer sent a message Saturday night, blaming the use of solitary confinement for the death ofRaed Abu Hammad, 26, who was put in a small cell despite complaints of illness. Abdullah Abu Rahma, a Fatah-affiliated Palestinian prisoner held at Ofer detention center, called for the formation of a fact-finding committee to investigate Hammad's death and to press criminal charges against the state if their officers are found guilty. According to statistics from Palestinian prisoners societies, more than 1,200 Palestinians in Israeli custody suffer from under-treated illnesses, while hundreds of others are subject to solitary confinement on a regular basis. Israel sentences PA police officer to 15 years 4/18/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - An Israeli military court at the Ofer detention center near Ramallah sentenced a Palestinian Authority security officer from Bethlehem to 10 years in prison and another five under probation. The officer was charged and convicted for membership in the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, an armed group that claims affiliation to President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement. Among the charges 22-year-old officer in the Palestinian national security forces Salim Hamad Ubayyat faced, were firing at Israeli targets in the West Bank, plans to detonate a booby-trapped car and plans to plant other explosive devices at the Israeli bypass road west of Beit Jala, known locally as the tunnel road. Ubayyat was detained on his way home from work, as he paid a visit to his neighbor in the Wadi Shahin neighborhood east of Bethlehem. Body of dead prisoner released to family 4/18/2010 - Jerusalem - Ma'an - The body of a Palestinian prisoner who died in Israeli custody on Thursday was released to his family for burial, relatives said Sunday. The 26-year-old Raed Abu Hammad from the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Al-Eizariya was announced dead following time in an isolation cell, despite earlier complaints of illness. Abu Hammad's family said a funeral procession will be held Sunday evening in Al-Eizariya, attended by Minister of Detainees and Ex Detainees Affairs Issa Qaraqe and a number of senior official, and residents. Relatives said earlier that their son's body had yet to be released, after it was transported to the Abu Kabir forensics facility in Israel for what his parents were told would be continued investigations into the cause for their son's death. The family was told that Abu Hammad's body would be returned for burial upon completing the autopsy. Report: 2 injured in Israeli prison guard raid 4/18/2010 - Gaza- Ma'an - The Coalition for Palestinian rights said Sunday that two Palestinian detainees held in the Ofer detention center near the West Bank city of Ramallah were injured during a prison guard night raid. The rights organization said prisoners from national unity section in the detention center were attacked in their cells and their contents were destroyed, a statement read. Those injured were identified as Maher Khamiesha and Hesham Ighneimat, who were transferred to hospital for treatment, the organization added."The coalition denounces arbitrary Israeli procedures carried out against prisoners, particularly after detainees announced a hunger strike to achieve their demands," the statement concluded. Nablus festival marks Prisoners Day 4/18/2010 - Nablus - Ma'an - Tens of thousands joined the Freedom and Spring festival at Jamal Abdul-Nasser Park in Nablus on Saturday, marking Palestinian Prisoners Day with the inauguration of a Freedom sculpture project. Head of the Palestinian Prisoner's Society in Nablus Raed Omar said the festival runs every year, with proceeds raised going to help support the children of the more than 10,000 Palestinian men incarcerated by Israel for working against the occupation. Events at the park were organized to entertain the children of prisoners, as Omar noted that "children have the right to feel happy and partake in joyful occasions even though their fathers or mothers are detained in Israeli jails."Representative of the Palestinian ministry of detainees Samir Samaru said the event was also meant to celebrate the committment Palestinians in prison have shown to their people, and marks a chance to celebrate their victories so far, with more to come. Israeli forces take Huwarra man in overnight raid 4/18/2010 - Nablus - Ma'an - Israeli forces detained a young man from the West Bank village of Huwwara, south of Nablus, after ransacking his home, local officials said. Huwwara Mayor Samir Mur'ib said 21-year-old Shadi Jihad was taken from his home following a raid where soldiers ransacked the place, and noted that the detention followed the seizure of one of Jihad's relatives, Jihad Nasser Jihad. According to a report from the PLO's negotiations affairs department, Israeli forces raided the West Bank 15 times over the last two days, and detained 15 civilians including two Palestinian police officers. Witnesses in Bethlehem said Israeli forces entered the Al-Azza and Aida refugee camps overnight, with no reports of detentions. Haniyeh: Reconcile for the prisoners 4/18/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - Ismail Haniyeh, prime minister of the de facto government in Gaza, on Saturday said a national reconciliation agreement, possible only if both Palestinian governments unite, would serve the interests of prisoners in Israeli custody."We must achieve reconciliation, and the Arabs should help us get America's pressure off the Palestinian people's back," Haniyeh said at the Ministry of Detainees and Ex-detainees Affairs in Gaza City. Addressing a Palestinian Legislative Council meeting at the ministry building, Haniyeh also called on Arab and Muslim governments to take responsibility for supporting prisoners and their families. He also called for "the resistance in the West Bank to unite with the resistance in Gaza, which is defending the land."Ahmad Bahar, the deputy PLC speaker, also demanded that Palestinian forces, factions, and official institutions unite on behalf of. . . Palestinian prisoners demand international inquiry over death Uruknet April 18, 2010 - Following the death of a Palestinian prisoner in solitary confinement on Friday, prisoners in Israel's Ofer detention center said they held Israel accountable for the loss of life. The Fatah prisoners bloc in Ofer sent a message Saturday night, blaming the use of solitary confinement for the death of Raed Abu Hammad, 26, who was put... Israeli soldiers attack Palestinian prisoners in Ofer 18 Apr 2010 - Ramallah, April 18, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) - Israeli occupation forces raided today Ofar prison in west of Ramallah and attacked two Palestinian prisoners.They also damaged the all the contents of the “National Unity Department”, Ahrar center for prisoners’ studies and human rights Palestinian reported. Maher Khmaysah and Hesham Ghnimat were injured and transferred to the hospital after being beaten up... Talks about re-opening prisoners exchange deal 18 Apr 2010 - Gaza, April 18, (Pal Telegraph) Reliable Palestinian sources revealed that the German mediator in the prisoner exchange deal between the «Hamas» movement and Israel, Farhard Conrad, who is vice chairman of the German intelligence service, visited the region recently about two weeks ago and held talks with Israeli officials, also met twice with leaders of «Hamas» in Gaza and visited... Israel detains Palestinian, notifies other to visit Intelligence office 18 Apr 2010 - Bethlehem, April 18, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) - Israeli occupation forces detained today a Palestinian youth from Bethlehem and notified other to visit the Israeli intelligence. Israeli occupation forces raided Al-Doha area and detained Mahmoud Azeyah, 26, while notified Amad Al-Barmil, 35, to visit the Israeli intelligence. They also raided Aydah camp and notified citizens to visit the Israeli intelligence. Besides,... Palestinian prisoners call for external investigation after inmate's death Palestine Note 18 Apr 2010 - Prisoners in the Fatah bloc of Ofer prison are demanding an international inquiry into the death of inmate Raed Abu Hammad at Eshel Prison Friday, Ma'an News Agency reports. Fatah-affiliated prisoner Abdullah Abu Rahma has called... ISRAELI COURT SENTENCES PALESTINIAN POLICEMAN TO 15 YEARS Palestine Note 18 Apr 2010 - PA SECURITY OFFICER CONVICTED FOR MEMBERSHIP IN AL-AQSA MARTYRS' BRIGADE An Israeli military court has sentenced 22-year-old PA security officer Salim Hamad Ubayyat to 10 years in prison and 5 years of probation, Ma'an News Agency... Prisoners' day in Palestine Palestine Note 17 Apr 2010 - Friday, we had demonstrations in a number of locations in Palestine mostly in honor of prisoners (11,000 kidnapped Palestinians held in Israeli jails). The demonstration in Al-Ma'asara went smoothly even though the night before the Israeli... Palestinians mark Prisoners' Day AlJazeera 17 Apr 2010 - Hamas and Fatah join ranks to honour thousands of prisoners detained in Israeli jails. Hamas, Fatah close ranks to call on Israel to free prisoners Daily Star 19 Apr 2010 GAZA CITY: Hamas and Fatah closed ranks on Saturday to mark Palestinian Prisoners' Day on Saturday, in the first joint initiative by the bitter rivals since the latter was routed from Gaza in 2007.Representatives of the two factions, joined by members of smaller militant groups, relatives of prisoners and international activists, staged a sit-down protest Two prisoners wounded during attack in Ofer jail PIC 19 Apr 2010 - Two Palestinian prisoners were transferred to hospital after Israeli special military units stormed and ransacked on Friday the “national unity” section in Ofer prison.. Palestinian prisoner in Egyptian jail in serious health condition PIC 19 Apr 2010 - The families of Palestinian prisoners in Egyptian jails called on Egypt to release prisoner Mohamed Al-Sayyed from Abu Zaabal prison after his health condition seriously deteriorated.. Ghoul: Gaza to host international conference on prisoners PIC 19 Apr 2010 - The Gaza Strip is to host an international conference to support the issue of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli occupation jails next October, justice minister revealed on Sunday. A Nation Behind Bars: Palestinian Political Prisoners In Israeli Detention Reham Alhelsi, My Palestine 4/17/2010 While the whole world demands the release of the Zionist soldier Shalit, who was captured by Palestinians while he was on a mission to kill and destroy, the so-called "free world" continues to ignore that the Zionist entity holds a whole nation hostage. The Palestinian people in occupied Palestine have been held hostage by a brutal military occupation, confined to ghettos build on their own lands. Some 2.5 Million Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem are captives in their own homes, towns and villages, with military checkpoints locking them up, controlling and limiting their movement. 1.5 Million Palestinians are held hostages in the open-air prison Gaza, not allowed to leave even for urgently needed medical treatment. In addition to that, there are over 8500 Palestinians locked up behind bars in Israeli dungeons. These 8500 Palestinians unite occupied Palestine from the River to the Sea; they unite Jerusalem with Yafa, Jenin with Ara, Hebron with Nazareth, Gaza with Akka. These 8500 Palestinians unite families, unite the pain, unite the hope and unite the struggle for freedom. Almost every Palestinian family has had at least one family member detained by Israel. Almost every Palestinian family has been abused by Israeli soldiers while visiting their loved ones. Almost every Palestinian family has known the pain of waiting, the fear of what might happen behind bars, the hope for a near release and a safe return home. Every Palestinian family knows the meaning of detention, has felt it directly through its members. Every Palestinian family knows the meaning of freedom, for we pay the highest price for the sake of this freedom, and we love our freedom, we cherish our freedom and we yearn for our freedom and would always fight for it. Since 1967, Israel detained some 750,000 Palestinians, including 12,000 women and tens of thousands of children. During the First Intifada 116,000 Palestinians were detained. Since the beginning of Al-Aqsa Intifada in 2000, 70,000 Palestinians were detained, including 900 women and 8000 children. On average, 9000 Palestinians are detained yearly, including 700 children. Alone during the first 3 months of 2010 Israel detained more than 1400 Palestinians, including 90 from Gaza (18 were fishermen and 1 child), 400 from Jerusalem and 7 female detainees.... more.. e-mail Dozens in Gaza join prison hunger strike 4/17/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - Dozens of young men from several factions held a sit-in protest in front of the Red Cross headquarters in Gaza City on Saturday, marking Palestinian Prisoners Day. Saber Abu Karsh, head of the Wa'ed Prisoners Society, said "all Palestinian factions are united in solidarity with the prisoners and, in support of their cause, join their hunger strike inside the Israeli jails."Nash'et Al-Wheidi, member of the Popular Movement to Support Prisoners, said "this tent was erected to support the prisoners in Israeli jails and to demand an end to the division that has harmed the prisoners' cause." Last week, Minister of Prisoners' Affairs Issa Qaraqe said the Israeli Prison Service has applied punitive measures to 36 Palestinian female prisoners in the Ad-Damun prison in response to the general hunger strike that began on 7 April. 10 Israeli citizens detained amid clashes 4/17/2010 - Hebron - Ma'an - Israeli forces detained 10 Israeli citizens following clashes that erupted in Litwana, south of Hebron on Saturday. Security sources said those detained were tying to help Palestinian farmers reach their land but were stopped by Israeli forces, leading to discord. An Israeli military spokesman said 10 Israelis and five Palestinians were clashing with security forces in the southern Hebron mountain area. The Israeli citizens were detained, suspected of assaulting Israeli soldiers, the representative said, adding that all have been transferred to the Israeli police for questioning. [end] Hamas leader: Israel seeks to expel indigenous people 4/17/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - Hamas is vowing to fight Israel's new military orders with popular and armed resistance. Ismail Radwan, a senior Hamas official, called on followers to confront the Israeli move "until this decision is cancelled."He considered the decision racist and aimed at "clearing the land of its indigenous people."Speaking at a ceremony commemorating the 6th anniversary of the death of Abed Al-Aziz Ar-Rantisi, Radwan urged the Palestinian Authority "to end security coordination with the occupation -- unleash the resistance."He called on the resistance to abduct more Israeli soldiers in order to release more Palestinian prisoners, noting that freeing detainees is a top priority for the Islamic movement. Ahmad Bahar, the deputy parliament speaker, said "Israel's decision to expel Palestinians from the West Bank is here to assure us that the Oslo Accords are nullified, as well as the Palestinian Authority based in Ramallah. UN rights chief urges end to Gaza executions 4/17/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Friday urged the de facto Gaza government not to carry out further executions and to abolish the use of the death penalty. During the night of 14-15 April, two prisoners accused of crimes associated with the occupation of the Palestinian territories by the government of Israel were executed in Gaza." I am deeply concerned by recent statements by senior Hamas officials that several death sentences may be carried out soon," the independent expert said."It is extremely disappointing that Hamas is contemplating a return to the use of the death penalty, despite the fact that no officially-sanctioned death sentences have been carried out in Gaza since 2005. The high commissioner said she was alarmed by unconfirmed reports that several more prisoners may be executed soon." Fayyad: It is time to free our prisoners 4/17/2010 - Ramallah - Ma'an - Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told guests in Ramallah on Saturday that the PLO and Palestinian Authority are working with the international community to commit Israel to international law. At an unveiling ceremony for the Mural of Freedom on Palestinian Prisoners Day, Fayyad told detainees that "you are not alone; your people are united for your cause. You are not on your own in your fight for freedom."Since 1967, Fayyad said, more than 760,000 Palestinians and Arabs have been detained, including 13,000 women and 25,000 children."Of these prisoners, 327 have been in prison since before the [1993] Oslo Accords.""Moreover, 1,500 detainees are in poor health in prisons, without access to the necessary treatment," Fayyad said, adding that 49 detainees have died as a result of medical negligence including Raed Muhammad Abu Mahmoud, 30, who died on Friday. Police: 16 fugitives detained at Allenby Bridge 4/17/2010 - Jericho - Ma'an - Palestinian security forces arrested 16 fugitives attempting to travel via the Allenby Bridge over the past week, police said. All were wanted by security departments and courts, among them suspects wanted on fraud and other criminal charges, Jericho police said in a statement on Saturday."The crossing is witnessing a noticeable rise in the numbers of travelers, reaching 18,609. Among them were 8,895 residents, 122 foreigners, and 72 Palestinians from inside Israel with blue identity cards," the statement said. Meanwhile, the number of those traveling to Jordan stood at 9,378 residents, 105 foreigners, 52 holders of Israeli ID cards, and 20 patients whose travel was coordinated and transferred by Palestine Red Crescent Society ambulances. Some 49 Palestinians were prevented from leaving for "security reasons," the statement said. Fatah-Hamas conference calls for 'end to nightmare' 4/17/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - A joint news conference held by Hamas leader Khalil Al-Hayyeh and Fatah official Salah Abu Khalta on Saturday called for immediate action to resolve inter-factional rivalry."Its time to remove the nightmare of hatred [between the two factions] because the national cause is violated every day," Al-Hayyeh said, during a sit-in in Gaza City in front of the Red Cross headquarters marking Prisoners Day. Al-Hayyeh said national unity is popular among Palestinians and is a "national demand" that should be achieved." There is an American veto on national reconciliation, the Hamas leader said, adding that this veto must be "broken to achieve unity."Abu Khatla said Palestinian detainees have "reunited the people. Everyone should unit to end prisoners' suffering."The Fatah official added that President Mahmoud Abbas and Fatah's Central Committee praised the participants in the sit-in tent and those on hunger-strikes. Probe death of Palestinian prisoner in Israel jail, PA says Ha'aretz 17 Apr 2010 - Israel Prison Service says Raed Abu Hammad was found dead on the floor of his solitary confinement cell. Palestinians mark Prisoners Day Uruknet April 17, 2010 - More than 7,000 Palestinians, including 270 who are under the age of 18, are currently held in Israeli prisons, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) said in a statement released to coincide with Prisoners Day, which Palestinians mark on Saturday. Three of the prisoners have been in jail for more than 30 years, and 315... A Nation Behind Bars: Palestinian Political Prisoners in Israeli Detention Uruknet April 17, 2010 - ...Almost every Palestinian family has been abused by Israeli soldiers while visiting their loved ones. Almost every Palestinian family has known the pain of waiting, the fear of what might happen behind bars, the hope for a near release and a safe return home. Every Palestinian family knows the meaning of detention, has felt it directly... Lest We ForgetPrison Martyrs Uruknet April 17, 2010 - Since 1967; 198 Palestinian political prisoners have been killed by the IOF while in detention; 70 as a result of torture at the hands of Israeli Shabak and Israeli Prison Authority (IPA), 71 killed in cold blood after being arrested, 50 as a result of medical negligence by the IPA and 7 being shot dead inside... Video: Young Palestinians in Israeli jails Uruknet April 17, 2010 - It is estimated that around 9,000 Palestinians are detained every year by Israel. According to human-rights groups, up to 700 teenagers and children were detained last year alone. More than 270 Palestinians, who are under the age of 18, are currently held in Israeli prisons. Little is known about the long-term effect of detention on Palestinian... Dozens in Gaza join prison hunger strike Uruknet April 17, 2010 – Dozens of young men from several factions held a sit-in protest in front of the Red Cross headquarters in Gaza City on Saturday, marking Palestinian Prisoners Day. Saber Abu Karsh, head of the Wa'ed Prisoners Society, said "all Palestinian factions are united in solidarity with the prisoners and, in support of their cause, join their hunger... Hamas and Fatah officials call for immediate reconciliation Palestine Note 17 Apr 2010 - Hamas' Khalil Al-Hayyeh and Fatah's Salah Abu Khalta called for an end to Hamas-Fatah fighting at a press conference in Gaza Saturday, Ma'an News Agency reports. Al-Hayyeh gave remarks at a sit-in marking Prisoners' Day in... PALESTINIAN PRISONER FOUND DEAD IN CELL Palestine Note 17 Apr 2010 - INMATE DIES AFTER 18 MONTHS IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT 27-year-old Raed Hamad died in an Israeli prison late Friday night, the Associated Press reports. Israeli officials say he was found dead in his cell, and Hamad's body... Ten Israeli citizens detained amid clashes in Hebron Palestine Note 17 Apr 2010 - The Palestinian news agency Ma'an is reporting that Israeli forces have detained ten Israeli citizens following clashes that erupted in Litwana, south of Hebron. Security sources told Ma'an that those detained were trying to help Palestinian... Palestinians call on Israel to probe prison death Relief Web 17 Apr 2010 - Source: Reuters - AlertNet Palestinian Prisoners' Day rally: They are a symbol of liberty YNet News 17 Apr 2010 - 36th Prisoners' Day events held in West Bank, Gaza. Hamas PM Haniyeh: We must complete reconciliation with Fatah, engage in widespread resistance Ghoul calls for capturing more Israeli soldiers PIC 17 Apr 2010 - Palestinian minister of prisoners in Gaza Mohammed Al-Ghoul has renewed his call on Palestinian resistance factions to capture more Israeli soldiers to trade them for Palestinian prisoners. Palestinian prisoner dies in IOA jail, Hamas holds IOA responsible PIC 17 Apr 2010 - Palestinian prisoner Ra'ed Mohammed Abu Hammad was found dead in his cell in the Israeli Eichel prison on Friday, the Ahrar center for prisoners' studies and human rights announced. On Prisoners Day: 8500 Detainees Still Imprisoned By Israel IMEMC - Saturday April 17, 2010 - 02:13, As the Palestinians mark the Palestinian Prisoners Day on Saturday March 17, at least 8500 detainees, including women and children, and several legislators and officials, are still imprisoned by Israel in several prisons, interrogation centers and camps. Gaza; Thousands Protest Against Israeli Deportation Orders IMEMC - Saturday April 17, 2010 - 01:25, The Hamas and Islamic Jihad Movements organized on Thursday massive processions in the Gaza Strip in solidarity with the Palestinian detainees imprisoned by Israel, and against Israel’s decision to deport Palestinians, and detainees, from the West Bank. Detainee Dies Friday in Israeli Cell IMEMC - Saturday April 17, 2010 - 01:04, Issa Qaraqe’, head of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) reported Friday that a detainee died at the Be’er Sheva Israeli prison after the Israeli authorities placed him in a cell instead of transferring him to a hospital. PA: Sick prisoner in solitary dies in Israeli custody 4/17/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Palestinian Minster of Prisoners Affairs Issa Qaraqe identified a Palestinian prisoner in Israel, announced dead Friday afternoon, as 26 year old Raed Muhammad Ahmad Hammad. The death comes on the Day of the Palestinian Prisoner, marked by dozens of rallies across the West Bank and Gaza, commemorating the lives of more than 10,000 Palestinians currently held in Israel, and the hundreds of thousands of others who have spent years of their lives incarcerated by Israeli military courts. Former prisoner Abed An-Naser Farawneh said Hamad's death came as a result of "intentional medical negligence," and noted that Hammad was the 198th Palestinian to die in Israeli custody since the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza in 1967. According to a report from the Palestinian Authority, Hammad was moved into solitary confinement in Israel's Eshel Prison, despite medical reports indicating the young man was not well. Israel army: 7 Palestinians detained overnight 4/17/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Seven Palestinians were detained in the occupied West Bank overnight, Israel's army reported Friday. An Israeli military spokesman told Ma'an that four Palestinians were detained southeast of Nablus in the northern West Bank, while two more were seized south of the city, one each from the town of Huwwara and village of Duma. Another Palestinian was detained in Beit Anan, a village west of Ramallah, the official added. In 2009, the average number of Israeli military raids on the West Bank was 103 times per week. [end] Rallies in Gaza call for abduction of Israeli soldiers 4/16/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - Marking Prisoners Day, large rallies were organized by Hamas and Islamic Jihad in the Jabaliya and Khan Younis areas of the Gaza Strip on Friday, where officials called for the capture of Israeli soldiers to exchange for the freedom of Palestinians. Hamas representative in the northern Gaza governorate Abed Al-Latif Al-Qanu told protesters that the "release of Palestinian prisoners will not be achieved until we have more soldiers" to bargain with. Islamic Jihad leader Mohammad Al-Hindi told the assembled group that Prisoners Day should be a day of silence across the Arab world, and taken as an opportunity for Palestinian factions to unify out of respect for those being held in Israeli jails. Israel arrests Abbas guard 4/16/2010 - Nablus - Ma'an - Hours before US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton praised recent Palestinian Authority security reforms, Israel arrested a member of President Mahmoud Abbas' security detail, Ma'an has learned. Thabet Ja'aysa, 21, a member of the Palestinian Authority's elite Presidential Guard unit, was detained along with two others Thursday evening at the Huwwara military checkpoint south of Nablus in the northern West Bank. Ja'aysa's father affirmed that his son was detained. Israel's army notified him by phone, he said. Meanwhile in Washington, Clinton cited US General Keith Dayton's training of PA security forces as a positive development, but said "Israel can and should do more to support the Palestinian Authority's efforts." "The United States has partnered with the PA to improve the effectiveness of its security forces," she said. Marwan Barghouthi marks 8th anniversary of imprisonment 4/17/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Thursday marked the 8th anniversary of the abduction and imprisonment of Marwan Barghouthi by Israeli forces, in honor of which the detained PLC member presented a summation of the current Palestinian situation. The Palestinian leader, credited with cobbling together the Prisoners Document in 2007, which laid out a plan for Palestinian reconciliation following the first months of Fatah-Hamas violence, again urged rival factions to "put the black days of division" behind them. Palestinians must rally together under their common national interests, Barghouthi said, reminding that all "are committed to our national message and we will always remain faithful to all martyrs and detainees at Israeli prisons. We are keen on the right of return and protecting Jerusalem and the Holy sites." He called on Hamas officials to sign the Egyptian-sponsored reconciliation document, saying the solution was a viable one and would put an end to division. Fatah-aligned Sami Al-Ghoul Brigades call for resistance 4/16/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - A small militant brigade aligned with the Fatah movement announced its committment to continued resistance in a statement made public on Friday. The group, known as the Sami Al-Ghoul Brigades, last claimed an attack on Israel one year ago, on Friday 17 April 2009. In a statement released at the time, which was reiterated almost word for word in the Friday statement, said the group was committed to resistance activities and called on all military wings of Palestinian factions to declare a state of high alert and be ready to defend the Al-Aqsa Mosque and Jerusalem from colonizing settlers. The latest statement, rather than rallying calls around the Al-Aqsa Mosque, called on allresistance brigades to stay committed to resistance and stay faithful to martyrs and detainees. The statement also noted that they remain loyal to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and the caretaker Palestinian leadership. 'Over 7,000' Palestinians in Israel jails Uruknet April 16, 2010 – More than 7,000 Palestinians, including 270 who are under the age of 18, are currently held in Israeli prisons, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics said on Friday. Three of the prisoners have been in jail for more than 30 years, and 315 for more than 15 years, PCBS said in a statement released to coincide... Ni'lin: every Day is Prisoners’ Day Stop The Wall - More than one hundred fifty people joined the weekly march against the Apartheid Wall today, April 16, Prisoners’ Day. Protestors called for the release of all Palestinian prisoners and in particular the 14 anti-Wall activists from Ni’lin that currently languish in the jails of the Israeli prisons. [ Far’a camp locked down, 1 injured during raids 4/15/2010 - Nablus - Ma'an - Overnight Israeli military raids sparked clashes in the northern West Bank, as troops opened fire and moderately injured one man who was later detained, along with 10 others, Palestinian security sources said Thursday. More than 30 Israeli military vehicles entered the Al-Far'a refugee camp at 2:30am, closing the entrance and raiding dozens of homes, local sources said. A total of seven were detained from the camp. Those taken were identified as:Jalal Jamal Eshtewi, 21, taken to an Israeli prison medical facility for treatment after sustaining gunshot wounds to the abdomen Imad Odeh, 19Omar Odeh, 19Hamzeh Odeh, 18Oday Tayeh ,18Nour Elian, 24Ismael Fahmawi, 20Witnesses said the raid was precipitated by the installation of a checkpoint at the camp entrance, with troops checking the ID cards of all those entering and exiting the camp. Gaza executions condemned 4/15/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Palestinian and Israeli human rights groups have denounced Thursday's executions of two collaborators in Gaza. The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights reiterated in a statement its position rejecting the death penalty, which it called "a grave and unjustified violation of the right to life and a form of torture and cruel and inhumane treatment." The Ministry of the Interior in Gaza executed by firing squad Nasser Salama Abu Fraih, 35, from Jabaliya and Mohammed Ibrahim Isma'il (As-Sabe), 36, from Rafah. These death sentences were carried out without the ratification of the president, which is required under Palestinian law and constitutes a violation of the law and constitution, the PCHR added. However, the group reiterated its position that the PA has a duty to prosecute those accused of collaboration with Israel. Shalit family appeals to Hamas chief 4/15/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - The father of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit on Thursday sent a letter to Khaled Mash'al, the Syria-based head of Hamas' politburo, urging him to wrap up negotiations with Israel for a prisoner swap. The Shalit family approached Ma'an with a request to publish the letter, a translation of which appears as follows in its entirety.Dear Mr Khaled Mash'alHead of the Hamas movement politburo Damascus, Syrian Arab RepublicMay God's peace and mercy be upon you,On the occasion of Palestinian Prisoners Day, 17 April 2010, and for the sake of hundreds or even thousands of Palestinian prisoners' families and Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, I address you, on behalf of myself and my family, as the leader of the Hamas movement and one of the leaders of the Palestinian people. A few months ago, German mediator Mr J. Related: Full text: Noam Shalit letter to Khaled Mash'al Full text: Noam Shalit letter to Khaled Mash’al 4/15/2010 - Dear Mr Khaled Mash'alHead of the Hamas movement politburo Damascus, Syrian Arab RepublicMay God's peace and mercy be upon you,On the occasion of Palestinian Prisoners Day, 17 April 2010, and for the sake of hundreds or even thousands of Palestinian prisoners' families and Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, I address you, on behalf of myself and my family, as the leader of the Hamas movement and one of the leaders of the Palestinian people. A few months ago, German mediator Mr J. Conrad, who was selected by the German government and Her Excellency Chancellor Angela Merkel, presented a proposal for a prisoner exchange that would put an end to the suffering of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians. This offer, which was approved by the government of Israel, would secure the release of 1,000 Palestinian prisoners, including 450 prisoners demanded by Hamas' leadership, released in exchange for my son, Gilad Shalit. Related: Shalit family appeals to Hamas chief Israel's ministry of justice sets up a committee to investigate 'army's assassinations' 15 Apr 2010 - West Bank, April 15, (Pal Telegraph) The Israeli Ministry of Justice announced that in the near future it will be forming a committee to examine the legality of physical liquidation by the Israeli army against wanted Palestinians, which was approved by the court, and as a result of a petition filed by the Committee against Torture in December 2006. Ha'aretz... Israel detains 13 Palestinian in WB 15 Apr 2010 - West Bank, April 15, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) – Israeli occupation forces (IOF) detained today 13 Palestinian from different cities in the West Bank. The IOF detained six Palestinians from Al-Farea camp south of Tobas. One of them was shot while the IOF was detaining them, local sources reported. 20 military vehicles raided the camp and searched houses which resulted in... Shalit to Mashaal: Cut a deal YNet News 15 Apr 2010 - Father of abducted IDF soldier sends letter to Hamas leader on occasion of Palestinian Prisoners Day, calls on him to accept 'generous' deal on table Wa'ed: Prisoners to go on hunger strike next Saturday PIC 15 Apr 2010 - The Wa'ed society for prisoners said that the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails would go on hunger strike next Saturday as part of their protest steps against Israeli repressive measures. Nine Detainees Could Face Deportation IMEMC - Thursday April 15, 2010 - 03:00, The Israeli Authorities decided to send nine Palestinian detainees to court although they served their terms, under the pretext that they do not carry Identity Cards. The nine detainees will likely be deported to Jordan. PFLP: 3 mortars fired at Israeli forces in Gaza 4/14/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - Operatives affiliated with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine said they launched three mortars against Israeli forces east of Gaza City on Wednesday. The PFLP's Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades said its forces attacked a patrol accompanied by a military bulldozer stationed at the eastern cemetery between Gaza City and Israel. The purported attack came in response to "Israeli attacks and crimes against Palestinians and detainees," the leftist Palestinian faction explained in a statement. An Israeli military spokesman said he was aware of no such attack. [end] PA police: 7 detained by Israel in West Bank 4/14/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Israeli forces detained seven Palestinians across the West Bank on Tuesday, Palestinian Authority police said. A PA statement said forces raided Qalqiliya, northern West Bank, in the morning and detained Hakam Nasri Sabri, Wasfi Daoud Mahmud, Kamal Abdul Fattah Yassin, Ruslan Kawwas, and Marwan Theeb Sa'sa. Israeli troops further raided the Duheisha refugee camp in Bethlehem, detaining Saleh Muhammad Abdul Rahman Al-Ju'edi. In Ramallah, Israeli forces detained Muhammad Ahmad Daoud as he attempted to cross the Atara checkpoint, police said. Police further reported that Riziq Khalil Nafe, 40, was severely beaten by Israeli forces near the separation wall in Ni'lin, sustaining a broken leg as a result. Nafe was transferred to hospital to undergo treatment. Forces also raided the Barta'a village in Jenin, surrounding the home of Hussam Abdullah Qabha, police said, performing a number of home searches, with no detentions reported. Teenager detained in Salfit 4/14/2010 - Salfit - Ma'an - Israeli forces detained a young man in Salfit at dawn Wednesday and took him to unknown destination, onlookers said. Witnesses identified the detainee as Mus'ab Ash-Sha'b, 17, and said he was taken from his house in the Old City in Salfit. An Israeli military spokesman confirmed that one Palestinian was arrested in Salfit, in addition to seven others elsewhere. They were transferred for security questioning, he added. The local branch of the Palestinian Detainees Center condemned what it termed the continuous detentions in Salfit and other cities in the occupied West Bank. [end] UAE court sentences pregnant Palestinian to life on drug charges 4/14/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an/Agencies - A convicted Palestinian drug trafficker on Tuesday became the first woman in Abu Dhabi to be sentenced to life in prison, local media reported Wednesday. The National, an English-language Emirati newspaper, reported that FA, a refugee, was found guilty at the Criminal Court of trafficking Dh300,000 worth of Valium pills. She was also fined Dh50,000. The woman is seven months pregnant, and will give birth in prison, according to the report. The child will remain with her for two years in a specially designated area of the UAE capital's Al Wathba prison. [end] Report: Shalit mediator calls for urgent international action Ha'aretz 14 Apr 2010 - German negotiator frustrated by Israel's rejection of prisoner swap deal with Hamas, Palestinian media say. Human rights centre claims that 2000 sick detainees are held in Israeli prisons Uruknet April 14, 2010 - According to the Centre for Prisoner Studies in the Palestinian territories, there are 2,000 sick Palestinian and Arab detainees being held in Israeli prisons. This constitutes 25% of the total number of Palestinian detainees in Israeli custody. Sixteen of these prisoners are seriously ill with cancer. In a press release, the human rights group stated that... Adding Torture to Injury Uruknet April 14, 2010 - It was bad enough that Ahmad Asfour was severely maimed by an Israeli drone strike outside his house on Jan. 9, 2009. But, his search for advanced treatment landed the journalism student, now 19, in Israeli prison where he remains. According to Mahmud Abo Rahma of the Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights, not many Palestinians... Israel detains 2 Palestinians, beats 1 in WB 14 Apr 2010 - West Bank, April 14, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) – Israeli occupation forces (IOF) detained today two Palestinians from Yata and Ramallah and beat a third in West Bank. The IOF detained today Nedal Hindeyah, 20, from Betounia in the west of Ramallah. His family said that the Israeli forces raided their house today and checked their ID cards and then detained... Israel detains 2 Palestinians in Jenin 14 Apr 2010 - Jenin, April 14, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) – Israeli occupation forces detained today two Palestinians from Barqeen village in Jenin, north of West Bank. The Israeli forces detained Mahmoud Qasrawi, 25, and Adnan Sobh, 20, after raiding Barqeen village by 15 military vehicles and searching the detainees’ houses, security sources said. Relatives of prisoners appeal for end to strip search PIC 15 Apr 2010 - Relatives of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli occupation jails have appealed to the human rights groups and the Red Cross to pressure the IOA into halting strip searches. IDF order will enable mass deportation from West Bank 4/11/2010 - International Solidarity Movement - Amira Hass, Ha'aretz - A new military order aimed at preventing infiltration will come into force this week, enabling the deportation of tens of thousands of Palestinians from the West Bank, or their indictment on charges carrying prison terms of up to seven years. When the order comes into effect, tens of thousands of Palestinians will automatically become criminal offenders liable to be severely punished. Given the security authorities' actions over the past decade, the first Palestinians likely to be targeted under the new rules will be those whose ID cards bear home addresses in the Gaza Strip – people born in Gaza and their West Bank-born children – or those born in the West Bank or abroad who for various reasons lost their residency status. Also likely to be targeted are foreign-born spouses of Palestinians. Resheq warns IOA of persisting in repressive measures against prisoners PIC 13 Apr 2010 - Political bureau member of Hamas movement Ezzet Al-Resheq warned the Israeli occupation authority (IOA) of persisting in repressive measures against Arab and Palestinian prisoners in its jails. Palestinians in Europe preparing for their 8th conference in Berlin PIC 13 Apr 2010 - The Palestinians in Europe are making preparations for holding their eighth annual conference that will kick off within weeks in Berlin and highlight the issue of prisoners and the right of return. Richard Falk: 'I believe that Hamas should be treated as a political actor' Middle East Monitor (MEMO) 4/9/2010 Richard Falk is the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967. In 2001 Falk served on a United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Inquiry Commission for the Palestinian territories with John Duggard. He is also an American Professor Emeritus of International Law at Princeton University with a long and distinguished career in academics, politics and law. He recently gave this exclusive and revealing interview to the Middle East Monitor’s Dr Hanan Chehata. HC: Following your appointment as UN Rapporteur to the Occupied Palestinian Territories in 2008 you traveled to Israel in order to begin your investigations. Can you tell us a little more about how you were received by Israel? RF: I was denied entry and expelled at Ben Gurion Airport when I tried to enter Israel for the purpose of carrying out my duties as UN Special Rapporteur. These duties consist mainly of reporting on Israeli compliance with human rights obligations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and include duties of compliance with respect to international humanitarian law. Israeli authorities confined me for more than 15 hours in a detention cell with five other detainees before putting me on a plane. I was given no explanation beyond that my expulsion order came from the Israeli Foreign Ministry that had objected to my appointment from the outset. As my itinerary on the West Bank had been previously submitted to the Israeli embassy in Geneva, and as visas had been granted to the two UN employees assisting me on the mission, it seems clear that Israel wanted to have the incident at the airport rather than tell me in advance that I would be denied entry. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and other UN officials did object to the Israeli refusal to allow me to do my job as Special Rapporteur. It should be pointed out that the UN Charter in Article 2(2) requires Members to cooperate with the UN in carrying out its functions, and that this duty is reinforced by an international treaty outlining this duty of cooperation. HC: You were denied entry into the OPT. Have you been allowed at any point to enter the territory? If not, how have you been able to do your job?.... more.. e-mail Israel’s ’crisis of legitimacy’ Jared Malsin, Ma’an News Agency 4/13/2010 I know something about how Israel’s security forces treat journalists they view as hostile. In January, I was held for over a week in a dingy detention center at Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport before being deported. Before I was detained, I was interrogated in a spare, windowless office in the airport about news articles I had authored in my two and a half years working in the occupied West Bank for the Palestinian news agency Ma’an. At one point, the security officer, a woman with piercing blue eyes who never identified herself, paged through the contacts in my cell phones, demanding that I provide information about sources, colleagues, and friends whose numbers I had stored. I refused. She set the phones down on her desk and I, without thinking, reached for them. She stopped me. "In this office, you have no rights," the interrogator explained. I didn’t see the phones, like the rest of my possessions, until I was expelled to New York eight days later. So it’s natural that I’ve been following and investigating for weeks the case of Anat Kamm, the Israeli journalist and former soldier who has been under secret house arrest for months over allegations she leaked military documents, and Uri Blau, the reporter who reportedly used those papers to expose a West Bank assassinations program that violates even Israel’s own laws. Like me, Blau, a reporter for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, also finds himself unable to return to Israel. I’m not Israeli, and Blau’s situation is different and, in important ways, much more severe than mine. But I believe I can empathize, on some basic level, with the Kafkaesque turn his life has taken. more.. e-mail affecting and affected In Gaza: 11 Apr 2010 - Abu Basel (right) is one of the long-termers, having served over 20 years as a medic in Gaza. “Who will take care of people if not us? Someone has to do this work. Without medics, who will care for the injured? Everyone has something to contribute,” he replied to the question ‘why do you do such dangerous work?’ Dangerous work. Being a medic hardly seems dangerous…anywhere else. But in a place like Palestine, medics have to contend with more than tending to the injured or bringing in the dead. They have to be aware of Israeli soldiers’ shooting, shelling from Apaches, F-16s, tanks, the sea…of being detained at military checkpoints in the occupied West Bank or during Israeli invasions into Gaza. Having spoken with Abu Basel many times during and after the Israeli massacre of Gaza last year, I thought I’d heard most of his horror stories. He is a... Beit Ummar detentions continue 4/12/2010 - Hebron - Ma'an - Three men from the Hebron-area town of Bet Ummar were detained during an overnight raid, with residents reporting several military vehicles and the imposition of a curfew Sunday night. The detentions came less than 24 hours after the arrest of five members of Beit Ummar's popular committee, who were taken following a protest on Saturday and questioned for several hours in an Israeli military facility. Palestine Solidarity Project coordinator Muhammad Ayyad Awad was among the five detained, and said he had to pay 500 shekels bail to secure his release on Sunday afternoon. Awad identified those detained as:Muhammad Awad, 17Nabil Ady, 24Nasser Sabarneh, 20 Awad said all three were taken to an Israeli military compound for questioning. An Israeli military spokeswoman confirmed two were detained from Beit Ummar, noting they were "suspected of involvement in terror activity." Detainees society calls for action to save ill prisoner 4/12/2010 - Tubas - Ma'an - The Tubas Prisoners Society appealed to human rights organizations on Monday, after receiving news that a Palestinian detainee in Israeli custody recently suffered an artery blockage after years of untreated high blood pressure. Mahmoud Sawafta, head of the Tubas branch of the society, said Imad Walid Tayeh from the Al-Far'a refugee camp needed urgent medical attention Tayeh is serving his sentence at the Meggido prison, and relatives say his high blood pressure worsened considerably after he was imprisoned. The 45-year-old also sustained a gunshot wound when he was detained, Sawafta said. [end] Palestinain journalist strip-searched at Allenby crossing 4/12/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - A woman, journalist and former prisoner in Israel, was strip-searched by an Israeli soldier Monday as she returned from Jordan via the Allenby Bridge crossing, she told the Detainees' Society. Isra Al-Amarneh was detained for two hours upon returning from a ten-day trip to Saudi Arabia where she performed the Umrah pilgrimage. The former detainee told the society that she was taken to a room filled with cameras and that she was initially being checked by a male soldier, before requesting a female soldier carry out the inspection. In the room, she said, "a female soldier took me and searched me naked."In addition to an intensive check of her belongings, Al-Amarneh said she was verbally assaulted by the soldiers performing searches. Following her arrest, Al-Amarneh was released from Israeli custody in December 2008 and is currently a student at the Palestine Polytechnic University, where she studies graphic design. Israeli civilian detained whilst shopping in Jenin 4/12/2010 - Jenin - Ma'an - An Israeli civilian found shopping in a Jenin market, northern West Bank, was detained by Palestinian Authority security forces on Monday. Muzik Yisrael, 50, living in Acre, northern Israel said he came to Jenin to do some shopping with a Palestinian friend. Yisrael, a truck driver, said his friend had warned him against visiting the occupied West Bank but replied that he was not afraid, adding that "Palestinians are my friends."Police said they are coordinating Yisrael's return to Israel with the Palestinian military liaison department. Under the 1993 Oslo Accords, Israeli civilians are prohibited from entering territory under the PA's jurisdiction. [end] Police solve ’family honor’ murder case 4/12/2010 - Tulkarem - Ma'an - The Palestinian Authority police's general investigation unit solved a three-year-old murder case, sources said Monday. Security sources told Ma'an that the suspected murder, known by the initials HJ, 42, killed his brother JJ, 48 over "family honor."The location of the deceased's body was found and excavated west of Ba'a, near Deir Al-Ghussun, the West Bank, on Monday. The suspect reportedly confessed to the murder after he was detained and questioned by police, and has been transferred to the general prosecution to commence with legal proceedings against him, sources added. [end] Israel detains 3 Palestinians in Hebron 12 Apr 2010 - Hebron, April 12, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) - Israeli occupation forces (IOF) detained today three Palestinians from Bait Omar village in Hebron, Palestinian sources reported. The spokesman for the solidarity project, Mohammed Awad, told WAFA news agency that the Israeli occupation forces raided some houses in Al-Ain area and fired sound and tear bombs. They also detained three citizens Mohammed Sabarnah,... IDF order will enable mass deportation from West Bank 4/11/2010 - International Solidarity Movement - Amira Hass, Ha'aretz - A new military order aimed at preventing infiltration will come into force this week, enabling the deportation of tens of thousands of Palestinians from the West Bank, or their indictment on charges carrying prison terms of up to seven years. When the order comes into effect, tens of thousands of Palestinians will automatically become criminal offenders liable to be severely punished. Given the security authorities' actions over the past decade, the first Palestinians likely to be targeted under the new rules will be those whose ID cards bear home addresses in the Gaza Strip – people born in Gaza and their West Bank-born children – or those born in the West Bank or abroad who for various reasons lost their residency status. Also likely to be targeted are foreign-born spouses of Palestinians. Bahar asks the world community to support the Palestinian prisoners PIC 12 Apr 2010 - First deputy speaker of the PLC Dr. Ahmed Bahar has asked the world community to step in and alleviate the suffering of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli occupation jails. IDF Bid To Expel West Bank Palestinians Is A Step Too Far Palestine Monitor: 12 Apr 2010 - A new military order will take effect this week, enabling the army to deport tens of thousands of Palestinians from the West Bank and prosecute them on infiltration charges, which carry long prison terms. The order, uncovered by Amira Hass in Haaretz yesterday, bears the signature of Maj. Gen. Gadi Shamni in his previous capacity as commander of the Israel Defense Forces in Judea and Samaria. The order's vague language will allow army officers to exploit it arbitrarily to carry out mass expulsions, in accordance with military orders which were issued under unclear circumstances. The first candidates for expulsion will be people whose ID cards bear addresses in the Gaza Strip, including children born in the West Bank and Palestinians living in the West Bank who have lost their residency status for various reasons. This would be a grave and dangerous move, unprecedented during the Israeli occupation. For years, Israel... Hebron: Israeli forces detain 5 protest organizers 4/11/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Israeli forces detained five members of a Palestinian popular committee during its weekly march north of Hebron on Saturday, as well as five international activists, a statement read. Those detained include Moussa Abu Maria, external relations officer for the local committee against the wall and settlements in Khirbet Safa, who was briefly detained by Palestinian Authority forces less than one week earlier. Mohammad Ayad Awad, the committee's spokesman, Younis Arrar, committee coordinator, and Sakhr Abu Maria and members of the popular committee Atef Abu Diya, were also detained. An Israeli military spokesman said a total 13 individuals were taken and transferred for security questioning."A number of knives were discovered on them," he added. The organizers and activists were detained during a protest against land confiscation that begun on Saturday afternoon from Beit. . . Hamas: PA detains 2 supporters, sentences third 4/11/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Palestinian Authority security services detained two Hamas supporters in the northern West Bank, while a third was sentenced to one year in jail, a statement said Sunday. The detentions targeted Hamas affiliates in Qabalan, south of Nablus, and an Al-Quds Open University student from the Anin village in the northern Jenin governorate, a statement said. The statement also cataloged other allegations of PA abuses targeting Hamas and its supporters, noting that three days earlier a student at An-Najah National University was detained, while a PA court sentenced party supporter Qasim Hawwash, who had already spent several months in detention, to one year in jail. [end] Israel detains 2 Palestinians in Bethlehem 11 Apr 2010 - Bethlehem, April 11, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) - Israeli occupation forces (IOF) detained today two Palestinians from Al-Dehish and Ayda refugee camps in Bethlehem. Israeli occupation forces raided the citizens’ houses and searched them then detained Walid Zoraq, 19, WAFA news agency reported. They also submitted a notification to Mohammed Al-Jeadi to notify his son Saleh to visit the Israeli intelligence... IDF order will enable mass deportation from West Bank 4/11/2010 - International Solidarity Movement - Amira Hass, Ha'aretz - A new military order aimed at preventing infiltration will come into force this week, enabling the deportation of tens of thousands of Palestinians from the West Bank, or their indictment on charges carrying prison terms of up to seven years. When the order comes into effect, tens of thousands of Palestinians will automatically become criminal offenders liable to be severely punished. Given the security authorities' actions over the past decade, the first Palestinians likely to be targeted under the new rules will be those whose ID cards bear home addresses in the Gaza Strip – people born in Gaza and their West Bank-born children – or those born in the West Bank or abroad who for various reasons lost their residency status. Also likely to be targeted are foreign-born spouses of Palestinians. Palestinians in 1948 occupied Palestine demonstrate for release of prisoners PIC 12 Apr 2010 - Palestinian citizens in 1948 occupied Palestine on Saturday demonstrated in front of the Israeli jail of Shatta demanding release of their prisoners. Qaraqe: Israeli prisons suppressing hunger strike 4/10/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Minister of Prisoners' Affairs Issa Qaraqe said the Israeli Prison Service has applied punitive measures to 36 Palestinian female prisoners in the Ad-Damun prison in response to a general hunger strike. Qaraqe said the IPS has reduced the detainees' recess to one her per day, prohibited them from sending letters to their family, and further enforced restricted access to the cantina, where prisoners can buy stationary and other goods, because they have participated in a hunger strike which began on 7 April. Moreover, the minister said the prison administration has transferred a number of prisoners from the Nafha prison to Ber Sheva prison in response to the hunger strike. Detainees said they would escalate their protest if the IPS did not respond to their demands, which began in April against humiliating treatment of relatives visiting detainees and banning Gaza prisons. . . . Israel releases detained B’Tselem field worker 4/10/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Israeli forces released a Palestinian human rights worker late Friday, hours after an arrest in the occupied West Bank village of Bil'in, near Ramallah, his colleagues said Saturday. Haitham Al-Khatib, a field worker for the Israeli human rights group B'Tselem and a cameraman for the Popular Committee Against the Wall, was detained for entering a closed military zone, the army said. B'Tselem, however, rejected the military's explanation. Israel's closed-zone order, instituted last month to stop the weekly anti-wall protests in Bil'in and neighboring Nil'in, does not apply to residents of the West Bank villages, a B'Tselem spokeswoman said. An Israeli military spokeswoman confirmed that the army's closed-zone order does not apply to residents. According to the Popular Committee, Friday's arrest was Al-Khatib's third since 2009. 11 detained at anti-wall rally south of Bethlehem 4/10/2010 - Hebron - Ma'an - Israeli forces detained at least 11 people south of the central West Bank city of Bethlehem on Friday afternoon. Eight of the detainees were participating in a protest against Israel's wall in Safa, a village next to the illegal Gush Etzion settlement. A Palestinian journalist and two foreign nationals were among those detained at the scene, according to witnesses, who said 11 were seized in total. An Israeli military spokeswoman said 14 rioters who violated a closed military zone order were arrested during a "violent and illegal riot."They threw rocks at security forces and set fire to adjacent lands, she said. All 14 were transferred to the custody of Israeli police for questioning, the official added. Students erect Israeli wall on US campus 4/10/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an/Agencies - For eight hours on Thursday, students at Princeton University in the US were greeted by a 16-foot wall, made of wood and Styrofoam, representing Israel's separation wall, local media reported. The Daily Princetonian, a college newspaper, reported Friday that the display was a protest by the Princeton Committee on Palestine and Amnesty International against the wall, which weaves in and out of the occupied West Bank. PCP and AI members spent months planning, building, and painting the wall, which was marked with the words "peace not apartheid."PCP president Yoel Bitran told the publication that the group wanted to "give Princeton students the opportunity to imagine what it would be like to grow up or go to school in a place surrounded by a prison of concrete and metal."He said that while "most students understand that Israel's policies in the occupied territories ... Related: Princeton Students Build Wall to Protest Israeli Apartheid Police: 11 fugitives detained at Allenby Bridge 4/10/2010 - Jericho - Ma'an - Palestinian security forces arrested 11 fugitives attempting to travel via the Allenby Bridge over the past week, police said. All were wanted by security departments and courts, among them suspects wanted on fraud and other criminal charges, according to a statement from the Jericho police Saturday." The crossing is witnessing a noticeable rise in the numbers of travelers, reaching 19,499. Among them were 8,734 residents, 127 foreigners, and 108 Palestinians from inside Israel with blue identity cards," police said. Meanwhile, the number of those traveling to Jordan stood at 10,281 residents, 757 foreigners, 45 holders of Israeli ID cards, 20 patients whose travel was coordinated and transferred by Palestine Red Crescent Society ambulances. Some 89 Palestinians were prevented from leaving for "security reasons," according to the statement. IOF troops storm Bethlehem, detain 2 Palestinians in Al-Khalil PIC 10 Apr 2010 - Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed the West Bank city of Bethlehem at an early hour on Saturday while the militia of the PA in Ramallah remained indoors. Askool: Ki-moon’s intent to visit Shalit father political hypocrisy PIC 10 Apr 2010 - Dr. Mohamed Askool, the minister of education, said that Ban Ki-moon’s intention to visit the father of Gilad Shalit while ignoring 8,000 Palestinian prisoners is a kind of “political hypocrisy.” IDF order will enable mass deportation from West Bank Amira Hass, Haaretz, Israeli Occupation Archive 4/11/2010 A new military order aimed at preventing infiltration will come into force this week, enabling the deportation of tens of thousands of Palestinians from the West Bank, or their indictment on charges carrying prison terms of up to seven years. When the order comes into effect, tens of thousands of Palestinians will automatically become criminal offenders liable to be severely punished. Given the security authorities’ actions over the past decade, the first Palestinians likely to be targeted under the new rules will be those whose ID cards bear home addresses in the Gaza Strip – people born in Gaza and their West Bank-born children – or those born in the West Bank or abroad who for various reasons lost their residency status. Also likely to be targeted are foreign-born spouses of Palestinians. Until now, Israeli civil courts have occasionally prevented the expulsion of these three groups from the West Bank. The new order, however, puts them under the sole jurisdiction of Israeli military courts. The new order defines anyone who enters the West Bank illegally as an infiltrator, as well as “a person who is present in the area and does not lawfully hold a permit.” The order takes the original 1969 definition of infiltrator to the extreme, as the term originally applied only to those illegally staying in Israel after having passed through countries then classified as enemy states – Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon and Syria. The order’s language is both general and ambiguous, stipulating that the term infiltrator will also be applied to Palestinian residents of Jerusalem, citizens of countries with which Israel has friendly ties (such as the United States) and Israeli citizens, whether Arab or Jewish. All this depends on the judgment of Israel Defense Forces commanders in the field. Related: Source -- See also: Source more.. e-mail Hundreds protest Israeli wall, settlements 4/10/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Palestinians and foreign nationals were arrested across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem on Friday, as Israeli forces dispersed weekly protests against Israel's wall and settlements. Four international peace activists were detained during a protest supporting Palestinian families from East Jerusalem who were evicted from their homes and replaced by Israeli settlers. Photographer Mustafa Abu Turk told Ma'an that Israeli forces assaulted photojournalists in the flashpoint Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah "in an attempt to prevent us from doing our jobs."Maysoon Al-Ghawi, a resident of the flashpoint East Jerusalem district and a member of one of the Palestinian families expelled by settlers in 2009, also told Ma'an that "Israeli forces attacked protesters and used force to keep us from approaching our confiscated homes." Group says 18 detainees still in solitary confinement 4/9/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - The Detainees Center for Prisoners Studies said Friday that 18 Palestinians in Israeli custody are in solitary confinement. Tawfiq Na'eim, a prisoner at the Hadarim jail, identified the detainees as: Ahmad Sa'datYehya As-SinwarThabet MerdawiHasan SalamehAhmad Al-MughrabyAbdullah Al-BarghouthiMuhammad Jamal An-NatshehIbrahim HamedMu'taz HijaziJamal Abul HayjaMahmoud IssaSaleh Dar MusaHisham SharbatyMuhawish Ne'matAtweh Al-AmourIyad Abu HasnahMuhannad ShreimAhed GhalmehWafa' Al-LubsRa'fat Hamdounah, the head of the prisoners rights group, said solitary confinement is cruel. He called on rights groups to intervene against treatment that amounts to a "slow death" without human contact. Internationals detained at East Jerusalem rally 4/9/2010 - Jerusalem - Ma'an - Four international peace activists were detained in occupied East Jerusalem on Friday, during a protest supporting Palestinian families who were evicted from their homes and replaced by Israeli settlers. Photographer Mustafa Abu Turk told Ma'an that Israeli forces assaulted photojournalists in the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah "in an attempt to prevent us from doing our jobs."Maysoon Al-Ghawi, a resident of the flashpoint East Jerusalem district and a member of one of the Palestinian families expelled by settlers in 2009, also told Ma'an that "Israeli forces attacked protesters and used force to to keep them from approaching their confiscated homes." Israeli police officials told the Hebrew-language daily Yedioth Ahronoth that the protestors were detained after arriving at the Jewish houses in the neighborhood and forcibly refusing to leave the compound. Amid jail strike, Hamas urges more soldier abductions 4/9/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - The solution to the prisoner-swap stalemate is to capture more Israeli soldiers and force the hand of the Israeli government, Hamas leaders said Thursday. Sparked by the start of the second week of a prisoner strike, officials in Gaza are seeking to support Palestinians in Israeli custody as they demand equal treatment by prison officials. Two Hamas spokesman and an independent MP in Gaza spoke out on the issue, with Sami Abu Zuhri suggesting "Palestinians who seek justice for prisoners may be obliged to search for new friends for Gilad Shalit," the soldier captured by Gaza resistance factions in June 2006. Independent MP Jamal Al-Khoudary, who also heads the Popular Committee Against the Siege on Gaza, preferred to invite Palestinian, Arab, Islamic and international human rights organizations to "activate the legal dimension at all levels to protect the Palestinian prisoners," a statement said. Israeli forces detain 3 overnight 4/9/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Israeli forces detained three Palestinians from across the West Bank, military sources confrimed, noting that all were wanted and taken for questioning to undisclosed locations. [end] Imprisoning Palestinian Children Uruknet April 9, 2010 - In June 2009, Defence for Children International (DCI)/Palestine Section published a report titled, "Palestine Child Prisoners: The systematic and institutionalized ill-treatment and torture of Palestinian children by Israeli authorities." DCI/Palestine "is a national section of the international non-government child rights organisation and movement (dedicated) to promoting and protecting the rights of Palestinian children," according to international... Training the Palestinian Judicial Police on Handling of Detainees Relief Web 8 Apr 2010 - Source: European Union Europe holds events in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners PIC 9 Apr 2010 - A number of European countries has witnessed lately a series of events in solidarity with the Palestinian prisoners organized by different human rights and civil organizations. Israeli raid on Duheisha injures 2, others detained 4/8/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Israeli forces entered the Duheisha refugee camp Thursday morning and detained two, sparking clashes that injured two others who were evacuated to the Beit Jala Hospital, security sources said. Invading forces entered from the Ad-Doha suburb of Bethlehem, shooting live and rubber-coated bullets at young men throwing stones at the troops. An Israeli military spokesman said forces were in the area attempting to carry out the "arrest of a wanted man," when they saw a Palestinian "holding a fire bomb about 20 meters away and fired at him." Medical sources said two were in fact injured, and identified them as Abdullah Naief Zaghari, 20, who was shot with rubber bullet in his leg, and Muhammad Abdul Rahman Hasanat, 22, who was shot with a bullet in his head. The forces also detained Ayman Mahmud Oweni, 18, and Walid Abu Marzuq, 22, and took them to an unknown destination. Hamas: Egypt didn’t accept conciliation demands 4/8/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - Senior Hamas leader Salah Bardawil denied Thursday reports that Egypt had accepted the movement's reservations on conciliation, insisting that a prisoner exchange was not included in the conciliation paper." We do not have any information on these reports that are being leaked every now and then, causing confusion," Bardawil said in a statement."A prisoners deal was not in any way part of the Palestinian dialogue, and it will not be because this issue is separate of the fact that Hamas is [already] fighting with all of its strength and resolve to free the prisoners," he said."Hamas is responsibly working toward conciliation and does not accept compromise," the official affirmed."Such statements are just leaks aimed at further harming ties between Egypt and Hamas," he added. . . . . Hamas: We will abduct Israelis over maltreatment of Palestinian prisoners Ha'aretz 8 Apr 2010 - Abu Zuhri warns Hamas will seek 'more friends' for Gilad Shalit if world ignores Palestinian prisoners' conditions. IDF raids refugee camp Palestine Note 8 Apr 2010 - IDF soldiers raided the Duheisha refugee camp early Thursday morning, detaining two and prompting violence that injured others, Ma'an News Agency reports. The soldiers entered the camp from a Bethlehem suburb, firing life rounds as well... Training Palestinian Judicial Police on Handling of Detainees WAFA 8 Apr 2010 - RAMALLAH, April 8, 2010 (WAFA)- EUPOL COPPS’ Deputy Head of Mission, Ari Sarjanen, participated in the graduation ceremony of a training programme on Handling of Detainees (Transportation of 18 Palestinian prisoners held in solitary confinement PIC 9 Apr 2010 - The prisoners' center for studies has said that the Israeli occupation authority (IOA) was holding 18 Palestinian prisoners in isolation cells including a woman. Sayyed: Security coordination with IOA a disaster PIC 9 Apr 2010 - Abbas Al-Sayyed, one of the Hamas leaders detained in IOA jails, has described the security coordination between the IOA and the PA in Ramallah as a "disaster" that should come to an immediate end. Al-Qassam renews adherence to its demands over prisoner swap deal PIC 9 Apr 2010 - Al-Qassam Brigades renewed its vow to adhere to its demands and principles for the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails, especially those who serve long-term or life sentences. Two Prisons Palestine Monitor: 8 Apr 2010 - One of The Palestine Monitor's photographers, Brady Ng, visited two prisons that have interesting histories, but have ended up in very different states. There is a building in the Russian Compound in Jerusalem that has lived several different lives. Once a hostel meant for Christian pilgrims during the Ottoman period, it later became the central prison of the British Mandatory authorities. Now, it is a tourist attraction, operating as the Museum of Underground Prisoners, commemorating the activities of the Jewish underground — the Haganah, Irgun and Lehi — during the period leading up to the establishment of the State of Israel. What was once the Central Prison in Jerusalem in the Russian Compound is now the Museum of Underground Prisoners, operated during the British Mandate of Palestine. Mandate document. Items on display in the museum. "Palestine Pamphlet (restricted): Terrorist Methods and Booby Traps." The gallows. In al-Jiftlik, a Palestinian town... Palestinian Political Detainees Start A Hunger Strike IMEMC - Wednesday April 07, 2010 - 17:05, Thousands of Palestinian political detainees imprisonned by Israel started on Wednesday an open hunger strike. Israeli Troops Detain Eight Palestinians, Among Them Two Injured, From The West Bank IMEMC - Wednesday April 07, 2010 - 16:12, Four Palestinians were detained during a military operation targeting the village of Beta, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus. Israel army detains Fatah leader in Nablus 4/7/2010 - Nablus - Ma'an - Israeli forces arrested a Fatah leader from the West Bank city of Nablus on Wednesday, after raiding his home and destroying property inside, his family said. Darwish Abed Ar-Ra'uf Al-Bustami, 40, a Fatah leader from the Ad-Daheiyah area in southern Nablus, was taken to an undisclosed location. Al-Bustami's brother Mu'tasem, 27, told Ma'an that soldiers entered the family home early Wednesday. They arrested Darwish and destroyed contents of the home for three hours before leaving, he said. The Fatah official is a father of six. He has served five years in several Israeli prisons. An Israeli military spokesman told Ma'an that Al-Bustami was wanted on suspicion of involvement in terrorism. The arrest was carried out normally and no unusual incidents were reported, the spokesman added. Meanwhile, an Israeli military patrol raided Tulkarem, stopping several Palestinians to check their ID cards, eyewitnesses said. Police: Beit Ummar activist assaulted officer 4/7/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Palestinian Authority police said the brief detention of a local anti-wall activist early Monday was precipitated by his assault of an officer, and not connected to his protest activities. National Committee of Beit Ummar members said anti-wall protest organizer Mousa Abu Maria was detained after midnight by eight police officers, who neighbors said had no warrant for his arrest. The protest group accused police of collaborating with Israel and targeting activists insisting on their right to protest land confiscations and Israeli occupation."Are the Palestinian authorities running errands for the occupation forces? "the National Committee said at the time. On Wednesday, law enforcement officials contacted Ma'an saying the accusations were false, and provided confidential documents around the detention of Abu Maria. Gaza prisoner released after 20 years in Israeli custody 4/7/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - A Hamas affiliate was released from Israeli custody on Tuesday after completing his 20-year sentence, prisoner committee officials announced. Muhammad Nihad Salameh Al-Hashash, 47, from the Al-Bureij refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, was received by members of the National Committee for the Support for Detainees upon his release at the northern Erez crossing. The Hamas member was detained on 22 September 1990 and was sentenced to a 20-year term for killing an Israeli soldier in the Al-Bureij refugee camp. His mother suffered a heart attack during her first visit to Al-Hashash in jail on 11 May 2000 and has remained in poor health since, the committee said. According to committee records, there are 313 Palestinian prisoners currently in Israeli prison who have served over 20 years, including 115 prisoners serving between 20-25, 14 between 25-30 years and three who have spent over 30 years in Israeli custody. Israeli forces injure 1, detain 3 south of Nablus 4/7/2010 - Nablus - Ma'an - One Palestinian was injured and three others were detained when Israeli Special Forces opened fire Wednesday in the Beita village south of Nablus, onlookers said. According to witnesses, Israeli forces were driving cars with Palestinian license plates and stopped a car parked near the Tappuah junction. Haytham Odeh, 32, sustained two gunshot wounds to the knee, and Daoud Bani Shamiseh, 33, was detained, before he was reportedly struck on the head. Ayman Dweikat was also detained, witnesses added. Muhammad Riyadh Omar Bani Shamsieh was detained near the Qoza Mosque's well, onlookers said. The Palestine Red Crescent Society said a medical crew was able to enter and treat Odeh. His injuries were described as light to moderate. Medics added that the four men were detained. Israeli police spokesman Mickey Rosenfeld said the incident occurred at the Tappuah junction, further. . . Hamas` PLC bloc: PA forces raid home of member 4/7/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - Hamas' parliamentary bloc accused Palestinian Authority security forces of breaking into the home of the movement's lawmaker and detaining a relative in Hebron on Wednesday. A statement released by Hamas said Palestine Legislative Council member Mohammad At-Tal's home was stormed by PA forces who detained his brother, Rami."Fatah and its parliamentary bloc is responsible for tightening its practices against lawmakers affiliated with the [Hamas] bloc, obstructing their role within the Palestinian Legislative Council," the statement read. The policy, they said, reflected the movement's decision to prohibit PLC speaker Aziz Dweik from holding an emergency session of the body in Ramallah last month, prompting the official to symbolically resign and hand over power to his deputy. Hamas called on the PA to immediately release all political prisoners as a "solidarity" gesture for. . . PA forces briefly detain Israeli journalist in Ramallah 4/7/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - An Israeli journalist with Israel's Channel 10 was briefly detained by Palestinian Authority police on Wednesday, after he took photos of the prime minister's office without permission, police said. PA security services spokesman Adnan Dmeiri said Shlomo Eldar was released after a brief period of questioning. Dmeiri denied accusations by the Israeli station that the detention was part of a campaign against the channel. Channel 10 Arab affairs personality Zvi Yehezkeli accused the PA of plotting against the station, which aired a videotape allegedly showing former chief of staff Rafiq Al-Husseini propositioning a job applicant for sex. President Abbas fired the official, although an internal inquiry found him innocent of criminal wrongdoing. Late last month, PA and Israeli forces cracked down on journalists who were covering a protest in Bethlehem. Man found critical after severe beating in Jenin 4/7/2010 - Jenin - Ma'an - A young Palestinian man was found in critical condition on Wednesday after being beaten and possibly tortured in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, Palestinian Authority police said. PA forces received information that a car with Palestinian license plates was found in the Selat Al-Hartheiyah area with a knife and bloodstains inside, a report said. Forces combed the area, finding the unidentified 24-year-old victim an hour into the search, police said. The victim was transferred to hospital to undergo treatment, and the case has been passed along to the criminal intelligence department. Jenin district Chief of Police Radi A'sida called on residents to cooperate with security forces in search of the perpetrators. PA security forces arrest 70 fugitives in Hebron 4/7/2010 - Hebron - Ma'an - Palestinian Authority security forces arrested 70 men on Tuesday, police said all suspected of criminal activity in the West Bank district of Hebron. A police statement said PA forces deployed in Hebron arrested eight during a security campaign in the north of the district. One man was sentenced to a seventh-month term, while others were charged for criminal activity ranging from theft and drugs possession, police said, adding that 15 illegal vehicles were impounded during the campaign, and their owners detained. Additionally, 30 suspects were arrested on various charges, while two others were charged with robbery, police wrote. One man was detained, suspected of stealing iron pipes from a local store, while another was arrested for allegedly stealing a car from a Jerusalemite. Police said the suspect confessed to car theft during questioning. Bethlehem hosts pharmaceutical conference 4/7/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - The Sixth Palestinian Pharmaceutical Conference will open in Bethlehem's Conference Palace on Wednesday, with the participation of over 1,000 pharmacists from Palestine and Jordan, along with Prime Minister Salam Fayyad. The international conference has been entitled "Jerusalem is the permanent headquarters of the Union of Arab Pharmacists." The conference preparatory committee met Tuesday night. According to Dr Fawwaz Syam, president of the conference, invitations were sent to a number of Palestinian officials such as Fathi Abu Maghli, minister of health, Said Abu Ali, minister of interior, Hassan Abu Labadeh, minister of economy, Hussein Al-Sheikh, minister of civil affairs, Ali Khashan, minister of justice, Khulud Dei'bes, minister of tourism, Rabiha Diab, minister of women's affairs, Mohammed Shtayeh, minister of public works, Issa Qaraque, minister of prisoners affairs, and BethlehemGovernor Abdul Fattah Hamayel. The Battle of the 'Empty Intestines'; Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails stage hunger strike Uruknet April 7, 2010 - In the fist initiative of its kind for several years, the anti-Zionist Prisoner's Movement has planned a bold and coherent series of measures against the systematic, pervasive and persistent violation of prisoner rights within Israeli jails. The initiative, which comes from within the prisons themselves, consists of a progression of escalating non-violent 'battles' waged by thousands... Israeli guards threaten striking prisoners Uruknet April 6, 2010 - Israel's Ramon Prison service threatened to deprive striking Palestinian detainees of family visits in May if the current strike protesting the mistreatment of prisoners and visiting family members continues. Palestinian prisoners across 13 Israeli detention centers began a boycott of family visits on 1 April, and punctuated the start of the boycott with a day-long hunger... Palestinian prisoners begin hunger strike in Israeli jails 7 Apr 2010 - Palestine, April 7, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) – Palestinian prisoners in ten Israeli jails began today a hunger strike to protest against Israeli mistreatment. Israeli jails' authorities have been preventing the families of Palestinian prisoners who are from Gaza Strip from visiting them for four years. The prisoners are being abused and their families members who are allowed to visit them.... Israel detains 4 Palestinians in WB 7 Apr 2010 - West Bank, April 7, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) – Israeli occupation forces (IOF) detained Tuesday night four Palestinians from the West Bank. The Israeli occupation forces raided Ramallah, Nablus and Jericho and then detained four Palestinians whose IDs are not known, Palestinian sources reported. The IOF detained two from Ramallah while two others were detained in Nablus and in the Jericho... ORGAN TRAFFICKERS ARRESTED IN ISRAEL Palestine Note 7 Apr 2010 - SIX WERE DETAINED TUESDAY FOR SUSPICION OF INVOLVEMENT IN AN ORGAN TRAFFICKING RING Israeli police arrested six men suspected of trafficking organs in northern Israel Tuesday, Haaretz reports. And IDF brigadier-general and two lawyers number among... Settlers Destroy Al-Kurd Property: Two Palestinians Arrested 4/7/2010 - International Solidarity Movement - Update: The Palestinians who were arrested last have been released without charge. No settlers have been questioned or detained in connection with the property destruction they undertook, despite photographic evidence proving their culpability. Sheikh Jarrah, Occupied East Jerusalem, Israel, 12AM - Right-wing settlers began to dismantle a fence the Al-Kurd family erected around their garden shortly after midnight Wednesday morning. Palestinians and internationals in the Al-Kurds protest tent, where the family has have lived in for four months, placed themselves between the fence and the settlers. Police arrived soon after and arrested two young Palestinian men of Sheikh Jarrah. No settlers were taken into custody. Despite pleas by the Palestinians and internationals who witnessed the event, officers refused to look at the destroyed section of the fence. Ruqub: Hamas to pursue all means to liberate prisoners PIC 7 Apr 2010 - Hamas is to use all means available to liberate Palestinian prisoners in Israeli occupation jails, Hamas spokesman in Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, Hammad Al-Ruqub said on Wednesday. PLC calls for internationalizing issue of Palestinian prisoners PIC 7 Apr 2010 - The Palestinian legislative council called for internationalizing the issue of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails during international meetings and events in conjunction with their hunger strike. Palestinian prisoners initiate their first day of hunger strike PIC 7 Apr 2010 - The Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails started on Wednesday their first day of hunger strike in the context of the protest steps they announced to pressure the IOA to respond to their demands. Boy reported dead in Gaza was found alive IMEMC - Tuesday April 06, 2010 - 19:43, Important Update:, Palestinian media sources reported that Mohammad Al-Faramawi, 16 who was reported dead during Land Day activities in the Gaza strip, on March 30, is still alive. Local sources reported that Al-Faramawi was detained by the Egyptian border police, who released him few days later. Troops Detain Three Palestinians During Pre Dawn Invasions Targeting West Bank Communities IMEMC - Tuesday April 06, 2010 - 19:33, Israeli troops detained on Tuesday at dawn three Palestinian civilians during invasions targeting a number of West Bank communities. Israeli guards threaten striking prisoners 4/6/2010 - Salfit - Ma'an - Israel's Ramon Prison service threatened to deprive striking Palestinian detainees of family visits in May if the current strike protesting the mistreatment of prisoners and visiting family members continues. Palestinian prisoners across 13 Israeli detention centers began a boycott of family visits on 1 April, and punctuated the start of the boycott with a day-long hunger strike. Prisoners say some are denied family visits, and at times family members at the prisons are mistreated, actions prisoners want to cease. A message from detainees in Ramon, delivered by a lawyer with the Palestinian Prisoners Society, said guards at the facility had told prisoners that if the boycott was not halted, privileges at the cantina - the prison shop where Palestinians must purchase items like soap and notebooks - will be revoked and family visits will be prohibited for the month of May. OCHA: Land requisitioned for new checkpoint on 443 4/6/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Israeli forces will confiscate 173. 2 dunums of Palestinian land to construct a military checkpoint on highway 443,ordered open for Palestinian traffic by an Israeli court judge in December 2009. Previously a Jewish-only road, highway 443 extends 25 kilometers north from Jerusalem through the West Bank's Ramallah district and exits the area south of Ni'lin. In the coming weeks, a report by the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs revealed, vehicles will be able to enter and exit the road after undergoing a military inspection, near Beit Sira and Beit Al-Fauqa. Palestinian vehicles will also be able to exit 443 in at Kharbatha Al-Misbah and At-Tireh, where the military point will be constructed. In its weekly Protection of Civilians report, OCHA noted that a security crossing will be built near Ofer military camp and prison, on lands from the towns of Beituniya and At-Tireh. Al-Haq Action Alert: Human Rights Defender Arbitrarily Detained and Tortured by Israeli Occupation Forces Uruknet April 6, 2010 - On 15 March 2010, 'Umar Mousa Muhammad 'Ala’-al-Din, a 25 year old Palestinian student from the village of al-Ma'sara, near Bethlehem, was taken by Israeli Border Police and detained for seven days, until 22 March 2010. 'Ala’-al-Din is a member of the Popular Resistance Committee of al-Ma’sara village and an organizer of non-violent protests against the... PCDD: “340 Palestinian Children Still Imprisoned By Israel” Uruknet April 5, 2010 - The Palestinian Center for Defending the Detainees (PCDD) issued a press release on Monday stating that Israel is holding captive nearly 340 Palestinian children, depriving them of their basic rights and subjecting them to ongoing violations. The center said that while the Palestinians mark the Palestinian Child day, detained children are still facing abuse and violations,... Hundreds of Children Light “Freedom Candles” in Gaza Uruknet April 5, 2010- Hundreds of children marched on Monday evening towards the Unknown Soldier Square, west of Gaza City marking the Palestinian Child Day and lit candles demanding the release of their fathers imprisoned by Israel without any visitation rights. The procession was organized by the Popular Committee Against the Siege and the National Committee to Support the Detainees. The... Israelis detain donkeys, hold for bail Palestine Note 6 Apr 2010 - Palm Sunday , March 28, Fatah Central Committee member Abbas Zaki and several other protesters were arrested in Bethlehem . A more under-reported fact is that the donkeys present were detained as well, and now Israel's Jerusalem municipality... Palestinian women outraged over Turkish TV series YNet News 6 Apr 2010 - Television series which sparked diplomatic crisis between Ankara, Jerusalem sparks uproar among female Palestinian prisoners who claim scene in which inmate being raped offends Palestinian women's honor Hamdona: Prioritize the issue of sick prisoners PIC 6 Apr 2010 - The director of the prisoners center for studies, Ra'fat Hamdona, has called for prioritizing the issue of sick prisoners in Israeli occupation jails since a number of them were in serious condition. PCDD: “340 Children Still Imprisoned By Israel” IMEMC - Tuesday April 06, 2010 - 02:20, The Palestinian Center for Defending the Detainees (PCDD) issued a press release on Monday stating that Israel is holding captive nearly 340 Palestinian children, depriving them of their basic rights and subjecting them to ongoing violations. PA police briefly detain Beit Ummar protester 4/5/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Palestinian Authority police briefly detained an anti-wall activist in the village of Beit Ummar in the southern West Bank on Sunday night, activists reported Monday morning. Anti-wall organizer Mousa Abu Maria was detained after midnight by eight police officers, according to the National Committee of Beit Ummar. He was released about 14 hours later on Monday afternoon. Police insisted that the incident was a case of mistaken identity and that Abu Maria had not been targeted. Abu Maria, who is also active in the Palestine Solidarity Project, noted that his home is in Area C, which Palestinian police forces cannot enter without prior coordination with the Israeli authorities. The same night, police attempted to detain another member of the National Committee, Younes Arar, but he was not at home. Relatives of Arar said the police had no warrant and frightened his family. PCHR: 2 kidnapped, tortured by gunmen in Gaza 4/5/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - The Palestinian Center for Human Rights said two Gaza residents were kidnapped, tortured and beaten by gunmen in two separate incidents in Khan Younis and Gaza City between 2-3 April. The PCHR said that on Saturday, gunmen kidnapped Ziad Abu Haiya from Khan Yunis and took him to an unknown destination, where he was subjected to torture and severe beating. On Friday, gunmen kidnapped Mohammed Mdokh from the An-Nasser neighborhood in the north of Gaza City. He was taken to an unknown destination, where he was also severely beaten. According to Ziad Abu Haiya, 35, who works in the Preventive Security Service, while he was riding his motorcycle close to his home last Saturday, he was intercepted by masked gunmen driving a Subaru car, a PCHR statement read." They forced him to get into the car at gunpoint, handcuffed him and covered his head with a sack." Turkish TV series angers female prisoners 4/5/2010 - Salfit - Ma'an - Female Palestinian prisoners in Israel's custody have demanded that the Dubai-based satellite network MBC stop broadcasting a Turkish TV series that they say distorts the reality of female prisoners and their struggle. In an appeal sent to the Palestinian Prisoner's Society, a female prisoner demanded that the director of the Rock's Cry series apologize to the Palestinian people for a scene showing a Palestinian prisoner, Miryam, raped by Israeli soldiers. On behalf of other female detainees, she asserted that female Palestinian prisoners had worked hard for years to secure their effective participation in the Palestinian struggle. She insisted that the basis of the series was misleading and had nothing to do with reality." The series is full of misconceptions, like when it shows how a female prisoner's family killed her upon release," she added, highlighting that Palestinian families tend to embrace their freed relatives. Egypt detains 3 from Gaza in Al-Arish 4/5/2010 - Al-Arish - Ma'an - Egyptian state detectives on Monday detained three Palestinians from the Gaza Strip alleged to be illegally staying in Al-Arish after entering Egypt through Gaza's underground tunnel complex. Egyptian security sources told Ma'an that state detectives received information that three Palestinian men were staying in a chalet on the beach near the city to attend spring festivals. Security forces stormed the chalet and detained the Palestinians, sources added. The sources further said that following interrogation, the detainees could be sentenced to one year probation and a fine of 1,000 Egyptian pounds if it is discovered that it was their first time illegally entering Egypt. . . . . Man critical after Bethlehem clan brawl 4/5/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Three Palestinians were injured, one critically, during a family brawl east of Bethlehem on Monday. Palestinian Authority security forces intervened in the fighting between relatives in the Al-Eqab village in area C, under full Israeli control, after one man sustained a stab wound to the chest. The injured were transferred by Palestine Red Crescent Society ambulances to the Beit Jala Hospital, where the stab victim remained in a coma following surgery. The two others continue to undergo treatment for a gunshot wound to the thigh and an eye injury respectively. PA forces detained three men during the incident and have launched an investigation. [end] PA minister: Releasing prisoners key to peace 4/5/2010 - Ramallah - Ma'an - Minister of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Issa Qaraqe said Sunday that a basic requirement for any serious peace process would be the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails. This is the criterion to judge whether Palestinian society is free from the Israeli occupation, the Ramallah-based official insisted at the home of prisoner Nael Barghouthi, marking his 33rd year in Israeli custody. Head of the Palestinian Prisoner's Society Qaddura Faris attended the news conference in the village of Kubar, northwest of Ramallah, along with Barghouthi's brother Omar and ex-detainee Ahmad Abu As-Sukkar. Qaraqe described the detention of a large number of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails for more than 20 years as disdaining the international community, which has failed to impose international law and to reach a just peace in the region. PA forces detain 3 for narcotics possession 4/5/2010 - Hebron - Ma'an - Palestinian Authority security forces arrested three people suspected of narcotics possession in the West Bank city of Hebron on Monday. A PA police statement said the anti-narcotics squad detained three driving with Israeli license plates, finding hashish in the car."After checking the registration papers for the vehicle, the car was discovered to be illegal," police said, adding that the car was impounded and the suspects were placed in police custody to continue investigations. PA security forces further arrested a man suspected of stealing gold jewelry from a home in southern Hebron, the statement added. After questioning, police said the man confessed to robbing the home while the family was out, stealing jewelry worth 690 Jordanian dinars. Forces also detained the owner of a jewelry store on charges of purchasing the stolen goods from the suspect, the statement read. PFLP denounces Fayyad ’betrayal’ 4/5/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine has sharply denounced Prime Minister Salam Fayyad's remarks about the right of return to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz as a betrayal of Palestinian rights and the national cause. In a statement on Friday, the PFLP insisted that Fayyad's remarks carried "no political authority whatsoever."The right of return is sacred and inviolable, and Fayyad's comments violate national rights and national consensus, as well as international law and all principles of human rights, the PFLP said, adding that Palestinian refugees are "entitled to return to their homes and lands from which they were forced in 1948," not merely to "the future State of Palestine" as envisioned by Fayyad in his interview with Haaretz. Furthermore, the PFLP statement demanded that Fayyad immediately demand the unconditional release of all prisoners and detainees. . . Hundreds of Children Light “Freedom Candles” in Gaza Uruknet April 5, 2010- Hundreds of children marched on Monday evening towards the Unknown Soldier Square, west of Gaza City marking the Palestinian Child Day and lit candles demanding the release of their fathers imprisoned by Israel without any visitation rights. The procession was organized by the Popular Committee Against the Siege and the National Committee to Support the Detainees. The... PA police arrest popular resistance leader Uruknet April 5, 2010 - Palestinian Authority police briefly detained a prominent anti-wall activist in a raid targeting the homes of popular protest leaders in the occupied West Bank overnight, activists reported Monday morning. Anti-wall organizer Mousa Abu Maria was seized from his home after midnight by eight heavily armed police officers, reported the National Committee of Beit Ummar, a village... Human rights group issues report on Palestinian prisoners' reality in Israeli jails 5 Apr 2010 - Vienna, April 5, 2010 (Pal Telegraph)- Friends of Humanity International issued on Saturday "Behind the Sun"-- a detailed report describing the Palestinian prisoners’ reality in Israeli jails during 2009, confirming that 2009 was exceptionally one of the worst years: Israeli prison administration practiced new methods against them, to increase both the psychological and physical pressure on them and continue locking... Anti-Israel TV show angers Palestinians Jeruslalem Post 6 Apr 2010 - Female prisoners outraged by IDF soldiers' "rape" scenes. When will the NYT’s admirable coverage of the Catholic scandal Mondoweiss - 5 Apr 2010 - expose it to justifiable charges of hypocrisy with respect to the religious politics of Israel/Palestine? Jim Crow conditions through most of the land. A separate roadway system for Jews and Palestinians. Checkpoints that feel like cattle stations. 10,000 political prisoners, including many children. An onslaught that... Israeli forces detain 6 in Huwwara 4/4/2010 - Nablus - Ma'an - Israeli forces detained six Palestinians early Sunday morning in the northern West Bank village of Huwwara, south of Nablus, after ransacking several homes. Palestinian security sources told Ma'an that Israeli forces raided Huwwara at 1:30am, inspecting several homes, before detaining the young men, among them three minors. Sources identified the detained as Diyaa Adel Uda, 18, Tariq Mahmoud Uda,16, As'ad Suleiman Uda, 17,As'ad Khalaf, 16,Ahmad Badr Uda, 28,Muhammad Najih Uda, 25. Israeli media reported that the army detained six described as "wanted Palestinian terror suspects" who were taken in for questioning by the security forces. On Friday, Israeli forces detained detained 20-year-old Alaa Uda, taking him to an undisclosed location. An Israeli military spokesman told Ma'an that Uda was detained at the Huwwara checkpoint following an inspection and was taken for security questioning. Witnesses: Butchery raided by police in J’lem 4/4/2010 - Jerusalem - Ma'an - Five Palestinians sustained bruising on Sunday morning after Israeli special forces allegedly stormed a butcher shop in the Old City of Jerusalem, detaining five employees. A large Israeli police force was reported to have stormed the shop, near Bab Hutta, firing pepper spray and assaulting both customers and owners, from the Maswada family. Dawood Tiryaqi, the owner's brother-in-law who was in the butcher's shop at the time, said several groups of Israeli police forces were on their way to Al-Qadisiyya street near Bab Hutta when they suddenly stormed the shop and "started beating us with clubs and spraying pepper spray at us." Tiryaqi and his son Muhammad sustained bruises while his wife passed out after inhaling pepper-spray fumes, he said. Two other customers also sustained bruises, according to Tiryaqi. Prisoners society: March saw 80 detentions in Hebron 4/4/2010 - Hebron - Ma'an - The Palestinian Prisoners Society in Hebron released a report documenting 80 arrests and detentions carried out by the Israeli army against city residents during the month of March. Nineteen of the 80 were under 16 years of age, including brothers Amir and Hasen Al-Muhtaseb held for 12 days each, and brothers Ibrahim and Sharif Abu Ei'sha, who were assaulted by settlers and detained during a raid on their home that involved the firing of gas canisters and sound bombs, the report said. While some of the detainees were held for one to three days and questioned, at least 22 were transferred from military bases to centers in Ashkelon and Russian compound in Jerusalem for extensive interrogation, the report said. Eighty-eight of the detainees were men, with 13-year-old Suhad Eiwiewi and 34-year-old A'lieya'Abed Al-Majid Al-Muhtaseb, accounting for the final two detentions. Police say Gaza man detained in Israel 4/4/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Israeli Border Guards detained a Palestinian man from the Gaza Strip on Sunday, after pursuing him through the streets of the central Israeli city of Rishon Lezion, police said. During the chase, police claimed, the suspect attacked an officer, causing bruising. As a result, backup forces were called to the scene, and fired warning shots in the air before detaining the man, reportedly working illegally in Israel. An Israeli police spokesman did not immediately return calls seeking comment. [end] Prisoners society: March saw 80 detentions in Hebron Uruknet April 4, 2010 - The Palestinian Prisoners Society in Hebron released a report documenting 80 arrests and detentions carried out by the Israeli army against city residents during the month of March. Nineteen of the 80 were under 16 years of age, including brothers Amir and Hasen Al-Muhtaseb held for 12 days each, and brothers Ibrahim and Sharif Abu Ei’sha,... IOF troops round up 1,400 Palestinians in 3 months Uruknet April 4, 2010 -- The higher national committee in support of prisoners on Sunday said that the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) had detained more than 1,400 Palestinians in the first quarter of 2010 including 90 from the Gaza Strip. Riyadh Al-Ashkar, the head of the committee's information office, said in a press release that the number of detainees from Jerusalem... Israel detains 7 Palestinians in Nablus 4 Apr 2010 - Nablus, April 4, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) – Israeli occupation forces detained Saturday night six Palestinians from village of Hawara, south of Nablus. “The Israeli occupation forces raided Howara village and then detained six Palestinians whose IDs are not known,” Palestinian sources reported. The detainees were taken in for questioning by the Israeli forces to unknown place. Yesterday morning,Israeli occupation forces... Al-Ma’sara: solidarity activists detained in weekly march Stop The Wall - The march in al-Ma'sara remembered the massacre committed by Israeli occupation forces in 1976. On March 30 that year, the Israeli military killed 6 farmers in the Galilee which were part of a general strike to protest the large scale confiscation of Palestinian land. Since then every year Palestinians commemorate Land Day. [ IOF troops round up 1,400 Palestinians in 3 months PIC 4 Apr 2010 - The higher national committee in support of prisoners on Sunday said that the IOF had detained more than 1,400 Palestinians in the first quarter of 2010 including 90 from the Gaza Strip. Megiddo prisoners threaten to go on open hunger strike PIC 4 Apr 2010 - The Palestinian prisoners in the Megiddo prison declared their intention to go on an open-ended hunger strike if the prison administration persisted in escalating its arbitrary measures against them. IOA confiscates Palestinian land in Jenin, detains West Bankers PIC 4 Apr 2010 - The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) has confiscated new Palestinian land in Jalama village, north of Jenin, close to the borders with Palestine occupied in 1948, local sources said. Spinning Cast Lead Jane Adas, The Link, November - December 2009, Americans for Middle East Understanding - AMEU 11/1/2009 “Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit injustices.” Voltaire was writing in 1765 about people who commit atrocities in the name of religion. But governments, acting through politicians and pundits, can rally people to commit injustices, or at least to cheer on those who are sent to do violence in the name of the people. Remember yellowcake from Niger, mobile biological weapons factories, and clandestine meetings in Prague? These were some of the subterfuges intended to link Saddam Hussein to the atrocities of 9/11. Remember Operation Iraqi Freedom? “We have nothing against the people of Iraq”? “The United States does not torture”? Such slogans were designed to keep our consciences and our common sense drowsy. These kinds of propagandist stratagems have been used from the beginning of the Palestine/Israel situation. Some of the mantras don’t work as well as they used to. Who today believes Palestine was a land without people or that Israel is a tiny David facing an Arab Goliath? But many are still in vogue, for instance “The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) is the most moral army in the world” and “Israel has repeatedly stretched out its hand to peace, but has never found a partner on the other side.” These days Israel is deploying an array of tactics to neutralize the many critical reports that have come out in the wake of Israel’s Operation Cast Lead assault on Gaza last winter, especially the Goldstone Report commissioned by the U.N. Human Rights Council. Israel’s reactions, obediently echoed by even the Obama administration, offer a case study in techniques of damage control, in Hebrew “hasbara:” deny, justify, de-contextualize, obfuscate, smear, deflect, make us all forget about it, make us believe absurdities. -- See also: PDF version more.. e-mail Prisoners still detained after completing sentences 4/3/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - Israel has refused to release two Palestinian prisoners even though they completed their sentences, the Popular Movement for the Support of Prisoners and Palestinian Rights reported Friday. Popular Movement coordinator Nash'at Al-Waheidi said in a statement that the Israel Prison Service had informed Raed Abu Mugheseibthat he would be released after he served six and a half years in jail. However, the administration of Israel's Ketziot military prison transferred the detainee to the nearby Beer Sheva prison to be held under Israel's 2002 Imprisonment of Illegal Combatants Law. Al-Waheidi added that Israeli authorities refused to release Munir Abu Diba' after he completed his 11-year sentence in March. He pointed out that an Israeli military court had ruled that Abu Diba' would be deported because he did not have a Palestinian ID. Israel army detains 3 in Hebron 4/3/2010 - Hebron - Ma'an - The Israeli army detained three Palestinians from the Old City of the West Bank city of Hebron on Saturday. Sources told Ma'an that Marwan Al-Batsh, 24, Islam Fakhuri, 22, and Sa'eed El'weiwi, 22, were detained in the Khan Shaheen area. Soldiers reportedly told them that the detentions were made as the three attempted to remove a metal fence installed in the area. Locals said the fence was being moved for clearing work being carried out in the area, with Israeli forces overlooking. The three detained were not participating in the clearing effort, locals added. An Israeli military spokesman said the army was not familiar with any arrests in Hebron on Saturday. [end] Israeli army breaks up sit-in in Beit Ummer 4/3/2010 - Hebron - Ma'an - The Israeli army reportedly attacked a sit-in at the entrance of Beit Ummer, north of the West Bank city of Hebron, on Saturday, with organizers saying protesters were beat, sustaining light bruises. Palestine Solidarity Project spokesman Mohammad Ayyad Awad said the "sit-in was organized because of Israel's continued imposing of oppressive procedures on the town, including blocking the entrance and preventing farmers from reaching their lands."Awad said Israeli soldiers attempted to detain three Israeli peace activists who joined the sit in, but were prevented by residents."Settlers chopped down 10 trees in the area of Wad Ar-Reesh [in the town] while soldiers at the scene watched. Hamad Abed Jabber, the owner of the trees, had asked soldiers to keep the settlers away and prevent them from chopping down the trees. Bethlehem man released after 4 years in jail 4/3/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Israeli authorities released a Palestinian prisoner on Friday after he completed a four-year sentence in Nafha prison. Ma'moun Zawahra, 20, from Doha in Bethlehem, was sentenced to three years and 50 months probation, as well as a 6,000-shekel fine. After his uncle and three other Fatah and Islamic Jihad affiliates were assassinated by Israeli forces operating in Bethlehem, the Israeli prosecution appealed the decision. A court added an additional year onto his sentence, which he served until Friday. [end] Israeli forces detain Palestinian, injure 2 4/3/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Israeli forces reportedly seized a young Palestinian man from Huwwara, south of Nablus, and injured two others with rubber-coated bullets near the central West Bank city of Ramallah on Friday. Palestinian Authority police said Israeli forces raided Huwwara and detained 20-year-old Alaa Uda, taking him to an undisclosed location. An Israeli military spokesman told Ma'an that Uda was detained at the Huwwara checkpoint following an inspection and was taken for security questioning. Israeli troops fired rubber-coated bullets at Palestinian demonstrators in the An-Nabi Salih village near Ramallah, a police report said. As a result, two Palestinians were injured and were taken to hospital for treatment. The Israeli army representative described the incident as a riot involving 100 Palestinian protesters, some of whom hurled rocks at Israeli forces. Hamas: PA detains 11 West Bank supporters 4/3/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Palestinian Authority forces have seized 11 Hamas members in the West Bank, the Islamic movement said Friday. In a statement, Hamas said its members were detained in the West Bank cities of Ramallah, Qalqiliya, Tulkarem, and Hebron. Some were apprehended from their homes, while others were summoned for questioning and detained upon arrival, Hamas said. On Thursday, Hamas said five of its supporters were detained in Qalqiliya, Nablus, Bethlehem and Jenin. [end] Israel detains Palestinian from Howara 3 Apr 2010 - West Bank, April 3, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) - Israeli occupation forces detained today a citizen from Howara village in the West Bank. The Israeli occupation forces raided Howara village and broke into the house of Alaa Oda, 20, and searched it. Then they detained him and took him to unknown place, WAFA news agency reported. Palestinian prisoner enters his 33rd year in Israeli jails 3 Apr 2010 - Ramallah, April 3, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) - Prisoners' Center for studies said that the Palestinian longest term serving in the Israeli jails, Na’l Al-Barghouti, will enter tomorrow his 33 rd year in the Israeli jails. The director of the Prisoners' Center for studies, Rafat Hamdounah, said that Al-Barghouti is the oldest prisoner in the Israeli jails and he is called... Relatives of prisoners stage solidarity sit-in PIC 4 Apr 2010 - The Palestinian prisoner's committee organized a sit-in before the Talmund jail in solidarity with the prisoners who started a series of protest steps to improve their incarceration conditions. Holiest Days behind the Wall Palestine Chronicle: 3 Apr 2010 - By Maria C. Khoury, Ed. D. On this Great and Holy Friday, Christians in the Holy Land feel like crying out the same words of our Lord and Savior, “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me.” (Mark 15:34) Especially since September 2000 there has been no change on the ground from the awful military occupation that strips people from their very basic human rights. And at the same time seeing all our hope in Christ who offers eternal life, we remember the most important words of all, “Forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing” (Luke 23:34) Thus on this most holy day, we must forgive that we live behind the huge Apartheid Wall that keeps us as prisoners in an open space. We must forgive that there are 600 military checkpoints all around us. We must forgive that all the natural resources, the roads,...more Despite closures, anti-wall rallies continue 4/3/2010 - Ramallah - Ma'an - For the third week in a row, Palestinians, Israelis and internationals marched toward Israel's separation wall in violation of military orders declaring the areas closed. In Al-Ma'asara, a foreign national protesting land confiscation was detained for attacking a soldier, the Israeli military said, while organizers reported three internationals detained. An army spokesman said the area was declared a temporary closed military zone, making the rally illegal. Witnesses said villagers tried to access their lands cut off by Israel's wall and were met with tear-gas canisters and rubber-coated bullets. In Bil'in, where soldiers issued an order declaring the area a closed zone from March until August, dozens suffered the effects of tear-gas inhalation when Israeli forces fired tear-gas canisters at what a military spokesman said were 80 demonstrators. Egypt releases 17 Palestinians to Gaza 4/2/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - Egyptian authorities on Friday released 17 Palestinians who were detained for sneaking into Egypt last week, officials said, including 12 boys who were questioned about tunnel locations, leading to at least three closures. The boys, and five others, were returned to Gaza via the Rafah crossing without charge. Following their detentions on Monday, Egyptian police found what they said were three weapons smuggling tunnels and detained two smugglers. On Thursday, Egyptian forces said they found a weapons cache containing hundreds of explosives. Separately, Egyptian security detained a Palestinian traveler who allegedly smuggled 12 grams of narcotics into Gaza via the Rafah crossing. . . . . Related: 'Dead' Gaza boy returns home alive Israeli judge criticizes Palm Sunday detentions 4/2/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - During a court appearance for the Palm Sunday detainees, released on bail Thursday, an Israeli military judge rebuked the country's army for the detention of Palestinians engaged in a peaceful protest. Judge Dahan of the Ofer Military Court voiced his criticism of the actions taken by police and prosecution, saying in his decision that "There is no dispute that the march was not violent, and that no harm was done to anyone or to property, except for the force used by police officers during the arrests." Activist Mohammed Khatib said of the ruling in a statement, "When referring to the repression of demonstrations, Israel always claims that it is the demonstrators' so-called violence that compels the Army to use such measures. . . but today even their own judge, in what is most clearly the court of the Occupation, acknowledged that any protest, any form of resistance, is met with an iron fist." ’Dead’ Gaza boy returns home alive 4/2/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - A Palestinian teenager reportedly killed by Israeli forces has returned home alive and well, his family said Friday. The Health Ministry in Gaza reported Tuesday that Muhammad Zen Ismail Al-Farmawi, 15, was killed when Israeli forces opened fire on a Land Day rally near the defunct Yasser Arafat International Airport in Rafah. At the time, Israel's military repeatedly denied involvement. It turns out Al-Farmawi was among 17 Palestinians detained by Egyptian forces shortly after the infiltrated the Egyptian side of Rafah via one of Gaza's numerous underground smuggling tunnels. The detainees, among them 12 minors, were returned to security forces at the border on Friday. They had been questioned about tunnel locations, leading to at least three closures, Egyptian security sources said. Relatives expressed "overwhelming happiness" that their son was unharmed during the violence, our correspondent reported from Rafah. Related: Egypt releases 17 Palestinians to Gaza Gaza police: Collaborator arrested 4/3/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - The general investigation unit of the the de facto police in central Gaza detained a suspected collaborator on Friday, saying the man provided information to Israel. During the course of their investigation, a police statement said, the man confessed and detailed the information he had passed along to Israel. According to the police statement, most of the information centered on the activities of resistance factions. The detention comes after a series of accusations launched between Hamas and Fatah's Muhammad Dahlan, who initially accused the de facto government of detaining Al-Qassam Brigades fighters allegedly involved in the assault on Israeli forces entering Gaza that killed two soldiers and two fighters. Hamas officials had earlier been said to have cracked down on projectile launches and operations against Israeli incursions into Gaza, but maintained the rhetorical right of Palestinians to use violence in the face of occupation. Behind the SunRobbed Freedom and Absence Rights: The reality of Palestinian detainees in the Israeli occupation jails Uruknet April 2, 2010 - Candles down the road, burning candles, living martyrs, the forgotten and prisoners of freedom, all are names Palestinian people call prisoners with; theses names reflect part of the bitter reality of those prisoners behind Israeli bars. In theory, it is somewhat true that in 2009 there was not direct mortality among the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli... Occupation ill-treats captives in Hadarim jail and close the library PIC 2 Apr 2010 - Palestinian captives at Hadarim prison said that the prison's administration continues to breach their rights on the pretext that the captives there initiated the strikes.. Israeli Military Court Release Nonviolent Activists And Politicians On Bail IMEMC - Thursday April 01, 2010 - 17:13, On Thursday the Israeli military court of Ofer ordered the release of 9 Palestinian nonviolent activists and a politician that were detained by the army on Sunday. Six Palestinian Civilians Detained By Israeli Troops From West Bank Areas IMEMC - Thursday April 01, 2010 - 16:00, Five Palestinian civilians were detained on Thursday by Israeli troops during morning invasions targeting West Bank communities; another shepherd was detained while herding his sheep. Family visits for prisoners to stop, in protest of unequal treatment 4/1/2010 - Nablus - Ma'an - Palestinians in all Israeli detention centers will refuse family visits from Thursday 1 April to Friday 30 April in protest over the use of the visits by prison officials to manipulate detainees, prisoners announced. The first day of the strike, affecting more than 10,000 Palestinians in 13 Israeli detention centers and prison facilities, will be punctuated with a hunger strike, chairperson of the prisoners' relatives committee in Nablus, Nagham Al-Khayyat, said. Detainees say families of Gaza prisoners are denied visiting permits entirely, that high-profile prisoners are denied family visits, that some visits must take place with family and prisoners separated by wire fences, that family members are treated without respect and civility, and that visits and treats against family members are used to intimidate and control prisoners. Palm Sunday detainees released on bail 4/1/2010 - Ramallah - Ma'an - Israel's Ofar military court will release PLO official Abbas Zaki and 11 other Palm Sunday detainees on Thursday, on the condition they post bail for their arrests at a protest in which Palestinians passed a military checkpoint. The group was part of a 150-strong protest on Sunday that marched toward a checkpoint in Bethlehem, voicing dissent over Israel's refusal to allow Christians, particularly those granted religious travel permits, access to Jerusalem for the Palm Sunday march. Sources said Zaki was set to be released Wednesday, but he refused to leave the prison facility without the 11 others who were detained alongside him during the march that protested access restrictions for religious sites in Jerusalem for Christians during Easter. Zaki told the court that "my destiny is the same as the others," and refused to even enter the court without the entire group. Israel detains 4 from West Bank 4/1/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Israeli forces raided a number of areas in and around Ramallah overnight, police announced Thursday morning. Palestinian Authority police services reported that 21-year-olds Hamada Al-Lulu and Yousif As-Safi were detained in Al-Am'ari refugee camp. Israeli forces also raided Az-Zoun town in Qalqiliya and searched the house of Ali Rashed Radwan before detaining his son, Ahmad, 15. The forces also raided the Hindaza area in Bethlehem and detained Odeh At-Tiya Subeh, police said. An Israeli military spokesman confirmed the overnight detentions. He said three Palestinians were detained from Ramallah rather than two. [end] Boy detained as settlers rally in Silwan 4/2/2010 - Jerusalem - Ma'an - Israeli settlers and soldiers attacked Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem on Thursday, onlookers said. Witnesses said the settlers broke into the local Ibda and Wad Helwa cultural centers in the East Jerusalem district of Silwan. A 15-year-old boy, Yezen Ammar Siam, was taken to an undisclosed location, according to witnesses in the flashpoint neighborhood. An Israeli police spokesman did not immediately return calls seeking comment. [end] Report: German negotiator back in region 4/1/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an/Agencies - A German mediator involved in efforts to secure the release of a captive Israeli soldier is back on the job, according to Italian media quoted Thursday by the Hebrew-language daily Yedioth Ahronoth. Palestinian sources reportedly told an Italian news agency that the mediator will attempt to advance a swap soon. The founder of Hamas' Al-Qassam Brigades in the West Bank arrived in Damascus on Tuesday, following an agreement with Israeli officials last week to release him on the condition he be exiled. Saleh Al-Aruri was freed from Israeli prison and forced into exile along with his wife and mother, according to Al-Qassam's Web site. Jordanian officials refused to accept Al-Aruri two weeks ago, and the three were forced back into the West Bank until they received permission to travel to the Syrian capital, the site reported. Palestinian boy detained as settlers rally in Silwan Uruknet April 1, 2010 – Israeli settlers and soldiers attacked Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem on Thursday, onlookers said. Witnesses said the settlers broke into the local Ibda and Wad Helwa cultural centers in the East Jerusalem district of Silwan. A 15-year-old boy, Yezen Ammar Siam, was taken to an undisclosed location, according to witnesses in the flashpoint neighborhood... The PA Abuses Journalists to Protect the Occupation Uruknet March 31, 2010 - Two days ago the Israeli military arrested a leader of Fatah and the Palestinian Authority, Abbas Zaki, during his participation in a peaceful demo in Bethlehem demanding the freedom of movement and worship on the sidelines of the celebrations of Palm Sunday, and transferred him to Ofer prison. This crime took place under the silence of... Speculations about Zaki's release Today 1 Apr 2010 - Ramallah, April 1 st , (Pal Telegraph) Palestinian sources confirmed the indications of a possible release today of the captive member of the Central Committee of Fatah, Abbas Zaki, , by setting a fine he should pay during a court hearing, which is still in session in Ofer militant prison. According to those sources that confirmed the release of Zaki should have... IOF detains 7 Palestinians in WB 1 Apr 2010 - West Bank, April 1, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) - Israeli occupation forces (IOF) raided today into different cities of the West Bank and detained seven Palestinians. The Israeli occupation forces detained Hamada Al-Walaw, 21, and Younes Al-Safi, 21, from Al-Amari refugee camp south of Ramallah. In Hebron, IOF detained the child Osama Al-Rjbi, 12, from the Old City. They also stationed... Israeli judge orders release of detained Fatah leader Daily Star 1 Apr 2010 OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: An Israeli military judge Thursday ordered the release of 10 Palestinians, including a senior Fatah official, detained at a protest march through a West Bank checkpoint, supporters said. A spokesman for the group who attended the military trial said the demonstrators, including senior Fatah leader Abbas Zaki, were ordered Ofer prisoners initiate protest steps, go on hunger strike PIC 1 Apr 2010 - The Palestinian detainees in Ofer prison on Thursday started their protest steps and went on hunger strike, declaring that this step will be followed by other moves in all Israeli jails. Hamas MP meets Red Cross representative over prisoners PIC 1 Apr 2010 - Hamas MP in Bethlehem Khaled Tafesh on Wednesday discussed with the Red Cross representative in the city the conditions of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli occupation jails.  Links
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