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Prisoners Archive - May 2010
Treatment of Prisoners and Detainees by Israel and Others
Prisoners Archive - May 2010
Treatment of Prisoners and Detainees by Israel and Others
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News Israel tows aid ships to Ashdod, detains 700 activists including Parliament members and dignitaries IMEMC - 31 May 2010 - After attacking a group of humanitarian aid ships, killing up to 19 passengers, Israeli naval vessels transported the ships to the port of Ashdod (formerly the Palestinian city of Isdud) in what is now Israel, 16 hours after the initial assault. There, the humanitarian aid workers were placed in a makeshift prison camp prepared in advance by the Israeli military, where they await deportation to their respective countries. Israeli forces detain 3 from Hebron village, 3 students 5/31/2010 - Hebron - Ma'an - Israeli forces detained three Palestinians overnight Sunday from the Dura village south of Hebron after raiding the village and storming several homes, a security source told Ma'an. Those detained were identified as Ismail Amr, Maher Abdel Aziz Ar-Rujoub, and Ala' Al-Hrebat. Meanwhile, Israeli media reported that six "wanted Palestinian terror suspects" were detained.... Jerusalem merchants beaten, detained, witnesses say 5/30/2010 - Jerusalem - Ma'an - Israeli police reportedly detained four Palestinian tradesmen from Jerusalem after assaulting them on Al-Wad Street in the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem. The assault apparently followed a tax inspection by Israel's Jerusalem Municipal Council staff. Witnesses identified the merchants as Ehab Zghayyar, Raed Zghayyar, Hazim Al-Qassas and Jamil Qabbani. Al-Qassas and Qabbani.... Teen detained for alleged stabbing attempt in Hebron 5/30/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - A Palestinian teenager was detained by Israeli forces on Sunday near the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron for allegedly attempting to stab a border guard, Israeli security sources told Ma'an. Islam Mohammad Abu Idheim, 18, from Hebron, was detained as he tried to stab a border guard without causing any injuries, the source said.... Rights group: Israeli officers sexually assaulted children Palestine Note 30 May 2010 - Washington - The Palestine Section of Defence for Children International (DCI) has submitted to the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture 14 cases involving sexual assault or the threat thereof by Israeli authorities against Palestinian children between... IOA escalates actions against Palestinian detainees in Ashkelon prison PIC 30 May 2010 - Al-Ahrar center reported that the Palestinian prisoners in Ashkelon prison have been living in difficult conditions since the administration decided to escalate its repressive practices against them. Ironies of History: Exodus and Gaza Aid Flotilla Palestine Chronicle: 30 May 2010 - Richard Irvine - Belfast No one can accuse History of not having a sense of irony. Sixty-three years ago in July 1947 a passenger ship destined for Palestine and named The Exodus was stopped and boarded by the British Navy. The ship was crowded with Holocaust survivors determined to make a new life for themselves in British controlled Palestine. The British, facing Jewish terrorism and trying to keep promises made to the Palestinian Arabs to limit Jewish immigration, were determined to stop it. Accordingly when the Royal Navy boarded the ship twenty miles out from Haifa a full scale battle ensued. Three of the immigrants were killed and dozens injured as British troops beat the passengers on to three separate prison ships. From there these Holocaust survivors were transported back to Germany and were once again placed in camps. The world was horrified; an American newspaper ran the headline, “Back...more 100 Palestinian boats to greet Freedom Flotilla 5/29/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - One hundred boats will set sail from Gaza's Fisherman Port on Sunday to greet the Freedom Flotilla before it ways anchor in Gaza City's port on Sunday, Committee Against the Siege and PLC member Jamal Al-Khudary said. The welcoming convoy will include committee members, organizers, officials and the families of prisoners in Israeli.... Hamas says 450 supporters in PA prisons 5/29/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - The Gaza government's Interior Ministry said Saturday that 450 Hamas supporters have been detained and imprisoned by Palestinian Authority security forces across the West Bank. De facto Interior Ministry spokesman Ihab Al-Ghussein told reporters that his government "will not remain silent over the torture inside West Bank prisons," and called on the media.... Hamas: PA summons dozens of Bethlehem-area supporters 5/29/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - The Palestinian Authority security services distributed dozens of summons to Hamas supporters in the Bethlehem area last week, a party statement announced on Saturday. During the same period, two members were detained from the Nablus area, including Said Yasin, former director of the Prisoners Association, who was detained after appearing before police who.... Israel verbally and physically abuses Palestinian children in detention Uruknet May 29, 2010 - The organization of defense for children international (DCI) stated that the majority of Palestinian children who are detained by the Israeli occupation forces are exposed to different kinds of verbal and physical abuse in varying degrees and for long periods before and after the interrogation. In a report published on Friday, the organization said it... Report: Israeli armi abuses Palestinian child prisoners 29 May 2010 - Jerusalem, May 29, (Pal Telegraph) According to a report published by Israeli newspaper Haaretz on Friday, that the Israeli army harasses Palestinian children that they detain and put in israeli jails and alongside with the Israeli police they threat those children with sexual assault. The report was based on statements the newspaper took last year by the Palestinian children of... Egypt detains 4 Palestinians and discovers 17 tunnels 29 May 2010 - Rafah, May 29, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) – Egyptian security forces detained four Palestinians and discovered 17 tunnels during a large security campaign on Thursday night, local sources reported. Local sources reported that the seized tunnels were empty when the Egyptian security forces discovered them. IOF troops wound 4 citizens in Nablus, detain Jerusalemite PIC 29 May 2010 - IOF used rubber bullets and stun grenades to disperse a peaceful Palestinian march in Irak Burin village against Israeli settlement activity wounding four Palestinians, local sources said. DCI: Israel verbally and physically abuses Palestinian children in detention PIC 29 May 2010 - Defense for children international stated that the majority of Palestinian children detained by the Israeli occupation forces are exposed to different kinds of verbal and physical abuse. Prisoner swap efforts to potentially resume Palestine Note 28 May 2010 - Washington - Popular Resistance Committees spokesman Abu Mujahid announced Friday in Gaza that contacts have been exchanged over past months to reactivate prisoner release negotiations, Ma'an News Agency reported Friday. Protesters call for Shalit's release [Photo:... Four arrests and 1 injury at Bil'in protest Palestine Note 28 May 2010 - Washington - At the Friday protests at Bil'in in the West Bank, four Israeli demonstrators were detained, 1 Palestinian was injured and a nearby field caught fire when hot tear-gas canisters landed there, Ma'an News Agency... Israeli human rights activist: I was tortured Palestine Note 27 May 2010 - Lawyers says spying confession inadmissable A leading human rights activist from Israel’s Palestinian Arab minority was charged yesterday with the most serious security offences on Israel’s statute book, including espionage. Prosecutors indicted Ameer Makhoul, the head... Lawyers say spying confession inadmissible Jonathan Cook, Ma’an News Agency 5/28/2010 Nazareth - A leading human rights activist from Israel’s Palestinian Arab minority was charged yesterday with the most serious security offenses on Israel’s statute book, including espionage. Prosecutors indicted Ameer Makhoul, the head of Ittijah, an umbrella organization for Arab human rights groups in Israel, with spying on security facilities on behalf of Hizbullah after an alleged meeting with one of its agents in Denmark in 2008. Makhoul, who had been held incommunicado by Israel’s secret police, the Shin Bet, for much of the time since his arrest three weeks ago, appeared in court and pleaded not guilty. In his first public statement, he told the court: “The Shin Bet controls the Israeli justice system.” As a gag order was lifted on the case, his lawyers said Makhoul had been tortured during his detention, including being told by interrogators that they would leave him “disabled.” The three lawyers said he had been forced to make a false confession, which they would argue was inadmissible. Makhoul’s arrest had angered many in Israel’s Palestinian minority, nearly a fifth of the population, who suspect he is being persecuted for his leading role in promoting internationally the boycott movement against Israel and his prominent opposition to Israel’s attack on Gaza nearly 18 months ago. He has been backed by human rights groups abroad, including Amnesty International, which declared him a prisoner of conscience and accused Israel of “pure harassment.” Makhoul’s brother, Issam, a former MP for a joint Jewish-Arab party, told Israel Radio yesterday that Mr Makhoul had been threatened by the Shin Bet back in January 2009, shortly after he organized protests against the Gaza attack.... more.. e-mail Israeli Human Rights Activist: I Was Tortured Palestine Chronicle: 28 May 2010 - By Jonathan Cook - Nazareth A leading human rights activist from Israel's Palestinian Arab minority was charged yesterday with the most serious security offences on Israel’s statute book, including espionage. Prosecutors indicted Ameer Makhoul, the head of Ittijah, an umbrella organisation for Arab human rights groups in Israel, with spying on security facilities on behalf of Hizbollah after an alleged meeting with one of its agents in Denmark in 2008. Mr Makhoul, who had been held incommunicado by Israel’s secret police, the Shin Bet, for much of the time since his arrest three weeks ago, appeared in court and pleaded not guilty. In his first public statement, he told the court: “The Shin Bet controls the Israeli justice system.” As a gag order was lifted on the case, his lawyers said Mr Makhoul had been tortured during his detention, including being told by interrogators that they would leave him “disabled”....more Detainee Hospitalized Due To Sharp Health Deterioration IMEMC - 27 May 2010 - Palestinian researched, specialized in detainees’ affairs, Abdul-Nasser Farawna, stated that the administration at the Negev desert detention camp moved a detainee to the hospital of al-Ramla prison. MK Tibi: Shalit law will backfire 5/27/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Palestinian citizen of Israel and member of the Knesset Ahmad Tibi slammed the decision-making body's approval of the "Shalit Law," on Wednesday, saying the move in no way secure the release of the captured soldier. Under the new legislation, prisoners in Israel affiliated to the Hamas movement would no longer be able to.... Israel indicts tortured rights activist Ameer Makhoul Uruknet May 27, 2010 - A leading human rights activist from Israel's Palestinian Arab minority was charged yesterday with the most serious security offenses on Israel's statute book, including espionage. Prosecutors indicted Ameer Makhoul, the head of Ittijah, an umbrella organization for Arab human rights groups in Israel, with spying on security facilities on behalf of Hizballah after an alleged... IOA murders prisoners with the policy of medical neglect Uruknet May 26, 2010 - Palestinian prisoners said in a message to the Ahrar center for prisoners' studies and human rights that they were suffering from the Israeli occupation authority's (IOA) medical neglect that turned into a deliberate and systematic policy on the part of the Israeli prisons authority. They added that unlike ordinary hospitals that alleviate pains of patients,... Harrowing Update from Family of Ameer Makhoul 27 May 2010 - West Bank, May 27, (Pal Telegraph - Agencies) Ameer Makhoul, Director of Ittijah, a coalition of Palestinian Israeli Community Organizations, was arrested three weeks ago from his home in Haifa. Makhoul was unable to see his lawyer for the first weeks of his arrest and now his lawyers and his family, having seen him, assert that he has been tortured.... Israel detains 2 Palestinian in Bethlehem 27 May 2010 - Bethlehem, May 27, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) - Israeli occupation forces (IOF) detained today two Palestinians from the city of the West Bank Bethlehem. Local source reported that the IOF detained Rami Boji, 30, after raiding his house. Besies, they detained another citizen from Al-Ghroub refugee camp while he was at the Al-Kontenar checkpoint. Eyewitness said that Israeli soldiers detained Mohammed... Detained hikers reportedly engaged Palestine Note 27 May 2010 - Washington - Two of the three American hikers held in an Iranian prison are now engaged to be married, BBC reported Monday. Shane Bauer proposed to Sarah Shourd with a ring he made in his cell,... Palestinian Political Prisoner Ameer Makhoul: “I reject all allegations against me” Alternative Information Center - “This legal proceeding is invalid and I reject all the allegations against me.” So stated Ameer Makhoul to reporters outside a Haifa courthouse in response to the indictment filed against him on 27 May for espionage,... Initiating campaign to defend Palestinian woman tortured in Abbas’s jails PIC 27 May 2010 - A national campaign was launched on Thursday to defend Mervat Sabri, a Palestinian woman who has been exposed to excruciating torture at the hands of Mahmoud Abbas’s militias for more than two month. Palestinian prisoner in Negev carried to hospital PIC 27 May 2010 - The Israeli Negev prison administration transferred Palestinian prisoner Ali Al-Sarfini to Ramle prison hospital after his health condition deteriorated, Abdul Nasser Farwana said. Tribute to the people of Gaza Mairead Maguire, International Solidarity Movement 5/27/2010 I never cease to be amazed at the power of the human spirit to survive. During my last visit to Gaza in October 2008 I was amazed and deeply moved by the power of the people I witnessed. In a triumph of hope over adversity and tremendous suffering, love still abides. Gaza comprises a small strip of land 27 miles long and 6 miles wide. This coastal strip is bordered by Israel on the one side, the Mediterranean Sea on the other and to a lesser extent by Egypt at the southern end. With one and a half million inhabitants Gaza is the fifth most densely populated place on the planet, 50% of which are under the age of 18. Two thirds of the total population hold refugees status, and comprise the victims and their descendants of previous acts of Israeli aggression. Gaza’s people have suffered an Israeli occupation for over 40 years and even though Israel withdrew from Gaza in August 2005 it has continued to control every aspect of life in the tiny coastal strip. Hamas was democratically elected to power in the 2006 Palestinian elections and has governed the Gaza strip since the summer of 2007. It was at this time in 2007 that Israel commenced its devastating blockade of the strip. Essentially the blockade represents a draconian policy by Israel. A minimum amount of basic subsistence goods are allowed to enter the strip with the intention of holding a malnourished population just short of outright starvation. Coupled to the severe food shortages are the restrictions / ban on basic essentials such a medicine and desperately needed reconstruction materials. This blockade constitutes “Collective Punishment” of a civilian population an act illegal under Article 33 of the fourth Geneva Convention. But the Culture of Impunity, under which Israel operates, means Israel continues to ignore International Law with many of the World’s Governments and international bodies’ remaining silent. In the words of one Israeli professor, Israel has made Gaza into the largest open air prison in the world. Whether by land, sea or air the one and a half million inhabitants of Gaza are trapped.... more.. e-mail Palestinian Political Prisoner Ameer Makhoul: “I reject all allegations against me” Alternative Information Center 1 - “This legal proceeding is invalid and I reject all the allegations against me.” So stated Ameer Makhoul to reporters outside a Haifa courthouse in response to the indictment filed against him on 27 May for espionage, assisting an enemy at a time of war and maintaining... Even Picnics In Israel Are Political Palestine Monitor: 26 May 2010 - Written by Neve Gordon. Our farewell picnic to Ezra Nawi before his prison term for peaceful protest carried a new message to most Israeli picnics Picnics, like almost everything else in Israel, are often political. Oz Shelach underlines this point in his collection of short stories Picnic Grounds, where he describes how a history professor takes his family on a picnic in the pine forest near Givat Shaul, a Jerusalem neighborhood. The professor teaches his son some of the camping skills he learned while serving in the Israeli military, using old stones to block the wind and to protect the newly-lit fire. The stones, we are told, are the remains of a village known as Deir Yassin. Although Shelach does not say as much, Deir Yassin was a Palestinian village located on the outskirts of Jerusalem. The Jewish neighborhood, which now stands in its place, was built not long after... Even Picnics in Israel Are Political Palestine Chronicle: 26 May 2010 - By Neve Gordon Our farewell picnic to Ezra Nawi before his prison term for peaceful protest carried a new message to most Israeli picnics Picnics like almost everything else in Israel are often political. Oz Shelach underscores this point in his collection of short stories Picnic Grounds, where he describes how a history professor takes his family on a picnic in the pine forest near Givat Shaul, a Jerusalem neighborhood. The professor teaches his son some of the camping skills he learned while serving in the Israeli military, using old stones to block the wind and to protect the newly-lit fire. The stones, we are told, are the remains of a village known as Deir Yassin. Although Shelach does not say as much, Deir Yassin was a Palestinian village located on the outskirts of Jerusalem. The Jewish neighborhood, which now stands in its place, was built not long after Israeli...more The Israeli Military Detain 12 During Home Raids In the West Bank IMEMC - 26 May 2010 - Israeli troops detained on Wednesday 12 Palestinian civilians during morning invasions targeting west Bank communities. Huwwara detainees threaten hunger strike 5/26/2010 - Salfit - Ma'an - Nineteen Palestinian prisoners held by Israel in the Huwwara detention center in Nablus threatened to go on a hunger strike if the Israel Prison Service failed to provide them with adequate food rations, a Detainees Center lawyer said Wednesday. The lawyer said the sub-par and inadequate provisions given by the IPS reflect a.... Israeli army detains 4 teenagers in Beit Ummar 5/26/2010 - Hebron- Ma'an - Israeli forces detained four Palestinian teenagers overnight Tuesday from the Beit Ummar village, and one man from the Nuba village, both in the West Bank governorate of Hebron. Palestine Solidarity Project spokesman Mohammad Awad said clashes had erupted earlier on Tuesday night in Beit Ummar's village center, after Israel forces entered the village.... Man detained for planting marijuana in Nablus 5/26/2010 - Nablus - Ma'an - Palestinian Authority police detained a man on Wednesday found in possession of several marijuana plants and seedlings, a police statement read. Police received information that the a man had been planting marijuana crops in his Garden in Nablus. Police responded to the scene, detained the suspect, and confiscated the plants in question. Nablus.... IOF detains 3 Palestinians in Hebron 26 May 2010 - Hebron, May 26, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) - Israeli occupation forces (IOF) detained today three Palestinians in Bait Omar and Nuba towns in Hebron. According to security sources, the IOF detained Bilal Shrof, 25, from Ezna town, Ibrahem Mokbvel, 17, and Ameen Bhar, 19, from Bait Omar town. They also raided and searched the houses of Hassan Al-Shrof and Abed Al-Hafez... Ghoul: IOA exposed its ugly image PIC 26 May 2010 - Minister of prisoners in Gaza Mohammed Faraj Al-Ghoul on Wednesday charged that the IOA had signed on its "Nazism and racist fascism" when it approved the so-called Shalit law. IOF soldiers wound 3 Palestinian farmers, detain 12 in WB PIC 26 May 2010 - Israeli occupation forces (IOF) opened intensive fire at Palestinian farms and homes east of Jabalia, northern Gaza, wounding three farmers in the process, medical sources reported. IOA murders prisoners with the policy of medical neglect PIC 26 May 2010 - Palestinian prisoners said in a message to the Ahrar center for prisoners' studies that they were suffering from the IOA medical neglect that turned into a deliberate and systematic policy. Even Picnics In Israel Are Political Palestine Monitor - Written by Neve Gordon. Our farewell picnic to Ezra Nawi before his prison term for peaceful protest carried a new message to most Israeli picnics Picnics, like almost everything else in Israel, are often political. Oz Shelach underlines this point in his collection of short stories... Even Picnics In Israel Are Political Palestine Monitor: 26 May 2010 - Written by Neve Gordon. Our farewell picnic to Ezra Nawi before his prison term for peaceful protest carried a new message to most Israeli picnics Picnics, like almost everything else in Israel, are often political. Oz Shelach underlines this point in his collection of short stories Picnic Grounds, where he describes how a history professor takes his family on a picnic in the pine forest near Givat Shaul, a Jerusalem neighborhood. The professor teaches his son some of the camping skills he learned while serving in the Israeli military, using old stones to block the wind and to protect the newly-lit fire. The stones, we are told, are the remains of a village known as Deir Yassin. Although Shelach does not say as much, Deir Yassin was a Palestinian village located on the outskirts of Jerusalem. The Jewish neighborhood, which now stands in its place, was built not long after... Even Picnics in Israel Are Political Palestine Chronicle: 26 May 2010 - By Neve Gordon Our farewell picnic to Ezra Nawi before his prison term for peaceful protest carried a new message to most Israeli picnics Picnics like almost everything else in Israel are often political. Oz Shelach underscores this point in his collection of short stories Picnic Grounds, where he describes how a history professor takes his family on a picnic in the pine forest near Givat Shaul, a Jerusalem neighborhood. The professor teaches his son some of the camping skills he learned while serving in the Israeli military, using old stones to block the wind and to protect the newly-lit fire. The stones, we are told, are the remains of a village known as Deir Yassin. Although Shelach does not say as much, Deir Yassin was a Palestinian village located on the outskirts of Jerusalem. The Jewish neighborhood, which now stands in its place, was built not long after Israeli...more Israel detains 3 from Hebron village, 7 from East J`lem 5/25/2010 - Hebron - Ma'an - Israeli forces detained three Palestinians overnight Monday from the Hebron village of Tarqumiya, security sources told Ma'an. Security sources said village was raided overnight and Israeli forces searched a number of homes before detaining Muhammad Rajab Shahda Fatafta, 24 and Khalil Muhammad Ismail Qabaja, 24. Separately, Jihad Tuneneh, 25, was detained by Israeli.... Israel detains 9 Palestinians in the WB 25 May 2010 - West Bank, May 25, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) - Israeli occupation forces (IOF) detained today nine Palestinians from the cities of the West Bank Ramallah, Bethlehem and Hebron. IOF detained three of the detainees from Tarqomya. The detainees are: Mohammed Ftafta, 24, Jehad Tnina, 25 and Khalil Qbaja, 24, Wafa news agency reported. Security sources added that IOF erected military barriers... Did Israel torture Ameer Makhoul? Palestine Note 25 May 2010 - New gag order in case of jailed rights activist New York - Israeli authorities have banned the release of information detailing alleged torture by security agents of jailed community organizer Ameer Makhoul. If true, the torture... Even picnics in Israel are political Neve Gordon, Redress 5/26/2010 Our farewell picnic to Ezra Nawi before his prison term for peaceful protest carried a new message to most Israeli picnics. Picnics, like almost everything else in Israel, are often political. Oz Shelach underlines this point in his collection of short stories Picnic Grounds, where he describes how a history professor takes his family on a picnic in the pine forest near Givat Shaul, a Jerusalem neighborhood. The professor teaches his son some of the camping skills he learned while serving in the Israeli military, using old stones to block the wind and to protect the newly-lit fire. The stones, we are told, are the remains of a village known as Deir Yassin. Although Shelach does not say as much, Deir Yassin was a Palestinian village located on the outskirts of Jerusalem. The Jewish neighborhood, which now stands in its place, was built not long after Israeli paramilitary forces evicted its Palestinian residents, while massacring an estimated 100 men, women and children out of a total population of 600. Shelach does not recount this history; he simply describes how the father builds a fire with his son and then ends the story by noting that the history professor “imagined that he and his family were having a picnic, unrelated to the village, enjoying its grounds, outside history”. Many picnics in Israel take place in pine forests that were planted to cover the remains of hundreds of Palestinian villages destroyed in 1948. Wittingly or unwittingly, these gatherings have a political effect, since the people enjoying their leisure time on these sites reenact the historical suppression of the Palestinian Nakba. This past Saturday [22 May] I also went on a picnic with my family, but in stark opposition to most Israeli picnics it tried to enact a remembering by exposing the continued domination and expulsion of Palestinians. We joined a group of Jews and Palestinians from Ta’ayush in the South Hebron desert to break bread together and bid farewell to Ezra Nawi, who the following day began serving a jail sentence for resisting Israel’s occupation. more.. e-mail Israel releases 3 detainees 5/24/2010 - Nablus - Ma'an - Israeli authorities released three Palestinian detainees from the Beit Furik village, east of Nablus city, after four years of detention on Sunday. Sources identified the released as Ayman Abu Ghalmi, Hamada Hanani and Ramiz Hanani. Maysar Aytan, a campaigner for prisoners' rights, said she was would receive the three detainees upon their release.... PFLP detainee marks 23 years in Israeli jails 5/24/2010 - Nablus - Ma'an - A Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine leader from Nablus marked 23 years in Israeli custody on Sunday, as three detainees from his native village marked their release. Ahmad Abdul So'oud was sentenced to life following his detention on 23 May 1987. A resident of the Nablus village Beit Furik, Abdul So'oud.... Gaza security forces detain top Egyptian officer 5/24/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - The Gaza government's security forces detained and interrogated a high-ranking Egyptian officer who entered the Gaza Strip in secret "to gather information on the Palestinian people, government, and other things," the de facto Interior Minister said Monday. Fathi Hammad told the Hamas-affiliated newspaper Palestine that the Egyptian officer was returned and called on.... Alleged Hamas prisoner welfare system exposed 5/24/2010 - Jerusalem - Ma'an/Agencies - Five Palestinians have been charged with transferring over one million Shekels to Hamas and Islamic Jihad members in Israeli prisons, Israeli media revealed Monday after a gag-order was lifted. The indictments were filed against five suspects including, lawyer Shirin Issawi, 32, and her brother Madhat, 36, both from the east Jerusalem neighborhood.... Hamas: PA detains 19 West Bank supporters 5/24/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Hamas said Palestinian Authority Preventative Security Services detained 19 of the movement's supporters across the West Bank overnight Sunday. A statement issued by the Islamist movement said the detentions undertaken in Ramallah, Nablus, Tulkarem, Bethlehem, and Jenin. On Thursday, a senior Hamas leader in Nablus was released by the PA after a brief.... Israel charges four with passing Hamas funds to Palestinian prisoners Ha'aretz - East Jerusalem attorney and her brother suspected of orchestrating the affair; director of post office and Gaza resident also indicted. Israel charges four with passing Hamas funds to Palestinian prisoners Ha'aretz 24 May 2010 - East Jerusalem attorney and her brother suspected of orchestrating the affair; director of post office and Gaza resident also indicted. Israeli nuclear whistleblower returned to prison for 3-month sentence IMEMC - 23 May 2010 - Mordechai Vanunu, Israel's nuclear whistleblower who served 18 years in prison for exposing Israel's secret nuclear weapons production facility in Dimona, was taken back to prison Sunday after requesting that he be allowed to carry out his 'community service' sentence in a Palestinian neighborhood, fearing that he would be attacked by his fellow Jewish Israelis if he volunteered in a Jewish neighborhood. Palestinian MKs slam Knesset approval of ’Shalit Law’ 5/24/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an/Agencies - The Knesset's Ministerial Committee passed a bill on Sunday that would sanction the worsening of conditions of Hamas affiliates in Israeli jails, in a bid to pressure the movement into releasing captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. Palestinian Members of Knesset were quick to denounce the move, with MK Talab As-Sana of the United Arab List-Ta'al, saying the law would not expedite Shalit's release, but lead to an intifada, the Israeli daily newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported. "The decision regarding the Palestinian prisoners is irresponsible. It delays Shalit's release and encourages a third intifada - a prisoners' intifada," he said. "The Israeli government must decide whether it abides by international law or whether it is a gang that bases its conduct on vengeance ... Hurting the Palestinian prisoners will lead to riots in jails that will reach Palestinian ... Related: Knesset to vote on worsening prison condition bill 13 Palestinian lawmakers still in Israel’s custody 5/24/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - Thirteen Palestinian lawmakers are still detained in Israel, according to a report released by a former detainee on Saturday. The report, compiled by Abdul Nasser Farawana, said the detainees include two Fatah Palestine Legislative Council members, ten Hamas lawmakers, and the secretary-general of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Thirty-one detainees.... Knesset to vote on worsening prison condition bill 5/23/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - The Knesset's Ministerial Committee on Sunday will vote on a bill that is meant to exacerbate the prison conditions of Hamas prisoners in Israeli jails, Israeli media reported. The vote will take place after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu removed his objection to the bill a few weeks ago, the Israeli daily Yedioth Ahranoth wrote.The bill is expected to be approved by the committee, and will then be brought to the Knesset plenum for approval. Aggravating the prison conditions is meant to apply pressure on Hamas over the stalemate in the talks to release kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit, various ministers have alleged. Palestinian prisoner societies react Last Sunday, Prisoner Studies' officials warned that Palestinian prisoners of war, detained for resisting the occupation of Palestinian lands will be treated like violent and dangerous criminals under the proposed Israeli bill. Related: Palestinian MKs slam Knesset approval of 'Shalit Law' Gaza group reports 2 more deported by Israel Uruknet May 22, 2010 - Brothers born in Gaza, one married to a Palestinian citizen of Israel, were detained and deported to the Gaza Strip on Friday, officials at the Wa'ed Society in Gaza said. The men, identified as Imad and Hamed Abu Dawaba both in their twenties, were taken from their Beersheba home by Israeli police and taken directly... Fraud scheme uncovered in Gaza Palestine Note 23 May 2010 - Washington - Investigators in Khan Younis say police have detained a Gaza man for impersonating a West Bank businessman and soliciting payments illegally, Ma'an News Agency reported Saturday. The scheme came to light when an unnamed... Hamas: 'Shalit law' to make soldier's release more difficult YNet News - Islamist group says law aimed at aggravating conditions of Palestinian prisoners.... Palestinian nonviolence relies on global non-silence Yousef Munayyer, Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development 5/23/2010 When will there be a Palestinian Gandhi? I’m often asked this question by people who sympathise with Palestinian suffering but are uncomfortable associating themselves with resistance movements that they see as violent or terrorist. The reality of course is that Palestinian nonviolent resisters are not only active today but have a long and storied history in the Palestinian struggle. The real question is: why haven’t we heard about them? Like many resisting oppression, Palestinian Gandhis are likely to be found in prisons after being repressed by Israeli soldiers or police or in the hospital after being brutally beaten or worse. In recent years, the Israeli repression of Palestinian nonviolent dissent has increased significantly and Israel is showing signs of transforming into a fully-fledged police state. Even Israeli citizens, both Palestinian such as Ameer Makhoul and Jewish, have faced intimidation in one form or another for being critical of Israel’s policies. Surely, Israel has realised that its ongoing occupation, continued colonisation of Palestinian land, and its bombardment of civilian-packed Gaza have significantly and negatively impacted on its image abroad. The images of nonviolent Palestinian protests against the Israeli occupation aren’t helping Israel’s reputation either. Perhaps that is why recently many nonviolent activists and initiatives have been shut down and repressed. Jamal Juma, Muhammad Othman and Abdallah Abu Rahman may not be household names like Gandhi or Mandela but they have been just as consistent in resisting Israel’s illegal segregation wall in the West Bank by organising nonviolent demonstrations for years. And, like Gandhi and Mandela they have paid a price by being arrested on multiple occasions. The Israeli repression efforts extend far beyond the arrests of nonviolent demonstrators against the wall.... -- See also: Source: The Guardian more.. e-mail IOA decided to exile MP Abu Tair from Jerusalem Uruknet May 21, 2010 - The Israeli occupation authority has decided Thursday to exile Palestinian Jerusalemite lawmaker MP Mohammed Abu Tair from the occupied city forever, just hours after they released him from jail where he was arbitrarily detained for 43 months. The decision of exiling Abu Tair was handed over to him after he was summoned by the IOA... Palestinian children tortured in Israeli occupation jails Uruknet May 21, 2010 - Hiba Masalha, a Palestinian lawyer who visited child-prisoners at the Majedo and Rimonim prisons said that a number of them were subjected to barbaric torture before being questioned or charged. Masalha said on Thursday that she met with 17-year-old Ahmad Farouq Jaara from Nablus who was arrested on 14 January 2010 at the Za'tara roadblock.... Israel blocks mail between Gaza, West Bank Uruknet May 21, 2010 – Israel has halted the flow of government sector mail between Gaza and the West Bank, causing a delay in the receipt of official documents, officials said on Thursday. Maher Abu Ouf, Palestinian director for the Erez crossing between Gaza and Israel, said Israel shut-down all mail services last Wednesday after forces detained Gaza-based postal service... IOA banishes two brothers from Beer Sheba to Gaza PIC 22 May 2010 - The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) has banished two Palestinian brothers from Beer Sheba to the Gaza Strip on Friday afternoon, Wa'ed society for prisoners said in a statement. Farwana: 13 Palestinian lawmakers remain in Israeli jails PIC 22 May 2010 - Abdul Naser Farwana, a Palestinian researcher in prisoners' affairs, said on Friday that there are 13 Palestinian lawmakers still incarcerated in Israeli jails without any justified legal reason. Israel’s navy will have its work cut out Jamal Elshayyal, Palestine Note 5/22/2010 Ten thousand tons of cargo, 800 passengers, 50 nationalities, nine vessels - one aim - to break the siege on Gaza. That’s the simple math behind the Freedom Flotilla as its lead vessel was unveiled on Saturday in Istanbul. At a rally held to bid the ship farewell, organisers challenged Israel’s insistence that its navy would not allow this convoy, of much needed humanitarian aid, to reach the Gaza Strip. As one organiser put it to me: "These ships will only return empty of their cargo, and with the footprints from Gaza’s sand". And from what I’ve seen from the organisers and supporters, I am inclined to believe her. There are more than 20 charities partaking in one way or another in this flotilla -activists, humanitarians, politicians from the USA to Indonesia. If Israel were to prevent these people from entering or if it were to harm or detain them, Israeli authorities could very well find themselves embroiled in diplomatic disputes with up to 50 countries. Furthermore, the sheer resolve and work put in by the organisers of this fleet - over a period spanning back to 2008 - really does make it difficult to believe that they would just turn back to where they came from without reaching their desired destination. Aside from the 10,000 tons of aid, organisers say they’re taking up to two months worth of food and supplies - in case that’s how long it takes for Israel to allow them access. That’s 800 people, willing to spend two months at sea, away from their friends, families, and livelihood, so they can deliver aid to people they don’t even know. From Israel’s perspective though, it is understandable why it shouldn’t allow this humanitarian convoy reach Gaza. Doing so could dramatically change the status quo.... -- See also: Source more.. e-mail Gaza group reports 2 more deported by Israel 5/21/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - Brothers born in Gaza, one married to a Palestinian citizen of Israel, were detained and deported to the Gaza Strip on Friday, officials at the Wa'ed Society in Gaza said. The men, identified as Imad and Hamed Abu Dawaba both in their twenties, were taken from their Beersheba home by Israeli police and.... 10 detained by Israeli forces in West Bank, police say 5/21/2010 - Ramallah - Ma'an - Israeli forces detained ten Palestinians including an elderly man and his seven children during arrest campaigns in the West Bank districts of Jenin, Hebron and Jericho on Friday morning. A police report from the Jenin municipal office said forces invaded the town of Kfar Ra'i and entered several homes, which were searched and.... Israel blocks mail between Gaza, West Bank 5/21/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - Israel has halted the flow of government sector mail between Gaza and the West Bank, causing a delay in the receipt of official documents, officials said on Thursday. Maher Abu Ouf, Palestinian director for the Erez crossing between Gaza and Israel, said Israel shut-down all mail services last Wednesday after forces detained Gaza-based.... [uruknet.info] Palestinian children tortured in Israeli occupation jails Uruknet May 21, 2010 - Hiba Masalha, a Palestinian lawyer who visited child-prisoners at the Majedo and Rimonim prisons said that a number of them were subjected to barbaric torture before being questioned or charged. Masalha said on Thursday that she met with 17-year-old Ahmad Farouq Jaara from Nablus who was arrested on 14 January 2010 at the Za'tara roadblock. He... [uruknet.info] DCI - Palestine submits 14 cases of sexual assault and threats to the UN for investigation Uruknet On 18 May 2010, DCI-Palestine submitted 14 cases to the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture for investigation. The submission relates to the sexual assault, or threat of sexual assault, of Palestinian children at the hands of Israeli soldiers, interogators and police between January 2009 and April 2010. The ages of the children range from 13 to 16 years. DCI-Palestine is... [uruknet.info] Israel blocks mail between Gaza, West Bank Uruknet May 21, 2010 - Israel has halted the flow of government sector mail between Gaza and the West Bank, causing a delay in the receipt of official documents, officials said on Thursday. Maher Abu Ouf, Palestinian director for the Erez crossing between Gaza and Israel, said Israel shut-down all mail services last Wednesday after forces detained Gaza-based postal service official... Israeli forces detain 7 Palestinians overnight 5/20/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - Israeli forces detained seven Palestinians overnight Wednesday across the West Bank, Israeli media reported. According to the Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth, five suspects were detained south of Bethlehem and were described as "wanted" by Israel. All detainees were taken for questioning, the daily added.... Israel extends detention of J’lem Fatah member’s son 5/20/2010 - Jerusalem - Ma'an - An Israeli court extended the detention of four Palestinians from the As-Suwana neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem until Sunday, after they were detained in an overnight raid Wednesday. Among the detainees is Iyad Omar Ash-Shalabi, son of Fatah's Jerusalem secretary Omar Ash-Shalabi, and Tamer Abu Gharbieh, Ahmad Aslan, Ali Abu Gharbieh, and Majdi.... Hamas minister calls on Egypt to release prisoners 5/20/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - A Hamas-affiliated Palestinian Legislative Council member called for the immediate release of Palestinian prisoners in Egyptian jails on Thursday. The Gaza-based minister, Yahya Mousa, said despite numerous contacts with Egypt, intelligence services, and political parties, "The Egyptian government repeatedly ignores our demands."Party spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri accused Egyptian State Security of executing.... PA releases Hamas leader detained in Nablus 5/20/2010 - Nablus - Ma'an - In what analysts are describing as a significant move toward Palestinian unity, the Palestinian Authority released a senior Hamas leader on Thursday, hours after detaining him from his home in Nablus, as de facto forces released a Fatah official from custody. Muhammad Ghazal, a 56-year-old Hamas politburo member living in Nablus city's.... Israel releases Hamas PLC member 5/20/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an/Agencies - Israeli authorities released a Hamas-affiliated Palestinian Legislative Council member on Thursday, detained in an arrest campaign targeting the Islamist movement's officials following their electoral victory in 2006. Mohammad Abu Teir, one of 65 Hamas officials detained shortly after Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit's capture in cross-border raid in Gaza in 2006, urged Israel's.... Comrade Sa'adat denounces negotiations and calls for freedom for Palestinian prisoners Uruknet May 19, 2010 - Comrade Ahmad Sa'adat, General Secretary of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, called for the release of all political prisoners in Palestinian jails, emphasizing the importance of the rights of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. In a meeting held at Ramon Prison on May 16, 2010 with the leader of the... Israel rearrests freed Hamas official Palestine Note 20 May 2010 - Muhammad Abu Tir is taken into Israeli custody hours after release New York - Israeli police rearrested Hamas leader Muhammad Abu Tir Thursday hours after he was released from an Israeli prison after a four year... Hamas, Fatah trade prisoners Palestine Note 20 May 2010 - New York - Hamas authorities in Gaza and rival the Fatah-controlled Palestinian Authority (PA) in Ramallah each released prisoners of the other group on Thursday, Chinese news agency Xinhua reported . Rival premiers Ismail Haniyeh (left) and... Iran: Emotional reunion for detained hikers Palestine Note 20 May 2010 - Washington - The mothers of three American hikers held in Iran since July 2009 were able to meet with their children Thursday, Reuters reported . A vigil for the hikers was held April 11, 2010 at Prospect... Israel to release Hamas lawmaker Palestine Note 19 May 2010 - New York - Israel is to release on Sunday Hamas-affiliated lawmaker Muhammad Abu Tir, who was detained during a sweep of Palestinian officials after the capture of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in 2006, Israeli media reported .... Organized Trauma: Increased systematic child arrests in Palestine 5/20/2010 - International Solidarity Movement - Akram Sharawneh, a 15 year old boy from Hebron, was released on Sunday the 25th of April this year after being randomly arrested by Israeli soldiers and spending more than two months in an Israeli juvenile prison (not all the period in juvenal prison). He is one of the many minors from Hebron who has.... 2 detainees mark over 21 years in Israeli jails 5/19/2010 - Nablus - Ma'an - Two Palestinian detainees marked over 21 years in Israeli prisons, the Detainees' Society said Wednesday. Head of the society's Nablus branch, Raed Amer, said the two men were from Nablus' Old City and were detained on 6 March 1989. Amer said both men were in need of medical treatment, with one beginning to.... Hamas leader in Nablus arrested by PA, witness says 5/19/2010 - Nablus - Ma'an - A witness who preferred to remain unnamed reported the detention of a Nablus-based Hamas leader from outside his home on Wednesday evening. The witness said Dr Muhammad Ghazal, a 56 year old Hamas politburo member living in Nablus city's Blibous area, was detained when he exited his home by Palestinian Authority police officers.... Israel to release Hamas lawmaker 5/19/2010 - Jerusalem -Ma'an - Israeli authorities are expected to release Palestinian Legislative Council and Hamas member Mohammad Abu Teir on Thursday following a four-year detention. Abu Teir was detained in June 2006 during a wide-scale detention operation carried out the Israeli army targeting Hamas affiliated PLC members after the Islamist movement won general elections that same year.... IOF detains 3 Palestinian women and their children 19 May 2010 - West Bank, May 19, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) - Israeli occupation forces (IOF) detained Tuesday evening three Palestinian women and their children under the pretext of finding them in a land near the settlement of "Mabo Dotan" which locates near the town of Araba, south of Jenin in the northern West Bank. The women were picking up vine leaves while the... Lawyers: Makhoul was likely tortured Palestine Note 19 May 2010 - New York - Israeli security agents likely tortured Palestinian-Israeli community activist Ameer Makhoul during nearly two weeks in prison, his lawyers said on Tuesday after meeting with him for the first time since he was detained... Israel to release Hamas lawmaker Palestine Note 19 May 2010 - New York - Israel is to release on Sunday Hamas-affiliated lawmaker Muhammad Abu Tir, who was detained during a sweep of Palestinian officials after the capture of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in 2006, Israeli media reported .... Int’l campaign: All Israeli trials against Palestinian MPs violate int’l law PIC 19 May 2010 - The international campaign for the release of prisoners stated Wednesday that all trials held by Israel against Palestinian lawmakers are null and void and violate international law. Abbas’s militias in Nablus transfer prisoner to hospital after torturing him PIC 19 May 2010 - Palestinian local sources reported Tuesday that prisoner Zaher Moussa was transferred to hospital after his exposure to excruciating torture at the hand of Mahmoud Abbas’s security militias. Egyptian officer: The Palestinian detainees subjected to exceptional torture PIC 19 May 2010 - An Egyptian state security officer said that the Palestinian prisoners in Egyptian jails are exposed to unprecedented special torture compared to other detainees. The Israeli Military detains Six Civilians During Morning Invasions IMEMC - 18 May 2010 - Six Palestinian civilians were detained by Israeli troops on Tuesday during morning invasions targeting West Bank communities. Overnight detentions target Nablus, Bethlehem areas 5/18/2010 - Nablus - Ma'an - Two men were taken from their homes by invading Israeli forces overnight, detained from the Talluza and Aqraba villages in the Nablus municipality Tuesday morning. Palestinian security sources said the Talluza area was entered after midnight, and Yehya Kamel, 23, was taken for questioning to an unknown location after being taken from his.... Israeli sappers detonate explosives at Hamra checkpoint 5/18/2010 - Tubas - Ma'an - Palestinian security sources said a bomb scare was behind the closure of the Hamra checkpoint between Nablus and Jericho on Tuesday afternoon, reporting one boy detained. The checkpoint, on Highway 57 at the eastern edge of Nablus next to the illegal Hamra settlement, was closed for hours and Palestinians turned away, witnesses reported.... DCI - Palestine submits 14 cases of sexual assault and threats to the UN for investigation Uruknet May 18, 2010 - On 18 May 2010, DCI-Palestine submitted 14 cases to the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture for investigation. The submission relates to the sexual assault, or threat of sexual assault, of Palestinian children at the hands of Israeli soldiers, interogators and police between January 2009 and April 2010. The ages of the children range from 13... Israel detains 6 Palestinians in the WB 18 May 2010 - West Bank, May 18, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) – Israeli occupation forces (IOF) detained today six Palestinians from the West Bank cities of Bethlehem and Nablus. Local sources reported that Israeli soldiers raided the house of the citizen Tareq Hamara in Housan village in Bethlehem. They searched the house and then detained his son Adam, 19. The IOF raided number of... Three executed in Gaza Palestine Note 18 May 2010 - New York - Palestinian authorities in Gaza executed three people convicted of murder on Tuesday, rejecting appeals by rights groups against the death penalty. Hamas executes prisoners by firing squad against a wall like the one... Detained activist allowed to see lawyer Palestine Note 18 May 2010 - Court extends detention of Ameer Makhoul New York - A Palestinian-Israeli community organizer who was arrested by Israeli security forces in early May was permitted access to his lawyers for the first time in two weeks... European parliament declares solidarity with Palestinian prisoners PIC 18 May 2010 - The European parliament has declared fully solidarity with the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli occupation jails and expressed sympathy over their tragic incarceration conditions. Jerusalemite prisoner appeals for letting him see his mother in ICU PIC 18 May 2010 - Jerusalemite prisoner Ahmed Khalaf has appealed to the Red Cross and human rights groups to help in allowing him to see his mother who has been in the intensive care unit for ten days. Israeli Court Allow Makhoul To See His Legal Team IMEMC - 17 May 2010 - After 12 days of detaining him, Amir Makhoul, a Palestinian community leader from Haifa, is allowed to see his lawyers before a court hearing. 16 Gaza residents reportedly detained at Cairo airport 5/17/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - Approximately 16 Gaza residents were detained by Egypt at Cairo airport on Monday en route to Gaza, sources with the Islamic Jihad movement said. Sources said the movement would call on Egypt to release the detainees, reportedly all young men, in order to maintain good relations between Palestinians and Cairo. Six Islamic Jihad.... ECESG launches "boat 8000" to sail to Gaza 17 May 2010 - Gaza, May 17, (Pal Telegraph) The "European campaign to End the Siege on Gaza," launched a boat named "the boat 8000" relating to the number of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli Jails, “the boat 8000” is one of the naval vessels of the "freedom fleet", which will travel to the Gaza Strip, loaded with humanitarian aid and building materials in addition... Israeli Court Allow Makhoul To See His Legal Team PNN - Haifa - PNN - After 12 days of detaining him, Ammer Makhoul, a Palestinian community leader from Haifa, is allowed to see his lawyers before a court hearing. The Israeli court at... The Nakba continues Saeb Erekat, Jnoubiyeh 5/13/2010 The catastrophe continues. As the 62nd anniversary of the expulsion of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from their homes looms, rights continue to be violated and a solution is more urgent than ever. A solution based on UN General Assembly Resolution 194 for Palestinian refugees is a must. The creation of a Palestinian state on the 1967 border, with East Jerusalem as its capital, is a must. Releasing all Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails is a must. Solving all permanent-status issues is a must. The international community must draw important lessons from the Nakba and make of this anniversary a date when the world upholds international law. No state is above the law, and the international community must end Israeli belligerence and disregard for international law. Sixty-two years ago tomorrow, more than 726,000 Palestinians were forcibly displaced from their homes and lands to make way for the State of Israel. They have been prevented from returning ever since. Hundreds of Palestinian villages and neighborhoods were destroyed. Today, over seven million Palestinian refugees live in exile. Of those, more than 1.3 million Palestinians continue to live in 58 UN-administered refugee camps. In other conflicts, refugee rights have been honored and respected, including the right of return, restitution and compensation. In stark contrast, however, Israel refuses to even recognize the Palestinian right of return, thus continuing to deny the refugees’ basic rights. The Palestinian Nakba continues to this day, as Israeli practices and policies of evictions, home demolitions, deportations, settlement activities, wall-building as well as closure and siege in both the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip generate new waves of displaced persons. more.. e-mail Mustafa Barghouthi Condemns Banning Of Chomsky From WB Palestine Monitor - MP Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, Secretary General of the Palestinian National Initiative denounced the refusal of permitting entrance to the American intellectual Professor Noam Chomsky from entering the Palestinian territories. After the Israeli Occupation Authorities detained Professor Chomsky for five hours on the bridge, he was then... Mustafa Barghouthi Condemns Banning Of Chomsky From WB Palestine Monitor: 16 May 2010 - MP Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, Secretary General of the Palestinian National Initiative denounced the refusal of permitting entrance to the American intellectual Professor Noam Chomsky from entering the Palestinian territories. After the Israeli Occupation Authorities detained Professor Chomsky for five hours on the bridge, he was then deported to Jordan. MP Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, Secretary General of the Palestinian National Initiative denounced the refusal of permitting entrance to the intellectual Professor Noam Chomsky from entering the Palestinian territories. After the Israeli Occupation Authorities detained Professor Chomsky for five hours on the bridge, he was then deported to Jordan. Dr. Barghouthi said that the Israeli Occupation Authorities informed Professor Chomsky that the decision to prevent him from entering came from the highest level of authority in Israel and the Ministry of the Interior. His denied entry was specifically because of his ardent views, the planned visit to the Palestinian territories, and the... Professor Chomsky Denied Entry To The Country IMEMC - 16 May 2010 - The Israeli Authorities at the Allenby Bridge, between Jordan and Palestine, prevented professor Noam Chomsky from entering the Palestinian territories after detaining him for five hours, and deported him to Jordan. Detained civil rights leader refused access to lawyer 5/16/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - The Petah Tikvah Magistrate Court held two separate hearings on requests by the General Security Services (GSS or Shabak) to extend the detention of Palestinian political activists, Amir Makhoul and Omar Saeed on Wednesday. A statement released by the legal center Adalah, which represents the Palestinian minority in Israel, said Makhoul has been.... Israel detains 4 Palestinians in the WB 16 May 2010 - West Bank, May 16, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) - The Israeli occupation forces detained four Palestinians overnight Saturday during operations in the West Bank. Three of them were detianed near Qalkilya, and one near Ramallah. The detainees were transferred to Israeli security forces for interrogation. Israeli sources claimed that the four detainees are “wanted Palestinians”. Palestinian Population of Israel: Israeli Secret Services Promise and Deliver Alternative Information Center - I do not know on what basis the Israeli General Security Services (GSS) are accusing Dr. Omar Al Said (detained since 24 April 2010) and Ameer Makhoul (who was detained on 6 May 2010). The bombastic... Palestinian Population of Israel: Israeli Secret Services Promise and Deliver Alternative Information Center 3 - I do not know on what basis the Israeli General Security Services (GSS) are accusing Dr. Omar Al Said (detained since 24 April 2010) and Ameer Makhoul (who was detained on 6 May 2010). The bombastic charges... Dr. Barghouti condemns Israel for banning intellectual and activist Professor Noam Chomsky from entering the West Bank Palestine Monitor - MP Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, Secretary General of the Palestinian National Initiative denounced the refusal of permitting entrance to the Israeli intellectual Professor Noam Chomsky from entering the Palestinian territories. After the Israeli Occupation Authorities detained Professor Chomsky for five hours on the bridge, he was then... Dr. Barghouti condemns Israel for banning intellectual and activist Professor Noam Chomsky from entering the West Bank Palestine Monitor: 16 May 2010 - MP Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, Secretary General of the Palestinian National Initiative denounced the refusal of permitting entrance to the Israeli intellectual Professor Noam Chomsky from entering the Palestinian territories. After the Israeli Occupation Authorities detained Professor Chomsky for five hours on the bridge, he was then deported to Jordan. Dr. Barghouti said that the Israeli Occupation Authorities informed Professor Chomsky that the decision to prevent him from entering came from the highest level of authority in Israel and the Ministry of the Interior. His denied entry was specifically because of his ardent views, the planned visit to the Palestinian territories, and the intent to deliver a lecture at Birzeit University, which clearly indicated the arbitrary procedure that illustrates the nature of Israel's racism. Dr. Barghouti was scheduled to personally welcome Professor Chomsky this afternoon as he was a guest of the Palestinian National Initiative. Dr. Mustafa Barghouti stated that, 'It... Police control 2 fights, arrest 32 in Yatta 5/15/2010 - Hebron - Ma'an - Palestinian police were able to control two family brawls in Yatta, a village south of Hebron, late Friday. The police said in a statement that they rushed to the scene as soon as they heard about the brawls. They were able to control the brawls after detaining 32 people who participated, according to.... 17 fugitives arrested as 16,000 travel through Allenby 5/15/2010 - Jericho - Ma'an - Palestinian Authority security forces arrested 17 fugitives as they attempted to cross into Jordan via the Allenby Bridge crossing in Jericho, a statement read. The fugitives detained were wanted for a number of charges, including fraud, the statement read. Additionally, PA forces facilitated the travel of 16,000 individuals over the week through the.... Israel imposes sever punishments on female Palestinian prisoners 15 May 2010 - West Bank, May 15, (Pal Telegraph) A report issued by the Ministry of Prisoners showed that the Palestinian female prisoners in Israeli jails outnumbers 34 captives, they are subjected to a series of measures and severe penalties by the prison’s administration because of a hunger strike that they started on 17 / 4 and 27 / 4 of last month, they also... High-profile detainee denied medical care, society says 5/14/2010 - Tubas - Ma'an - A prominent Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine leader in Israeli prison has been suffering from severe stomach pains and unable to see medical staff, the Tubas Detainees Society reported on Friday. Prisoner of Israel Mustapha Maslami was detained during the Second Intifada after being shot in the leg, society chair Mahmoud.... Yaffa man marks 26 years in Israeli prisons 5/14/2010 - Jerusalem - Ma'an - A Palestinian man from Yaffa will mark his 26th year in Israeli custody on Saturday, officials from the Center for Detainees Studies announced. Researcher Abdel Nasser Farawneh said the man, Hafeth Qandas, was sentenced to 28 years in Israeli jails following his detention on 15 May 1984. He is now 52, and remains.... High-profilePalestinian detainee denied medical care, society says Uruknet May 14, 2010 - A prominent Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine leader in Israeli prison has been suffering from severe stomach pains and unable to see medical staff, the Tubas Detainees Society reported on Friday. Prisoner of Israel Mustapha Maslami was detained during the Second Intifada after being shot in the leg, society chair Mahmoud Sawaftah said in... Tamimi: Female prisoners have high spirits PIC 14 May 2010 - Female captive Ahlam al-Tamimi told Buthaynah Dekmak that the conditions in Telmond prison suffer like other prisons from escalation of measures after April's actions.. Troops detain 12 Palestinians During Invasions Targeting West Bank Communities IMEMC - 13 May 2010 - The Israeli military detained 12 Palestinian civilians, on Thursday, during pre-dawn invasions targeting a number of West Bank communities. Radio Israel: 3 Gaza men detained infiltrating Israel 5/13/2010 - Gaza "“ Ma"™an "“ Palestinian sources have yet to confirm Radio Israel reports announcing the capture of three Gaza residents who snuck into Israel early Thursday morning. The early report said the three were unarmed and transferred to Israeli intelligence officials for investigations.... Palestinian boy (14) used as human shield during protests in Beit Ummar Uruknet May 13, 2010 - On 16 April 2010, Sabri 'Awad (14) was on his way to school to attend an event marking the Palestinian Prisoner’s Day, when he heard people in the street saying there were protests against Israeli soldiers, and tear gas canisters being fired against the stone-throwers. When he reached the school, he saw two soldiers standing at... Israel detains 12 Palestinians in the WB 13 May 2010 - West Bank, May 13, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) – Israeli occupation forces (IOF) detained today 12 Palestinians from different cities in the West Bank. Local sources reported that Israeli forces raided Jericho and detained number of the Palestinians. The Israeli army reported that the detainees were transferred to the Israeli intelligence. Israel detains 2 Palestinians in Tubas 13 May 2010 - West Bank, May 13, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) - Israeli occupation forces detained today two Palestinians from Al-Farea refugee camp in north of the West Bank city of Tubas and they carried out two airdrops from a helicopter. Security sources reported that Israeli force detained Yousef Abu Syam, 18, and Ahmad Maya, 32, after raiding their houses in Al-Farea camp. The... Erekat calls for refugee rights on Nakba anniversary Palestine Note 13 May 2010 - Washington - PLO chief negotiator Saeb Erekat on Thursday called for resolution of the final status issues, the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails, and the protection of refugee rights on the eve of the... IOF soldiers detain 12 Palestinians, blackmail students PIC 13 May 2010 - Israeli occupation forces (IOF) detained 12 Palestinians in a number of West Bank areas at a late hour on Wednesday and before dawn Thursday, Hebrew press reported. Israeli Soldiers Continue To Use Children As Human Shields Palestine Monitor: 13 May 2010 - Child organisation DCI-Palestine has documented two new cases of children used as human shields by Israeli soldiers during military operations. In the old city of Nablus, while searching her house, Dua'a (16) was ordered by Israeli troops to open closets and lift beds, while the soldiers remained metres away: “ They moved three metres backward towards the door while aiming their weapons at me… They ordered me to search the closets and other items in the room.” Read the full story: http://www.dci-pal.org/english/doc/... Sabri (14) was forced to walk in front of Israeli soldiers while stones were being hurled at them, during protests on the Palestinian Prisoner's Day: “ They were hiding behind me so I could cover them from the stones. They were shouting and saying in Hebrew ‘Throw! Throw!' to the young men who were throwing stones.” According to an article published by Maan News Agency, the Israeli army... Israeli court extends detentions of Makhoul, Said 5/12/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an/Agencies - The Petah Tikva Magistrate's Court extended the remand of prominent Palestinian leaders in Israel Amir Makhoul and Omar Said by five days, Israeli media reported. Makhoul, who heads the umbrella organization for Palestinian associations in Israel Ittijah, was detained from his home at night on suspicion of espionage and contact with a.... Teenagers detained in Salfit overnight 5/12/2010 - Salfit - Ma'an - Israeli forces detained at least eight Palestinians after raiding the Hares village northwest of Salfit, residents said and Israel's military confirmed. Locals told Ma'an that soldiers entered the village at 1am, and remained there for another four hours before withdrawing with eight teenagers. They were identified as: Baha Sultan, 19Hasan Salameh, 19Samer Abad.... Israel detains 11 Palestinian boys in Salfit 12 May 2010 - West Bank, May 12, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) -Israeli occupation forces detained today 11 Palestinian from Hares village in the west of Salfit in the West Bank. Palestinian sources said that Israeli occupation forces raided the village this morning and searched nuber of houses and then detained 11 Palestinian. Israeli occupation forces detained Rabea’ Kleeb, 18, Hani Swaf, Qosai Soliman, Mazoz... Israel detains Palestinian and search houses in Hebron 12 May 2010 - Hebron, May 12, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) - Israeli occupation forces (IOF) detained today Palestinian from the West Bank city of Hebron after searching his house, Palestinian sources reported. Security sources said that IOF detained the citizen Aez Al-Rahbi after raiding his house in Abu Sninah neighborhood in Hebron and then transferred him to unknown place. In Krza village south of... Hamas: Egypt tortures Palestinian detainees YNet News - Islamist movement known for torturing collaborators accuses southern neighbor of.... Hamas accuses Israel of obstructing prisoner swap Daily Star 12 May 2010 DAMASCUS: Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal has accused Israel of obstructing a prisoner exchange that would include an Israeli soldier held captive for nearly four years, a senior official of the Palestinian Islamist group said on Wednesday.Meshaal,... Al-Qassam: We will not rest unless all prisoners get their freedom PIC 12 May 2010 - Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, said it will not rest unless all Palestinian prisoners are released from Israeli jails, vowing to capture more Israeli soldiers. Troops Detain Three From The West Bank IMEMC - 11 May 2010 - Israeli troops detained on Tuesday three Palestinian civilians during predawn invasions targeting West Bank communities. Palestinian Man Deported To Gaza IMEMC - 11 May 2010 - The Waed Society for Detainees reported that the Israeli Authorities deported a resident of Be’er Sheva to the Gaza Strip after claiming that he had no residency papers. Israel detains 3 Palestinians in Hebron and Bethlehem 11 May 2010 - West Bank, May 11, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) - Israeli occupation forces detained yesterday two Palestinians from Dora village in south of the West Bank city of Hebron and another Palestinian today from Hosan village in west of Bethlehem. Israeli force raided the house of the citizen Khalid Hmamrah, searched it and then detained his son Wesam, 20. Israeli occupation forces... Israel deports Palestinian from Bair Al-Sabea to Gaza 11 May 2010 - West Bank, May 11, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) - Israeli occupation authorities deported Monday Hani Shtiwi from Bair Al-Sabea to the Gaza Strip, Wa’d association for prisoners and the ex-prisoners said. The association added that the deportee entered Gaza via Bait Hanoon (Erez). It sees that the Israeli decision to deport the Palestinians to Gaza as “decision of new Nakba”. It... 3 Palestinians detained allegedly possessing pipe bombs 5/10/2010 - Nablus - Ma'an - The Israeli army detained three Palestinians at the Yaqa'ot checkpoint east of Nablus on Monday. Israel's Army Radio said those detained were found in possession of five pipe bombs and were transferred to security questioning. Explosives experts were called to the scene to detonate the explosives, with no injuries reported, the broadcast reported.... Hamas demands release of Palestinians in Egyptian custody 5/10/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - Hamas called for the immediate release of all Palestinian detainees in Egyptian prisons on Monday, after a party delegation met with a recently-released prisoner. Islamic Jihad leader Darwish Al-Gherbali was released from Egyptian custody following 51 days of incarceration. He was returned to Gaza with five other Palestinians. The leader was congratulated on.... Israel detains Haifa man for alleged spying 5/10/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an - A Palestinian citizen of Israel was detained by Israeli forces on Thursday, two weeks after authorities handed down a travel ban imposed by Israel's Interior Ministry. Amir Makhoul, director of Ittijah and chairman of the Popular Committee for the Defense of the Political Freedoms, was arrested by Israeli forces on 6 May during.... Israel detains 3 Palestinians in Nablus 10 May 2010 - Nablus, May 10, (Pal Telegraph) IOF arrested three Palestinians today at "Beka'ot" barrier in “Al Aghwar” area east of Nablus, claiming that they found explosions with those three and arrested them for “Explosive Possession”. The Israeli Army’s spokesperson said that The three raised the doubts of “Kfir” brigade’s soldiers Who were managing the barrier, after searching them they claimed that... Woman among militants executed in Iran Palestine Note 10 May 2010 - Washington - Iran executed five militants, including a woman, for acts of terrorism against the state, AFP reported Sunday. Iran hanged 270 prisoners in 2009, AFP reports [Photo: The Toe Stubber - Flickr] The five -... Turkish terror suspect detained by Shin Bet YNet News - A Turkish citizen has been in Israeli custody for two weeks undergoing interrogation on suspicion of aiding Palestinian organizations banned by Israel, the Shin Bet said ....... Husband of liberated prisoner killed in an Israeli hit and run accident PIC 10 May 2010 - Mohammed Erzeikat, 24, a Palestinian worker from Al-Khalil district, was killed in Netanya on Monday morning when an Israeli settler ran him over then sped away. Palestinian lawyer tortured in Israeli dungeons PIC 10 May 2010 - Jerusalemite lawyer Shireen Al-Aisawi has said that Israeli interrogators in the Maskobeh detention center in occupied Jerusalem have been torturing her since first day of detention. Israel expels Hebron man to Jordan 5/9/2010 - Hebron - Ma'an - Israeli forces detained a Palestinian man from Hebron and deported him to Jordan from the West Bank on Saturday, Palestinian Authority police said. A police statement said Murad Muhammad Zahda, 27, was told by Israeli officials that he had entered the occupied West Bank over 10 years earlier on a tourist visa and.... Palestine's Popular Resistance Continues Uruknet May 8, 2010 - A poll reveals that a majority of Israelis are willing to ban human rights organization in the 'Jewish state'. A bill introduced in the Knesset would outlaw any Israeli human rights organization which expose Israeli war crimes. Yesterday, one peaceful protester hurt and 6 detained in Bilin's weekly protest against the apartheid wall, which has been... IOF raids Hebron, detains Palestinian 9 May 2010 - Hebron, May 9, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) – Israeli occupation forces (IOF) detained today Palestinian citizen after raiding Hebron city in the West Bank. “Israeli occupation forces raided Al-Haras area and searched number of citizens’ houses and then detained a Palestinian from Al-Suori family.” Security sources told SAFA news agency. The sources added that Israeli forces raided Yata and Ezna village... Israel deports Palestinian to Jordan 9 May 2010 - West Bank, May 9, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) – Israeli occupation authorities deported Saturday a Palestinian citizen from Hebron to Jordan. The media director of Hebron police said to SAFA news agency that Israeli force detained the citizen Morad Zahed, 27, from his house in Hebron and forced him to pack his luggage and then they drove him to the borders... IOF soldiers detain writer, quell peaceful marches PIC 9 May 2010 - The Ahrar center for prisoners' studies and human rights on Sunday denounced the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) for arresting the Palestinian writer Walid Al-Hawdali last Thursday. Tadamun: Israel to take new punitive measures against Palestinian prisoners PIC 9 May 2010 - The international Tadamun (solidarity) society for human rights said Sunday that Israel intends to take new punitive measures against the Palestinian prisoners during the coming period. Shallah: Egypt tortures wounded Palestinians returning from medical trips PIC 9 May 2010 - Ramadan Shallah accused the Egyptian regime of arresting the wounded from Gaza upon their return from medical treatment trips abroad and then torturing them in its jails. Factions urge Egypt to release more prisoners 5/8/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - Egyptian authorities released six Palestinian prisoners after several months of detention on Friday, prompting Palestinian factions to call for further releases, officials said. The Islamic Jihad movement praised the release, saying it hoped "Egypt would continue with such positive steps and release the rest of those who have been detained," a statement read.... 14 fugitives arrested as over 17,000 travel via Allenby 5/8/2010 - Jericho - Ma'an - Palestinian Authority police said Saturday that 14 fugitives were recently detained whilst attempting to enter Jordan via the Allenby Bridge crossing. The fugitives were detained during the course of the week, which saw some 17,121 individuals travel in both directions - a noticeable rise from previous weeks. The fugitives, police stated, were wanted for.... Abandoned in Spain: The Palestinian Freed from Guantánamo Uruknet May 8, 2010 - As two former Guantánamo prisoners begin new lives in Europe (an unidentified Yemeni in Spain, and a Syrian in Bulgaria, whose story I’ll be reporting soon), there are concerns that the ill-defined obligations of countries accepting cleared prisoners from Guantánamo have left the first prisoner given a new life in Spain — the Palestinian Walid Hijazi,... Likud seeks change in law to make prisoners' conditions worse until Shalit is freed in Gaza Uruknet May 7, 2010 - Likud seeks change in law to make prisoners' conditions worse until Shalit is freed in GazaLikud MPs and party activists have demonstrated in front of Israel's Hadarim Prison to push for harsher conditions for Palestinian prisoners in a bid to put pressure on Hamas to release Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit held captive since 2006. Knesset (parliament)... Palestinians gather in front of Jalboua prison for a sit-in 8 May 2010 - West Bank, May 8, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) – The Palestinian Prisoner Committee conducted today sit-in in front of Jalboua Israeli prison. The Palestinians participated in the sit in to express their solidarity with the Palestinian prisoners and to support their refusal to the arbitrary Israeli procedures carried out against them. The demonstrators hold pictures of Palestinian prisoners and sings written... Israel detains Palestinian in the WB 8 May 2010 - West Bank, May 8, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) – Israeli occupation forces (IOF) detained yesterday night a Palestinian from Al-Dhisha refugee camp in the West Bank. Local sources reported that Israeli forces detained Shadi Mali, 34, while he was passing a military barrier erected at the entrance of Bter village in the west of Bethlehem and then transferred them to unknown... Ramallah district: People resist the ongoing Nakba Stop The Wall - In Bil’in, six people were detained and one injured during a march in which activists carried a coffin symbolizing the Palestinians' loss of land and the impossibility for deceased Palestinan refugees and exiles to be buried in their homeland. In Ni’lin, young people continued to battle the ongoing theft of their land. [ Saadi starts her 9th year in IOA jails PIC 8 May 2010 - The higher national committee for the support of prisoners has said that Qahera Al-Saadi, 34, had started her 9th year in Israeli occupation authority (IOA) jails on Saturday. Massive participation in 8th Palestinians in Europe conference in Berlin PIC 8 May 2010 - Under the slogan, “Our return is certain and freedom for our prisoners,” the eighth Palestinians in Europe conference has kicked off today in the German capital Berlin. IOA offers two Gazan prisoners their freedom if they accept exile PIC 8 May 2010 - The higher national committee supporting prisoners has announced that the Israeli occupation authority (IOA) had offered two prisoners from the Gaza Strip to set them free if they accepted exile. The savior in each of us Mazin Qumsiyeh, PhD, Qumsiyeh: A Human Rights Web 5/5/2010 We live in an era of psychological warfare and mass hysteria generated by mass communication that already led us to the catastrophic first and second world wars. And after the US dropped nuclear bombs on civilian cities in Japan, all gloves were off instead of people being horrified enough to forsake war all together. Over 100 major conflicts in the last 60 years costing tens of millions of lives. It is even getting worse as wars are started by a few special interest groups, a few rich media owners can push for them, and a few soldiers can execute them via remote control and pilot-less planes that butcher thousands at the push of a button. The maddening era where sanctions on Iraq were introduced to satisfy a special lobby caused the death of over a million Iraqi civilians and then a war and occupation in which a million more have been killed. Many claim a clash of religions or of ‘civilizations’ to justify these abominations when excess greed can explain it better. But humans also fail to learn the lessons of history or to reexamine our own dogmatic beliefs that allow greedy people to exploit us and take us into wars in the name of ‘nation’ or ‘religion’ or ‘ideology’. Here in Palestine, at every turn we are inundated with messages about conflicting religious and/or political beliefs; group think that seems hard to dispel. When religion enters into it, it becomes extremely volatile. By religion, I do not mean the original teachings of the prophets, but that which has been hijacked by the greedy for profits. Mohammed and Jesus had far simpler messages of truth mostly dealing with personal behavior towards God and the needy people in society. Here in these hills of Palestine Jesus told the truth to the many different groups of people that inhabited this multi-ethnic and multi-religious society. His message of reform and logic was not directed only to the tribalistic Hebrew Judeans but to all people. Some rejected the message precisely because they could not claim it for their tribe or advance their social status using the message. He spoke plainly to both tribalistic Judeans who believed that they are better than the goyim and to the Roman officials who believed they were civilized superior democrats. He spoke to Idumeans, Jebusites, Hebrews, Ammonites, Samaritans, and others and taught that all are equal before God.... -- See also: Former Yale professor among 4 detained in Walaja more.. e-mail 1 hurt, 6 detained at West Bank rally 5/7/2010 - Ramallah - Ma'an - One Palestinian was injured and six others were detained amid clashes in the Bil'in village west of Ramallah on Friday. A young man identified as Haitham was transferred to a hospital in Ramallah after he was struck in the chest by a tear-gas canister. Six others were arrested.... Researchers warn of ramped up prisoners laws 5/7/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - Palestinian prisoners of war, detained for resisting the occupation of Palestinian lands will be treated like violent and dangerous criminals, thugs, under the proposed Israeli bill that will pass before the country's cabinet on Sunday, Prisoners Sudies officials warned. Director of the studies center Rafat Hamdouna issued a.... Massive sweep: Israeli forces detain 33 from across West Bank Uruknet May 6, 2010 - Israeli media sources quoted military officials as confirming the detention of 33 Palestinians from across the West Bank between Wednesday night and Thursday morning. Nine of those taken were young men from Beit Ejza village northwest of Jerusalem on Thursday morning, and took them to an unknown location, Palestinian sources reported. An Israeli military spokeswoman confirmed... Israeli Troops Detain 33 Palestinian Civilians During Morning Invasions Targeting The West Bank IMEMC - 6 May 2010 - Israeli soldiers detained on Thursday 33 Palestinian civilians during morning invasions targeting West Bank communities. Three Injure, Three Arrest, As Troops Attack Anti Wall Protest Near Bethlehem IMEMC - 6 May 2010 - Israeli troops injured three Palestinian civilians and detained three others on Thursday during an anti wall protest at Al Walaja village near the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem. Massive sweep: Israeli forces detain 33 from across West Bank 5/6/2010 - Jerusalem - Ma'an - Israeli media sources quoted military officials as confirming the detention of 33 Palestinians from across the West Bank between Wednesday night and Thursday morning. Nine of those taken were young men from Beit Ejza village northwest of Jerusalem on Thursday morning, and took them to an unknown location.... Massive sweep: Israeli forces detain 33 from across West Bank Uruknet May 6, 2010 - Israeli media sources quoted military officials as confirming the detention of 33 Palestinians from across the West Bank between Wednesday night and Thursday morning. Nine of those taken were young men from Beit Ejza village northwest of Jerusalem on Thursday morning, and took them to an unknown location, Palestinian sources reported. An Israeli military spokeswoman confirmed... Israeli jailers starve Palestinian prisoner to press him to work as informer Uruknet May 5, 2010 - The Palestinian prisoner society said that Israeli interrogators in the Ashkelon prison starved a 19-year-old prisoner and told him he would remain without food until he cooperates with them and work as an informer. The society said that the interrogators took advantage of the prisoner’s illiteracy and forced him to place thumbprints on papers he did... IOF raid detain 2 Palestinians in Hebron 6 May 2010 - Hebron, May 6, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) - Israeli occupation forces (IOF) raided detained today two Palestinians in Tafouh and Ezna towns in Hebron. According to security sources, the IOF detained Awad Slimiah, 28, after raiding his house in Ezna west of Hebron. They also raided the houses of Shaher Tmazi and Zaid Al-Masri. Besides, they detained Jamal Al-Masri, 20, a... IOF raid Jenin and Tubas, detain 2 Palestinians 6 May 2010 - West Bank, May 6, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) - Israeli occupation forces (IOF) raided last night several towns in the west of Jenin where they made search operations and detained a citizen in Qabatiya and another one in the West Bank city of Tubas. According to local sources, the operations were concentrated in the towns of Qabatiya, Barqeen, Al-Hashemya, Kafr Dan... Ma’ariv: Israel to escalate punitive steps against Hamas detainees PIC 6 May 2010 - Ma’ariv newspaper said Thursday that the Israeli ministerial committee headed by the minister of justice which is assigned to study the new punitive measures to be taken against Hamas prisoners.. PA militias torture human right activist, nab 7 Hamas supporters PIC 6 May 2010 - Rased reported that its representative in Jordan is exposed to excruciating torture at the hand of Abbas’s security militias in the West Bank in order to extract recorded confessions from him. Not Much Time Remains for Israel - A Film Review Palestine Chronicle: 6 May 2010 - By Gilad Atzmon – London The London Palestinian Film Festival opened this year with Elia Suleiman's latest feature 'The Time that Remains' (105min), a monumental reflective and poetic take on Palestine since 1948. To a certain extent Suleiman’s latest film reminded me of Ramzy Baroud’s book My Father Was a Freedom Fighter. Both works chart a personal and devastating expedition into hopelessness. Both accounts are saturated with repeated failures and betrayals, both Baroud and Suleiman are courageous enough to criticise their collective narrative and yet, both pepper their story with some staggering wit, hope and humour. They make you smile just when you are about to sob. (Click here to watch a trailer of the film.) Like Baroud, Suleiman juxtaposes the Palestinian journey from heaven to hell with the Zionist phantasmic counter move from ‘hell’ to ‘heaven’. The devastating images of Palestinian torture and dispossession are scattered with scenes of...more Israeli Troops Detain 12 Palestinian Civilians During Morning Invasions IMEMC - 5 May 2010 - At least 12 Palestinian civilians were detained by Israeli soldiers during morning military invasions targeting a number of West Bank communities on Wednesday. Center says prison guards applying punitive measures 5/5/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an -Head of the Detainees' Studies Center said Monday that the Israeli Prison Service applied a number of punitive measures against Palestinian detainees over the past week. Ra'fat Hamdounah said detainees were banned from family visits, and others were transferred from detention centers without the required ruling from an.... 2 Palestinians released from Israeli custody 5/5/2010 - Nablus - Ma'an - Israeli authorities released two Palestinian detainees from detention centers in Israel, the Palestinian Detainees Center said Wednesday. Fawzi Qawariq, from the Orta village in Nablus, was released late Tuesday night after serving six years in various Israeli detention centers, the PDC said, while Muhammad Mustapha, from the same.... Jailed PFLP leader: Only a one-state solution is possible Ha'aretz - Ahmad Saadat, currently serving 30 years in Israeli prison, believes peace talks will deepen Palestinian rift. Egyptian official: Israel-Hamas prisoner swap negotiations in standstill Ha'aretz - JCall co-founder David Chemla says some pressure is actually helping Israel's image in Europe., Obama: Nations that violate NPT will be less secure, more isolated; Western delegates walk out as Ahmadinejad addresses UN summit., Sources said Israel is weighing whether to permit armed Palestinian police to patrol towns, including Abu Dis., Obama calls PM just hours after U.S. envoy George Mitchell arrives in Israel; Netanyahu briefs Egyptian president on plans for negotiations, expected to begin Wednesday., The lawyers hope that the return of the documents will help end the matter and allow Haaretz reporter Uri Blau to return to Israel., Annual report of the IDF Ombudsman reveals the army received 6,100 complaints from soldiers, 60% of which were justified. 1, 451 Palestinians kidnapped in four months Uruknet May 5, 2010 - Specialist in prisoners’ affairs Abdelnasser Farwana said that Israel kidnapped during only four months 1, 451 Palestinians including nine women and 100 children under age 18. Farwana added in a report that most of the arrests took place in the West Bank and occupied Jerusalem except for 28 arrest incidents in the Gaza Strip in addition... Israel detains 10 Palestinians in the WB 5 May 2010 - West Bank, May 5, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) – Israeli occupation forces (IOF) detained today 10 Palestinians from Nablus and Toubas in the West Bank. Local sources reported that Israeli forces raided Boureen and Tal villages in Nablus where they detained nine Palestinians and then transferred them to unknown place. In Boureen the IOF detained three brothers Mohammed, Raed and Rostom... Soldier committed violence and abuse against Palestinian detainees Palestine Note 4 May 2010 - The Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PACTI - stoptorture.org) calls "torture and ill treatment of any kind....incompatible with" moral democratic values. It "advocates for all persons" in Israel and Occupied Palestine to protect them from... Jailed PFLP leader: Only a one-state solution is possible Ha'aretz 5 May 2010 - Ahmad Saadat, currently serving 30 years in Israeli prison, believes peace talks will deepen Palestinian rift. Egyptian official: Israel-Hamas prisoner swap negotiations in standstill Ha'aretz 5 May 2010 - JCall co-founder David Chemla says some pressure is actually helping Israel's image in Europe., Obama: Nations that violate NPT will be less secure, more isolated; Western delegates walk out as Ahmadinejad addresses UN summit., Sources said Israel is weighing whether to permit armed Palestinian police to patrol towns, including Abu Dis., Obama calls PM just hours after U.S. envoy George Mitchell arrives in Israel; Netanyahu briefs Egyptian president on plans for negotiations, expected to begin Wednesday., The lawyers hope that the return of the documents will help end the matter and allow Haaretz reporter Uri Blau to return to Israel., Annual report of the IDF Ombudsman reveals the army received 6,100 complaints from soldiers, 60% of which were justified. Ghoul: Shalit's freedom conditional to release of old-serving prisoners PIC 5 May 2010 - Justice minister Mohammed Al-Ghoul said that resistance is the best means to secure liberation of Palestinian prisoners from IOA jails topped by those serving high sentences. 1, 451 Palestinians kidnapped in four months PIC 5 May 2010 - Specialist in prisoners’ affairs Abdelnasser Farwana said that Israel kidnapped during only four months 1, 451 Palestinians including nine women and 100 children under age 18. Soldier Committed Abuse Against Palestinian Detainees Palestine Chronicle: 5 May 2010 - By Stephen Lendman The Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PACTI - stoptorture.org) calls 'torture and ill treatment of any kind ... incompatible with' moral democratic values. It "advocates for all persons" in Israel and Occupied Palestine to protect them from abusive treatment of all kinds. In June 2008, its report titled, "No Defense: Soldier Violence against Palestinian Detainees" is just as relevant today, perhaps more so given Israel's intensified violence and abuse in Gaza and the West Bank in the past year. PACTI interviewed detainees and participating soldiers, included media reports, IDF provided information, and comments of political figures regarding these practices. Observed was a phenomenon dating back decades, and, of course, remains ongoing today. Hence, the report's relevance and need to discuss it. Especially since September 2000 (the beginning of the second Intifada), "the number of arrests has been unprecedented. Thousands of Palestinians are arrested each year....and are executed...more PA security officials detained in Jerusalem 5/4/2010 - Jerusalem - Ma'an - Israeli forces detained seven Palestinian locals from several neighborhoods in Jerusalem on Tuesday at dawn, after they were accused of affiliation to the Palestinian Authority security forces. The seven detainees were at an Israeli court in Jerusalem on.... Detainee appeals for doctors visit 5/4/2010 - Salfit - Ma'an - A Palestinian man held in an Israeli detention center for a 20-year term sent a letter on Monday appealing for a doctors visit via the Detainees Society. The man, identified as detainee Khalil Musbah, said he had.... Hamas: We won’t release Shalit before demands met 5/4/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - The de facto government's Minister of Prisoners Affairs said Tuesday that captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit would not be returned to his family unless the demanded Palestinian prisoners are released. Faraj Al-Ghoul said resistance proved the only means.... Soldier Committed Violence and Abuse Against Palestinian Detainees Uruknet May 4, 2010 - The Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PACTI - stoptorture.org) calls "torture and ill treatment of any kind....incompatible with" moral democratic values. It "advocates for all persons" in Israel and Occupied Palestine to protect them from abusive treatment of all kinds. In June 2008, its report titled, "No Defense: Soldier Violence against Palestinian Detainees" is just... Gaza deprotees protest at Erez 4 May 2010 - Gaza, May 4, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) – Two Palestinians from the West Bank were deported by Israel to the Gaza Strip protested today in Erz (Bait Hanoon) crossing. Ahmed Abu Shalouf and Faried Shaban protested to refuse the Israeli order to deport Palestinians from the West Bank to Gaza and tried to back home. Wa’d association for prisoners and the... IOF detains Palestinian, erects 2 barriers in Hebron 4 May 2010 - Hebron, May 4, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) – Israeli occupation forces detained a Palestinian from Al-Samouh village south of Hebron and erected two barriers in the entrance of the city toady. IOF travelled in the streets of Al-Samouh and raided the house of Abed Allah Okail who was detained and transferred him to unknown place. Security sources reported that Israeli forces... Soldier committed violence and abuse against Palestinian detainees Palestine Note 4 May 2010 - The Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PACTI - stoptorture.org) calls "torture and ill treatment of any kind....incompatible with" moral democratic values. It "advocates for all persons" in Israel and Occupied Palestine to protect them from... Family of prisoner Asfour appeals for saving life of its son in Israeli jails PIC 4 May 2010 - The family of prisoner Ahmed Asfour appealed to international human rights organizations to save the life of their imprisoned son who sustained serious injuries during the Israeli war on Gaza. Ghoul asks HRC to check IOA violation of prisoners' rights PIC 4 May 2010 - Justice minister Mohammed Al-Ghoul has asked the HRC and Richard Falk to assume their moral and humanitarian duties towards Palestinian prisoners. Israel’s Military Detain 13 Palestinians During Morning Invasions In The West Bank IMEMC - 3 May 2010 - Israeli troops detained on Monday 13 Palestinian civilians during morning invasions targeting West Bank communities. Israeli forces raid Hebron-area village, detain 2 5/3/2010 - Hebron - Ma'an - Israeli forces entered the village of Sa'ir northeast of Hebron overnight and took two young Palestinians to an unknown location, security sources said Monday. The homes of the two 19 year olds were raided, family members said, identifying them as Murad Muhammad Mateer Al-Matur, and Waheed Nawwaf Eid Jaradat. A day earlier,a third village teenager was released after spending two and a half months in prison and paying a 1,000 shekel (268 US dollar) fine. His parents said Tha'er Nidal Al-Ewaiwi, 19, returned home the afternoon ahead of the night raid. [end] Egypt detains 2 Palestinians in tunnel 5/3/2010 - Al-Arish - Ma'an - Egyptian forces detained two Palestinians, both minors, as they emerged from a tunnel along the Rafah border area on Monday, sources said. Security sources identified the two as Rami Abu Mustapha, 17, and Mahmoud Al-Alawi, 16, who were apprehended by forces at 4am. The pair reportedly confessed to Egyptian forces that they intended to smuggle goods into Gaza. The detentions, sources said, follow tighter security measures along the border area and increased monitoring of tunnels. On Saturday, Egypt declared a state of emergency along its border with the Gaza Strip, Egyptian security sources said, after learning that Palestinians planned to break out. The move comes days after four Palestinians died and six were injured inside a smuggling tunnel under the border. Medics accused Egyptian forces of spraying a chemical as part of a crackdown on smuggling. At-Tamimi says Qur’an destruction in jail shows Israeli prejudice 5/3/2010 - Jerusalem - Ma'an - The cutting to pieces of an inmate's Qur'an reportedly by a prison guard reveals Israel's prejudices, Chief Justice for the Palestinian Authority Chief Justice Sheikh Tayseer At-Tamimi said Monday. At-Tamimi's comments follow reports from a detainee's society that a prison guard in Ashkelon jail destroyed a detainee's Qur'an during a cell search. The act showed the extent of "extremism, religious hatred and racism in Israel," the sheikh said in a statement. He said it was not the first occasion during which "Israeli forces have disrespected the Noble Qur'an, having done so in the Al-Arroub refugee camp and in Megiddo prison," and that the Qur'an should be respect by all religions "but Israeli guards do not do so." The sheikh said he held the Israeli government and Israeli Prison Service responsible for the act. Related: Center says prison guard 'cut Qur'an into pieces' Hamas: PA failings support Israel’s mistreatment of prisoners 5/3/2010 - Gaza - Ma'an - Israel has threatened to increase pressure on Hamas prisoners because of the weakness shown by the Palestinian leadership in agreeing to resume negotiations with Israel, Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum said Monday. The statement came following reports in Israeli media that the country's public security and justice ministries were given the go-ahead to draw-up a proposal to change "confinement conditions" for Palestinian prisoners in order to render them "equal to those of captive soldier Gilad Shalit," one report said. Barhoum said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to allow the proposal was a direct result "of the decision by the Arab League and the Palestinian Authority to resume negotiations with the Israeli occupation," and added that the "decision will provide Israel with coverage for more violations of Palestinian people and prisoners' rights. Netanyahu looks to toughen conditions for Palestinian prisoners Ha'aretz - The idea is to make conditions for Palestinian prisoners similar to those of abducted Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. PPA: IOF soldiers detained 65 Palestinians in Al-Khalil last month Uruknet May 3, 2010 - The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) rounded up 65 Palestinians in Al-Khalil district in April including a mother of four children, the Palestinian prisoners association (PPA) said. The PPA said in its monthly report published on Monday that the IOF troops used police dogs in their raids on Al-Khalil homes to terrorize its inhabitants and assaulted a... Netanyahu looks to toughen conditions for Palestinian prisoners Ha'aretz 4 May 2010 - The idea is to make conditions for Palestinian prisoners similar to those of abducted Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. PPA: IOF soldiers detained 65 Palestinians in Al-Khalil last month PIC 3 May 2010 - The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) rounded up 65 Palestinians in Al-Khalil district in April including a mother of four children, the Palestinian prisoners association (PPA) said. IOF troops detain 9 citizens in Al-Khalil PIC 3 May 2010 - Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnapped five Palestinian citizens in Beit Ola village, Al-Khalil district, at dawn Monday while four others were kidnapped from Beit Ummar village last night. Barhoum: Israeli attempt to blackmail Hamas will surely fail PIC 3 May 2010 - Israel's attempt to impose more pressures on Hamas through its declared intention to harass Palestinian prisoners in its jails would surely fail, Fawzi Barhoum, a Hamas spokesman, said. IOA threatens detainee Ibrahim Hamed with perpetual isolation PIC 3 May 2010 - The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) has threatened Palestinian prisoner Ibrahim Hamed with perpetual isolation in captivity for "posing a threat to Israeli security." Anti-wall demonstrators face prison term, fines 5/2/2010 - Ramallah - Ma'an - An Israeli military court sentenced a 16-year-oldHebron boy to three months in prison, while six others were sentenced to three years of probation and a 2,000 shekel (537 US dollars) of fines for participation in an anti-wall rally. The sentencing, carried out at the Ofer military base and detention center near Ramallah in the West Bank on Sunday, saw the Israeli military prosecutor argue that the men and teenagers had endangered the lives of Israeli soldiers. The Israeli court had previously refused to release Ash-Shueiyukhi on bail, though his attorney argued that the indictments against him had been falsified. The seven on trial, including Ash-Shueiyukhi's relative, were all present at the demonstration protesting the detention of Abbas Zaki, Fatah Central Committee member, who was taken by Israeli forces during an peaceful march on Palm Sunday. The marchers were demanding access for Palestinian Christians to Jerusalem, following a total West Bank closure during the Jewish Passover. 5 Palestinians detained overnight in West Bank 5/2/2010 - Bethlehem - Ma'an/Agencies - Five Palestinians were reportedly detained overnight Saturday by Israeli forces across the West Bank, Israeli media said. The Israeli daily newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth said Israeli soldiers detained "five wanted Palestinian terror suspects" near Hebron and Jenin, southern and northern West Bank respectively. The detainees were taken for questioning by security forces, the daily added. [end] Palestinian minister of detainees holds Israel responsible for death of Zedat PIC 2 May 2010 - Palestinian minister of prisoners’ affairs Mohamed Al-Ghoul held the Israeli occupation authority (IOA) fully responsible for the death of cancer patient Fayez Zedat, an ex-detainee in its jails. Prisoner rejects deportation order 5/1/2010 - Nablus - Ma'an - A Palestinian prisoner requiring an organ transplant has rejected a two-year expulsion order handed down by an Israeli military court, a lawyer with the International Solidarity for Human Rights said Saturday. Zuheir Lebadah, from the West Bank city of Nablus, requires an urgent kidney transplant for his failing kidneys, the lawyer said, and has a neurological disorder that dulls his ability to sense heat unless severely burned. Appealing for his release on the grounds of his deteriorating health and the urgent need for surgery, the lawyer said Lebadah refused to accept the order, that would see him deported abroad. The detainee told the lawyer that the Israeli Prison Service in Ramleh prison had repeatedly denied a request for amedical transfer to undergo the surgery. Former detainee dies of cancer in Al-Ahli Hospital 5/1/2010 - Hebron - Ma'an - Palestinian Prisoner's Society announced on Saturday that former detainee Fayez Abed Al-Mahdi Salem Ziadat died of cancer in a Hebron hospital on Saturday. Head of the Hebron branch of the society Amjad An-Najjar said the society "accuses the Israeli Prison Administration of knowing prior that prisoners suffer from a number of illnesses, but neglecting to offer them treatment even at critical stages. [The IPS] would reject their demand for treatment, within a systematic and planned policy. This is what happened with Fayez Ziadat."Ziadat was detained on 15 February 2006 after being pursued by Israel for six years when the elite Duvduvan unit of the Israeli army apprehended him, An-Najjar said. Ziadat was later charged with leading the Al-Aqsa Brigades, affiliated with Fatah, and carrying out a number of attacks against Israeli soldiers. Egypt detains Palestinian teenager entering via tunnel 5/1/2010 - Al-Arish - Ma'an - Egyptian authorities on Saturday detained a Palestinian teenager suspected of attempting to enter Egypt through Gaza's tunnel complex along the border. Egyptian security sources said the teenager, identified only as 16-year-old BJ, was caught as he exited the tunnel in the Salah Ad-Din area. The teenager was transferred for questioning and returned to Gaza soon after because he was a minor, the sources said, but added that he was made to guide Egyptian authorities through the tunnel through which he had attempted to enter. Two weeks prior, Egyptian security released 17 Palestinian minors who had attempted to enter through the tunnel complex to their families in Gaza through the Rafah crossing, after they too were made to give security an overview of the tunnels used along the Egyptian border. Separately, authorities are preparing to receive four alleged Egyptian smugglers who infiltrated Israel through the Sinai borders. PA report: 274 fugitives arrested at Allenby in 2010 5/1/2010 - Jericho - Ma'an - During the first third of 2010, Palestinian Authority forces detained at the Allenby Bridge crossing into Jordanarrested 274 fugitives, a report released Saturday said, recording a transit of more than270,000 travelers in both directions. The PA police report recorded 277,801 travelers in total, of which 146,065 continued their travel abroad, while 131,736 entered the West Bank from Jordan via the Allenby Bridge crossing. The figure included 2,906 international passport holders traveling in both directions through the crossing and 1,768 Palestinians with Israeli ID cards. Additionally, 607 Palestinians were sent back by Israeli authorities for security reasons. Chief of PA crossings police Mustafa Ghannam said security forces facilitated the large number of travelers as well as offering assistance to patients and individuals with physical disabilities. Despite worsening health condition prisoner Lubada refuses deportation offer PIC 1 May 2010 - Zuhair Lubada, a prisoner in Israeli occupation jails suffering from kidney failure, has refused an Israeli offer to release him on condition that he would be deported to Jordan for two years. Ex-prisoner dies of cancer contracted during detention in IOA jails PIC 1 May 2010 - Liberated Palestinian prisoner Fayez Zeidat, 48, was proclaimed dead of cancer on Saturday in Al-Khalil.  Links
Adalah Adalah (Justice in Arabic) is the first non-profit, non-sectarian Palestinian-run legal center in Israel. The main goal of Adalah’s work is to achieve equal rights and minority rights protections for Palestinian citizens of Israel. Addameer Prisoners’ Support and Human Rights Organization: Addameer (conscience) is a Palestinian non-governmental, civil institution which focuses on human rights issues. Supports Palestinian prisoners, advocates for rights of political prisoners, works to end torture. Amnesty International Amnesty International (AI) is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights. AI’s vision is of a world in which every person enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards. Amnesty International USA Amnesty International (AI) is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights. AI’s vision is of a world in which every person enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards. Arab Association for Human Rights - HRA The HRA was founded in 1988 to promote and protect the political, civil, economic, and cultural rights of the Palestinian Arab minority in Israel and to further the domestic implementation of international human rights principles. It is an independent non-governmental organisation registered in Israel. Association for Civil Rights in Israel - ACRI In Hebrew - The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) was founded in 1972 as a non-political and independent body, with the goal of protecting human and civil rights in Israel and in the territories under Israeli control. B’tselem The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories. It endeavors to document and educate the Israeli public and policymakers about human rights violations in the Occupied Territories, combat the phenomenon of denial prevalent among the Israeli public, and help create a human rights culture in Israel. Boycott Israeli Medical Association UK: The Medical Committee for Boycott of the Israeli Medical Association (IMA) will document the systematic torture of Palestinian people by agents of Israel. It will publicise the practice in order to bring world opinion to bear on Israel. And it will challenge the Israeli Medical Association which has repeatedly failed to issue advice to doctors who are involved in any way with torture. Human Rights Watch Human Rights Watch is an independent, nongovernmental organization, supported by contributions from private individuals and foundations worldwide. Human Rights Watch is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world. Palestinian Center for Human Rights The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) is an independent legal body based in Gaza City dedicated to protecting human rights, promoting the rule of law, and upholding democratic principles in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Palestinian Prisoners Society The Palestinian Prisoner Society is a social and human institution and its members are prisoners inside prisons and released prisoners. Membership is open to every Palestinian prisoner inside and outside prisons who meets the conditions of membership. Physicians for Human Rights - Israel Physicians for Human Rights - Israel (PHR-Israel) was established in 1988 as a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, dedicated to promoting and protecting the medical human rights of all residents of Israel and the Occupied Territories. Public Committee Against Torture in Israel - PCATI An independent human rights organization founded that monitors the implementation conditions in detention centers and continues the struggle against the use of torture in interrogation in Israel and the Palestinian Authority. United Nations Information System on the Question of Palestine The main collection contains the texts of current and historical United Nations material concerning the question of Palestine and other issues related to the Middle East situation and the search for peace. World Organisation Against Torture OMCT is today the largest international coalition of NGOs fighting against torture,summary executions, forced disappearances and all other forms of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment in order to preserve Human Rights. It has at its disposal a network, SOS Torture, consisting of some 240 non-governmental organisations which act as sources of information. The Treatment of Prisoners and Detainees: Home page
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