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The
Treatment of Prisoners and Detainees by Israel and Others
Prisoners Archive - September 2004
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Israelis jailed in New Zealand to be freed Ha''aretz 9/27/2004 Two Mossad agents serving prison sentences in New Zealand will be released and return to Israel soon. Elisha Cara and Uriel Kelman were jailed in July for six months and fined NZ$50,000 after an Auckland court found them guilty of illegally trying to obtain a passport. Legal sources in New Zealand said the early release of the two men was not the result of a deal but standard legal process in the judicial system. Reservist gets 28 days for refusing Gaza duty Ha''aretz 9/27/2004 An IDF reservist was sentenced on Sunday to 28 days in jail for refusing to serve in the Gaza Strip. South African-born Sgt. (res.) G.S., employed at Tel Aviv University, reported to his base last week for duty, but told officers he was not willing to follow their orders to guard settlements in Gaza for 21 days. G.S., who immigrated to Israel 12 years ago, said Sunday at his trial that his childhood in apartheid South Africa had been very influential on his willingness to go to prison for his beliefs. Israeli-Arab woman sent to 10 years in prison for aiding terrorist Maariv 9/24/2004 Court rules that Varda Bakrawi from Araba in northern Israel knew her boyfriend was planning suicide bombings in Israel but did nothing to prevent them. The Haifa District Court on Thursday sentenced an Israeli-Arab woman to 10 years in prison after she was convicted of holding contacts with a terror organization. HUSSAM: Palestinian Prisoners Exposed to Most Violent Israeli Practices International Press Center 9/23/2004 GAZA, Palestine, September 23, 2004 (IPC)-- The Gaza-based Palestinian Society for Released Prisoners (HUSSAM) reported that the Israeli Prison Service has used the most violent means of torture against Palestinian prisoners in various Israeli jails, prisons and concentration camps. A press release issued by the society pointed out that according to data collected by HUSSAM, approximately 107 Palestinian female prisoners are suffering inhumane harsh conditions inside the Hasharon prison. IDF agrees to exempt five refuseniks Ha''aretz 9/21/2004 The Israel Defense Forces yesterday granted permanent draft exemptions to five selective conscientious objectors who were released last week after nine months in military jail for refusing to serve in the territories, getting a third off for good behavior. The five - Hagai Matar, Matan Kaminer, Adam Maor, Noam Bahat and Shimri Zameret - are permanently freed from army duty as a result of yesterday''s move. They were sent to prison after a 10-month trial that took place in the Jaffa Military Tribunal, during which they presented their views and the political and moral reasons that led to their decision to refuse to serve in the territories. Prisoner Assaulted in an Israeli Military Court in the Negev International Middle East Media Center 9/21/2004 Soldiers assaulted a detainee after he asked them to use the toilets at the end of a court session where he was prosecuted in the Negev detention camp, on Monday. Palestinian sources said that Haidar Abu Al-Rob was repeatedly clubbed and beaten to his head and body while he was handcuffed. Naela Ateyya, the lawyer of Abu Al-Rob, said that he is suffering from a disease in his testiness in addition to several other health problems, and that he was in pain during the court session. Israeli Prison’s Authority Study Building Prisons for Settlers International Middle East Media Center 9/21/2004 The Israeli prison authority is looking into establishing a new prison or adding new sections to already existing prisons to be ready to jail hundreds of settlers who are expected to violently demonstrate against the evacuation of settlements. Israeli newspaper Yodot Ahranot reported on Monday. Annan condemns US abuses in Iraq The Guardian 9/21/2004 Kofi Annan, the secretary-general of the United Nations, today cited the torture of Iraqi prisoners by US forces as an example of how fundamental laws were being "shamelessly disregarded". Speaking shortly before George Bush delivered a speech in which he insisted the world was a better place since US action in Iraq and Afghanistan, Mr Annan called on member countries to uphold the rule of law at home and abroad, at a time he described as a "fork in the road". Israeli Forces Shell Palestinian Homes as a Prisoner Dies inside Jail International Press Center 9/17/2004 KHAN YOUNIS, Palestine, September 17, 2004 (IPC + WAFA) - - Israeli occupation forces shelled several Palestinian population centers in Gaza Strip and the West Bank, inflicting damages to the houses and properties, as a Palestinian prisoner died of medical negligence inside an Israeli jail last night. IPC correspondent in the city of Khan Younis said that Israeli forces stationed near the illegal Israeli settlement ''Neveh Dekalim'' opened heavy gunfire towards the civilians'' houses in the Khan Younis western refugee camp and Al Amal residential project. Palestinian Detainee Dies of Medical Neglect International Middle East Media Center 9/17/2004 Fawwaz Al-Bolbol, 27 years old, from the village of Atteel, near Tulkarem in the north of the West Bank, died of medical neglect on Thursday evening in Majeddo detention. A representative of the detainees in Majeddo said that Al0Bolbol is a member of the Islamic Jihad, and that he was suffering from a heart disease and problems in respiration. The representative added that Al-Bolbol is married and that he was detained since two years after being sentenced to eight and a half years executive imprisonment. Israelis arrested on 9/11 sue U.S. Ha''aretz 9/15/2004 Four Israelis arrested in New York on September 11, 2001, a short while after the attacks on the World Trade Center, filed a multi-million-dollar suit in the United States on Monday against the American Department of Justice. The four, Paul and Sylvian Kurcheil, Omer Marmari and Vyron Shmuel, claim that their arrests were illegal, and that they were held for months while they were interrogated and tortured. Police, Shin Bet uncover Hamas ''terror'' cell in Bedouin Negev town Ha''aretz 9/15/2004 The Shin Bet and police recently captured a Hamas cell that operated from the Bedouin community Tel Sheva in the Negev. The police and Shin Bet, which released the report for publication yesterday, say the cell intended to abduct a soldier, murder him and bury his body in a forest near Tel Sheva. Then they planned to demand the release of security prisoners in exchange for his body. Three alleged cell members were indicted in a Be''er Sheva court, and three additional people will be charged today. Palestinian prisoner dies from stroke Kuwait News Agency 9/16/2004 RAMALLAH, Sept 16 (KUNA) -- A Palestinian prisoner in Majedo prison passed away on Thursday as a result of a brain stroke. A prisoner told KUNA by phone that Fawaz Bolbol, 30, died tonight as a result of the stroke, adding that the demised inmate hailed from the villageof Atil near Tulkram and that he was a member of Islamic Jihad. Oman paper: Second phase of prisoner deal may be reached soon Ha''aretz 9/18/2004 Hezbollah has recently released new and credible information on the fate of missing Israel Air Force airman Ron Arad, according to the Oman daily newspaper Al-Watan. According to the paper, which based its information on reports from "sources closely following the negotiations" over an exchange of prisoners between Israel and Hezbollah, the new information is liable to prompt the implementation of the second stage of the deal within two or three weeks. Call from a Palestinian mother to All people of conscience in the world Rafah Today 9/12/2004 Call from a Palestinian mother to All people of conscience in the world: the mother of the Palestinian prisoner Ismail Shakshak from Rafah appeals to all the human rights organizations, international community, Red Cross and all free people in all over the world, to save the life of her son who was transferred to Al Ramleh hospital after his health deteriorated. Interior minister: Torture ''not systematic'' Daily Star 9/17/2004 ANKARA: Turkey insisted Thursday there was no "systematic" torture in the country, as the European Union sent a senior official to make a final check on claims that the practice was endemic ahead of a crucial report on its EU membership bid. As lawmakers steamrolled through Parliament far-reaching reforms to bring the country''s penal code up to EU standards, Interior Minister Abdulkadir Aksu said the government had a "zero tolerance" approach to torture. The Family of a Palestinian Prisoner call to save their son''s life International Middle East Media Center 9/13/2004 The family of the Prisoner Ismael Shakshak from Rafah city south of Gaza Strip called upon all the International Human Rights organizations and the Palestinian Prisoners Society and the International Red Cross Society to interfere to save the life of their son in Israeli jails. Shakshak is suffering serious health condition and is still on an open ended hunger strike he started for the 26 day in protest to the lack of medical treatment in prison. News Briefs, September 14, 2004 International Middle East Media Center 9/14/2004 Home used as an Interrogation center in Bir Zeit / Islamic Jihad leader apprehended,one home demolished in Tulkarem / Brother and his sister apprehended near Jenin / Army closes the entrance of a village west of Ramallah / Israeli authorities demolish a home in the Western Galilee / Death threats against Sharon / Three shells fires at farmers near Beit Hanoun / Three residents apprehended east of Khan Younis / Al-Sho''uth area in Rafah Raided, several homes shelled / Army raids Nour shams refugee camp, east of Tulkarem / Resistance fires at a military bus near Hebron / Tens of residents and cars withheld west of Ramallah / Palestinian Assassinated near Ramallah / One life term, two high sentences against three detainees from Nablus / One resident apprehended, north of Khan Younis / Israeli Security Cabinet to Discuss Disengagement Bill / U.S. agrees to help Israel relocate military bases / Seven residents apprehended in Nablus / Military Camp erected in the north of the Gaza Strip US troops abused prisoners in Mosul Al-Jazeera 9/14/2004 A British lawyer says he has uncovered evidence that US troops mistreated detainees in the Iraqi city of Mosul, suggesting abuse had spread far beyond the notorious Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad. On Tuesday Phil Shiner sent Reuters statements by two Iraqis who said they were hooded, stripped naked, beaten and doused with cold water at lengthy torture sessions in a place called "the disco" because of loud Western music constantly blasted at detainees. Israeli crime kingpin Abergil arrested in the Netherlands Ha''aretz 9/10/2004 One of Israel''s crime kingpins was arrested on Tuesday at Amsterdam''s Schiphol Airport on suspicion of drug trafficking. Itzik Abergil, who is suspected of heading and operating an international crime organization, was arrested by the Dutch police before boarding a flight to Israel, surrounded by several bodyguards and aides. The police, who were waiting at the airport with arrest warrants, also took several of Abergil''s aides into custody.....Abergil, who spent many years in prison in Israel after being convicted of murder, signed a contract with the prosecution to leave the country for about 18 months. US ''hid'' Iraq detainees from Red Cross Al-Jazeera 9/10/2004 The US kept up to 100 "ghost detainees" in Iraq off the books to conceal them from Red Cross observers, a far higher number than previously reported, Army generals told Congress. At a Senate committee hearing on abuses of Iraqi prisoners on Thursday, Gen Paul Kern, commander of the US Army Materiel Command, said he believed the number of ghost detainees held in violation of Geneva Convention protections was "in the dozens to perhaps up to 100," far surpassing the eight people identified in an Army report. PNA Implores Barghouti to Call Off His Hunger Strike International Press Center 9/7/2004 RAMALLAH, Palestine, September 7, 2004 (IPC + Agencies) - - The Palestinian National Authority appealed imprisoned legislator and Secretary General of Fateh movement in the West Bank Marwan Al Barghouti to call off his hunger strike inside his solitary confinement in the notorious desert Bir Shiva prison at a time the Palestinian Legislative Council announced solidarity with him amid a backing rally in Paris to support the Palestinian prisoners in their empty stomach battle to improve their imprisonment conditions inside Israeli jails. Israel frees 188 Palestinian prisoners Ha''aretz 9/7/2004 Israel released some 188 Palestinian prisoners on Tuesday in a move aimed at easing overcrowding in its jails, security sources said. The release, the largest in more than seven months, was not meant as a goodwill gesture to the Palestinians but rather to relieve deteriorating prison conditions, the sources said. The selected prisoners are all nearing the end of their prison terms, and most would have been released by the end of this year. Most were convicted of relatively minor crimes, such as throwing rocks. Prisoners Suspend, Not End Their Hunger Strike Until Their Demands Met International Press Center 9/5/2004 GAZA, Sep5,2004 (IPC)----The Prisoner Friend Association (PFA) reported that the Palestinian internees inside four of the Israeli jails viewed the possibility to return back to the hunger strike is likely as long as the Israeli prison services did not meet their demands. PFA, in a statement, said “the decision to suspend the hunger strike is just to give the negotiation an opportunity to progress.” Barghouti''s Health Deteriorating as His Hunger Strike Continues International Press Center 9/5/2004 GAZA, September 5, 2004 (IPC + Agencies) -- The Palestinian Prisoner''s Society (PPS) asserted that the health of the legislator prisoner Marwan Al Barghouti, has drastically deteriorated as he entered his 21st day of hunger strike. In a press statement, PPS added that Barghouti has lost 18 kilograms and is suffering from severe dehydration, pointing out that the Israeli decision to extend his solitary confinement for another year came concurrent with the suspension of the 19-day-old open hunger strike of Palestinian prisoners inside Israeli jails. Left-wing Israeli activist ordered held without trial Ha''aretz 9/6/2004 An Israeli left-wing activist was handed over to the Prisons Service yesterday, and will serve four months'' administrative detention in keeping with Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz''s decision at the end of last week. Tali Fahima was arrested last month on suspicion of planning to carry out attacks against Israeli targets together with Palestinian terror activists from the Jenin area. Some Palestinian Prisoners’ Demands Met after 19-days Hunger Strike International Press Center 9/6/2004 BETHLEHEM, Palestine, September 6, 2004 (IPC)— The Bethlehem-based Palestinian Prisoner''s Society (PPS) published on Monday a number of Palestinian prisoners’ demands that have been met by the Israeli Prison Service following a 19-day-long hunger strike. In a statement issued by the PPS, which IPC received a copy from, the demands that have been met so far have been: [list follows] Claiming victory, Palestinian security prisoners end 19-day hunger strike Ha''aretz 9/3/2004 The Prisons Services announced there have been no talks with the prisoners, and that none of their demands were accepted. --Palestinian security prisoners ended their hunger strike yesterday as they declared their 19-day protest succeeded in achieving most of their demands. The leadership of the Palestinian Prisoners'' Club in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank announced yesterday that the prisoners, being held in more than a dozen prisons, decided to end their strike after a series of discussions with prison authorities. In their statements, the leaders claimed that most of their demands had been met. Prisoners adjourn hunger strike until Sunday Electronic Intifada 9/2/2004 In an interview with Mandela''s lawyer Buthaina Duqmaq at Ha Darim Prison on 2 September 2004, inmates Houssam Khader and Samir Qanttar affirmed negotiations with the Israeli Prison Authority have actually begun on day one of the hunger strike contrary to what Israeli media has been reporting. They asserted the popular and organized solidarity movement with the prisoners forced Israeli authorities into negotiations with the striking prisoners. Inmates at Nafha Prison Boycott Clinic Miftah 9/2/2004 In an interview with advocate Buthaina Duqmaq, Abdul-Salam Shukry and Mohmoud Haskour, two Palestinian prisoners, affirmed inmates at Nafha Prison have high spirits and vow to continue the hunger strike until their humanitarian and just demands are realized. They asserted any deal between the prisoners and the Israeli prison authorities must be concluded only with prisoners'' leadership. Israeli military authorities have scattered prison leaders among several isolation sections to create a wedge among inmates. Palestinians end hunger strike Al-Jazeera 9/2/2004 Palestinian prisoners have ended their 19-day long hunger strike, after some of their demands have reportedly been met, Palestinian sources say. The strike was suspended after 48 hours of intensive negotiations between representatives from the Israel Prison Service, Palestinian prisoner leadership, and various Palestinian national committees on Thursday, according to the Palestinian Political Prisoners Society. Goss Chides Senate on Iraq Abuse Hearings The Guardian 9/2/2004 WASHINGTON (AP) - Porter Goss, tapped as the next CIA director, says the Senate lacked ``balance'''' in its public hearings investigating the Iraqi prison scandal and should not have plucked military commanders from the field to question them about the abuse. Goss took a hard line on interrogations in interviews with The Associated Press earlier this year, saying ``Gee you''re breaking my heart'''' to complaints that Arab men found it abusive to have women guards at the Guantanamo Bay terror camp - statements that could draw scrutiny during his Senate confirmation hearing, possibly next week. |
Prisoner Stories: Loai and Ubai Mohammad Odeh By Rima Merriman, Electronic Intifada 9/25/2004 When Loai’s and Ubai’s mother Rawda was born in 1948, her father, Saleem Abu Khaled al Tamimi of Hebron, was in prison for his part in resisting the British plan to partition Palestine. The boys never got to know their grandfather, because he died of a stroke in Ramallah during an altercation with Israeli guards when their mother, a student at Birzeit University then (1969), was being tried because of her activities in the Palestine Liberation Front. She was sentenced to four years in prison and spent a good part of her sentence in Ramleh prison, where her son, Loai (26), is currently being held. Ubai (19) is in Jalboun prison in the north, one of the harshest in the Israeli system. After her release in 1973, Rawda met her future husband, Mohammad Ahmed Odeh, who was among the many well wishers converging on her home in Jerusalem after her release. The two got engaged but had to put off their wedding, because they were both jailed shortly thereafter, Rawda for six months and Mohammad for two and a half years. Mohammad is currently employed at the Ramallah water works corporation and Rawda is a pharmacist assistant at the Makased Hospital in East Jerusalem. They have two more sons, Qusai (24) and Udai (16). Until recently, Qusai was in Iceland studying mechanical engineering. Now he is back in East Jerusalem and about to enroll at the Hebrew University in order to study speech and hearing science. But first, he must learn Hebrew. As a backup, he is trying to get citizenship in Iceland. Udai is still in high school.
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