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Prisoners Archive - October 2006
Actors at an Israeli court demonstrate Israel’s torture methods used against Palestinian detainees as described by witnesses. Source: Miftah
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Nasrallah: ’Serious’ negotiations underway on fate of IDF soldiers Ha’aretz 11/1/2006 Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah said on Tuesday indirect negotiations between his group and Israel over a prisoner exchange involving captured Israel Defense Forces soldiers Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser have begun through a UN-appointed mediator." I would like to assure all those interested in this file that there are serious negotiations that are continuing," Nasrallah told Hezbollah’s television station in an interview." The delegate appointed by the UN secretary-general is conducting this mission and is meeting a Hezbollah delegation and also on the other side Israelis concerned with this file." It was the first word that indirect talks were under way to secure the release of the prisoners. There was no immediate comment from Israel. Army invades Tubas, Jenin, and the village of Tammoun, takes three prisoners International Middle East Media Center 10/31/2006 The Israeli army invaded the cities of Tubas, Jenin and the nearby village of Tammoun, in the northern part of the West Bank and took three residents prisoner on Tuesday morning. The Israeli army invaded Tubass city in the northern West Bank, during the early morning hours and installed several checkpoints in and around the city. Soldiers stopped and searched civilian cars and checked residents’ ID cards, eyewitnesses reported. In the meantime, Nabeh Bani Odah from Tubas was taken prisoner while crossing the Israeli military checkpoint between Tubass and the nearby Tulkarem city. Bani Odah works as a security officer in the Palestinian Authority security forces in Tubass.... soldiers stationed at a military checkpoint at the Tulkarem Tubas road took prisoner Abdullah Abdul-Walli, 30. Army takes prisoner one resident from Hebron and increases its soldiers in the city International Middle East Media Center 10/31/2006 Israeli soldiers attacked and ransacked Palestinian shops in the old city of the West Bank city of Hebron and took prisoner one resident prisoner on Tuesday morning. Ali Al Karaki was taken prisoner after troops attacked and searched his shop in the old city of of Hebron. Soldiers said they took him because they found fire works and crackers in his shop. In the meantime, the Israeli army increased its soldiers in the old city and surrounded neighborhoods where illegal settlers live by installing road blocks and temporary military checkpoints. [end] Troops abduct three fishermen in Gaza International Middle East Media Center 10/30/2006 Monday evening, Israeli troops took prisoner three fishermen while they were fishing in an area that extends between Dir Al Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, and Khan Younis in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Palestinian security sources reported that Israeli Navy boats fired rounds of live ammunition at several fishing boats, and searched them before abducting three and taking them to an unknown destination. The three were identified as Ziad, his brother Abdullah Miqdad, and Wadee’ Shalhoob. [end] Shalit’s captors fear Israeli deception on the prisoners’ deal Ma’an News 10/31/2006 Nablus - The prisoners’ deal is still not finalised. The reason, according to sources close to Hamas, is that the captors are concerned about last-minute Israeli deception. The sources told Ma’an that the Palestinians trust the Egyptian side but they have no trust in the Israelis. The Palestinian side is insisting that the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is involved in the deal but, so far, the Israelis are refusing this idea. Ma’an has learned that the talks between the Israeli and Palestinian side, through Egyptian mediation, has succeeded in clarifying the form of the deal and assigning dozens of names of Palestinian prisoners to be released. The sources say that especially prisoners who have spent long periods inside Israeli jails will be included. Troops detain Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs, two of his aides International Middle East Media Center 10/31/2006 The Ramattan news Agency reported that Israeli soldiers detained on Tuesday afternoon the Palestinian Minister of Detainees, Wasfi Qabha, and two of his aides at the Betunia checkpoint, west of Ramallah in the northern part of the West Bank. Qabha was detained as he joined several residents who gathered peacefully awaiting the release of a two-year old child, named Aisha Al Holadly, held with her mother at the Ofer Israeli detention facility. Etaf Oleyyan, the mother of Aisha is under administrative detention orders, her husband Waleed Al Hodaly is a freed detainees. Waleed, the minister and several other residents were also gathering near Ofer awaiting an the Israeli response to an appeal filed the Etaf against renewing her administrative detention order for the third time, and demanding to be freed with her infant. Egypt stepping up pressure on Hamas to recognize Israel Ha’aretz 10/31/2006 Egypt has stepped up pressure on Hamas to recognize Israel and swap a captured Israel Defense Forces soldier for Palestinian prisoners - moves Egypt believes could help resolve a deepening political crisis in the West Bank and Gaza, officials said Tuesday. A delegation of Hamas leaders was in Cairo on Tuesday, where they met with Egyptian leaders who pushed them to form a new Palestinian Cabinet that recognizes Israel, officials close to the negotiations said. But a top Hamas leader reiterated that his group would not recognize Israel, and also cast doubt on Israel’s readiness to free Palestinians in exchange for IDF soldier Gilad Shalit, abducted by Hamas-linked militants on June 25...." There is nothing new. It was not what was expected, nor what is required," said one official. Army takes prisoner two brothers in Hebron International Middle East Media Center 10/31/2006 The Israeli forces took two brothers prisoners on Tuesday afternoon after attacking residents’ houses and ransacking them in the West Bank city of Hebron. The two were known as Firass Al Ja’bari, 14, and his brother Arafah, 11. Their fater reported that both were taken to unknown locations. [end] Army takes a fourth prisoner from Hebron International Middle East Media Center 10/30/2006 The Israeli army has taken a fourth resident prisoner from the city of Hebron south of the West Bank on Monday afternoon. Izat Al Natsha, 22, was taken prisoner after troops searched and ransacked his familys’ house in Hebron city, his mother stated. On Monday morning troops attacked residents houses in the city of Hebron and the nearby Dora village and took three residents prisoners. [end] European parliamentary delegation: The Palestinians must have independence Ma’an News 10/31/2006 Gaza - A delegation from the European parliament has ended a visit to the Palestinian territories after carrying out several meetings with political and economic figures, and representatives of civil society. The delegation included 12 members of the European parliament from across the political spectrum. The group was headed by Luisa Morgantini, the head of the Development Committee in the European Parliament. Morgantini affirmed in a press conference held in Gaza City yesterday evening that the Israeli occupation on the Gaza Strip had turned it into a big prison. She said that the Israeli occupation had destroyed the lives of Palestinians and tightened the siege against them. In the process, the Israeli forces had killed large numbers of Palestinians and destroyed their homes and their economy. West Bank under lockdown ReliefWeb/IRIN 10/30/2006 WEST BANK, 28 October (IRIN) - The number of roadblocks and checkpoints in the West Bank has risen by 40 per cent since the start of 2006, with 528 permanent and temporary checkpoints and physical roadblocks disrupting all aspects of Palestinian life, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Jerusalem. In addition to stifling Palestinians’ ability to work, these obstacles are causing increasing desperation among the population." My city is nothing more than a big prison," said Tamer Mohammed, a 26-year-old Nablus Municipality employee. Like every male between the ages of 16 and 35 carrying a Nablus identification card, Tamer is not allowed to travel south of Nablus, a city of 191,000 inhabitants in the north of the West Bank, to the central and southern areas of the West Bank. Child detainees facing unbearable conditions in Israeli prisons International Middle East Media Center 10/29/2006 Palestinian child detainees held by Israel are facing harsh and unbearable conditions. They are subjected to living conditions that lack the basic rights guaranteed by the International Law and the law regarding the rights of children. Ahmad Amran Al Sinnawi, 17, was freed on July 7, 2006, he was taken prison on March 7, 2005 after the army claimed that he is a member of Fateh movement, and charged him of attacking soldiers. He said that the soldiers harass the under age detainees, and threaten them of rape during interrogation. The under-age detainees are also threatened of being barred from their visitation rights. Al Sinnawi added that he was forced to undress and was kept outside, under the rain and cold weather, before he was attacked, severely beaten and chained... Soldiers abduct eleven residents in Jericho invasion International Middle East Media Center 10/30/2006 Palestinian security sources reported on Monday evening that under-cover forces, of the Israeli army, and army units invaded the West Bank city of Jericho and abducted eleven residents, including one who is charged of killing an Israeli taxi driver. The Ramattan News Agency reported that several army vehicles and a troop carrier invaded the city after the infiltration of the under-cover forces. The under-cover forces used a big local licensed camion. One of the abducted residents was identified as Ala’ Al Damanhoury. Israeli security sources said that Al Damanhoury killed an Israeli Taxi driver several years ago. He was taken prisoner from a Coffee Shop he own in the center of Jericho. On Sunday night and Monday at dawn, Israeli soldiers took 37 residents prisoner from several West Bank cities and villages. [end] Troops abduct three fishermen in Gaza International Middle East Media Center 10/30/2006 Monday evening, Israeli troops took prisoner three fishermen while they were fishing in an area that extends between Dir Al Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, and Khan Younis in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Palestinian security sources reported that Israeli Navy boats fired rounds of live ammunition at several fishing boats, and searched them before abducting three and taking them to an unknown destination. The three were identified as Ziad, his brother Abdullah Miqdad, and Wadee’ Shalhoob. [end] Army takes a fourth prisoner from Hebron International Middle East Media Center 10/30/2006 The Israeli army has taken a fourth resident prisoner from the city of Hebron south of the West Bank on Monday afternoon. Izat Al Natsha, 22, was taken prisoner after troops searched and ransacked his familys’ house in Hebron city, his mother stated. On Monday morning troops attacked residents houses in the city of Hebron and the nearby Dora village and took three residents prisoners. [end] Army takes one resident prisoner from Jenin International Middle East Media Center 10/30/2006 The Israeli soldiers at the Salem Israeli military court attacked with batons Aymen Qandil, 34, from Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank city of Jenin, and took him prisoner while attending a hearing session for hi brother on Monday morning. Qandil who works as a security officer at the Palestinian authority forces in Jenin, attended teh court session with his mother. His brother Mohamed said his mom fainted after seeing here son being attack by the soldiers. Mohamed added that four of his brothers, including Qandil , are currently impriosoned by Israel, and one was killed during an invasion to Jenin earlier this year. [end] Army takes prisoner three residents in Hebron International Middle East Media Center 10/30/2006 The Israeli army attacked and ransacked residents’ houses in Hebron city, in the southern part of the West Bank, and the nearby village of Doura, took three resident prisoner, on Monday morning. Tamer Al Shrawounah, 17, were taken prisoner by the army and was moved to an unknown destination after troops searched and ransacked his familys’ house located in Doura village near Hebron. Also, troops stormed residents’ houses in the northern side of Hebron city, and took Amjad Al Bakri, 33, to an unknown location. His family reported that troops searched and ransacked the belongings of their house before taking their son to unknown location. Also, Ghalib Al Sihli, 20, from Doura village was taken prisoner during an interview with the Israeli Internal Security Services (Shabak) at Kfar Atzion military camp. IOF Arrests 7 Citizens, Including Policeman in WB WAFA - Palestine News Agency 10/30/2006 NABLUS, October 30, 2006 (WAFA) - Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested on Monday seven citizens, including policeman and two brothers, in the West Bank (WB) cities of Jenin, Nablus, Hebron and Bethlehem, security sources said. In Jenin, Israeli soldiers assaulted and arrested a policeman from Jenin Refugee Camp as he was heading with his mother to the Israeli Salem court to hear his arrested brother trial. In Nablus,witnesses told WAFA that IOF besieged a number of houses in Balata Refugee Camp, east of Nablus, launched a search campaign and arrested two brothers of al-Maseemi family. In Hebron, Israeli soldiers launched a search campaign in Doura and Bani Na’eem towns and arrested three citizens, Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) said. Army takes one resident prisoner from Al Obaidiyya village near Bethlehem International Middle East Media Center 10/30/2006 The Israeli army invaded Al Obaidiyya village, east of Bethlehem city, in the southern part of the West Bank and took one resident prisoner, on Monday morning. Local sources reported that an Israeli force invaded the village and searched several houses before taking Atta Shanaita, 19, to an unknown location. Also, troops handed military orders to three residents informing them that they should go for interviews with the Israeli Internal Security Srvices in Kfar Atzion military base. The three were identified as Abed and Mahmoud Rabai’a, and Ayid Rabai’a. [end] Two brothers taken prison in Nablus’ Balat refugee camp International Middle East Media Center 10/30/2006 Mo’ath Al Massimi, 21 and his brother Mahmoud, 24, were taken prisoner during an Israeli military invasion to Balata refugee camp in the West Bank city of Nablus, on Monday morning. Eyewitnesses reported that five military vehicles srtomed the camp surrounded several houses and took Hassan Dweikat, and Mohammad Zakaria to unknown destination. Troops searched and ransacked the houses before taking the two to unknown locations. In the meantime, another force invaded the city of Nablus and searched a number of houses. During the invasion, a group of Palestinian resistance fighters from the Al Aqsa brigades, the armed wing of Fateh, targeted an Israeli army vehicle with a homemade road side bomb in the city, army reported no injures. [end] Hamas delegates, minus Meshal, land in Cairo for talks on Shalit Ha’aretz 10/31/2006 CAIRO - A delegation of Hamas arrived in Cairo late Monday for talks with Egyptian officials about a possible prisoner swap in exchange for the release of a abducted Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit, a senior Hamas leader said. Imad al-Alami, Hamas’ representative in Syria, and lawmaker Mushir al-Masri, the spokesman for Hamas in the Gaza Strip, were heading the delegation that landed in Cairo, an Egyptian airport official said. The delegates were due to meet with Egyptian chief of intelligence Omar Suleiman to talk about the soldier and the formation of a Palestinian national unity government, said Moussa Abu Marzouk, deputy leader of Hamas’ political bureau in Syria. Abu Marzouk said Hamas’ political leader, Khaled Meshal, who lives in exile in Syria, would not be attending the talks. Hamas for Prisoner Swap Talks in Cairo Palestine Chronicle 10/30/2006 One of three Palestinian groups holding the Israeli soldier in the Gaza Strip said on Saturday it expected a solution to the crisis within days. -- CAIRO - Senior Hamas members, excluding the movement’s exiled political leader Khalid Mishaal, will visit Cairo in the next few days to discuss a prisoner exchange deal with Israel brokered by Egypt. Izzat al-Rishq, a member of the group’s politburo, said on Sunday that Hamas wanted the deal to include the release of 1,000 named Palestinian prisoners in exchange for an Israeli soldier captured in a raid near Gaza in June involving the Hamas’ military wing. Al-Rishq said: "This visit is intended to maintain contacts with the brothers in Egypt, who are doing their best to mediate a deal and talk with the Israeli side. The elderly, women and children must be set free also." European Parliament delegation meets with officials in Ramallah, discusses release of MP Barghouti Palestine News Network 10/30/2006 A delegation from the European Parliament met with Palestinian officials in Ramallah Sunday to discuss the campaign for the release of captive MP Marwan Barghouti. The delegation, which was headed by Luisa Morgantini, consisted of representatives from France, Italy, Germany, Hungary, Portugal, Great Britain, Austria, and Ireland. The representatives met with Attorney Fadwa Barghouti and Fateh leader Mohamed Al Hourani. Al Hourani welcomed the guest delegation and emphasized the importance of their visit to Palestine, specifically in demonstrating their solidarity with the Palestinian people. He explained the current political situation and effort to lift the economic blockade imposed by Israel and the U.S. Palestinian prisoner specialist Sa’ad Nimr continued the meeting by outlining the situation of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons. Prisoners’ swap deal would be more than humanitarian process ReliefWeb 10/30/2006 RAMALLAH, Oct 30, 2006 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- A senior Palestinian official said on Monday the prospective exchange of Palestinian prisoners for an Israeli soldier would be more than a humanitarian process. Minister of Prisoners’ Affairs in the Hamas-led government, Wasfi Qabha, added the swap will include solution to the issue of Palestinian tax revenues withheld by Israel since Hamas swept into power last March. Palestinian militant groups captured Israeli Corporal Gilad Shalit in a cross-border raid last June, sparking Israeli retaliatory offensive that killed more than 300 Palestinians in Gaza Strip. Qabha pointed out that a truce with Israel and improving security and economical conditions were being discussed in the same context. Haniyya: "Efforts are ongoing to end the current crisis, and form a unity government" International Middle East Media Center 10/30/2006 Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, said on Monday during the thirty-first session of the ministers council in Gaza that there are continuous efforts to end the current internal crisis, and form a national unity government in accordance with the Detainees’ Document. Haniyya added that all parties agreed to intensify the internal meetings between them in order to determine the nature of the coming government which will concentrate on serving the Palestinian people and break the siege imposed on them. He welcomed the Egyptian role and efforts in serving the people and their cause, and in encouraging national dialogue between all factions. Also, Haniyya said that efforts to release the captured Israeli soldier since six month in exchange of Palestinian detainees, imprisoned by Israel, are in the final stages. Israeli authorities reject visitation rights for the family of a Qalqilia prisoner Palestine News Network 10/29/2006 Israeli forces have prevented the family of a Qalqilia prisoner from visiting their loved one, on the pretext that there was no blood relation. The prisoner’s father, Mohamed Sameh Afaneh, told PNN, "The Israeli authorities told us that the prisoner, my son, had no relationship with myself, his mother, and his wife. As a result, they rejected our request of visitation permits." Afaneh noted, "We tried to go to the Palestinian Ministry of the Interior to prove to the Israeli authorities our relationship, but we were unsuccessful because of the strike at government institutions." Civil service workers across the West Bank and Gaza have been striking over the nonpayment of salaries, leading to widespread inactivity across the government sector. Saraya Al Quds claims responsibility for morning attack on southern Israel’s Ashkelon Palestine News Network 10/30/2006 Saraya Al Quds Brigades, the armed resistance wing of Islamic Jihad, has accepted responsibility for today’s launch of a locally manufactured missile at the southern Israeli coastal city of Ashkelon. Pledging to continue the offensive, Islamic Jihad officials announced, "We have successfully penetrated the Israeli security buffer zone in the northern Gaza Strip." Ashkelon officials have responded to the attack by sounding sirens in the city and announcing warnings on local television and radio stations. A spokesman for Islamic Jihad stated, "This attack is a natural response to the continuing Israeli occupation crimes against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and throughout the West Bank. An example of these occupation crimes is the torture methods being used by Israeli prison authorities against Palestinian detainees." Israeli officials meet with Hamas officials in Qatar, ’Maariv’ reports Ma’an News 10/27/2006 Translation - For the first time since the abduction of Gilad Shalit, Israel is carrying out indirect communication with Hamas in order to secure his release. According to the Friday edition of the Israeli newspaper ’Maariv’, foreign sources say that secret communications are taking place, with the mediation of Qatar, between Ofer Dekel [the former deputy head of Israel’s Shin Bet security service] and the head of the political office of Hamas, Khalid Mash’al. Last Saturday, Khalid Mash’al arrived in Doha, Qatar. He is considered a decision-maker on the subject of Gilad Shalit, according to the newspaper. According to the foreign sources, indirect discussions took place between Mash’al and Dekel with Qatari coordination. According to reports, there is progress on the Shalit case based on a deal for a prisoners’ exchange... Report: Hamas bends on Shalit deal Jerusalem Post 10/27/2006 Hamas is awaiting Israel’s response to the latest deal proposed by the organization for captured IDF soldier Cpl Gilad Shalit’s release, the London-based Al-Hayat newspaper reported on Friday. Reportedly, the Hamas leadership has withdrawn its demand that concurrent with Shalit’s release, Palestinian security prisoners would be immediately released by Israel. Instead, Hamas is said to be willing to free Shalit, and wait two months for Israel to release some 1000 prisoners. Al-Hayat claimed that Hamas leader-in-exile Khaled Mashaal was expected to hear Israel’s response to the proposal when he travels from Damascus to Cairo next week to meet with head of Egyptian intelligence Omar Suleiman. Moussa Abu Marzouk, a top Hamas official, denied the report. Shalit’s release: Hamas awaiting Israel’s response YNet News 10/27/2006 Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal to meet with Egypt’s intelligence chief in coming days, receive Israel’s answer regarding prisoner swap proposal -- Hamas is waiting for Israel’s response to the group’s offer to accept the principle of a prisoner exchange deal and to ease demands regarding the proximity between the release of kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit and the consequent freeing of Palestinian prisoners. According to London-based Arabic language newspaper al-Hayat, quoting a Hamas official, the organization’s politburo head Khaled Mashaal will receive Israel’s answer to the proposal during a meeting with Egypt’s Intelligence Chief Omar Suleiman in Cairo in the coming days. Although a date for the meeting has not been scheduled yet, sources say it may even take place on Saturday. Prisoners in Negev detention centre mistreated on a daily basis International Middle East Media Center 10/27/2006 Palestinian prisoners, who have recently been released from the Israeli detention Centre in the Prisoners in Negev detention centre mistreated on a daily basis. The Negev detention centre, which is known as Ansar 3, has recently been placed under the supervision of the Israeli Army, taking away the authority the Central Jail Administration. Under the new management attacks and searches of the prisoners’ belongings have been taking place on a daily basis, particularly in the early hours of the morning. Three prisoners told of harsh and rough treatment by new management, and no recognition of previous agreements the prisoners had with the jail administration; Prisoners who are within hours of being freed are finding that their period of detention is being extended. Injured and sick detainees appeal for medical treatment International Middle East Media Center 10/27/2006 Dozens of Palestinian detainees imprisoned in several Israeli prisons and detention centers appealed humanitarian organizations to interfere and practice pressure on the Israeli Prison Authorities in order to provide them with the needed medical care and treatment. The family of detainee Rami Yousef Khanfar, 30, from Sielet Al Thaher village, south of Jenin in the northern part of the West Bank, said that their son was taken prisoner on November 30, 2005, after he was shot and injured by the army. Rami is currently in Galboa’ detention facility suffering continuous pain in his pelvis, but the prison administration refused to transfer him to any hospital. During his arrest, Rami was shot and injured by a round of live ammunition in his left foot. Since the day of his arrest, Rami has been barred from his visitation rights. Israeli forces invade Qalqiliya Friday; seize one man Ma’an News 10/27/2006 Qalqiliya - The Israeli forces invaded the West Bank city of Qalqiliya on Friday and took one resident, Ali Yusuf Kashmar, prisoner. According to eyewitnesses, about seven Israeli military jeeps broke into the city while shooting tear gas. They then patrolled many neighbourhoods of the city and seized Mr Kashmar. [end] Report: Hamas demanding simultaneous swap of Shalit, prisoners Ha’aretz 10/28/2006 A senior Hamas official in Damascus is demanding that Israel release Palestinian prisoners at the same time that Hamas frees captive Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit, as part of a proposed prisoner exchange, Arabic-language newspaper Al Hayat reported Friday. According to the report, Hamas is awaiting an Israeli response to the proposal. The paper quoted the senior Hamas source as saying that the group expects Israel to be flexible on the timing of Shalit’s release and that of the Palestinian prisoners. Fatah officials had previously said that an Egyptian prisoner swap proposal calls for an initial release of Palestinian prisoners along with Shalit. The Fatah officials said a small group of prisoners would be freed in the first phase and a larger group would be freed two months later, including Palestinian prisoners considered to be political leaders. Barred from Contact: Violation of the Right to Visit Palestinians Held in Israeli Prisons B’tselem 10/26/2006 September 2006, Information Sheet -- Israel holds in prison more than 9,000 Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The vast majority are held in prisons situated inside Israel ’s sovereign territory, and not in the Occupied Territories. Holding these prisoners and detainees in Israel flagrantly breaches international humanitarian law, which prohibits the transfer of civilians, including detainees and prisoners, from the occupied territory to the territory of the occupying state. Israel ’s disregard for this prohibition is one of the main reasons that the prisoners and their families are unable to exercise their right to visits in a reasonable manner. This report sheds light on the many difficulties and the suffering faced by the prisoners’ families, residents of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, in their efforts to visit their relatives imprisoned in Israel. Full Report (MS Word document) Army takes prisoner five residents from Abu Deis town near Jerusalem International Middle East Media Center 10/26/2006 The Israeli forces took prisoner five residents from the town of Abu Deis near Jerusalem on Thursday morning. Troops and police officers stormed the town and searched and ransacked residents’ houses before taking the five to unknown locations. The five were known as: Dawod Mohsen, 26, Ramzi Salah, 22, Hamza Salah, 19, Mohamed Salah, 22 and Omer Salah. All are residents of the town. [end] Israel Prisoner Treatment Condemned Palestine Chronicle 10/26/2006 B’Tselem said in a report released Thursday most of the 9,000 Palestinians being held by Israel were illegally imprisoned inside the Jewish state. -- JERUSALEM - An Israeli human rights group has accused the government of violating international law by moving Palestinian prisoners out of the occupied territories. B’Tselem, a body that monitors human rights in the West Bank and Gaza, said in a report released on Thursday that most of the 9,000 Palestinians being held by Israel were illegally imprisoned inside the Jewish state." The vast majority of Palestinian prisoners are held in prisons inside Israel, and not in the occupied West Bank,in contravention of international humanitarian Law," said B’Tselem’s communications director, Sarit Michaeli. Critical meeting on Shalit deal in Cairo on Saturday Ha’aretz 10/27/2006 Khaled Meshal, the head of Hamas’s political bureau, is slated to meet with senior Egyptian officials in Cairo on Saturday to discuss a deal for the release of abducted Israel Defense Forces corporal Gilad Shalit. Sources involved in the talks described the meeting as "critical," adding that if Meshal really does come from Damascus to attend the session, he will probably accept the proposed deal. However, it is still unclear whether Meshal will actually come, and both Israeli and Hamas sources said that they were pessimistic about the chances of a deal actually materializing at the end of the Cairo meeting. More than a week ago, Egyptian Information Minister Omar Suleiman presented Meshal and his aides in Damascus with a new initiative that includes Shalit’s release, the release of Palestinian prisoners held in Israel and a deal on... a national unity government for the PA. An Israeli court allows Palestinian law maker to receive medical care International Middle East Media Center 10/25/2006 An Israeli court near the Jail in Israel has decided to allow Dr. Aziz Duwaik, the head of the Palestinian legislative council, to get medical attention on Wednesday. Dr. Duwaik must have tests done before surgery to remove kidney stones, his lawyer Sadi Younis stated, adding that the medical care in the Majido detention center where Dr. Duwaik was detained is very bad. Dr. Duwaik was taken prisoner by the Israeli army four months ago during an invasion to the West Bank city of Rammallah as part of a campaign that targeted 22 Palestinian law makers mostly from Hamas. [end] Israeli Prison Authorities renews administrative detention order of a female detainee International Middle East Media Center 10/25/2006 For the third consecutive time, the Israeli Prison Authorities renewed the Administrative Detention order against detainee, Efat Oleyyan, 42, for additional six months without pressing any charges against her or sending her to court. The Palestinian Prisoner Society reported that the military judge at the Ofer Military Court approved a decision by the Israeli Internal Security Services, (Shabak) to extend the remand of Oleyyan without sending her to court. The Shabak, as in hundreds of cases with Palestinian detainees, claims obtaining a secret file against each detainee. The “secret file” allows the Israeli authorities to extend the remand of any administrative detainee without trial. Even lawyers of the detainees who are under administrative detention orders, cannot know the charges pressed against their clients, if any. Army invades Tubass city and takes one prisoner International Middle East Media Center 10/25/2006 The Israeli army invaded the West Bank city of Tubass and took prisoner one resident on Wednesday morning. Ommar Fukha’e, 19, was taken to unknown location when troops searched and ransacked scores of residents’ houses in the city. Troops and army jeeps left the city but redeployed around it and installed military checkpoints on main roads leading to the city. [end] PMO: Olmert, Abbas agree to continue talks on meeting Ha’aretz 10/22/2006 Prime Minister Ehud Olmert called Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday and agreed that their officials would continue talks to prepare for a meeting between them, Olmert’s office said. The United States has urged both sides to renew peace talks, stalled since 2003 due to violence. Recent efforts to arrange the long-awaited summit have been deadlocked. Israel demands the release of Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit, held captive by militants in Gaza since a cross-border raid in June. Abbas, who has been working to try to secure his freedom, wants Israel to first promise to free hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. During their phone call, the Israeli leader gave Abbas his good wishes to mark the end of Ramadan, Olmert’s office said in a statement. [end] Eight residents taken prisoner in Hebron International Middle East Media Center 10/23/2006 Israeli soldiers took eight residents prisoners in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank. Israeli army spokesperson told the Israeli Radio that six of the eight residents, taken prisoner overnight, are members if the Islamic Jihad. [end] Resident killed, four residents prisoner taken prisoner, seventeen injured near Tubas International Middle East Media Center 10/22/2006 Israeli soldiers invaded Tammoun village, near the West Bank city of Tubas, shot and killed one resident, took four residents, including three brothers prisoner, and injured at least seventeen residents during clashes that erupted in the town, Palestinian medical sources reported. The sources stated that resident Mohammad Abdul-Fattah Bani Odeh, 22, was shot and killed by a round of live ammunition in his head, the Palestinian News Agency , WAFA, reported. Bani Odeh, member of the Al Aqsa brigades, the armed wing of Fateh, was first transferred to a clinic in the town, and was moved later on to a hospital in Jenin where he died of his wounds. The Ramattan news agency reported that soldiers exchanged fire with resistance fighters of the Al Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, after invading the town... Shalit’s father: Palestinians in prison because of Mashaal YNet News 10/23/2006 Kidnapped soldier’s father Noam calls on Israeli government to make efforts to release Palestinian prisoners, warns Palestinians Mashaal’s stubbornness obstructing release of prisoners -- Noam Shalit, father of kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit, told Ynet Monday evening, “If it weren’t for Khaled Mashaal’s stubbornness, a lot of Palestinian prisoners could have already been released and celebrating Id al-Fitr with their families. ” Shalit gave an interview to one of the Palestinian radio networks earlier Monday evening, in which he wished the Muslims in Israel and in the Palestinian Authority a happy holiday, adding that the situation in Gaza could be a lot calmer if Mashaal, Hamas’ politburo chief, was not so stubborn. Report: German agent working on Israel-Hezbollah prisoner swap Ha’aretz 10/23/2006 A German intelligence agent has spent the last several weeks on a United Nations mission trying to negotiate an exchange of prisoners between Israel and Hezbollah, German magazine Der Spiegel reported on Sunday. UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan handed a German intelligence analyst from the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND) the assignment after a meeting in early September, the magazine said. The German government declined comment on the report. The BND analyst had worked on two previous exchanges of prisoners and is respected by both sides, Der Spiegel said. It added, however, the chances of success were still unclear because of the hardened positions on both sides. The UN has so far only said it had appointed a "facilitator" to work towards the release of two Israeli soldiers... Suspicions raised as negotiations for political prisoner release remain shrouded in secrecy Palestine News Network 10/22/2006 Families of Palestinian political prisoners voiced their suspicions Sunday that their sons will ever be exchanged for the captured Israeli soldier. The Israeli government has changed the terms, and even denied at times that negotiations are in the works, as Egypt has worked overtime in trying to arrange an exchange of the Israeli soldier captured while invading the southern Gaza Strip in late June, for some of the 10,000 political prisoners currently in Israeli jails. In a Ramallah press conference Sunday, relatives called on President Abbas and Prime Minister Haniya to disclose the details of the ongoing talks with the Israelis, being held with Egyptian mediation. Secretary General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Ahmed Sa’adat’s wife Abla said results in the past have not been fruitful. Army takes three prisoners from Hebron International Middle East Media Center 10/21/2006 The Israeli army took three residents prisoners from the West Bank city of Hebron after attacking residents’ houses on Saturday morning. In the search campaign Israeli soldiers in Hebron targeted residents’ houses in the city center and the old city; resulting in three residents being taken to unknown locations. Amongst them was Mustafa Shaouir, 48, a lecturer in Hebron university and a Hamas member; he was released from Israeli detention centers last month after serving 19 months in Israeli jails. [end] Israeli pleads guilty to calling in bomb threat to U.S. airport Ha’aretz 10/24/2006 An Israeli-American man pleaded guilty to calling in a bomb threat to the Long Beach Airport after he arrived too late to board his flight, authorities said. Yechezkel Wells, 21, of Miami Beach, California, entered his plea in U.S. District Court to a felony count of conveying false information of a threat targeting an airplane. Wells, who remains free on bond, is scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 29. He faces probation to five years in prison. Wells, a college student with dual citizenship in the U.S. and Israel, was arrested Aug. 26 shortly after he made an emergency call from a pay phone and said there was a bomb on a JetBlue flight from Long Beach, California, to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In his plea agreement, Wells acknowledged he made the call to try to keep the plane from leaving. |
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