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Prisoners Archive - November 2010
Treatment of Prisoners and Detainees by Israel and Others
Prisoners Archive - November 2010
Treatment of Prisoners and Detainees by Israel and Others
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News 20 Hamas affiliates arrested by PA 11/30/2010 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Palestinian Authority forces detained 20 members of Hamas, the Islamist movement said Tuesday. The group said in a statement the arrests took place in Nablus, Jenin, Hebron and Qalqiliya.... Palestinian young woman severely tortured by Israeli soldiers from Nahshon unit Uruknet November 28, 2010 - Palestinian female detainee Sumoud Karrajeh, 22, said She was violently attacked and seriously wounded by Israeli troops from Nahshon prison unit during her transfer from jail to a military court earlier this month. Karrajeh told a human rights organization that she was transferred by Nahshon soldiers on the eighth of November from Damon prison to... Abbas calls on kidnappers to release Schalit immediately Jeruslalem Post 30 Nov 2010 - During press conference with German president, Abu Mazen says the captured soldier's release has nothing to do with PA's demand for release of Palestinian prisoners, but stressed he has no power over Hamas. Relatives of prisoners dismayed at German president's visit to Shalit tent PIC 30 Nov 2010 - Relatives of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have expressed surprise at the visit by the German President to the tent pitched by family of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. Center condemns nights raids in Israeli prisons 11/29/2010 - GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Israeli prison authorities assaulted detainees during overnight cell raids at Nafha prison, a detainees' center in Gaza said Monday. The center issued a statement condemning the raids and said the treatment of Palestinian political prisoners violated human rights.... Israel army detains 15-year-old 11/29/2010 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces seized a 15-year-old Palestinian during a late-night raid on his family's home in the village of Sair, near Hebron, local sources said Monday. Rifat Jaradat was taken from his house in the West Bank village while still wearing his pajamas, sources in the village said. Jaradat.... 2 Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike 11/29/2010 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Two prominent Palestinian prisoners in solitary confinement in Israeli prison are on hunger strike for a fourth day Monday. The two say they will not end the hunger strike until they are out of solitary confinement, according to Ahrar Center for Prisoners' Studies. The center's director, Foad Al-Khafash.... Hamas: PA detains 8 supporters 11/29/2010 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Hamas movement accused the Palestinian Authority security forces of detaining eight of its members in the West Bank Monday. In a statement, Hamas said the detentions took place in Nablus and Jenin.... Palestinian young woman severely tortured by Israeli soldiers from Nahshon unit Uruknet November 28, 2010 - Palestinian female detainee Sumoud Karrajeh, 22, said She was violently attacked and seriously wounded by Israeli troops from Nahshon prison unit during her transfer from jail to a military court earlier this month. Karrajeh told a human rights organization that she was transferred by Nahshon soldiers on the eighth of November from Damon prison to... Health condition of isolated prisoners worsening due to hunger strike PIC 29 Nov 2010 - The health condition of Sheikh Jamal Abul Haija and Ahed Ghulma is deteriorating after six days of hunger strike, Fuad Al-Khafsh, the director of Ahrar center, said. Palestinian detainees in IOA jail go on hunger strike PIC 29 Nov 2010 - Palestinian detainees in the IOA Jalama jail have gone on hunger strike to protest their continued solitary confinement for three months and refusal to transfer them to central prisons. Israel’s Racist Polices in Practice: News from the Other Front (PDF) Michael Warschawski, Alternative Information Center 11/25/2010 Knesset: Racism Gone Wild Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman pressured Justice Minister Yaakov Neeman. Yaakov Neeman pressured Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. Binyamin Netanyhu pressured Defence Minister Ehud Barak. Ehud Barak pressured the handful of Knesset members from the Labour party. And all of this because of racist Liberman, the fascist! Really? Everything because of Liberman? When the current Knesset members were elected, we wrote that the Knesset was divided between the radical Right and the even more radical Right, and that Ivet Liberman and his friends would set the tone. At the conclusion of a year, no one can continue denying this abysmal forecast: the elections' slogan of Yisrael Beitenu has become the national slogan: "no loyalty, no citizenship". Indeed, every Knesset member is responsible for her (and his) actions and votes. "No one pressured me," Binyamin Netanyahu honestly stated after voting, "and I support a declaration of loyalty". No one pressured Ehud Barak either. These are racist people who do not require external pressure in order to pass racist legislation. People for whom democracy means nothing. Fascist thugs and no more, and who knows what else they will do. The Association for Civil Rights in Israel expressed concern about the upcoming Knesset session and the legislation expected to be passed: a law that will deny public support to any organization publicly commemorating the Palestinian Naqba on Israeli independence day; a law that sets prison time for one who denies Israel as a Jewish state.... more.. e-mail Letter from prison: I have a lot of energy to struggle Electronic Intifada: 29 Nov 2010 - The following is an excerpt from a letter by Palestinian political prisoner and civil society leader Ameer Makhoul, written in response to a postcard featuring an image of a lighthouse sent by The Electronic Intifada contributor Adri Nieuwhof: "The lighthouse, al-fanar in Arabic, is an inspiration. I have built a lighthouse here in jail. It has been built in my mind because I am not allowed to use the space, but my mind is totally mine."more 7-year-old assaulted, 15-year-old detained and father of 3 taken from home under cover of night Mondoweiss - And other news from Today in Palestine: Settlers/ Land, Property, Resource Theft & Destruction/Ethnic Cleansing Arab League denounces home demolitions CAIRO (Ma'an) -- The Arab League on Saturday denounced Israel's recent escalation in demolitions of Palestinians homes across the West Bank. In a statement, Assistant Secretary-General... Hamas Prisoners In Jericho Start Hunger Strike IMEMC - 28 Nov 2010 - Sunday November 28, 2010 - 09:31, Political prisoners of the Hamas movement, imprisoned by the Palestinian Authority of Mahmoud Abbas at the Jericho Prison, started an open-ended hunger strike in protest to what they called “cruel treatment and humiliation”. PA detains 16 Palestinians at Jordan crossing 11/28/2010 - JERICHO (Ma'an) -- Palestinian Authority police arrested 16 Palestinians, who they said were wanted for criminal acts, at the Allenby crossing over the past week. A police report detailed that 17,229 entered the West Bank from Jordan via the crossing, 131 of whom were foreign nationals and 116 holders of Israeli ID cards. Meanwhile.... Hamas calls for the immediate release of Jericho detainees PIC 28 Nov 2010 - Hamas movement has called on the security militias loyal to Fatah leader and de facto president Mahmoud Abbas to release all political detainees. Prisoners Abu Hija and Abu Ghalma on hunger strike in solitary PIC 28 Nov 2010 - Ahrar center for prisoners' studies said that prisoners Jamal Abul Hija and Ahed Abu Ghalma have been on hunger strike for two days in protest at banning them from seeing their families. Palestinian young woman severely tortured by Israeli soldiers from Nahshon unit PIC 28 Nov 2010 - Sumoud Karrajeh, 22, said She was violently attacked and seriously wounded by Israeli troops from Nahshon prison unit during her transfer from jail to a military court earlier this month. Detainees in Jericho jail on hunger strike to death in protest at violations PIC 28 Nov 2010 - Palestinian detainees from Hamas in the Jericho prison administrated the Palestinian authority went on open hunger strike until death in protest at the serious violations committed against them. PA: Female prisoner of Israel beaten in custody 11/27/2010 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- The PA Ministry of Prisoners Affairs released a report Saturday alleging that a Palestinian woman in Israeli custody was brutally beaten in the Ramle prison after she refused to submit to a strip search. Twenty-two-year-old Sumoud Hasan Karaja, from the central West Bank village of Saffa, was transferred from Israel'.... Tulkarem to send prisoners 250-meter letter 11/27/2010 - TULKAREM (Ma'an) -- Arrangements are underway to launch the longest letter ever written to Palestinian prisoners detained by Israel at a ceremony in the West Bank city of Tulkarem on Sunday. Samir Nayfah, spokesman of a committee formed to prepare for the event, said the letter would be more than 250 meters long with.... Hamas: PA detains 10 supporters in latest raids 11/27/2010 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Hamas officials in the West Bank accused the Palestinian Authority security services of detaining 10 of its supporters from three different municipal regions on Friday. A statement released the morning after the arrests accused the PA of "continuing their campaign against Hamas supporters," naming ten affiliates from the Nablus, Tulkarem and.... PFLP accuses PA of holding many of its cadres in its jails PIC 27 Nov 2010 - The popular front for the liberation of Palestine said that the Palestinian authority's security apparatuses are detaining a number of its cadres and other members of factions in West Bank jails. Prisoner Abul Haseen on hunger strike again because of delaying his due release PIC 27 Nov 2010 - Prisoner Shadi Abul Haseen, from Gaza Strip, declared his intention to resume his hunger strike next Tuesday in protest at not releasing him after he finished serving his sentence in August 2010. Human Rights Watch blasts light Gaza sentences, Amnesty International blasts Bedouin village removal Mondoweiss - and other news from Today in Palestine Land, Property, Resource Theft & Destruction/Ethnic Cleansing Four People Detained At Peaceful Protest Near Bethlehem The Israeli army detained three Israeli peace activists and one young Palestinian man during the weekly Friday non-violent demonstration in the West bank village... Four People Detained At Peaceful Protest Near Bethlehem IMEMC - 27 Nov 2010 - Friday November 26, 2010 - 15:46, The Israeli army detained three Israeli peace activists and one young Palestinian man during the weekly Friday non-violent demonstration in the West bank village of al-Ma'sara , south of Bethlehem. Netanyahu plans building a large detention centre at the border with Egypt PIC 26 Nov 2010 - The Israeli Prime Minister announced his government’s intention to build a large detention centre at the border with Egypt to be used for detaining infiltrators until their deportation. Activists detained in night raid on Beit Ummar 11/25/2010 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Israeli soldiers detained four Palestinians, including two prominent activists, in a late night raid on the southern West Bank town of Beit Ummar, activists said. The Palestine Solidarity Project said in a statement that Israeli forces from the Gush Etzion military base came to the homes of brothers Yousef and Mousa.... Israel army: Palestinian detained after attempted stabbing 11/25/2010 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- A Palestinian man attempted to stab an Israeli civilian in the occupied West Bank Thursday, an army official said. An Israeli military spokesman told Ma'an that one person was lightly injured in the illegal Gush Etzion settlement, near Bethlehem. The Palestinian man, who was not identified, was arrested at.... Hamas: PA detains 5 party members 11/25/2010 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Palestinian Authority security servicesdetained five Hamas supporters in the West Bank, a statement by the party's West Bank leadership accused on Thursday. The supporters, the statement said, were detained from Nablus, Qalqiliya and Ramallah.... Police detain drugs suspect in Bethlehem 11/25/2010 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Palestinian Authority police arrested on Wednesday night a suspected drug dealer from Bethlehem and seized quantities of substances he was allegedly trying to sell in the city. The suspect, who was not identified, was detained in a sting operation while he traveled from Hebron to Bethlehem. Police said they found hashish.... Israel has put 200,000 Palestinians before military tribunals since 1990 Uruknet November 25, 2010 - A report from the Palestinian Authority's Ministry of Detainees and Ex-Detainees' Affairs has claimed that 200,000 Palestinians have been tried by Israeli military tribunals since 1990. What the report describes as "unfair and arbitrary" trials in Israel have led to thousands of Palestinians languishing in the Zionist state's prisons. "Military court rooms surrounded by the... 'Taped confessions to be aired by Fatah were given under force' PIC 25 Nov 2010 - A committee of West Bank prisoner family members said taped confessions to be aired by the Fatah authority were fabricated, given under duress. Professor Salibi's health critically worsens in Israeli jails PIC 25 Nov 2010 - Ahrar center said that the health condition of professor Mohamed Al-Salibi, 62, deteriorated badly and was transferred by the Israeli administration of Megiddo prison to hospital. Israeli officers in Hadarim jail try to dissuade detainees from hunger strike PIC 25 Nov 2010 - Al-Ahrar center said that Israeli intelligence officers summoned leading prisoner Abdelnaser Issa in Hadarim jail in order to dissuade him and his fellow prisoners from staging their hunger strike. Israeli prison officials search hospital ward 11/24/2010 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- Israeli special forces performed a raid on the hospital wing of the country's Ramla prison on Wednesday morning, the Palestinian Ministry of Prisoners Affairs reported. According to a ministry communique, 25 detainees residing in the hospital wing for treatment of chronic illnesses were searched for mobile phones and other.... PA: Attack on prison targeted prominent leaders 11/24/2010 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- Minister of Prisoners Affairs in Ramallah Issa Qaraqe said the launch of a grenade inside an Israeli prisoner holding more than 800 Palestinians was an attempt at "collective murder," and said he held the Israeli government responsible for the assault. Israeli police said an investigation was ongoing into a Monday night.... Army: 3 Palestinians detained overnight 11/24/2010 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Soldiers detained three Palestinians late Tuesday in overnight raids in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli military announced early Wednesday. The unidentified detainees were taken for "security questioning," the army said. It was not clear if they had been accused of any specific crimes or if they had lawyers.... Italy FM: Israel ready to release prisoners 11/24/2010 - GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Israel is prepared to release many Palestinian prisoners if Hamas frees captive soldier Gilad Shalit, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said Wednesday." Israel is ready to make concessions and liberate a huge number of Palestinian prisoners" in exchange for Shalit, he said. He also said the international community would view.... Judge orders non-violent Palestinian Organizer to remain in jail after he has finished serving his sentence in full Uruknet November 23, 2010 - Abdallah Abu Rahmah was scheduled to be released from prison last Thursday, after having served the one-year prison term he was sentenced to. He remains in jail after the Military Court of Appeals ordered today to keep him behind bars regardless, pending a decision in the Military Prosecution’s appeal of the sentence...Adv. Gaby Lasky, Abu... Grenade tossed at Palestinian prisoners in Hadarim jail PIC 24 Nov 2010 - Unknown assailants, believed to be Jewish extremists, hurled an Israeli army grenade at the fence surrounding the Hadarim jail that accommodates around 800 Palestinian prisoners on Wednesday morning. Hamas: PA detained 8 supporters overnight 11/23/2010 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Hamas accused Palestinian Authority security services of detaining eight party members across the West Bank overnight on Monday. The Islamist movement said the detentions took place in Nablus, Tulkarem and Qalqiliya in the northern West Bank and in Hebron in the south, in a statement issued Tuesday. Hamas also said that.... Nablus governorate: Abu Sa'ud was not tortured 11/23/2010 - NABLUS (Ma'an) -- A spokesman for the Nablus governate denied Tuesday that Palestinian Authority security forces tortured detained Hamas supporter Tamam Abu As-Sa'ud. Abu As-Sa'ud was one of several Hamas affiliates detained Wednesday in the West Bank city of Nablus over an alleged plot to kill Nablus governor Jibrin Al-Bakri.... Israeli soldiers detain 5 Palestinian boys in Hebron 23 Nov 2010 - Hebron, November 23, (Pal Telegraph - ISM) Claiming that the children were throwing stones, Israeli soldiers detained five Palestinian schoolboys. Since the beginning of 2005, the children from the village of Tuba wait every morning for an Israeli army escort to accompany them to the school in At-Tuwani, along the shortest road that goes through the Israeli settlement of Ma’on... Israeli Soldiers Detain 5 Palestinian Schoolboys in South Hebron Hills Alternative Information Center - At-Tuwani - Claiming that the children were throwing stones, Israeli soldiers detained five Palestinian schoolboys. Detainees' families to sue European states for supporting police regime of Abbas PIC 23 Nov 2010 - Families of Palestinian prisoners in West Bank jails said they are mulling over filing a lawsuit against a number of European countries for supporting the police regime of Mahmoud Abbas. Family of paralyzed prisoner appeals for releasing him from Israeli jails PIC 23 Nov 2010 - The family of prisoner Nazer Maslama appealed to human rights organizations and the Red Cross to intervene to get their son released from Israeli jails. Israeli forces seize 'dozens' in West Bank raid 11/22/2010 - HEBRON (Ma'an) -- Dozens of Palestinians were detained in an ongoing Israeli military arrest raid in the West Bank town of Beit Ula, northwest of Hebron, that began at 6 a. m. Monday, witnesses said. More than 20 Israeli military jeeps and an armored personnel carrier entered the village, witnesses said. Sources in the.... Silwan man detained overnight 11/22/2010 - JERUSALEM (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces detained a Palestinian man from East Jerusalem's Silwan neighborhood early on Monday, local activists said. Jawad Seyam, director of the Wadi Hilwa Information Center, told Ma'an that Muhammad An-Natsheh, 27, was arrested on the street near his house for violating the terms of his house.... Teen detained at army checkpoint 11/22/2010 - NABLUS (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces detained a Palestinian teenager at the Huwwara military checkpoint on the outskirts of the West Bank city of Nablus, witnesses said. Witnesses estimated the young man to be 17 years old. He was carrying a suitcase, they added. Solders ordered the teen to step out of a taxi, then.... 3 Palestinians detained in overnight raid 11/21/2010 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Soldiers detained three Palestinians in the occupied West Bank overnight, the Israeli military announced Sunday. The detainees, "wanted for terrorist activity," were not identified.... Israeli soldiers detain five Palestinian Schoolboys in South Hebron Hills Uruknet November 21, 2010 – Claiming that the children were throwing stones, Israeli soldiers detained five Palestinian schoolboys. Since the beginning of 2005, the children from the village of Tuba wait every morning for an Israeli army escort to accompany them to the school in At-Tuwani, along the shortest road that goes through the Israeli settlement of Ma’on and the... Israel isolating Sheikh Salah from the outside world 20 Nov 2010 - Jerusalem, November 20, (Pal Telegraph - OP) Israel has imposed a number of restrictions on Sheikh Ra’ed Salah, the detained leader of the Islamic movement in 1948 occupied Palestine, including banning him from talking to the media. The Sheikh is serving a five-month term in Ramle prison after an Israeli court found him “guilty” of participating in riot incidents, assaulting... Israeli troops guilty of Gaza abuse AlJazeera 21 Nov 2010 - Two Israeli soldiers given suspended prison sentences for using Palestinian child as human shield during Gaza war. Economic Prison Zones 11/21/2010 - International Solidarity Movement - Sam Bahour, Middle East Research and Information Project (MERIP) - Sam Bahour is a Palestinian business management consultant living in Ramallah. This essay was made possible with partial support from the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation. - When a project mixes the feel-good words of jobs, economic development and Israeli- Palestinian cooperation, how can anyone complain? These things are.... Related: Source Israeli soldiers detain five Palestinian Schoolboys in South Hebron Hills 11/21/2010 - International Solidarity Movement - Christian Peacemaker Team - At-Tuwani – Claiming that the children were throwing stones, Israeli soldiers detained five Palestinian schoolboys. - Since the beginning of 2005, the children from the village of Tuba wait every morning for an Israeli army escort to accompany them to the school in At-Tuwani, along the shortest road that goes through the Israeli.... 4 detained during raids on Madama 11/20/2010 - NABLUS (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces detained four Palestinian men from the northern West Bank village of Madama during the early hours of Saturday morning, in an operation which included home searches and allegations of vandalism. The home invasions came two days after forces entered the village in search of young men believed to have.... Israel isolating Sheikh Salah from the outside world 20 Nov 2010 - Jerusalem, November 20, (Pal Telegraph - OP) Israel has imposed a number of restrictions on Sheikh Ra’ed Salah, the detained leader of the Islamic movement in 1948 occupied Palestine, including banning him from talking to the media. The Sheikh is serving a five-month term in Ramle prison after an Israeli court found him “guilty” of participating in riot incidents, assaulting... Israeli soldiers banishe Jerusalemite boy from his home for 2 weeks 20 Nov 2010 - Jerusalem, November 20, (Pal Telegraph - OP) The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) decided to banish a 17-year-old Palestinian boy from his parent’s home in Silwan, occupied Jerusalem, for two weeks. The Palestinian prisoner’s committee denounced such a method in dealing with Jerusalemite children in a statement on Monday. It called on human rights groups to intervene and demand a halt... PA prisoner goes on sixth day of hunger strike PIC 20 Nov 2010 - Islamic Jihad movement member Bilal Nabeel Dhiab, protesting violations against him in the Palestinian Authority security prisons, is going on his sixth day of an open hunger strike. Economic prison zones Sam Bahour, Ma’an News Agency 11/20/2010 When a project mixes the feel-good words of jobs, economic development and Israeli-Palestinian cooperation, how can anyone complain? These things are some of what the international community has been promising to deliver through the construction of industrial free trade zones in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The free trade zone model has been promoted locally and globally by powerful third parties like the United States, France, Germany, Turkey and Japan for two decades, but none has much to show for the enormous efforts and amounts of money spent to bring these zones to life. Nonetheless, the project’s proponents expect the zones to constitute the economic foundation for a future Palestinian state. They hope that, by bolstering Palestine’s economy, the zones will make Palestinians less prone to social upheaval, less insistent on their national rights and more amenable to the status quo. The idea is that a peace agreement with Israel will ensue. While this expectation is unlikely to be realized -- at least not in the way that the projects’ advocates anticipate -- these mega-employment projects present a serious challenge to those who strive to build an independent and viable economic foundation for a future Palestinian state. Because the zones will depend on Israeli cooperation to function, and because they will exist within an Israeli-designed economic system that ensures Palestinian dependence on Israel, they cannot form the basis of a sovereign economy. Relying on them will perpetuate the status quo of dependency. The industrial zones currently under construction in the West Bank are the al-Jalama zone, in the north near Jenin, led by Germany with the support of Turkey; the Bethlehem zone led by France.... more.. e-mail Palestinian Non-Violent Organizer Released From Prison After One Month Without Charges IMEMC - 19 Nov 2010 - Friday November 19, 2010 - 10:26, Eyad Jamil al-Alami, of Beit Ummar village, in the southern West Bank, has been released from an Israeli detention camp after serving more than a month without any charges. Silwan: Relatives say 3 detained by police 11/19/2010 - JERUSALEM (Ma'an) - As the period of house arrest handed to a Silwan man came to an end, relatives said, Israeli police entered the man's home and detained both him and his wife. The detention occurred Thursday evening in the home of Ali Sarhan, who was taken into Israeli police custody along.... Related: Martyr's family arrested again; brother and nephew still detained and 88 more Palestinian homes slated to be demolished in Silwan PA intelligence detains radio manager 11/20/2010 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Palestinian Authority intelligence forces detained the manager of a local radio station in Bethlehem on Monday. George Canawati, the financial and administrative manager of Radio Bethlehem 2000, was detained from the studio at 4 p. m. , witnesses said, adding that forces also stopped the station's broadcast for several hours.... Martyr's family arrested again; brother and nephew still detained 11/19/2010 - International Solidarity Movement - Wadi Hilweh Information Center - Israeli forces arrested multiple members of the martyr Samer Sarhan's family yesterday morning, including Samer's brother, Ali Sarhan, Ali's wife, and a third relative, Sultan Halisi. Ali Sarhan was on his final day of house arrest today from an earlier charge, after the police brought.... Related: Wadi Hilweh Information Center - Silwan and 88 more Palestinian homes slated to be demolished in Silwan Israeli Intelligence Suggests Exile of a Number of Prisoners IMEMC - 18 Nov 2010 - Thursday November 18, 2010 - 13:19, Palestinian news agency, Ma'an reported on Thursday that Nizar Mahagneh, the lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoners Club was able to visit many Palestinian prisoners in interrogation centers in which they have been detained for more than a month. PLC member released from administrative detention 11/18/2010 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Palestinian Legislative Council Member Ayman Daraghmeh was released from Israeli custody without charge on Thursday, the Bethlehem Prisoners Society announced. The center's director, Fuad Al-Khafsh, said in a statement that Daraghmeh was detained in March 2009 and held at Israel's Ofer prison center on administrative detention for.... 1 detained near Hebron 11/18/2010 - HEBRON (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces detained a Palestinian peace activist while he was giving a tour to a group of international and Israeli visitors in the southern West Bank on Thursday. A native of the southern West Bank town of Yatta, Naser Muhammad Ahmad An-Nawaj'a was detained near the Suseya settlement, on.... Israeli Settlers Torch Olive Trees in West Bank Village of Beit Ommar, 13 Solidarity Activists Detained Alternative Information Center - 13 international Israeli and Palestinian activists were detained this morning (18 November) at around 9.30 a.m. in the West Bank’s Saffa Valley, while working with local Palestinian farmers to clear the land. Palestinian arrested on suspicion of attempting to stab woman in Jerusalem Ha'aretz - Police say suspect said during his questioning that he did it "to prove he is not a cooperator," as he was accused by his former prison cell mates. Families demand that prisoners are relocated to closer to home PIC 18 Nov 2010 - The Committee for prisoners affairs in the West Bank staged a sit-in with several families of prisoners in front of the Israeli Ramon jail during the Islamic holiday season. IOF soldiers detain three Palestinians for trying to extinguish fire PIC 18 Nov 2010 - IOF soldiers on Wednesday detained three Palestinians in Beit Ummar, north of Al-Khalil, for participation in putting off a fire started by Jewish settlers in olive and almond trees. Detained Palestinian Legislator Released IMEMC - 17 Nov 2010 - Wednesday November 17, 2010 - 14:30, The Ahrar Center for Detainees Studies reported Wednesday that the Israeli Prison Authorities released, on Tuesday evening, one of the detained Palestinian Legislators, from the Tubas district in the central West Bank. IOF soldiers detain three Palestinians for trying to extinguish fire Uruknet November 17, 2010 -- Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Wednesday detained three Palestinians in Beit Ummar, north of Al-Khalil, for participation in putting off a fire started by Jewish settlers in olive and almond trees. Local sources said that the soldiers ambushed the three, who included two children less than 18 years old, and arrested them... Three Palestinians Arrested Extinguishing Settler Fires in Safa Village PNN - Hebron – PNN - Israeli forces detained three Palestinians in Safa village, near Hebron, for trying to put out olive grove fires set by Bat Ayin settlers on Tuesday night. Muhammad Ayad... Wa'el al Faqeeh released from Israeli prison 11/17/2010 - International Solidarity Movement - UPDATE | 17 November 2010: Wa'el al-Faqeeh was released from Israeli prison today and is back in his Nablus home. The International Solidarity Movement strongly condemned his arrest, which marked an escalation in Israeli targeting of Palestinian popular resistance leaders. Wa'el has been a irreplaceable grassroots organizer in the Nablus area and.... IOF soldiers detain three Palestinians for trying to extinguish fire PIC 17 Nov 2010 - IOF soldiers on Wednesday detained three Palestinians in Beit Ummar, north of Al-Khalil, for participation in putting off a fire started by Jewish settlers in olive and almond trees. Israel isolating Sheikh Salah from the outside world PIC 17 Nov 2010 - Israel has imposed a number of restrictions on Sheikh Ra'ed Salah, the detained leader of the Islamic movement in 1948 occupied Palestine, including banning him from talking to the media. Eid without a father and husband Evie Soli, ISM, International Solidarity Movement 11/17/2010 An interview with the wives of Abdallah and Adeeb Abu Rahma Al Eid is a holy time of the year for Muslims. Families gather and visit each other over the four holidays, which are for most a time for families to be together. When one member of the family is missing, it makes it hard to enjoy Al Eid in the same way. Thousands of families of Palestinian political prisoners are suffering because a family member is in prison. For Majida, wife of Abdallah Abu Rahma who has now been held for one year in Israeli jail under the accusation of “incitement,” every day without her husband is difficult. She expresses the pain of seeing her children missing their dad not only during Eid, but every day. Louma (8) and Layam (7) used to go with Abdallah on family visits, and are now crying when talking about their dad. His 1 and-a-half-year-old son Layath does not even remember his dad as he was only 7 months old the night Abdallah was arrested. “He says Baba when he sees Abdallah’s picture, but of course he does not know him, since he was just a baby”, Majida says. Also, for Adeeb Abu Rahma’s children, Eid is not the same without their father. Both families were hoping to have their fathers home for Eid, but the military prosecution managed to postpone the release in both cases. Arrested in front of his children I meet Majida and her children during the preparations for Eid. Louma and Layam are helping their mother in the house, while she is making the Palestinian dish “dawali” (rice rolled in grape leaves). She recalls the night when the family was brutally woken up by the Israeli Army breaking into their house: “I woke up by someone knocking the door 1:30am on the 10th of December (2009). Abdallah said it might be soldiers – because who else would come to pay a visit at that time?” Suddenly the door was broken down, and armed soldiers stormed the house. Abdallah was taken out in the stairway, with four soldiers blocking him from seeing his wife and children.... more.. e-mail Sammak calls for release of political prisoners, PA militia kidnap 4 activists PIC 16 Nov 2010 - Musa al-Sammak, a Hamas official in the Gaza Strip, called on the Ramallah Palestinian Authority to immediately release all political prisoners in its jails and close the file of political detention. Bush at Large Palestine Chronicle: 16 Nov 2010 - By Ralph Nader George W. Bush is on a roll—a money roll with a $7 million advance for his book Decision Points and a rehabilitation roll to paint his war crimes as justifiable mass-slaughter and torture. His carefully chosen interviewers—NBC’s Matt Lauer and Oprah Winfrey—agreed to a safe pre-taping to avoid demonstrations and tough questions. Requests for him to speak are pouring in from business conventions and other rich assemblages willing to pay $200,000 for “the Decider’s” banalities. This is “Shrub’s” month in the sun. In his first week of book promotion, he was asked about anything he would have done had he known then what he knew now—especially regarding Iraq and its encircled dictator. Well, he deplored receiving “false intelligence” about Saddam Hussein having weapons of mass destruction which was one of several false claims he fed the American people before invading Iraq in 2003. But he has no...more Letter to the British Liberal Democrats Palestine Chronicle: 16 Nov 2010 - By Stuart Littlewood – London Subject: Protecting war criminals 'just about the lowest thing anyone could do.' LibDem leaders know perfectly well that under 'universal jurisdiction' all states that are party to the Geneva Conventions are obliged to seek out and prosecute or extradite those suspected of grave breaches of the Conventions and bring them justice, regardless of nationality. "Grave breaches" means willful killing, torture or inhuman treatment, causing great suffering or serious injury to body or health, and other serious violations of the laws of war… the sort of atrocities that have been (and still are) committed wholesale by Israelis against civilians in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, East Jerusalem and on the high seas. In other words, for these vilest of criminals there should be no hiding place. The British Government shirks its solemn duty. Fortunately the law at present allows private applications for arrest warrants. However,...more Israeli forces seize 11 Palestinians 11/15/2010 - GAZA CITY (MA'AN) -- Israeli forces seized 11 Palestinians during raids in the West Bank on Sunday night. The Israeli military said it arrested Palestinians in Jenin, Nablus, Bethlehem, and Hebron. The detainees were not immediately identified.... US activists face new repression as political prisoners fight for justice Uruknet November 15, 2010 - For decades the United States government has attempted to criminalize work in the Palestinian community in support of their national liberation cause. But in recent years this repression has increased dramatically. The Electronic Intifada spoke with the daughter of Sami al-Arian and the daughter of Ghassan Elashi -- both political prisoners in the US --... US activists face new repression as political prisoners fight for justice Electronic Intifada: 15 Nov 2010 - For decades the United States government has attempted to criminalize work in the Palestinian community in support of their national liberation cause. A special feature by The Electronic Intifada shows that in recent years, this repression has increased dramatically.more Israeli forces detain teenage girl in Hebron 11/14/2010 - HEBRON (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces detained a Palestinian girl in Hebron's Old City on Sunday, the director of the local detainees' society said. Amjad Najjar said 15-year-old Hadeel Talal Issa Abu Turky was detained near the Ibrahimi Mosque and taken to a police station. Hadeel was previously detained in 2009.... PA releases prisoners for Eid Al-Adha 11/15/2010 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) --The Palestinian Authority has started releasing dozens of prisoners convicted of minor criminal acts to mark the Eid Al-Adha holiday, head of the PA military judiciary Ahmad Al-Mubayyid said Saturday. Al-Mubayyid said the release was ordered by presidential decree. The official also said the PA did not detain any Palestinian on.... IOF soldiers wound boy in Gaza, detain girl in Al-Khalil Uruknet November 14, 2010 - Israeli occupation forces (IOF) fired at and wounded a 13-year-old Palestinian boy east of Gaza on Sunday while collecting gravel, medical sources reported. Adham Abu Salmiya, the media coordinator of the medical services, told the PIC that the boy was hit with a bullet in his foot, describing his injury as moderate. IOF shooting wounded... Israel Detains 5 Internationals Activists in West Bank Saffa Valley Alternative Information Center - Five internationals were arrested this morning (14 November) in the West Bank’s Saffa Valley near the village of Beit Ummar, where they were working with local Palestinian farmers to clear the land. Tensions rise in Ramon prison after guard insults Allah PIC 14 Nov 2010 - The supreme prisoners rights committee in Gaza said a tense atmosphere has prevailed over the Israeli Ramon prison for the past five days after a prison guard insulted Allah. Hamas deputies call on PA to release political prisoners for holidays PIC 14 Nov 2010 - Hamas lawmakers in the West Bank have called on Palestinian Authority security forces to release all political prisoners as the Eid holiday approaches. IOF soldiers wound boy in Gaza, detain girl in Al-Khalil PIC 14 Nov 2010 - Israeli occupation forces (IOF) fired at and wounded a 13-year-old Palestinian boy east of Gaza on Sunday while collecting gravel, medical sources reported. PA urged to free West Bank blogger 11/13/2010 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Supporters of a Palestinian blogger detained this month over his opinions on religion have launched a petition calling for the young man's release from a Palestinian Authority prison. Walid Husseini, 25, was detained two weeks ago without charge in the northern West Bank city of Qalqiliya, security officials said.... Related: PA detains controversial blogger PA police detain 9 travelers at Allenby border crossing 11/13/2010 - JERICHO (Ma'an) -- Palestinian Authority security forces apprehended nine Palestinians during the second week of November, who they said were wanted on criminal charges. In a report released Saturday, police officials said the nine were detained as police performed checks on the 19,789 Palestinian travelers who passed from the West Bank into Jordan during.... Military Resistance 8K13: Creeps Creep Uruknet November 13, 2010 - How Zionists Terrorize A Child In Occupied Palestine: Arrested, Detained, Beaten And Fined By The Occupation Army, Palestinian Karam Daana, 13, Has Been Placed Under House Arrest For Five Months Without Trial: "He Doesn’t Have The Right To Play" "His Father Has Lost His Work Permit" ... On 28 September, the Ofer Military Court, located outside... Hamas detainees go on hunger strike in Abbas's jails PIC 13 Nov 2010 - Hamas detainees in Jericho prison plan to go on hunger strike on the first day of Eid Al-Adha to protest the "criminal treatment" of PA security militias loyal to Mahmoud Abbas. PA security hinders hajj for several political prisoners PIC 13 Nov 2010 - The families of two PA security prisoners who were granted free trips to hajj sponsored by the Saudi King, called on him to intervene to allow them to enjoy hajj this year. Hamas Releases 30 Fatah Supporters Detained During Arafat's Commemoration in Gaza IMEMC - 12 Nov 2010 - Friday November 12, 2010 - 11:28, Hamas security forces have released 30 persons, two hours after arresting them at an event in Gaza commemorating the the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, the Ma'an News reported on Friday. Palestinian detainees say skin rash rampant in Israeli prison 11/12/2010 - SALFIT (Ma'an) -- Palestinian detainees in Israel's Ashkelon prison reported a recent outbreak of skin conditions, saying what appeared to be a scabby rash had spread to dozens of inmates. According to officials from the Salfit prisoners center who visited the facility, prison officials quarantined inmates to isolation cells and kept them.... Israel denies 32 pilgrims passage at Allenby Bridge 11/12/2010 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- Detainees' Minister Issa Qaraqe said Friday that Israel banned 32 residents related to detainees from travelling to Saudi Arabia to perform the Hajj pilgrimage. The minister said Israel's civil administration had previously informed the Palestinian side that detainees' relatives would be permitted to travel. Qaraqe added that.... Dozens of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails suffer skin diseases PIC 12 Nov 2010 - The International Tadamun foundation for human rights has revealed Thursday that dozens of Palestinian captives in the Israeli jail of Ashkilon suffer skin diseases due to deliberate medical neglect. Israel releases professor after 3 years' imprisonment 11/11/2010 - NABLUS (Ma'an) -- Israel released from prison on Thursday a Palestinian university professor from the West Bank city of Nablus, a local prisoners' association said. Ahrar for Prisoners' Studies and Human Rights said that the Israeli prison authority freed professor Ghaasan Thuqan. The director of the center, Fuad Al-Khufash, said professor Thuqan.... FPA: Hamas detains journalists at Arafat memorial 11/11/2010 - JERUSALEM (Ma'an) -- The Foreign Press Association in Israel condemned on Thursday the reported arrest of a television crew at a Rafah event celebrating the life of former Palestinian president Yasser Arafat. In a statement, the FPA denounced "in the strongest terms," the detention of the journalists, who the association said were detained and.... Gaza security forces release 30 detained at Arafat events 11/11/2010 - GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Hamas-allied security forces have released 30 people two hours after arresting them at an event in Gaza commemorating the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, a local rights group said. The Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights confirmed in a statement in Arabic that security forces had detained the Fatah supporters.... Israel arrests top Hamas legislator AlJazeera 10 Nov 2010 - Israeli troops detain Mahmoud Ramahi, secretary-general of the Palestinian Legislative Council, in the city of Ramallah. Fayyad admits to violations against Hamas supporters in West Bank PIC 11 Nov 2010 - Palestinian president in Ramallah Salaam Fayyad admitted to the existence of human rights violations in West Bank prisons under his jurisdiction, guaranteeing that all violators will be prosecuted. Checkpoint Stabbing Trial Descends Into Farce Palestine Monitor: 11 Nov 2010 - On November 10, 2010, the Ofer Military Court resumed hearings for the trial of Sumud Karajeh, a 21-year old Palestinian girl who stabbed a solider at Qalandiya checkpoint on October 25, 2009. Written by Charlotte Silver. Photo by Lazar Simeonov The state has charged Karajeh with attempted murder, while her defence argues that Karajeh only attacked the soldier after being harassed by several soldiers, ordering her to give her Quran to them. Karajeh refused their demand because it would have been harram (forbidden) for her to give them the holy book. Yesterday's trial focused on the police's mishandling of evidence. Protocol requires that written documentation accompany every piece of evidence, describing any transfer or treatment of all items. After Karajeh stabbed the soldier, she was immediately detained and all items on her body and present at the scene were taken in as evidence. However, written documentation of evidence only began...more Sources: Israel arrests senior Hamas MP in West Bank 11/10/2010 - RAMALLAH (AFP) -- Israeli forces arrested senior Hamas MP Mahmoud Al-Ramahi overnight at his home in the West Bank city of Ramallah, sources in his Islamist movement said Wednesday. Ramahi, who is secretary of the Palestinian Legislative Council and the body's third most senior member, was detained at around 3 a. m. , the sources.... 5 Palestinians seized in Hebron raid 11/10/2010 - HEBRON (Ma'an) -- Israel's army arrested five residents of the West Bank district of Hebron on Wednesday, locals said. The army broke into several homes and arrested five men, according to witnesses. The detainees were identified as Mohammad Abed Al-Qade Al-Muwer, 24, Mazen Ibrahim Abu Rajab, 19, Anas Mohammad Zaytun Al-Halayqa, 24.... Palestinian prisoners in Ramon jail on hunger strike after repressive acts Uruknet November 10, 2010 - Ahrar center for prisoners' studies and human rights said the Palestinian prisoners in Ramon jail went on hunger strike after the Israeli prison administration sent military units to storm some sections and took punitive measures against detainees. Director of the center Fouad Al-Khafsh stated that a large number of heavily armed soldiers from Matsada and... Shin Bet Mistreatment of Palestinian Detainees Uruknet November 10, 2010 - An October B'Tselem/HaMoked, Center of the Defence of the Individual report, titled "Kept in the Dark: Treatment of Palestinian Detainees in the Petach-Tikva Interrogation Facility of the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet)" is discussed below. Though, in some respects, treatment over the years has changed, it remains harsh, abusive, and in violation of international law,... Israel arrests top Hamas legislator AlJazeera 10 Nov 2010 - Israeli troops detain Mahmoud Ramahi, secretary-general of the Palestinian Legislative Council, in the city of Ramallah. Statistics Show 6700 Prisoners Including 283 Children, 35 Women PNN - Bethlehem – PNN - Abdul Nasir Farwaneh, director of the statistics department of the Palestinian Ministry of Prisoners’ Affairs, said 6700 Palestinians are in Israeli prison, including 283 children and 35 women.... IDF arrests top Hamas official in Ramallah Jeruslalem Post 10 Nov 2010 - Palestinian sources say a large party searched Mahmoud al-Ramahi's home overnight; same official was released from prison last year. Israeli forces abduct senior Hamas lawmaker, detain 11 others in overnight West Bank raids Daily Star 10 Nov 2010 Israeli forces abducted senior Hamas MP Mahmud al-Ramahi from his home in Ramallah overnight, his movement and Israeli forces said Wednesday.Ramahi, who is secretary of the Palestinian Legislative Council and the body's third most senior member,... Ahrar center slams IOF for kidnapping PLC secretary-general PIC 10 Nov 2010 - Ahrar center for prisoners' studies denounced the Israeli occupation forces for kidnapping secretary-general of the Palestinian legislative council Mahmoud Al-Ramhi from his home in Ramallah city. Tadamun: Nassif suspends hunger strike PIC 10 Nov 2010 - Hamas detained leader Ra'fat Nassif has stopped his hunger strike, which he started nine days earlier, the international Tadamun institution for human rights reported on Wednesday. Israeli police interfere in repairs at Aqsa Mosque, detain three of its guards PIC 10 Nov 2010 - The Israeli police detained three guards of the Aqsa Mosque after they prevented a group of settlers from making what they called repairs in the Islamic Khatuniya School at the Aqsa Mosque. Palestinian prisoners in Ramon jail on hunger strike after repressive acts PIC 10 Nov 2010 - Ahrar center said the Palestinian prisoners in Ramon jail went on hunger strike after the prison administration sent military units to storm some sections and took punitive measures against detainees. IOF soldiers detain eldest son of MP Halaika PIC 10 Nov 2010 - Israeli occupation forces (IOF) broke into the house of MP Samira Al-Halaika and took away her eldest son Anas in a pre dawn raid on Wednesday, the MP said in a press release. Shin Bet Mistreatment of Palestinian Detainees Palestine Chronicle: 10 Nov 2010 - By Stephen Lendman An October B'Tselem/HaMoked, Center of the Defence of the Individual report, titled "Kept in the Dark: Treatment of Palestinian Detainees in the Petach-Tikva Interrogation Facility of the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet)" is discussed below. Though, in some respects, treatment over the years has changed, it remains harsh, abusive, and in violation of international law, prohibiting all forms of torture and mistreatment at all times, under all conditions, with no allowed exceptions. The report is based on testimonies from 121 Palestinian detainees during Q 1 and Q 4, 2009. Clear patterns of mistreatment were revealed - torture and abuse by any standard, what Israel practices as official policy. Israeli law prohibits torture under Section 277 of its Penal Law, stating: "A public servant who does one of the following is liable to imprisonment for three years: (1) uses or directs the use of force or violence against...more Israeli forces detain 4 farmers 11/9/2010 - HEBRON (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces detained farmers for nearly four hours in Safa village near Hebron and banned them from entering their land, locals said. Palestinian Solidarity Project spokesman Muhammad Ayyad Awwad identified the farmers as Ali Ahmad Thalji Adi, 65, his wife Su'ad, 65, Hani Nimir Adi, 42, and his son.... Israel arrested over 345 Palestinians in October, including 140 children Uruknet November 9, 2010 - A report released by the Supreme National Committee for the Support of Prisoners, has confirmed that last month, forces of the Israeli Occupation arrested more than 345 Palestinian citizens from various parts of the West Bank, Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip including 130 children and two women. This is in addition to the detention of... Israeli troops advance in central Gaza, detain 4 citizens in WB 9 Nov 2010 - Gaza, November 9, (Pal Telegraph - Occupied Palestine) A number of Israeli armored vehicles advanced in central Gaza east of the Maghazi refugee camp on Tuesday morning, Palestinian security sources told the PIC reporter. They said that seven military vehicles, including tanks, armed personnel carriers, and bulldozers advanced amidst intensive firing at citizens’ homes. The sources noted that the Israeli... IOA rounded up 33 children in Silwan last month PIC 9 Nov 2010 - The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) has detained 33 Palestinian children in the Silwan town, in occupied Jerusalem, a report by the Wadi Hilwa information center said. Hamas official Nasif on hunger strike, IOA denies him visits PIC 9 Nov 2010 - The Palestinian prisoner committee said that the Israeli occupation authority refused to allow its lawyer to visit senior Hamas official Ra'fat Nasif who is going on hunger strike. PA military court sentences two Hamas members to actual imprisonment PIC 9 Nov 2010 - The Palestinian authority's military court in Ariha (Jericho) city issued actual prison sentences against two Palestinian citizens affiliated with Hamas Movement. Israel is right to be concerned Rami G. Khouri, Daily Star 11/6/2010 We can learn much from the Israeli government’s decision this week to suspend a special strategic dialog with the United Kingdom because of concerns that Israeli officials could be arrested and indicted with crimes against humanity in the UK, according to a British law that provides for “universal jurisdiction” in such cases, i.e., a suspect of any country can be charged, detained and tried in a British court even if the alleged crimes occurred in a third country and did not include British citizens among the victims. Israel’s Kadima Party leader Tzipi Livni recently cancelled a trip to London as did Deputy Prime Minister Dan Meridor this week, because he was advised that he risked being arrested. Palestinians in the UK in recent years have filed charges against Israeli officials and British courts have issued arrest warrants for some Israeli officials, though none have actually been taken into custody. The important dimension of this is the concern among many Israelis – justified, in my view – that Israel is being subjected to a “de-legitimization” campaign. This is exactly what is happening, and it scares Israelis more than anything else in the world. The one most-coveted thing that Israel lacks in the eyes of its Palestinian foes and other Arab and international critics is legitimacy and acceptance. It’s one thing if Yemen, Algeria or Somalia do not recognize Israel, but it is another and much more significant thing entirely if the UK government – the historical midwife of Zionism and the Israeli state – issues arrest warrants charging Israeli officials with crimes against humanity. Exactly 93 years ago this week the British government issued the Balfour Declaration that pledged support for the creation of “a national home for the Jewish people.” Now, London joins others in the world who seek to hold accountable to the international rule of law those Israeli leaders at the helm of that “Jewish national home” that is the sovereign state of Israel – sovereign, but still largely unaccepted in its present configuration. more.. e-mail Mayor visits released detainee 11/8/2010 - TUBAS (Ma'an) -- A mayor and other figures visited a released detainee Monday. Fahed Bani Odeh of Tubas spent eight years in Israeli detention. Marwan At-Tubasi congratulated Fahed, and wished that others would soon be freed. The Tubas mayor added that the Palestinian Authority was working to free others.... PA to send money to Palestinian detainees 11/8/2010 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) - Detainees minister Issa Qaraqe announced Monday that the ministry transferred 350 shekels to each detainee in Israeli prisons for the annual Muslim holiday Eid Al-Adha. The minister said he intended to send 450 shekels but the prison administration cut the plan by 100. The ministry is making efforts to transfer clothing.... PA detains controversial blogger 11/9/2010 - QALQILIYA (Ma'an) -- Residents of a conservative northern West Bank city were surprised when security forces detained a controversial blogger whose postings on Facebook had infuriated Muslims. A high-ranking source in the general Palestinian intelligence services told Ma'an that the detainee, who was not identified, was arrested in Qalqiliya. He refused to.... Rights group: Female detainees in Talmond denied medical treatment 7 Nov 2010 - Ramallah, November 7, (Pal Telegraph - Occupied Palestine) Several ill detainees in the female population of the Israeli Talmond prison have been denied medical treatment, a Palestinian rights group reported, adding that the prison administration has refused to allow a dentist into the facility. The Mandela rights group head Buthaina Duqmaq, in statement she issued Saturday after visiting Israeli prisons,... Israel expels two Swedes from occupied Palestine PIC 8 Nov 2010 - The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) detained and later expelled two Swedish citizens, one of them was a lawmaker, upon their arrival in the occupied Palestinian territories. PA preventive security transfers prisoner to hospital after health problems PIC 8 Nov 2010 - Informed Palestinian sources said that the Palestinian authority's preventive security transferred prisoner Amjad Kazzaz to the government hospital in Al-Khalil after his health deteriorated. Palestinian prisoners suspend their hunger strike for few months PIC 8 Nov 2010 - The international Tadamun society for human rights said that the Palestinian prisoners decided to postpone their hunger strike for several months after some of their demands were fulfilled. Palestinian prisoner society calls for firing Habbash from his post PIC 8 Nov 2010 - The Palestinian prisoner society called on Mahmoud Abbas to remove his minister of religious affairs Mahmoud Habbash from his post after he expunged 200 names of pilgrims. Settlers carry out work on seized Jerusalem home 11/8/2010 - JERUSALEM (Ma'an) - Israeli settlers have expanded construction work on a Palestinian-owned house in Jerusalem's Old City they took control of nearly a year ago. Witnesses said settlers brought construction equipment and furniture to the building, which is owned by Palestinian resident Fatima Dahoody, 80. The Palestinian Prisoner Society's Jerusalem.... Detainee shot dead outside Hebron courthouse 11/7/2010 - HEBRON (Ma'an) - Unidentified gunman shot dead a Palestinian detainee at the entrance of the magistrate court in Hebron in the southern West Bank. The assailants fled the scene. Police and medical sources identified the victim as 36-year-old Ayman Jibreel Rajabi. Medical officials said his bullet-riddled body was taken to Al-Ahli Hospital in.... 2 Palestinians seized in overnight raid 11/7/2010 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Two Palestinians were detained early Sunday in Bethlehem, the Israeli army said. The two, who were not identified, were transferred for questioning, an Israeli military spokesman said. Residents of Beit Jala reported a loud blast around 4 a. m. It was not clear if the incidents were related.... Islamic Jihad: PA detains leader in Ramallah 11/7/2010 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Islamic Jihad said Sunday that Palestinian Authority security forces detained a senior leader from his home in Ramallah in the central West Bank. The movement said in a statement that Abdul-Hakim Masalma, 50, was taken to a detention center. The official had been wanted by Israeli forces for five years, the.... Int'l jurist: Palestinian detainees are hostages under international law Uruknet November 7, 2010 -- International law expert Hasan Omar stated that the Palestinian detainees in Isreli jails are not prisoners, but they are hostages being held by the Israeli occupation state and they must be released according to the principles of international law. In an interview published by the journal of Muslim Palestine, Omar explained that the prisoner under... Write a Letter to a Palestinian Prisoner Uruknet November 6, 2010 - Given the issue and condition of the Palestinian prisoners in the Zionist Entity jails, and in an expression of love and loyalty to their steadfastness and sacrifices, we decided to take part in an awesome campaign to prove our freedom fighters that they are not forgotten, that we stand with them, and fight for their... PA: Israel raided thousands of homes in October Uruknet November 6, 2010 - The Palestinian Authority Ministry of Detainees' Affairs said Israeli forces detained 403 Palestinians and raided 2148 homes across the West Bank during October. In a report released Saturday, the ministry said Israeli soldiers intimidated and assaulted residents, destroying the contents of homes during the raids. Of those detained, 95 percent had been assaulted in front... Rights group: Female detainees in Talmond denied medical treatment 7 Nov 2010 - Ramallah, November 7, (Pal Telegraph - Occupied Palestine) Several ill detainees in the female population of the Israeli Talmond prison have been denied medical treatment, a Palestinian rights group reported, adding that the prison administration has refused to allow a dentist into the facility. The Mandela rights group head Buthaina Duqmaq, in statement she issued Saturday after visiting Israeli prisons,... PA: Israel raided thousands of homes in October 11/7/2010 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- The Palestinian Authority Ministry of Detainees' Affairs said Israeli forces detained 403 Palestinians and raided 2148 homes across the West Bank during October. In a report released Saturday, the ministry said Israeli soldiers intimidated and assaulted residents, destroying the contents of homes during the raids. Of those detained, 95 percent.... Rights group: Palestinian female detainees in Talmond denied medical treatment Uruknet November 6, 2010 - Several ill detainees in the female population of the Israeli Talmond prison have been denied medical treatment, a Palestinian rights group reported, adding that the prison administration has refused to allow a dentist into the facility. The Mandela rights group head Buthaina Duqmaq, in statement she issued Saturday after visiting Israeli prisons, said female detainees... Palestinian Teenage Boy Put Under House Arrest Uruknet November 5, 2010 - A 13-year-old Palestinian boy has been placed under five-month house arrest on suspicion of throwing stones at Israeli soldiers in the West Bank. The teenager, named Karem, was detained in the city of Hebron in late September and spent six days in the Ofer Prison, an Israeli website quoted in Press TV reported. The boy... Conned by democracy: The Middle East’s stagnant ‘change’ Palestine Note 6 Nov 2010 - Democracy in the Middle East continues to be a hugely popular topic of discussion. Its virtues are tirelessly praised by rulers and oppositions alike, by intellectuals and ordinary people, by political prisoners and their prison guards.... Rights group: Female detainees in Talmond denied medical treatment PIC 6 Nov 2010 - Several ill detainees in the female population of the Israeli Talmond prison have been denied medical treatment, a Palestinian rights groups reported. Protest against Fayyad for excluding Jerusalemite pilgrims from Hajj mission PIC 6 Nov 2010 - Dozens of Jerusalemite families of prisoners, ex-detainees and martyrs rallied outside the house of Salam Fayyad in protest at excluding them from the pilgrimage mission to Makkah this year. Colossus: the giant Gazan prison Larbi Sadiki, Al Jazeera, Axis of Logic 11/4/2010 The blockade imposed on Gaza is a powerful psychological device aimed at wringing concessions from Gazans and Hamas. Gaza "the giant open prison" are not the words of Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president. Nor were they scripted by Hamas' Khaled Mishaal or Fatah's Mahmoud Abbas. They belong to David Cameron, the young and charismatic British prime minister. Since the imposition of the Gaza blockade nearly four years ago, no single European leader has voiced moral outrage over the sanctions with such alacrity, simplicity and forcefulness. His words have reverberated widely in Gaza as well as elsewhere in the Arab world. Like Cameron's words, the untold misery shatters the international political society's quasi silence and questions the immorality of indifference and inaction towards the blockade. Gazans need to reclaim their state of dignity and humanity before reclaiming the seemingly illusionary hope of a Palestinian state. A peek inside the 'big prison' reveals the blockade to be multi-layered - affecting economy, polity, diplomacy and security. For most Arabs, that Israel imposes a de-humanising blockade may be easy to explain, but Egypt's role in the blockade defies logical explication. The music one hears from the Egyptian regime and other Arab states about adherence to international agreements convinces neither Arabs nor Westerners. But abiding by sanctions that traumatise, de-humanise and isolate fellow Arabs, as in Iraq (where tens of thousands died as a result) or in Gaza is acceptable in the name of good citizenship in the international arena. more.. e-mail Plea deal "only option" for political prisoner Ameer Makhoul Uruknet November 5, 2010 - After spending nearly six months in jail, Palestinian political prisoner Ameer Makhoul signed a plea agreement with Israeli state prosecutors on 27 October. The deal involves a reduced list of charges, including contact with a foreign agent and spying for the Lebanese resistance movement Hizballah. The charges carry a maximum prison sentence of seven to... Palestinian Teenage Boy Put Under House Arrest Uruknet November 5, 2010 - A 13-year-old Palestinian boy has been placed under five-month house arrest on suspicion of throwing stones at Israeli soldiers in the West Bank. The teenager, named Karem, was detained in the city of Hebron in late September and spent six days in the Ofer Prison, an Israeli website quoted in Press TV reported. The boy... Bethlehem man indicted for buying from settlement Jeruslalem Post 4 Nov 2010 - Palestinian merchant charged with “carrying out commercial transactions with residents of a hostile state”; being held in PA prison. Sheikh Salah to goes on trial Wednesday PIC 5 Nov 2010 - The Israeli court in the Israeli Ramle prison has scheduled the hearing of Sheikh Raed Salah this coming Wednesday to investigate whether or not he violated orders from the Israeli occupation police. Conned by democracy Ramzy Baroud, Ma’an News Agency 11/5/2010 Democracy in the Middle East continues to be a hugely popular topic of discussion. Its virtues are tirelessly praised by rulers and oppositions alike, by intellectuals and ordinary people, by political prisoners and their prison guards. Yet, in actuality, it also remains an illusion, if not a front to ensure the demise of any real possibility of public participation in decision-making. Bahrain was the latest Arab country to hold free and fair elections. It managed a reasonable voter turnout of 67 percent. The opposition also did very well, winning 45 percent of the seats. In terms of fairness and transparency, the Bahraini elections could serve as an excellent example of how ‘things are changing’ in the Middle East. More, they might provide Western leaders such as US President Barack Obama an opportunity to commend the contribution of American guidance to 'progress' in the region. In actual fact, nothing is changing – except for the insistence by some that it is. Arab governments have made two important discoveries in the last decade. The first discovery is that US interests cannot peacefully co-exist with true democracies in the region. Egypt had a rude awaking in 2005, when Muslim Brotherhood candidates won a fifth of the votes, if not more. This was followed by the unmatched democratic revolution in Palestine when Hamas won the majority of the vote. The aftermath of both of these events was enough to remind both Arabs and the US of the folly of their so-called democracy project. The second realization is that Arabs are not judged by the genuineness of their democracy; rather, the success of their democratic experiences is judged on the basis of how well they can serve and protect US interests.... more.. e-mail Plea deal "only option" for political prisoner Ameer Makhoul Electronic Intifada: 5 Nov 2010 - After spending nearly six months in jail, Palestinian political prisoner Ameer Makhoul signed a plea agreement with Israeli state prosecutors on 27 October. The deal involves a reduced list of charges, including contact with a foreign agent and spying for the Lebanese resistance movement Hizballah. The charges carry a maximum prison sentence of seven to ten years.more Army Kidnaps Eight Palestinians In The West Bank IMEMC - 4 Nov 2010 - Thursday November 04, 2010 - 10:22, Israeli troops detained on Thursday at dawn eight Palestinian citizens in the West Bank allegedly wanted for 'security violations'. 9 Palestinians seized in overnight raids 11/4/2010 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces detained nine Palestinians late Wednesday and early Thursday, officials said. An Israeli military spokeswoman said the arrests were in the West Bank districts of Ramallah, Bethlehem, and Hebron. She specified that the nine were detained in the Silwad, Abu Dis, Beit Ummar, Yatta and Deir Majad villages.... PA court to hear first settlements case 11/4/2010 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- The first case of smuggling goods from settlements into West Bank shops was filed in a Bethlehem court Wednesday, in a move that will test a new Palestinian Authority law prohibiting the sale of such products. Although customs officers have patrolled West Bank shops and detained several people since the law.... 28 detained in PA arrest campaign 11/4/2010 - JERICHO (Ma'an) -- Palestinian police detained 28 men from Tulkarem and Jericho on Thursday, all of them allegedly fugitives. Among the detainees were 25 from Tulkarem, 19 who were wanted for arrest and another six who had been summoned to answer complaints. In Jericho, police seized three suspected drug dealers as part of a.... Israeli army raids Hebron and Bethlehem, detains many 4 Nov 2010 - West Bank, November 4, (Pal Telegraph) Israeli occupation forces arrested early today four Palestinians after a raid carried out by the Israeli occupation forces on the Governorate of Bethlehem in the southern West Bank. The Hebrew Radio said: "The army arrested four Palestinians claiming they are wanted militants in Bethlehem and taken to investigation without revealing their names." Israeli occupation... Iran detains suspected UK-linked militants Palestine Note 4 Nov 2010 - Washington - Iran's Press TV has reported that 4 suspects linked to a Kurdish fighter in Britain have been detained for carrying out a series of assassination, Al Jazeera reported Thursday. "Iran's intelligence ministry says it... IOF kidnap two brothers of prisoner in PA jails in Al-Khalil PIC 4 Nov 2010 - The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed Wednesday evening the house of a prisoner in Fatah's jails in the West Bank called Bajis Amro and kidnapped two of his brothers. IOA detains Palestinian recently released after serving 25-year sentence PIC 4 Nov 2010 - The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) held Omar Al-Barghouthi in administrative detention for six months, his family members said on Thursday. Abu Arafa: IOA linking Jerusalemite deputies issue to the exchange deal PIC 4 Nov 2010 - Khaled Abu Arafa has revealed that the IOA was linking cancellation of the deportation of four Jerusalemite deputies to the conclusion of the prisoners' exchange deal with the Palestinian factions. Conned by Democracy: The Middle East's Stagnant 'Change' Palestine Chronicle: 4 Nov 2010 - By Ramzy Baroud Democracy in the Middle East continues to be a hugely popular topic of discussion. Its virtues are tirelessly praised by rulers and oppositions alike, by intellectuals and ordinary people, by political prisoners and their prison guards. Yet, in actuality, it also remains an illusion, if not a front to ensure the demise of any real possibility of public participation in decision-making. Bahrain was the latest Arab country to hold free and fair elections. It managed a reasonable voter turnout of 67 percent. The opposition also did very well, winning 45 percent of the seats. In terms of fairness and transparency, the Bahraini elections could serve as an excellent example of how ‘things are changing’ in the Middle East. More, they might provide Western leaders, such as US President Barack Obama an opportunity to commend the contribution of American guidance to ‘progress’ in the region. In actual fact,...more My Hummus Tastes Like Apartheid Palestine Chronicle: 4 Nov 2010 - By Abbas Naqvi The recent attacks by Israel on the humanitarian Flotilla is yet another signal for us, as citizens of the United States, to hold the Israeli regime accountable for its reckless and illegal behavior. Israel has consistently prevented aid from entering the Gaza Strip, including medical supplies, cement and food. Consequently, the three-year old blockade has turned Gaza into the world’s largest open-air prison, with an entire population starved and deprived of basic necessities. The simple but tragic truth is that Israel acts with such audacity because the international community fails to hold it responsible for the ongoing occupation and apartheid system against the Palestinian people. However, this is slowly changing as people around the globe have begun to question Israel’s policies, with an increasing number and visibility. As people of conscious, it is our obligation to join the global cry for justice. When we ask ourselves questions...more Palestinian detainee still in jail months after serving term Uruknet November 2, 2010 - Protesting a 3-month delay of his release, a Gaza man held in Israel's Negev prison went on hunger strike Monday, a prisoners support group reported. Shadi Abu Al-Hussein, 34, from the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, was due for release on 31 August but has remained in an isolation cell. An Israeli prison service... Detainees in Hawara complain of inhuman incarceration PIC 3 Nov 2010 - The Palestinian prisoner's committee said in a statement on Wednesday that tension was rising high among Palestinian detainees in the Israeli Hawara military detention center. Intimidation Continues in Susiya as Peace Activists Are Arrested Palestine Monitor: 3 Nov 2010 - Two activists from the Jewish-Arab equality group Ta'ayush were arrested while assisting olive farmers in Susiya village on Saturday. The harvest had been interrupted by Israeli soldiers who claimed the land was disputed, although Israeli government-issued aerial maps showed it to be Palestinian. Written and photographed by Brynn Ruba. Israeli soldiers arrest a Ta'ayush activist for entering a declared “Closed Military Zone,” after appealing for his help translating for a detained Palestinian woman. The Ta'ayush activists, who specialise in supporting Palestinians' legal rights to their property, showed the aerial maps to soldiers, as well as relevant land deeds. The maps have been publically available since a Peace Now campaign pressured the government into disclosing data on ownership of the land in the occupied territories. The soldiers refused to acknowledge that the area was private Palestinian farmland, instead proclaiming it a ‘closed military zone', a common but illegal method of crowd...more Israeli Rights Group Report Indicates Abuse in Israeli Detention IMEMC - 2 Nov 2010 - Tuesday November 02, 2010 - 13:41, According to a report released on Tuesday by the Israeli rights groups B'Tselem and Hamoked, Palestinians detained for questioning by Tel Aviv's security services Shin Bet are held in unsatisfactory conditions, and often suffer abuse. 6 Palestinians detained in Hebron 11/2/2010 - HEBRON (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces detained six Palestinians Tuesday near Hebron in the southern West Bank. Israeli security officials said the suspects were in possession of weapons connected to criminal activity. Locals told Ma'an that the Palestinians, who were not identified, were all members of the same family. Earlier, an official in.... 2 Palestinians detained in West Bank raid 11/2/2010 - HEBRON (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces on Tuesday seized two Palestinians from a village near Hebron in the southern West Bank. Ayham Sabarneh, 17, and Nidal Za'aqiq, 20, were detained after a raid on their homes in Beit Ummar, said Muhammad Awad, a local activist. An Israeli military spokesman confirmed that two Palestinians.... Hamas: PA arrests 9 party members 11/2/2010 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Hamas officials in the West Bank accused Palestinian Authority security forces of detaining nine party affiliates for political reasons. Hamas said in a statement that the men were detained from Tulkarem, Hebron, Qalqiliya and Jenin. The detentions come as tensions between rival factions Hamas and Fatah persist, and the latest attempts.... PA targets suspected antiquities dealers 11/2/2010 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) - Palestinian Authority police detained two residents of Ramallah and seized antiquities on Tuesday, officials said. Police said they were acting on a tip that locals in Aroura village were in possession of 75 antiquities without authorization. The two Palestinians, who were not identified, were transferred for interrogation, police said.... Islamic Jihad: PA arrests West Bank supporter 11/2/2010 - GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- The Islamic Jihad movement on Tuesday accused Palestinian Authority security forces of detaining a party affiliate in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. In a statement, the group said PA forces detained Muhammad Issa Abda, 42, a party supporter who has spent 10 years in Israeli jails. The movement added.... Kept in the Dark: Treatment of Palestinian Detainees in the Petach- Tikva Interrogation Facility of the Israel Security Agency (Full Report) Uruknet November 2, 2010 - The treatment of detainees is one of the tests of human rights protection. Harm to Palestinian residents of the Occupied Territories held in Israeli detention facilities has engaged HaMoked: Center of the Defence of the Individual and B'Tselem since their inception. Over the years, the manner of harm to inmates has changed, partly due to... Two Human Rights Groups Report Abuse of Palestinian Prisoners in Shin Bet Facility PNN - Jerusalem – PNN – In a recently issued report, B’tselem and Hamoked Center for the Defence of Individuals cited regular human rights violations in the Shin Bet detention facility, located in Petah... Two Arrested in Beit Amer, Near Hebron PNN - Hebron – PNN - Israeli forces detained two Palestinians in Beit Amer in the Hebron Governorate in the southern West Bank. Muhammad Awad, spokesman for the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign, said those apprehended... Palestinian detainees tortured PIC 2 Nov 2010 - The Israeli human rights group B'Tselem has revealed that the Israeli intelligence known as the Shabak tortures more than a hundred Palestinian detainees in Petah Tikwa detention center. Islamic Jihad: The preventive security sill tortures wounded resistance fighter PIC 2 Nov 2010 - Islamic Jihad said that the Palestinian authority's preventive security continues to torture a wounded Palestinian resistance fighter called Mohamed Mor'eb in its jails in the West Bank. The World Education Forum: Palestine's Opportunity to Overcome Obstacles Palestine Monitor: 2 Nov 2010 - “Through education we will become a prosperous nation, and will obtain a life that allows us to live in freedom. We are a people who can live and learn despite the problems we encounter. We will continue to improve education, so that future generations can live peacefully.” – Adbul Hakeem, head of the Ministry of Education Written and photographed by Brynn Ruba. Friday night's cultural festivities including traditional music and dancing. The World Education Forum (WEF) closed on Sunday, with hundreds gathered at the closing ceremonies in Ramallah. The forum was held from October 28-31, with events taking place in the West Bank and Gaza, and a sister conference convened in Lebanon for those who were refused an Israeli visa. Hebron, Bethlehem, Nabus, Jenin, Jaffa, Haifa and Jerusalem also hosted conferences on topics ranging from education as a tool for resistance, to education and the Palestinian prison experience. Government officials...more Palestinian guides send letters to female detainees 11/1/2010 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Palestinian girl guides sent letters to female detainees in Israeli prisons Sunday as part of their annual "Arab Guides Day" celebrations. Organized by the Palestinian Boy Scouts and Girl Guides Association, scouts and guides from across the West Bank convened at the Ministry Of Youth and Sports to celebrate the day.... Hamas: PA detains 6 supporters in West Bank 11/1/2010 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Palestinian Authority forces detained three Hamas supporters in the West Bank, the Islamist movement said in a statement on Monday. The statement said the six were arrested in Nablus, Hebron, Qalqiliya, and Tulkarem. Hamas says the Fatah-dominated PA is engaged in an ongoing political crackdown on Hamas in the West Bank.... New Scandals in Palestinian Child Prisoner Torture: Israeli Soldiers Urinate on 13-Year-Old Boys Uruknet November 1, 2010 - Palestinian Minister of Prisoner Affairs Issa Qaraqa’ said he has uncovered a new scandal in the treatment of child prisoners by Israeli soldiers, in which Israeli soldiers urinated on two 13-year-old boys and held them naked in a bathroom for two days. Qaraqa’ said that he had contacted a lawyer on behalf of two detained... PFLP in Khan Younis declare solidarity with Sa'adat and prisoners Uruknet November 1, 2010 - The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine in Khan Younis organized a rally in solidarity with Comrade Ahmad Sa'adat, the imprisoned General Secretary og the Front, and all of the prisoners inside the occupation jails, on October 30, 2010, drawing large crowds of leaders, supporters and cadres of the Front. The rally was organized... Soldier convicted of prisoner abuse Palestine Note 1 Nov 2010 - Washington - An Israeli soldier, known only as "Corporal S", has been found guilty of prisoner abuse and unbecoming behavior after photos of him pointing a rifle at a blindfolded Palestinian detainee surfaced last month. The... Man impersonates Shalit during Gaza rally YNet News - Relatives of Palestinian prisoners held in Israel demonstrated in the south Gaza city of Rafah on Monday. During the rally, two gunmen pointed their rifles at the head of ....... National committee: Release Gaza prisoners whose incarceration term ended PIC 1 Nov 2010 - The national committee for prisoners has asked international human rights organizations to immediately intervene with the IOA to end its crime of detaining Gazan prisoners whose sentences had ended. AL-KHALIL (HEBRON): Shepherd made homeless, livelihood threatened, son in prison Christian Peacemaker Teams - Palestine - Israel Targets Students Palestine Monitor: 1 Nov 2010 - On 26 August, Israeli forces stormed a student apartment in Birzeit. “They arrested six students with political or activist ties,” said Anan Quzmar, coordinator of Right 2 Education (R2E), a student's rights organization based in Birzeit University. “They came in the middle of the night,” said Quzmar. “They arrested half a dozen students and trashed up the house.” The students were taken to detainment facilities and then prison. A few were released, but most have remained behind bars, waiting for their hearing, to meet their lawyers, and see the single judge who will decide their fate. Ameel Abdel was lucky. He had been picked up along with other members of a student group connected to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), or the second largest political organization in Palestine's ruling coalition. As he sat in Ofer prison with other members of al-Kutob al-Tulab al-Democrati (Democratic Student Writers),...more  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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