Posts Tagged: Israel Palestinian prisoners
Washington Post Column Gives Skewed Portrait of Israeli Administrative Detention
On the heels of the deal that has seen Hamas release Israeli hostages being held in Gaza in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, Washington Post columnist...
Israel: Islamic Jihad Inmates Call Off Hunger Strike
i24 News – Palestinian terrorists imprisoned in Israel called off on Friday their hunger after nine days, saying their demands had been met, according to...
Now Israel Kills People Through Cancer and Heart Disease?
From Ma'an: Palestinian prisoner Bassam Ameen al-Sayeh, 43, from the occupied West Bank city of Nablus is in serious health condition and "may die at any moment,"...
UK’s Labour Party Approves Boycott of Firm With Israeli Ties
JNS.org - The United Kingdom’s Labour Party voted last week to boycott a multinational British company, G4S, reportedly over the company’s links with Israel. G4S is...
Why Administrative Detention Weakens Israeli Democracy
Palestinian lawyer Mohammed Allan, who went on a hunger strike for 65 days to protest his indefinite detention in Israeli custody, was subsequently moved into...
Tension Mounts as Clock Ticks Down on Gaza Cease-Fire
JNS.org - With the latest 72-hour cease-fire set to expire at midnight Wednesday, the only certainty about what will follow is uncertainty. According...
Poll: 56 Percent of Palestinians Oppose Resuming Talks With Israel
Ynet - More than half of Palestinians are against renewing negotiations with Israel, while less than one third think they should be restarted, according to...
Israeli Foreign Minister Lieberman Says New Elections Preferable to Release of Israeli-Arab Convicts
Xinhua - Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Sunday that he prefers to face another round of elections rather than release Israeli Arab...
Poll: Most Israelis Oppose Releasing Palestinian Convicts
Israel Hayom - A majority of Jewish Israelis -- 63.2 percent -- oppose going ahead with the fourth stage of the Palestinian prisoner release in...
What The Guardian Forgot to Mention About the Released Palestinian ‘Prisoners’
On December 28, the Israeli Prison Service published the list of prisoners that were released today, representing the third round of four scheduled releases agreed upon...