Posts Tagged: Israeli Prisons

As Hunger Striking Palestinians Spark Media Fury, Israeli Detention Policy Gets Twisted Along the Way
Hunger-striking Palestinian prisoner Khalil Awawdeh made headlines around the world after disturbing images of him lying emaciated and pale on a hospital bed were released. The...

Palestinian Prisoners Day Misleads Students Worldwide
JNS.org - This year’s Palestinian Prisoners Day (PPD) took place on April 17. Every year, activists use this occasion in an attempt to draw international...

‘Party Is Over’ for Convicted Terrorists in Israeli Prisons, Says Security Minister
JNS.org - In a new bid to deter terrorism, Israel will lower prison conditions to make them as basic as possible while still conforming to international...

Ahed Tamimi Accidentally Shows How Humane Israel Is
Palestinian national icon Ahed Tamimi (nicknamed “Shirley Temper”) was freed after serving an eight-month sentence in Israeli prison for recording herself punching, kicking, and slapping...

PA Claims One Million Palestinians Have Been ‘Tortured’ by Israel
On the eve of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture 2017, the Palestinian Prisoner Affairs Ministry issued a report claiming that more than one million...

Palestinian Arsonists Burn Down Jewish School in West Bank
JNS.org - Palestinian arsonists burned down a Jewish religious school in the northern West Bank on Monday, during a “Day of Rage” held in support of...

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 Did Israeli Jails Cut National Geographic Cable TV for Palestinian Prisoners? (VIDEO)
Palestinian security prisoners at a high-security lockup located - ironically - at "Armageddon (Megiddo) Jct." Prison in central Israel won't be watching National Geographic wildlife...

Hamas Official Claims Responsibility for Murder of Israeli Teens
JNS.org - Israel's Channel 2 on Wednesday aired a recording of Hamas leader Saleh al-Arouri, who is based in Turkey, claiming responsibility for the kidnapping and...

Effort to Cut Palestinian Authority Funding Moves to Formal U.S. House Resolution
Congressional sentiment on cutting funding of the Palestinian Authority escalated to a formal resolution in the House of Representatives on Thursday. Some fifteen cosponsors, led by...

Netanyahu Postpones Declaration of New Construction in Judea and Samaria Until After Kerry’s Visit to Israel
Even though Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared his intention to approve the construction of 1,400 housing units in Judea and Samaria this week, the announcement...

At Knesset Session With Terror Victims MKs Oppose Release of Convicts
Israel's Knesset held a special meeting Wednesday morning between families who have lost loved ones to terrorism and Israeli Parliament members, Israeli daily Ma'ariv reported. The...

Israeli Prisons, Hothouses for Breeding Palestinian Terrorists
Israeli society is currently dealing with the painful, emotional issue of the Israeli government's willingness to release Palestinian murderers, "security prisoners," from Israeli jails, part...

An Open Letter to Israeli Arab Knesset Member Ibrahim Sarsur
MK Sarsur, To remind you, on March 27, 2002, 250 Israelis celebrated Passover at the Park Hotel in Netanya, Israel. None of them imagined that they...