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Here, in the midst of a disaster, we see another illustration of Israel deliberately imposing hurt and hardship on Palestinian political prisoners.
Israel refuses to distribute extra blankets to Palestinian prisoners
BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) --" Israeli prison administration refused a request from the Palestinian Authority to allow extra blankets and clothes for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails during the recent storm, the PA prisoners' affairs minister said on Sunday.
Issa Qaraqe told Ma'an that despite coordination between the PA, the Red Cross, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Israeli administration of Ofer prison refused to allow hundreds of blankets prepared by the PA to be distributed to inmates."
Qaraqe said the "the Israeli prison administration did not provide prisoners with the basic requirements to protect them from the extreme cold and it is responsible for their lives during these conditions."
It has been documented for years that Israeli jails do not provide for the basic needs of Palestinian political prisoners, and according to Qaraqe the prisoners presently lack the sufficient number of blankets, clothes, or heating sources.
Qaraqe said that rainwater managed to enter a number of cells of the Palestinian prisoners and detention centers where dozens of Palestinian prisoners reside, and some detainees suffering from illnesses related to extreme cold are in need of medical care..
Palestinian Center for Prisoners' Studies said that female prisoners also suffered throughout the storm as their rooms had many leaks, and that they were not given any extra blankets or hot water despite extremely cold conditions.
Today, Ma'an reports 5,200 Palestinians held in Israeli jails as of Oct. 2013, this is according to the PA Ministry of Prisoners' Affairs.
Another 1,280 are being detained in Israeli prisons for being inside Israel without permits, according to the Maan article. (This is the first I have read of this other category of Palestinian prisoners)
Since 1967, I read that more than 650,000 Palestinians have been detained by Israel, and that this represents 20% of the total population and 40% of all males in the occupied territories.
Israel refuses to distribute extra blankets to Palestinian prisoners | Maan News Agency
Israel refuses to distribute extra blankets to Palestinian prisoners
BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) --" Israeli prison administration refused a request from the Palestinian Authority to allow extra blankets and clothes for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails during the recent storm, the PA prisoners' affairs minister said on Sunday.
Issa Qaraqe told Ma'an that despite coordination between the PA, the Red Cross, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Israeli administration of Ofer prison refused to allow hundreds of blankets prepared by the PA to be distributed to inmates."
Qaraqe said the "the Israeli prison administration did not provide prisoners with the basic requirements to protect them from the extreme cold and it is responsible for their lives during these conditions."
It has been documented for years that Israeli jails do not provide for the basic needs of Palestinian political prisoners, and according to Qaraqe the prisoners presently lack the sufficient number of blankets, clothes, or heating sources.
Qaraqe said that rainwater managed to enter a number of cells of the Palestinian prisoners and detention centers where dozens of Palestinian prisoners reside, and some detainees suffering from illnesses related to extreme cold are in need of medical care..
Palestinian Center for Prisoners' Studies said that female prisoners also suffered throughout the storm as their rooms had many leaks, and that they were not given any extra blankets or hot water despite extremely cold conditions.
Today, Ma'an reports 5,200 Palestinians held in Israeli jails as of Oct. 2013, this is according to the PA Ministry of Prisoners' Affairs.
Another 1,280 are being detained in Israeli prisons for being inside Israel without permits, according to the Maan article. (This is the first I have read of this other category of Palestinian prisoners)
Since 1967, I read that more than 650,000 Palestinians have been detained by Israel, and that this represents 20% of the total population and 40% of all males in the occupied territories.
Israel refuses to distribute extra blankets to Palestinian prisoners | Maan News Agency