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Palestinian Prisoners In Israeli Jails, The Untold Story
More than 9,300 Palestinian prisoners live in inhumane conditions in about 30 Israeli prisons, with no attention given to them by the international community. Two months ago, former Palestinian prisoners, who headed most of the governmental and NGOs Palestinian organizations caring for the Palestinian prisoners, launched a comprehensive campaign to free the prisoners and appealed to the Interna
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More than 9,300 Palestinian prisoners live in inhumane conditions in about 30 Israeli prisons, with no attention given to them by the international community. Two months ago, former Palestinian prisoners, who headed most of the governmental and NGOs Palestinian organizations caring for the Palestinian prisoners, launched a comprehensive campaign to free the prisoners and appealed to the International Justice Court at the Hague to issue legislation against the Israeli prisons. However, unfortunately, neither the official governmental organization nor NGOs in any country have sympathized with them. However, one Israeli soldier abducted by the Palestinian fighters aroused the attention of the whole world. Arabs, ahead of the Europeans, scambled to seek his release ignoring also the suffering of the huge number of Palestinians behind Israeli bars. Ikhwanweb correspondent in Gaza, interviewed Mr. Mohammad Bader, the director of the Prisoners Information Centre, to shed more light on the agony of the Palestinian prisoners. 1. Mr. Bader, could you give us an overview of the prisoners’ situation in Israeli jails? The problem of the prisoners became even more complicated during Al-Aqsa Intifada where more than 40,000 of the 650,000 were imprisoned after it started. The irony concerning the prisoners’ issue is that no one in the whole world feels with them. Most people around the world are not aware of the suffering and the inhumane conditions that the Palestinian are living in inside Israeli prisons, except after the abduction of the Israeli soldier last Sunday when the issue surfaced Moreover, what is really bizarre is that the world and Arab leaders are vigorously seeking the release of one kidnapped Israeli soldier and sympathize with his parents but meanwhile ignore thousands of fathers, mothers, wives and children of more than 9,000 Palestinians behind bars 2. What are the exact figures of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails? 3. What is the number of male to female prisoners? 4. How are the Palestinians suffering in Israeli jails? 5. What are the obstacles you face in helping them? 7. Do you think his abduction benefited the Palestinian prisoners? 8. Do you think that the Israelis will agree to a prisoners swap? 9. Why do you think that the Israelis, intermittently, announce they will not respond to the fighters’ demands?
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