Muin, a ninth-grade student and the only child in his family, has been placed under administrative detention, a practice in which Israeli authorities detain Palestinians, including children, without charge or trial, based on ‘secret evidence’ that neither the detainee nor their lawyer can review.
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As Freed Palestinians Describe Torture, Trump OKs $3 Billion Arms Package for Israel
Like the Biden administration, Trump is claiming an “emergency” in order to bypass Congress to get approved a new $3 billion weapons package for Israel. [UPDATE: Now $4 billion]
Palestinian Prisoners: Harrowing Reports Of Systemic Torture – 2 articles
Palestinian civilians and healthcare workers recount the horrifying reality and systemic torture going on within Israeli prisons.
Did Israel round up women and children after 7 October as bargaining chips?
Israel has arrested a large number of Palestinian women and children since October 7th, 2023 – many have never been charged, let alone tried for a crime.
Shocking testimony: Torture in Israeli prisons, “sexual assaults even using dogs”
Two articles on new testimony of Israel’s use of torture and other horrific forms of abuse against Palestinian prisoners.
Contrasting reality: Treatment of Israeli and Palestinian prisoners
Commentary: The release of 3 Israeli women held captive in Gaza on Sunday attracted significant global media attention. However, there was comparatively limited coverage of the 90 freed Palestinian women, who had been kidnapped and detained by Israel without charge.
Systemic Rape Allegations Against Israel Meet A Deafening Silence
A flood of devastating new testimonies documenting the systemic sexual abuse of Palestinian men and women by Israeli soldiers has surfaced in recent weeks. Yet, as these harrowing accounts gain traction amongst human rights groups and international organizations, Western media has conspicuously turned its focus elsewhere—amplifying Israel’s poorly corroborated claims against Hamas.
Held in Isolation, Palestinian Leader Khalida Jarrar Faces Torturous Conditions
Khalida Jarrar’s husband and lawyer describe abuses endured by the political prisoner, who has been in solitary confinement since August. Khalida’s perspective is one that all Palestinian political prisoners share, and that is one of resilience.
16 years in prison, Holy Land Five member Mufid Abdulqader has been released
After 16 years behind bars, Mufid Abdulqader, a member of the Holy Land Foundation Five, has been released from prison into a halfway house. The case of the Holy Land 5 has become a symbol of U.S. unconstitutional overreach since 9/11.
Killing continues across Gaza, Lebanon, under staggering number of Israeli bombs – Day 357
News on Nasrallah’s death: weapons used, Israel’s reasoning, “shock and awe” attack, Palestine connection, Iran’s response; the suffering of Gaza’s children; Palestinian prisoner death; Cornell U under fire for action against pro-Palestine student; more.