Administrative detention

Imad Sabi and Tamar Pelleg-Sryck in London. (Courtesy of the author)

In memory of an Israeli lawyer who never lost her moral purpose

Although she became a lawyer late in life, Tamar Pelleg-Sryck worked tirelessly to defend Palestinian detainees like me in a profoundly unjust system.

By Imad Sabi May 22, 2024

Palestinians attend a protest condemning the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh by Israeli forces during a raid in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, Haifa, May 11, 2022. (Shir Torem/Flash90)

Israel is using a notorious military tool to arrest its own Palestinian citizens

Administrative detention, long weaponized against Palestinians under occupation, is gradually being directed toward those with citizenship too.

By Baker Zoubi January 8, 2024

Israeli prison guards stand watch in front of a van with Palestinian convicts set to be released as part of a deal between Israel and Hamas, Ofer Prison, west of Ramallah, occupied West Bank, November 25, 2023. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)

‘It would’ve been better if they shot us’: Palestinians recount prison abuse

Newly released inmates detail cases of humiliation, torture, rape threats, and a prisoner beaten to death by Israeli forces in the weeks since October 7.

By Imad Abu Hawash December 8, 2023

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Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir at the scene where five people were shot dead in the Arab Town of Yafa an-Naseriyye, northern Israel, June 8, 2023. (Fadi Amun/Flash90)

The return of Israel’s military rule over Palestinian citizens

Long wielded in the occupied territories, administrative detention could be the next tool in Ben Gvir's arsenal of repression against Palestinian citizens.

By Orly Noy June 13, 2023

Illustrative photo of Palestinian prisoners in Damoun Prison. (Doron Horowitz/Flash90)

As crackdown intensifies, Palestinian prisoners gear up for Ramadan protest

Prisoners hope the Palestinian public will join collective actions against Israel's punitive measures, which have harshened under the far-right government.

By Sharona Weiss March 16, 2023

Salah Hammouri's mother (left), alongside Attorney Leah Tsemel (center) and Munir Nuseibeh (right), holds up a photo of him at an emergency press conference in Jerusalem, December 2, 2022. (Oren Ziv)

Expulsion of Palestinian Jerusalemite tests the waters for future deportations

Legal experts fear Israel's deportation of Salah Hammouri could set a precedent for similar moves against Palestinians holding foreign citizenship.

By Oren Ziv December 7, 2022

A relative of Khalil Awawdeh next to a poster bearing his face at the family home in the village of Idhna, near Hebron, occupied West Bank, August 25, 2022. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)

One hunger striker can bring down the entire system

Khalil Awawdeh's protest epitomizes the apartheid regime's absolute control and its greatest fear: that a dying prisoner will use his own life as a weapon.

By Orly Noy September 1, 2022

Amal Nakhleh shows a photo from his arrest, with his hands bound in handcuffs, Ramallah, occupied West Bank, May 24, 2022. (Yuval Abraham)

‘His childhood disappeared’: A Palestinian teen’s nightmare in Israeli detention

An Israeli military court ordered his release on medical grounds. Then the Shin Bet locked him up for another 16 months without charge.

By Yuval Abraham June 16, 2022

An Israeli soldier watches a Palestinian journalist during a protest against the Trump Plan, in the Jordan Valley, West Bank, February 25, 2020. (Ahmad Al-Bazz/Activestills)

Israel charges Palestinian journalists with incitement — for doing their jobs

Palestinian journalists have been interrogated and imprisoned by Israel for covering protests, funerals, and other political events, pressuring many into self-censorship. A report by +972, Local Call, and The Intercept.

By Yuval Abraham April 5, 2022

Neta Golan being arrested by Israeli forces during a protest in Turmus Ayya, occupied West Bank, December 19, 2014. (Courtesy of Neta Golan)

Israel arrested me for protesting the Gaza siege. Here’s why I refuse to stand trial

As an Israeli, it took me years to unlearn Zionism. Now, my solidarity with Palestinian prisoners compels me to reject a court summons.

By Neta Golan March 8, 2022

Protesters stand outside of Kaplan Hospital in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike against their administrative detention, central Israel, October 14, 2021. (Activestills/Heather Sharona Weiss)

Striking for freedom: Why Palestinian detainees are boycotting Israeli courts

Following hunger strike victories last year, Palestinians hope collective action will force Israel to abolish its practice of indefinite detention without trial.

By Yuval Abraham February 17, 2022

Raja Eghbaria in court. (Courtesy of Free Raja Eghbarieh Facebook page)

The fifty-year persecution of Raja Eghbaria

For decades, Israel has repeatedly targeted and imprisoned activist Raja Eghbaria without charge. Now the Palestinian citizen is being indicted under the same law that banned six human rights groups last month.

By Jonathan Shamir November 25, 2021

Palestinian journalist launches hunger strike to protest administrative detention

Detained by Israel without charges ‘for his journalistic work,’ Alaa al-Rimawi has been on a hunger strike for 17 days.

By Baker Zoubi May 7, 2021