Guantanamo Bay

Palestinian Authority police attempt to prevent youth in Aida Refugee Camp from clashing with Israeli forces, Bethlehem, West Bank, September 27, 2013. (Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills.org)

How Israel outsources torture to its Palestinian subcontractor

When the Palestinian Authority does Israel’s dirty work, is it any surprise that so many Palestinians no longer differentiate between the two? By Hagar Shezaf As the latest wave of violence erupted, I drove to cover a demonstration in the West Bank city of Al-Bireh, adjacent to Ramallah. During one of my interviews, a 20-year-old…

By +972 Magazine February 25, 2016

Illustrative photo of Palestinian prisoners in an Israeli military prison (By ChameleonsEye / Shutterstock.com)

Israel takes a page from the Guantanamo playbook

Netanyahu is pushing a new bill to allow the force-feeding of Palestinian hunger strikers. The prime minister is in good company. American practices at the prison at Guantanamo Bay are giving Benjamin Netanyahu ideas. Earlier this week, a draft bill authorizing the force-feeding of hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners passed the first of three readings in the…

By Noa Yachot June 11, 2014

JTF Guard Force Troopers transport a Guantanamo detainee to the detainee hospital located adjacent to Camp Four, Dec. 27, 2007. (photo: Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Billings)

After years of false promises, time to close Guantanamo

It has been five years since President Barack Obama promised to close the notorious Guantanamo Bay detention center – and yet 155 prisoners remain imprisoned under harsh conditions. By [Author’s name redacted] Five years ago yesterday, President Barack Obama signed an executive order to shut down the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. The facility has not…

By +972 Magazine January 23, 2014

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