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Israeli police arrest an Arab youth during a protest in Nazareth in northern Israel, October 8, 2015. (Omar Sameer/Activestills.org)

In the Jewish state, most prisoners are Arabs

Figures obtained by Local Call reveal that the number of Arab prisoners is more than twice the number of Jewish ones, even though they make up only 20 percent of the general population. By Noam Rotem A little over a quarter of Israel’s inmate population are Jewish, +972’s Hebrew-language sister site Local Call has learned. In…

By +972 Magazine September 2, 2016

A Palestinian man wearing the likeness of hunger striking Palestinian journalist Muhammad al-Qiq lies shackled to a bed. Al-Qiq has been on hunger strike for 83 days in protest of his administrative detention. Bil’in, February 19, 2016. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Palestinian hunger striker to remain handcuffed to hospital bed

The Beersheba District Court also ruled that Bilal Kayed, who has been hunger striking for 58 days, will be prevented from seeing his doctor, citing ‘adequate’ treatment he receives at Ashkelon’s Barzilai hospital. The Beersheba District Court decided in a precedent ruling that Bilal Kayed, a hunger-striking Palestinian administrative detainee, would be prevented from seeing…

By Haggai Matar August 12, 2016

Ayalon prison facility, near the city of Ramla (photo: Activestills)

The forced transfer of Palestinian detainees — why it matters

International law is clear that prisoners should not be transferred outside of an occupied territory — both to allow their families access to them and to prevent forced population transfer. But that’s not all that’s at stake. By Gerard Horton Palestinian children detained in the Israeli military detention system should be held in facilities located…

By +972 Magazine December 19, 2015

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Ayalon prison facility, near the city of Ramla (photo: Activestills)

Palestinian prisoner dies in Israeli interrogation center

A Palestinian man died in Israeli custody, reportedly during or after being interrogated by Israel on Saturday. The death comes amid spreading West Bank protests in solidarity with hunger striking prisoners. Near Nablus, settlers reportedly shoot a Palestinian man in the stomach. A 30-year-old Palestinian man, Arafat Jaradat, died while in Israeli custody today. According…

By Mya Guarnieri Jaradat February 23, 2013