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| Israel has released prisoners due to negotiations. On August 25, 2008, Israel released 198 Palestinian prisoners in a "goodwill gesture" to encourage diplomatic relations and in support of ] leader ].<ref name=Guardian26082008>, ], Tuesday August 26 2008.</ref> The Israeli government has offered to release 450 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for ], an Israeli soldier held by |
Israel has released prisoners due to negotiations. On August 25, 2008, Israel released 198 Palestinian prisoners in a "goodwill gesture" to encourage diplomatic relations and in support of ] leader ].<ref name=Guardian26082008>, ], Tuesday August 26 2008.</ref> The Israeli government has offered to release 450 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for ], an Israeli soldier held by Palestinian militants in the ] since June 2006.<ref name=AFP29082008>, ], August 29, 2008.</ref> | ||
| ==Accusations of human rights abuses== | ==Accusations of human rights abuses== | ||
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Palestinian prisoners in Israel mainly refers to the Palestinians which are held imprisoned in Israel following apprehension resulting from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Most prisoners are held after conviction by the Israel Prison Service, which is under the jurisdiction of the Internal Security ministry.
Number of prisoners
Between 1967 and 1988 more than 600,000 Palestinians were held in Israeli jails for a week or more. Since 1967 approximately one fifth of the population has at one time been imprisoned. Those arrested were subject either to trial or Administrative detention.
In 2007, the number of Palestinians under administrative detention averaged about 830 per month, including women and minors under the age of 18. By March 2008, more than 8,400 Palestinians were held by Israeli civilian and military authorities, of which 5,148 were serving sentences, 2,167 were facing legal proceedings and 790 were under administrative detention, often without charge or knowledge of the suspicions against them The main prisons where prisoners are held are Ofer Prison in the West Bank, Megiddo prison and Ketziot prison in Israel.
Imprisoned politicians
There are several Palestinian leaders and politicians held in Israeli jails, including 47 Hamas members of the Palestinian Legislative Council as well as ministers, mayors of various towns and cities in the West Bank.
Marwan Barghouti
Main article: Marwan BarghoutiMarwan Barghouti a leader of the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades militia and the al-Mustaqbal political party, was arrested and tried by an Israeli civilian court for attacks carried out by the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades. He was convicted on May 20, 2004 on five counts of murder and sentenced to five life sentences and forty years.
Ahmad Sa'adat
Main article: Ahmad Sa'adatAhmad Sa'adat, the secretary-general of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) is currently held by Israel. In 2002 he was tried and imprisoned in Jericho by the Palestinian National Authority, despite the Palestinian Supreme Court having declared his imprisonment unconstitutional. On March 14, 2006, Israeli forces surrounded the prison and took Sa'adat and has held him under administrative detention since for his suspected responsibility for the assasination of Israeli Tourism Minister Rehavam Zeevi on October 17, 2001 by the PFLP.
Prisoner exchanges
Israel has released prisoners due to negotiations. On August 25, 2008, Israel released 198 Palestinian prisoners in a "goodwill gesture" to encourage diplomatic relations and in support of Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas. The Israeli government has offered to release 450 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier held by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip since June 2006.
Accusations of human rights abuses
The IDF has been accused by several organisations of abusing Palestinian prisoners.
See also
Notes
- Arrests, imprisonment and torture, Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, retrieved June 27, 2008.
- ^ Israel releases 198 Palestinian prisoners, The Guardian, Tuesday August 26 2008.
- Administrative Detention, B'Tselem, retrieved June 27, 2008.
- 2007 Annual Report: Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, B'Tselem, Special Report, December 2007.
- ^ Who are the Mid-East prisoners: Palestinian prisoners BBC News. 2008-03-31.
- Israel PM willing to free 450 Palestinians in swap: report, AFP, August 29, 2008.
- Israeli army abuses Palestinian prisoners: group, Reuters, June 22, 2008.
- Report: Soldiers routinely abuse Palestinian prisoners, Haaretz, June 22, 2008.
- Utterly Forbidden: The Torture And Ill-Treatment Of Palestinian Detainees, B'Tselem & Hamoked, May 2007.