Palestinian Prisoners Experience Worse Times in Israeli Jails

CROSSFIREARABIA – A research paper by the Prisoners Media Office shows Palestinian prisoners are experiencing the worst times in Israeli jails for the month of July. Prisoners are being subjected to torture, starvation, negligence and medical isolation. The paper which was published Tuesday, shows the number of Palestinians behind bars today is unprecedented with their total number at 9400. They include 94 female prisoners, 350 children and 1320 on administrative detention under what Israel calls the “Unlawful Combatant Law.” It further shows that since the war on Gaza, the number of those detained stood 24,600 people. The paper documents an escalation in the “oppressive operations” inside Israeli jails and which include raids on prisoners’ cells, beatings of prisoners, use of rubber bullets against them, frequent use of police dogs besides, solitary confinement and humiliating searches. The paper also shows that female prisoners are subjected to violations, pointing to the Damon Prison where diseases are rife, medical negligence persists, and the documentation of physical and sexual torture against female Palestinian prisoners. See full article here.