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Palestinian journalists and activists protest in front of the Red Cross offices in the city of Nablus, against Israel's administrative detention of the Palestinian journalist Amin Abu Wardeh, Nablus, West Bank, April 21, 2015. Amin was one of 27 Palestinian civilians who were arrested by Israeli forces at the early morning of April 15, 2015. (Ahmad al-Bazz / Activestills.org)

Report: 7,000 Palestinians held in Israeli jails

Journalists, scientists, human rights activists and even a clown are among the Palestinians currently sitting in Israeli jails. By Yael Marom The vast majority of Israelis are not interested in Palestinian prisoner statistics. After all, for them, Palestinians are not human beings but “terrorists,” and as such it’s perhaps preferable that as many as possible…

By +972 Magazine January 10, 2017

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas embraces Palestinians recently released from Israeli prisons at a ceremony in the West Bank city of Ramallah, August 14, 2013. (Yotam Ronen/Activestills.org)

Why Palestinians mark Prisoners’ Day

More than 7,000 Palestinians, including hundreds of minors, are currently in Israeli prisons. Honoring prisoners and ‘freedom fighters’ isn’t just a Palestinian tradition, however. Israelis do it, too. By Noam Rotem Palestinians across the West Bank and Gaza marked “Prisoners Day” Sunday, commemorating and highlighting the plight of thousands of Palestinians being held in Israeli…

By +972 Magazine April 17, 2016