A few weeks ago I wrote about the plight of Omar Qassis, a fellow student at Birzeit University and one of ten illegally imprisoned by the Israeli occupation inside Israel. Omar was held for months without charge, access to a lawyer or to his family. He is held in subhuman conditions that are the standard for Palestinian prisoners held by ‘Israel. Eventually he was charged with ‘throwing rocks some time between 2001 and 2002′ and placed under administrative detention for three months.
On July 31st, his administrative detention was extended for another three months. There is no limit to the number of times a prisoner’s administrative detention can be extended. Apart from being silly, his charge is vague so there is no way to defend himself against it.
On a related note, Israel today completed its last obligation under the Hezbollah prisoner exchange, releasing five Palestinian prisoners. The number and identity of prisoners was left up to the Israeli government. They chose five minors whose terms were close to finishing, who had been imprisoned for throwing rocks and glass bottles at the Occupation Forces.
Related posts:
- Omar Qassis: Administrative Detainee
- Israel has a problem with education
- Israel Arrests Student Leaders
- Al-Hajj’s Heartbreaking Story of an Unjust Detention
- Israel is a bully
He is held in subhuman conditions that are the standard for Palestinian prisoners held by 'Israel.This is a disgraceful use of language, coming on the heels of Solzhenitsyn's death. You need to educate yourself on what "subhuman conditions" really mean, Mohammad.I suppose for a society where men are free to beat their wives for overcooked maklube, putting up with prison rashes must seem like hell.
Posted by Firouz | August 6, 2008, 9:26 amWas that "rashes" or "rations"?I suppose either one works.
Posted by Anonymous | August 6, 2008, 10:03 amomar is a cutie.
Posted by Anonymous | August 6, 2008, 11:42 pmimprisoned by the Israeli occupation inside Israel
The Israelis are occupying Israel?
Are the Germans occupying Germany?
Are the Japanese occupying Japan?
Are the Gazans occupying the Gaza Strip?
Posted by Roy | August 8, 2008, 9:26 amroy don’t be a dipshit. a foreign state cannot transfer citizens from the area it occupies to its own territories.
Posted by Mohammad | August 8, 2008, 10:47 amAnd now let’s hear from someone who actually experienced “subhuman conditions”, and lived to tell the tale:
There won’t be “Peace” without “Democracy”
Posted by Firouz | August 8, 2008, 2:58 pm“…imprisoned by the Israeli occupation inside Israel..”
Yes, Roy.
Q: Where is Bir Zeit University?
A: Occupied Palestine.
Q: Where was he detained?
A: Israel.
That clear enough, dickhead?
Posted by Lowfields | August 9, 2008, 3:24 am