’’Israel’’ Torturing Palestinian Detainees for Hunger Strike
"Prisoner rights group announced that "Israeli" prison authorities are cracking down on Palestinians on hunger strike in "Israeli" jails.
"Strikers protesting worsening conditions have been transferred to different facilities, denied visits by lawyers, and put in solitary confinement," the report unveiled.
At "Ofer" prison, 12 hunger strikers were held in two isolation cells meant for four detainees each and forced to walk around the prison overnight, the group said.
Hunger strikers at "Ofer" and "Ashkelon" prisons have been beaten by prison authorities, it said.
Detainees' lawyers said that they were turned away from jails due to a "situation of emergency" declared by "Israel's" prison service.
One lawyer was able to meet PFLP leader Ahmad Saadat and Palestinian parliamentarian Jamal Abu Hija on Thursday, the statement said.
The men told the lawyer "Israeli" authorities removed all electrical items from their cell, and barred cigarettes and salt, in response to their hunger strike.
"Israeli" Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced in June that Palestinians would see curbs on their prison rights until a captured "Israeli" soldier is freed.
Palestinian Prime Minister in Ismail Haniyeh accused Friday the international community of turning a blind eye to the plight of Palestinian detainees while calling for Shalit's release.
Haniyeh also called Palestinian movements to remain committed to the demands of detainees on hunger strike, and call for their release from "Israeli" jails.
While "the whole world is calling for Shalit's release, they are blind ... to the release of 7,500 Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons," Haniyeh said.
Rights groups say the clampdown on Palestinians in "Israeli" jails includes preventing access to books, educational programs and new clothes, expanding solitary confinement, cutting back on family visits and forcing detainees to meet their lawyers with their hands cuffed.
The Palestinian Authority says more than 7,000 Palestinians are currently detained in "Israeli" prisons.
Source: Maan News Agency , Edited by moqawama.org
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