Political Prisoners in Israel/Palestine

Palestinian children in Israeli Jail 



Prisoners Chart 

“Since the beginning of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories in 1967, over 650,000 Palestinians have been detained by Israel. This forms approximately 20% of the total Palestinian population in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT).”
– Palestine Monitor


Source: The Mandela Institute for Human Rights – Palestine
(last updated December 31, 2005)

Breakdown of Palestinian Prisoners
Palestinian Prisoners

Juveniles Imprisoned
340
Mandela Institute

Women Imprisoned
115
Mandela Institute

Men Imprisoned
8,729
Mandela Institute


Palestinian Boy Arrested by Israeli's
Crime he is Palestinian 


Israel is the only country in the world that has legalized torture. As a result of this many Palestinians died in captivity. A closer look on Israeli behaviour reveals some aspects in Israeli mentality - Israelis do not recognize Palestinian as human beings. Israeli officials have repeatedly declared that Palestinians are some form of racism.

The United Nations General Assembly adopts resolution 3379 (XXX) on 10 November 1975, determining that Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination.

Prisoner List قوائم الأسرى
- Adminstrative Prisoners أسرى إداريين -
- Prisoners for more than 20 years أسرى منذ أكثر من 20 سنة -
- Prisoners for more than 10 years أسرى منذ أكثر من 10 سنوات -
- Killed in israeli Jails شهداء في الأسر




Central Prisons

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Israeli Central Prisons are governed by The Israeli General Prisons’ Administration, a Police (and not a Military) division.

Currently The following Israeli Central Prisons are functioning:


1- Ashqaloon (Asqala’an) Central Prison: located in Ashqaloon (Asqala’an) city inside Israeli to the south of Tel-Aviv.

At this facility Palestinian and Arab prisoners serving high sentences are held. In addition to prisoners pending trail.

The facility has an interrogation section and a solitary confinement wing.


2- Nafha Central Prison: located in The Negev Desert, and is around 200km far away from Jerusalem.

This facility was designated to detain prisoners’ leaders. Recently the prison’s administration designated this prison for Arab and Palestinian prisoners with Islamic orientation.


3- Beer Sheva (Beer El- Sbe’i) Central Prison: located near the southern entrance of Beer Sheva (Beer El- Sbe’i) city inside Israel, and on the road leading to The Negev Desert. The facility is a solitary confinement facility for Arab and Palestinian prisoners.


4- Ramleh Central Prison: located at El-Ramleh city inside Israel, as is 45 km away from Jerusalem. The facility is composed of four section:

A) Solitary Confinement Section: - Known as Avalon

B) Women Section known as Nevi Tritsa

C) Ramleh Hospital Prison: where prisoners will severe health problems are detained.

D) Ramleh-Nitsan section, known also among prisoners as “ The slow death section” and was re-opened on 22/04/2002 after being closed in 1994.


5- Tel-Mond Central Prison (Hasharoon) located to the south of Tulkarim, and on Tul-Karim – Natanyia road leading to El-Khiderah City inside Israel. The facility is of two sections: -

A) An Israeli section for Israeli criminals, currently The Israeli Prisons’ Authority is detaining Palestinian Prisoners under the age of 18 in this section.

B) The Palestinian Section where Palestinian under 18 are held.


6- Hadareem Central Prison, and is located on Haifa Road inside was “opened” in October 1999. The facility is a 40 room one; each room is for 2 prisoners.


7- Kfar Youna Central Prison located in Kfar Youna City inside Israel. Two prisoners from Lebanon are detained in Kfar Youna (Sheikh Abed El-Karim Obeid and Sheikh Mustafa Dirani) as well as another two from Lebanon held under administrative detention in addition to 4 Palestinians from The Gaza Strip.


8- Shatta Central Prison and is located the south of Tabarias Lake and around 30 km away from Megiddo Detention Center. Palestinian Prisoners from Jerusalem, The Galilee Heights, and from inside Israel are held in this facility in addition to Arab Prisoners.


Note: ALL ISRAELI CENTRAL PRISONS ARE LOCATED INSIDE ISRAEL.