Monday, 28 December 2009

WHY ALL THE FUSS OVER SHALIT?

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December 26, 2009 at 2:43 pm (Israel, Palestine)
When a nation has no voice, their pleas for justice go unheard….


Political Prisoners in Israel/Palestine

1 Israeli is being held prisoner by Palestinians, while 7,383 Palestinians are currently imprisoned by Israel.

Chart showing that over 7000 Palestinians are currently imprisoned by Israel. No Israelis are imprisoned by Palestinians.
“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


Breakdown of Palestinian Prisoners

Addameer Prisoners’ Support and Human Rights Association
November 2009
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Palestinian Prisoners
Administrative detainees
335
Female Prisoners
32
Child detainees
340
Palestinian Legislative Council members
25
East Jerusalem prisoners
215
1948 Territories prisoners
188
Gaza prisoners
745



Source: Addameer Prisoners’ Support and Human Rights Association (as of November 2009) and Reuters.
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