by Alistair George
10 December 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank
Although Palestinian prisoners endure harsh conditions in Israeli prisons, including and physical and psychological torture, their families are also severely punished through the policies of the Israeli authorities.
The prisoner release deal brokered between Hamas and the Israeli authorities saw the release of 477 Palestinian ‘security’ prisoners on 18 October 2011 (with a further 550 to be released in a second phase thought to be in December) in exchange for the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, captured by Hamas in 2006.
The joy experienced by many … Continue reading
In Exile: Families relate stories of prisoner exiles
Loay Auda: From a closed cell to the jail of exile
by Silvia Todeschini
26 November 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza
Loay Auda, in Israeli prisons since 2002, was released in the last prisoner swap exchange. Native of Jerusalem, he was of the many deported to Gaza. In an interview with International Solidarity Movement, Loay and his mother describe the night of his arrest, the solidity of prisoners in the face of abusive tactics, and the meaning of freedom despite the many who still wait in the shadows of Israel’s industrial colonial complex.
The words of Umm Izrod, … Continue reading
Snapshots of Al-Qawasmi home, ripped apart by Israeli military
22 August 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank
Hussein Al-Qawasmi was arrested 10 days ago. Yesterday Qawasmi was escorted back to his home by Israeli soldiers, who claimed there were explosives as well as a memory stick and other forms of information. The family home was ransacked and a section of it was destroyed.
Two sons have been arrested, 2 have been killed, and one is exiled.
His brother Hassan is also held in jail while another family member, 16 year old Abdel Razaq was taken to the Russian Compound, an Israeli court, in West Jerusalem after he returned from his travels … Continue reading
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