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Israel is using a notorious military tool to arrest its own Palestinian citizens
Administrative detention, long weaponized against Palestinians under occupation, is gradually being directed toward those with citizenship too.
By
Baker Zoubi
January 8, 2024
‘It would’ve been better if they shot us’: Palestinians recount prison abuse
Newly released inmates detail cases of humiliation, torture, rape threats, and a prisoner beaten to death by Israeli forces in the weeks since October 7.
By
Imad Abu Hawash
December 8, 2023
The return of Israel’s military rule over Palestinian citizens
Long wielded in the occupied territories, administrative detention could be the next tool in Ben Gvir's arsenal of repression against Palestinian citizens.
By
Orly Noy
June 13, 2023
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After 100 days, Palestinian hunger striker ‘can collapse at any moment’
Despite four High Court petitions and protests against his administrative detention, Israeli authorities do not seem to care if Maher al-Akhras dies.
By
Oren Ziv
November 3, 2020
Israel’s top court refuses to release ailing Palestinian hunger striker
High Court insists that Maher al-Akhras, who is hospitalized in grave condition, end his 78-day protest before being released from administrative detention.
By
Orly Noy
October 12, 2020
Palestinian hunger striker in mortal danger after 73 days without food
Maher al-Akhras, currently hospitalized in Israel, is on day 73 of a hunger strike in protest at his administrative detention by Israel.
By
Oren Ziv
October 7, 2020
When the Shin Bet rounds up Palestinians, Israeli media stops asking questions
When the Shin Bet announced it arrested 50 Palestinians linked to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, the media simply parroted the agency's talking points.
By
Oren Ziv
December 19, 2019
Israel to release hunger-striking Jordanian national from admin detention
Heba Al-Labadi has been on hunger strike for 41 days to protest her detention without indictment or trial. She was arrested by Israel while traveling to a wedding in Jenin.
By
Oren Ziv
November 4, 2019
Israel is turning Palestinian students into criminals
Israeli authorities have arrested at least 64 Palestinian university students since the start of 2019. That number is only growing.
By
Jaclynn Ashly
October 31, 2019
‘Want to know what I’m accused of? Me too.’
Hiba al-Labadi has been on hunger strike for 35 days after being imprisoned by Israel since August without trial. Now Palestinian and Israeli activists are trying to raise awareness about the case. Palestinian and Israeli activists launched a viral campaign on Sunday demanding the release of a Jordanian citizen who has been on hunger strike for…
By
Oren Ziv
October 27, 2019
Feminist Palestinian lawmaker free after 20 months in prison without trial
Khalida Jarrar is released from Israeli custody following almost two years under administrative detention. By +972 Magazine Staff Palestinian parliament member Khalida Jarrar was released Thursday morning after nearly two years in Israeli administrative detention. This is not the first time Israel has put Jarrar under administrative detention, a practice in which detainees are held without charge or trial.…
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+972 Magazine
February 28, 2019
IDF admits teen didn’t commit crime, locks him up for Facebook post anyway
The Israeli army is holding Anwar Makhtoob in administrative detention for two six-month-old Facebook posts. The military prosecutor admits there isn’t even a suspicion that he had committed a crime. The Israeli army arrested Anwar Makhtoob, an 18-year-old Palestinian, over several old Facebook posts two weeks ago. The military prosecutor readily admitted that there wasn’t…
By
Edo Konrad
January 10, 2019
Jailed without charge or trial: Administrative detention explained
Israel uses administrative detention to put Palestinians in prison without ever charging them with a crime. Sometimes the accusations are about a crime you haven’t yet committed. Almost always, the evidence is secret. Video by Tal Frieden. Story editing by Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man.
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+972 Magazine
January 7, 2019
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