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October 27, 2006
Oh those evil Joos
Israel's policy towards Palestinian prisoners is "arbitrary and disproportionate" and violates international humanitarian law by moving them out of occupied territory, an Israeli rights group said on Thursday.
B'Tselem, an independent body that monitors Israeli actions towards the Palestinians, said the vast majority of the 9,000 Palestinians being held by Israel were illegally imprisoned inside the Jewish state.
"Holding these prisoners and detainees in Israel flagrantly breaches international humanitarian law, which prohibits the transfer of civilians, including detainees and prisoners, from the occupied territory to the territory of the occupying state," B'Tselem said in a 53-page report.
Wow, 53 pages on condemnation for Israel, not quite a record, but its up there. The article complains about the location of the prisons, and the fact that some prisoners are denied visitation:
One-third of the relatives of Palestinian prisoners held in Israel are barred from entering the country to visit their loved ones, the Israeli human rights group B'Tselem reported on Thursday.
The report, which focused on the conditions of Palestinian prisoners in Israel, said that children under the age of six are not allowed physical contact with their jailed fathers or brothers, according to Army Radio.
Anat Bar-Sela, the author of the report, said "the onus to facilitate the visits is placed on Israel by international law, due to the fact that Israel is the ruling power."
Why would Israel move its prisons closer the lawlessness and chaos of palestinian territories, where they are more likely to come under attack by terrorists? So they can visit each other? Their victims don't get to visit each other, do they?
Reality is that one-third of the prisoners are denied visitors because their family members are not allowed into Israel under any circumstances. Why? Well, presumably because they are terrorists. Others are likely denied visitors because of the kind of prisoners they are (terrorist leaders). Or perhaps visitors are denied to those prisoners as a form of punishment for misbehavior. Either way, there must be a reason if it's the exception rather than the rule. America also keeps certain prisoners in isolation, still, it is Israel after all, and so, we get 53 pages of condemnation.
Perhaps the Israeli government should look to the palestinian government for policy on how to treat prisoners. Hamas executed 18 year old Eliyahu Pinchas Asheri within hours after kidnapping him. Gilad Shalit has completely disappeared, no one has heard from him since Hamas kidnapped him.
I wonder if that would shut B'Tselem up. Probably not, I am sure they would still manage to fault Israel and praise Hamas at the same time. All that hypocrisy must be tiring.
When it comes to terrorists, I'm a take no prisoners kind of person. They should be shot while trying to escape.
Posted by LindaSoG at October 27, 2006 05:30 AM
Comments
Doesn't matter if Israel puts the prisoners up in a 5 star resort - they will still complain!
Posted by: Greta at October 28, 2006 08:39 AM
"shot while trying to escape"
i agree 100% !
Posted by: annika at October 28, 2006 03:11 PM