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Palestinians in Israeli prisons should be executed, says Ben Gvir
Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said that applying the death penalty to Palestinian prisoners is the “correct solution” to confront the problem of prison overcrowding. His remark came after…
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Israel’s prisons overcrowded with 15K detainees
The number of detainees and prisoners in detention facilities in Israel increased by almost 900 between February and May this year, reaching about 15,000 this month, local media reported. At the end…
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500 Palestinian prisoners continue boycott of Israeli courts
Jerusalem: Nearly 500 Palestinian administrative detainees in Israeli prisons have been boycotting Israeli military courts for the 120th consecutive day, in protest of their unfair detention without charge or trial under Israel’s…