Important News
- UK labor MPs urge immediate recognition of Palestine, condemn Israel’s forced displacement plans
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- Colonists erect several tents on Deir Istiya land near Salfit in bid to establish new colonial outpost
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- Israeli colonists set up three mobile homes for new colonial outpost in Jordan Valley
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- U.S. students and activists stage sit-in outside AIPAC office in Chicago, demand accountability for Gaza war support
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PPS: 296 prisoners Since 2004 in Hebron
HEBRON, March 25, 2004 (WAFA)- Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS) said Wednesday that the total number of prisoners in Hebron has mounted to 296 since January 2004.... Director of PPS, Khalil al-Najjar, said, in a press a release, that the prisoners are distributed among "Etsion", "Ofer", "Ashkelon" and "al-maskobya" Israeli detention camps.... Al-Najjar added that the number of minors, who were arrested recently, has become 36, which reveals the Israeli policy of arresting even children.... He also affirmed that Israeli Occupying Forces still practice all forms of torture against prisoners, saying that prisoner Nasser Miswadda was led by Israeli soldiers to a mountain and severely tortured. Moreover, prisoner Eissa Sanayda was shot and wounded with live bullet and beaten up during the process of investigation.... Al-Najjar appealed to International Red Cross Committee (IRCC) to exert pressure on Israel and to respect International humanitarian laws....