Amjad #Iraqi explains why Palestinians identify with Khader #Adnan, a prisoner who died on hunger strike, for his struggle against #israel#prisons.
"Those trying to undermine public anger over the hunger striker's death don't want to talk about the violent carceral regime that he struggled against."
"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."
#Prison for “internal enemies”:
"Administrative detention, long weaponized against Palestinians under occupation, is gradually being directed toward those with citizenship too."
Most of the 9,000 Palestinians in civil #prisons were deported to 'israel' where families are forbidden to visit.
"We’ve documented nineteen different incidents of torture and abuse […], all of which have led us to believe that we’re looking at a policy rather than just isolated incidents."
"The type of abuse, how random it is, how brutal it is—we see that as giving rise to a more vengeful sentiment allowing prison guards to lash out at prisoners more brutally and randomly than before."
"In normal times, a person who is targeted by the Israeli Security Agency, is arrested by the military, then taken into interrogation in a specific location operated by the I.S.A.
[…]
"But those are the cases that we would learn about only months from now because all of them are still denied counsel. The I.S.A. does not allow visitors, and we’re unable to reach them."
"As far as we know, nobody from the outside world has entry into these detention centers.
[…]
"A detainee can be held for up to a hundred and eighty days without counsel. That’s six months that a person can be held without having the right to visitation by a lawyer."
It is legal: "The government has ensured that horrific practices in sites like Sde Teiman can continue with impunity, in violation of international law and medical ethics."