Palestinian mothers grieve for children held by Israel

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Since the creation of Israel in 1967, the issue of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails has become one of the most sensitive aspects of the ongoing Palestinian national struggle.

According to the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Israel has detained roughly one third of the Palestinian population (some 850,000 people) since the 1967 Middle East War, when Israel captured East Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

Relatives of Palestinian prisoners suffer when they visit their detained loved ones. They often have to travel great distances to reach the prisons and are frequently subject to strip-searches by Israeli guards.

Concerns for the fate of longstanding prisoners – and the deterioration of prisoners’ physical and mental health – also contribute to families’ suffering.

Since 1967, 206 Palestinians have died after being detained by Israeli authorities, according to the PLO’s Ministry for Prisoners’ Affairs. These include 71 who died from torture, 54 from medical negligence, 74 as a result of premeditated murder, and seven killed by Israeli troops, according to the same figures.

At least 1,600 Palestinians languishing in Israeli detention facilities have complained of poor conditions and rampant disease.According to official Palestinian figures, over 6,200 Palestinians – including some 200 children and 25 women – are currently languishing in prisons located throughout the self-proclaimed Jewish state.

Watch the video below, how these suffering mothers look for their children:


 

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