Moment of reflection as list of Palestinian prisoners reveals ‘inconvenient truths’
[Dawn] Reading through the list of Paleostinian prisoners slated for release, the first thing that strikes you is their ages. The vast majority of them — 287 — are aged 18 or under, including five as young as 14, which begs the question: how does a 14-year-old boy become a "security prisoner"?
This question was posed by Iranian-Israeli political activist Orly Noy in a piece for the +972 Magazine, which argues that the list is a dizzying testament to just how central detention and imprisonment are to Israel’s occupation and control over Paleostinians.
The names on the list include alleged members of Paleostinian political factions like Hamas
Posted by: trailing wife 2023-11-30 |