Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Saree: Our UAV force targeted the so-called Ramon Airport in the Umm al-Rashrash area in southern occupied Palestine
YAF spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree: Our rocket force carried out an operation with a Palestine 2 hypersonic ballistic missile targeting a sensitive target in the occupied Yafa area
Trump administration clears first Ukraine arms aid package paid for by allies: Reuters, citing sources
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman receives Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani at his office in Al-Yamamah Palace
Wakim: Surrender is not in our dictionary, and it is not true that "Israel" can implement its project in Lebanon and the region
Wakim: The US is preventing the armament of the Lebanese army. The question is, why are the weapons it is handed over by the Resistance being destroyed?
Wakim: The Resistance is required to hand over its weapons to the [current] authority. The question is: Is this authority independent or subservient to America?
Wakim: The Resistance in Lebanon has suffered blows but has not been defeated
Israeli media: Sirens sound in al-Quds, central region, following the detection of a missile launch from Yemen
Wakim: The entirety of Lebanon is under occupation, not just the five points in southern Lebanon

Israeli false narrative on Palestinian prisoners exposed: Intercept

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: The Intercept
  • 27 Nov 2023 17:42
  • 1 Shares
4 Min Read

In The Intercept, Jeremy Scahill examines how "Israel's" false narrative surrounding Palestinian detainees simply serves to exacerbate its repressive practices.

  • x
  • Intercept:
    Israa Jaabis, after she was released by "Israel", is hugged by relatives as she arrives home in the east al-Quds neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber, early Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023 (AP)

More than two-thirds of the Palestinians proposed for release by "Israel" under the truce have not been convicted of any crimes. Most were arrested as children.
 
According to Jeremy Scahill, the Israeli government's story regarding Palestinian prisoners released during the temporary truce is both deceptive and dishonest.

He writes in The Intercept that not only were a majority of them arrested as children, but they were also unconvicted of any real crimes.

A four-day humanitarian truce went into effect in Gaza at 7 am (GMT+2) Friday after a deal was reached between the Israeli occupation and Hamas on the matter following an Israeli aggression that persisted for 47 days, leaving tens of thousands injured, killed, and displaced.

As if that is not enough torture and infringement on human rights for Israeli Police Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to deny them the mere pleasure of celebrating their release.

“My instructions are clear: there are to be no expressions of joy,” since according to him, any happiness is “equivalent to backing terrorism, victory celebrations give backing to those human scum, for those Nazis," while he instructed Israeli police to use an "iron fist" to ensure his rules are followed.

Scahill notes that the Netanyahu administration and its allies foster an "Alice in Wonderland" myth that these Palestinians are all "hardened terrorists" who committed terrible crimes, condemning them in the public realm before any "sham" trial.

He also adds that the allegations themselves carry no weight since they come from a "military that acts as a brutal occupation force against Palestinians in the West Bank."

Majority of adult prisoners arrested as teens

Related News

Israeli strikes fail to uproot 1mln Palestinians from Gaza City, North

EU exec. branch to adopt new sanctions against 'Israel' on Wednesday

The author emphasizes that a majority of the anticipated 300 prisoners to be released are teenage males and 124 are under the age of 18, including a 15-year-old girl. Additionally, many of those 18 and older reached adulthood while imprisoned, meaning that they were minors as per the definitions provided in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

The worst part, according to Scahill, is that 233 of the total number have yet to be convicted of any crimes and are not in any fair judicial proceedings, contrary to the lies "Israel" spreads.

"Palestinians are not prosecuted in civil courts; they are tried in military courts. They often are denied access to lawyers and to purported evidence against them, and are regularly held in isolation for extreme periods and subjected to other forms of abuse."

Shortly after being liberated as part of the temporary truce enforced by the Resistance, a number of formerly imprisoned Palestinian women made short statements to Al Mayadeen expressing their sour-sweet felicity of liberation and offering an insight into the cruel conditions in Israeli prisons. 

Rawan Abu Ziyadeh told Al Mayadeen that Palestinian female prisoners are subjected to severe violations in Israeli prisons. 

The author criticizes the only "democracy" that "Israel" believes itself to be and challenges the system to give imprisoned Palestinians due process and try them in the same civilian courts as Israelis.

"Israel is asking the world to believe that these 300 people are all dangerous terrorists, yet it has built a kangaroo military court system for Palestinians that magically churns out a nearly 100 percent conviction rate."

He emphasizes that even the Palestinians who have "committed violent acts" are not seen with relevant context to that violence, particularly the fact that they live under an apartheid regime under "appalling conditions".

He goes even further to compare this violence with the senseless and ruthless targeting of Palestinians by Israeli settlers for no reason other than expelling them from their homes.

Scahill suggests that "Israel" should be judged based on how it treats the least powerful, not the most powerful or those from a particular faith or ethnicity.

  • Gaza Strip
  • Palestinian Prisoners
  • Operation Al-Aqsa Flood
  • Palestine
  • Israeli aggression
  • Truce in Gaza
  • Israel
  • Palestinian Prisoners Club
  • Gaza
War on Gaza

War on Gaza

Most Read

Pro-"Israel" conservative Charlie Kirk shot during Utah speech

American far-right activist Charlie Kirk shot dead during Utah speech

  • US & Canada
  • 11 Sep 2025
Uprising against Volker Turk at the Human Rights Council over Gaza.

Uprising against Volker Turk at the Human Rights Council over Gaza

  • Politics
  • 12 Sep 2025
A screengrab from the ad played on Fox News. (X Screengrab)

Fox airs ad warning Trump not to let Netanyahu 'play' him on Gaza

  • US & Canada
  • 11 Sep 2025
Lapid: Egypt’s Arab Force plan a 'severe blow' to normalization

Lapid: Egypt’s Arab Force plan a 'severe blow' to normalization

  • Palestine
  • 14 Sep 2025

Coverage

All
The Ummah's Martyrs

Read Next

All
'Israel’s' Qatar strike backfires, fueling diplomatic fallout
Politics

'Israel’s' Qatar strike backfires, fueling diplomatic fallout

'Israel' committing genocide in Gaza, UN Commission declares
Politics

'Israel' committing genocide in Gaza, UN Commission declares

Rubio supports Gaza offensive, warns few days left for diplomacy
Palestine

Rubio supports Gaza occupation, warns of tight window for deal

US adds Colombia to drug list, drawing Petro’s rebuke
Politics

US adds Colombia to drug list, drawing Petro’s rebuke

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS