The article covers Palestinians detained by Israel in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Through 2020 the opening said prisoners' charges were commonly based on being members of illegal organizations, meaning formerly the PLO, and now Hamas or Islamic Jihad, or of taking part in sabotage against Israelis. Today the opening speaks generally of terrorism charges or membership in an illegal terrorist organization such as Hamas, without naming Islamic Jihad, and the word jihad survives eight times in the body. A reader today no longer learns that Wikipedia's own opening once named Islamic Jihad specifically as one of the organizations whose membership Israel prosecutes.
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Palestinian prisoners of Israel (or as used by Israel Prison Service : Security prisoners ) refers in this article to Palestinians imprisoned in Israel in the context of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict . The future of Palestinian prisoners detained by Israel is considered central to progress in Israeli–Palestinian peace process .1The sentences of Palestinian prisoners are commonly based on an accusation that they are "members of illegal organizations" (meaning formerly the PLO, and now Hamas or Islamic Jihad ), planning or taking part in sabotage against Israelis, or raising a Palestinian flag.2In December 2011, 4,772 security prisoners were serving terms in Israeli jails.3 Of these, 552 were sentenced to life terms. As of April 2013, there were approximately 4,700 security prisoners in Israeli jails, 169 of them held under administrative detention without having been charged. Most of the prisoners are Palestinian men from the West Bank and Gaza area, convicted of participating in terror attacks.4
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Palestinian prisoners in Israel mainly refers to Palestinians imprisoned in Israel following apprehension resulting from the Israeli–Palestinian conflict . There are over 7,000 prisoners (2010). Most prisoners are held after conviction by the Israel Prison Service , which is under the jurisdiction of the Internal Security ministry , while some are administrative detainees . The future of Palestinian prisoners detained by Israel has long been considered central to progress in Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations .
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Palestinian prisoners in Israel (or as used by Israel Prison Service : Security prisoners ) refers in this article to Palestinians imprisoned in Israel in the context of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict .The future of Palestinian prisoners detained by Israel is considered central to progress in Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations .In December 2011, 4,772 security prisoners were serving terms in Israeli jails.Of these, 552 were sentenced to life terms.As of April 2013, there were approximately 4,700 security prisoners in Israeli jails, 169 of them held under administrative detention without having been charged.Most of the prisoners are Palestinian men from the West Bank and Gaza area, convicted of participating in terror attacks.
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Palestinians imprisoned in Israel in the context of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict Palestinian prisoners of Israel (or as used by the Israel Prison Service : security prisoners ) refers in this article to Palestinians imprisoned in Israel in the context of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict . The future of Palestinian prisoners detained by Israel is considered central to progress in the Israeli–Palestinian peace process .Cases of prison sentences include the charges of terrorism or being a member of an "illegal terrorist organization", such as Hamas or prior to the Oslo Accords the Palestine Liberation Organization , but according to some accounts also by political activism such as raising a Palestinian flag.In December 2011, 4,772 Palestinian security prisoners were serving terms in Israeli prisons. Of these, 552 were sentenced to life terms. In April 2022, there were 4,450 Palestinian security prisoners in Israeli prisons – including 160 children, 32 women, and over 1000 " administrative detainees " (incarcerated without charge).
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Imprisonment or detention of Palestinians in Israel over politics The future of Palestinians detained by Israel in the context of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict is considered central to progress in the Israeli–Palestinian peace process . Cases of prison sentences include the charges of terrorism or being a member of an "illegal terrorist organization", such as Hamas or prior to the Oslo Accords the Palestine Liberation Organization , but according to some accounts also the charge of political activism , such as raising a Palestinian flag. In April 2022, there were 4,450 Palestinian security prisoners in Israeli prisons – including 160 children, 32 women, and over 1,000 " administrative detainees " (indefinitely incarcerated without charge).According to B'tselem , since the outbreak of the Gaza war on 7 October 2023, Palestinians prisoners with Israeli citizenship have been stripped of many of their rights.It further found that abuse of detainees is so institutionalized that the prisons should be called 'torture camps'. In December 2011, 4,772 Palestinian security prisoners were serving terms in Israeli prisons. Of these, 552 were sentenced to life terms. By July 2024, there were 9,623 Palestinians incarcerated by Israel, 4,781 in administrative detention , for alleged security reasons.
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Terrorists versus "prisoners of war"1,651 characters
Prisoners of Gaza751 characters
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