Since 1967, Israel has imprisoned as many as one million Palestinians—men, women, or, and children. Many are “administrative detainees,” taken without charge or a fixed release date, and receiving little or no due process and no trial by jury. Original detention orders can be renewed repeatedly. Many remain imprisoned for years, subjected to mental and physical abuse and torture. Might these detainees, arrested for so-called “public security,” more appropriately be called captives, hostages, or abductees? Our panel will discuss Israeli arrest practices, prison conditions, prisoner abuse, the impact on families and communities, and efforts to end the occupation and its unjust system of abduction and incarceration.
Watch the curated films for free at your convenience. | Join the Q&A discussion with:
Arab Barghouthi: Palestinian Political Activist; COO, Axsos Academy
Hind Shraydeh: Jerusalemite writer and journalist
Sahar Francis: Human rights activist; former board member, Defense for Children International-Palestine
Steve Tamari (Moderator): Author, Professor Emeritus of Middle East and Islamic History, SIUE
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Episcopal Peace Fellowship Palestine Justice Network
Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
SUPPORTER Organizations: Palestine Justice Network of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) ♦ Gaza in Context ♦ Palestinian Christian Alliance for Peace ♦ Quaker Palestine Israel Network ♦ Unitarian Universalists for Justice in the Middle East ♦ Indiana Center for Middle East Peace ♦ Disciples of Christ Palestine-Israel Network ♦ Washington Report on Middle East Affairs ♦ Mennonite Palestine Israel Network ♦ Friends of Sabeel North America ♦ Center for Jewish Nonviolence ♦ Episcopal Peace Fellowship Palestine Justice Network ♦ Northern New Jersey Jewish Voice for Peace ♦ United Church of Christ Palestine Israel Network ♦ US Lutheran Palestine Israel Caucus ♦ Churches for Middle East Peace ♦ Kairos Puget Sound Coalition ♦ Pax Christi USA ♦ Jewish Voice for Peace – San Diego ♦