Human Rights

NOVANEWS Dear All,   My heart dropped when I read this a few moments ago.  Am sending this apart from the rest, because it deserves a place of its own. I was checking to see if there was anything that needed adding to my usual message, which is already bursting to overflowing.  And found this. So it goes here.  The Israeli Supreme Court almost always—though not always--backs the government and military (especially the military) in cases where Palestinians are involved.  Its decision to hold off till Thursday is almost a death warrant for Khader Adnan.  And if on Thursday the High Court reaches no decision, his case will wait till Sunday, because who works on Friday and Saturday here?  I admit—I’m out of ideas on what to do more.  All that I can say is that this is so painful, both b...

NOVANEWS by Ali Abunimah Fri, 02/17/2012 The wife, daughters and father of Khader Adnan walk out from the Ziv Hospital, after visiting Adnan, in the city of Safed, 15 February 2012. (ActiveStills) Today my colleague David Cronin wrote about the weasel worded response of the EU High Representative Catherine Ashton, for comment on the case of Khader Adnan. Here is my response, which I sent her by email. European Union High Representative Ms. Catherine Ashton To: catherine.ashton@ec.europa.eu Dear Ms. Ashton, Forty-eight hours after my colleague David Cronin first requested it, your spokespersons found the time to issue a statement on the plight of Khader Adnan, who could die at any moment, shackled to his bed, now in his 62nd day of hunger strike against his arbitrary detenti...

NOVANEWS Gilad Atzmon Khader Adnan has been held under Israeli administrative detention without charge or trial since December 17, 2011. He has been on hunger strike since that day as well, becoming the longest hunger striking Palestinian prisoner in history.

NVANEWS by Stephen Lendman   Saturday marked his 56th hunger striking day. “My dignity is more precious than food,” he said. He’s willing to die courageously defending it. He’s protesting his lawless detention and treatment by repressive Israeli prison authorities. They’re committing willful, malicious slow-motion murder. He’s uncharged because he’s innocent. Yet Israel illegally detains him under horrific conditions. Without food for eight weeks, his life hangs by a thread. He could die before this article’s published. On February 9, a special Military Court appeal on his behalf was held at Safad’s Zif medical center where he’s held shackled to his bed near death. For the hearing, he was moved to a separate room still shackled except for his hands. Despite his condition and gross in...

NOVANEWS   The latest update about Khader Adnan from the Zio-Nazi Camp by  Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association that folows up with Adnans case.   Khader Adnan’s Life in Grave Danger as He Continues His Struggle Against Israel’s Human Rights Violations   Zio-Nazi  Military Appeals Court Confirms Four Month Administrative Detention Today   Ramallah, 13 February 2012 – The Israeli Military Appeals Court dismissed the appeal against Khader Adnan’s administrative detention order today, 13 February 2012. The court decision orders Khader to remain detained for the full duration of his four month administrative detention order, to be expired on 8 May.  Today’s decision follows the inconclusive Appeals Court hearing that took place on 9 February in a hospital room at the Zi...

 NOVANEWS Photo Accurate, Israel Lied Says French News Agency AFP confirms veracity of debated Israeli abuse story Agence France- Presse Editor’s Note:  Israel Caught Lying About Apartheid Abuse: “Following the surfacing of the photos, the Israeli Embassy in Washington had asked all American newspapers “to consider ceasing to publish the photographs of Hazem Bader,” claiming both the caption and the photo of the injured worker were untrue and “perhaps staged.” AFP (Agence France-Presse) agency responded to criticism over a Jan. 25 photo showing an Israeli Army soldier driving a truck over the leg of an injured Palestinian construction worker, saying both the story and photo were valid. A recent press release by the news agency said “after several days of thorough research [...] AFP wishe...

NOVANEWS Today, February 13, 2012 , Military Judge Moshe Tirosh rejected Khader Adnan's appeal against his arbitrary administrative detention. By doing so, Moshe Tirosh effectively sentenced Khader Adnan to Death Sentence Tomorrow, Tuesday, February 14 At 7 p.m. WE PROTEST  In front of Ministry of Defense, Tel Aviv Free Khader Adnan  Free All Political Prisoners  Khader Adnan, 33, is a father of two from the village of Arraba in the Jenin district. His wife is currently pregnant with their third child. Prior to his arrest, Adnan worked as a baker while studying for a master's degree in economics at the Bir Zeit university. On December 17th, 2011, Israeli soldiers stage a pre-dawn raid on Adnan's home at around 3:30 am. Before entering his house, the soldiers illegally used a local driver,...