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Palestinian rights group slams Ben-Gvir ‘confession’ of harsh detainee treatment
The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society has condemned statements by Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, calling them a confession of systematic crimes against Palestinian detainees.
In a post on X on Monday, Ben-Gvir outlined punitive measures imposed on Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails that included depriving them of prisoner representation, dental care and opportunities to socialise.
Amjad al-Najjar, spokesperson for the nongovernmental Palestinian Prisoner’s Society, blasted Ben-Gvir’s remarks as a “new confession of his crimes, all falling under torture”.
Najjar said that these actions have led to the deaths of dozens of prisoners and detainees, providing “sufficient evidence” to bring Ben-Gvir before international courts as an “explicit admission of organised, systematic crimes”.
Germany seeking to deport four foreign residents over Gaza protests: Report
German authorities have issued deportation orders for four foreign nationals for taking part in protests against Israel’s war on Gaza, even though they have not been convicted of any crimes, according to a report by The Intercept.
“What we’re seeing here is straight out of the far right’s playbook,” said Alexander Gorski, a lawyer representing two of the affected protesters. “You can see it in the US and Germany, too: political dissent is silenced by targeting the migration status of protesters."
The authorities’ allegations against Cooper Longbottom of the United States, Kasia Wlaszczyk of Poland, and Shane O’Brien and Roberta Murray of the Republic of Ireland reportedly stem from their participation in pro-Palestinian demonstrations, including an occupation of Berlin’s Free University building in late 2024.
According to the report, the deportation orders, issued under German migration law, were driven by “political pressure” and came despite internal objections from the head of Berlin’s state immigration agency.
Three of the people slated for deportation are European Union citizens who are normally entitled to freedom of movement within the bloc.
