"Welcome to Hell,"
B'Tselem, the Israeli human rights organization, recently released a bombshell report titled "Welcome to Hell," shining a spotlight on the horrific conditions in Israeli prisons. In this report, B'Tselem highlights the inhumane treatment that Palestinian detainees have endured in Israeli detention facilities since October 7. The interviews conducted with dozens of inmates, nearly all of whom were released without charges, reveal a disturbing pattern of routine abuse. Both men and women, young and old, consistently described experiences of harsh violence, sexual assault, intentional humiliation, starvation, unhygienic conditions, sleep deprivation, prohibition of religious practices, confiscation of belongings, and denial of medical care. These testimonies, gathered from different facilities, suggest that Israel's prison system has operated as a network of torture camps for Palestinian detainees. Thousands have been held for weeks or months in subhuman conditions, exposed to relentless violence and cut off from the world, often with no legal proceedings. In some cases, this torture ended in death. Since the Gaza war began, at least 60 Palestinians have died in Israeli custody.
Israel’s new incarceration policy continues a long history of dehumanizing Palestinians and denying them their rights. For decades, Israel has used imprisonment as a tool to suppress Palestinians. Since 1967, more than 800,000 Palestinians from the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and the Gaza Strip have been imprisoned. Such abuses are reminiscent of the worst atrocities committed by the Nazi regime.This makes a complete mockery of the Harris-Biden administration’s repeated mantra that “Israel has the right to defend itself.”
Sen. Sanders is right when he said, “Israel does not deserve another nickel.”
Shame on Harris-Biden for rewarding such abuses.
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