Political Prisoners in Israel/Palestine
1 Israeli is being held prisoner by Palestinians, while 10,756 Palestinians are currently imprisoned by Israel.
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“Since the beginning of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories in 1967, over 650,000 Palestinians have been detained by Israel. This forms approximately 20% of the total Palestinian population in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT).” |
Source: The Mandela Institute for Human Rights – Palestine (last updated March 31, 2007) and Reuters.
Breakdown of Palestinian Prisoners
Palestinian Prisoners | |
Juveniles Imprisoned |
293 |
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