Palestinians carry pictures of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails, including a picture of the youngest prisoner born in jail, Youssef al-Ziq, pictured right, during a sit-in front of the Red Cross offices, in Damascus, Syria, Thursday. The protesters demanded an immediate release of all prisoners in Israeli jails. (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi)
(April 16, 2009)
“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).”
– Palestine Monitor
*from If Americans Knew Website
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