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Political Prisoners in Israel/Palestine

0 Israelis are being held prisoner by Palestinians, while 4,900 Palestinians are currently imprisoned by Israel.

“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

Source: Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, Addameer Monthly Detention Report. As of April 1, 2013, there were 4,900 Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli prisons and detention centers, including 168 administrative detainees, 14 women, and 236 children."

Breakdown of Palestinian Prisoners

Type of Prisoner Number of Prisoners
Total number of political prisoners 4,900
Administrative detainees 168
Female prisoners 14
Child prisoners 236
Palestinian Legislative Council members 14
East Jerusalem prisoners 183
1948 Territories prisoners 190
Gaza prisoners 433
Prisoners serving life sentences 530
Prisoners serving a sentence above 20 years 451
Prisoners having served for more than 25 years 25
Prisoners having served for more than 20 years 77
Prisoners detained before Oslo Agreements 105
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Organizations

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Addameer Prisoners’ Support and Human Rights Association

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