Threat : Palestinian political prisoners in Israel / edited by Abeer Baker and Anat Matar.

Other author Baker, Abeer.
Other author Matar, Anat, 1956-
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon : Pluto Press, 2011.
Descriptionxvii, 261 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects

Contents Machine generated contents note: pt. I ANALYSES -- 1. The Centrality of the Prisoners' Movement to the Palestinian Struggle against the Israeli Occupation: A Historical Perspective / Maya Rosenfeld -- 2. Towards a Materialist Reading of Political Imprisonment in Palestine / Esmail Nashif -- 3. Who Is a Security Prisoner and Why? An Examination of the Legality of Prison Regulations Governing Security Prisoners / Alon Harel -- 4. The Security Risk as a Security Risk: Notes on the Classification Practices of the Israeli Security Services / Yael Berda -- 5. Palestinian Women Political Prisoners and the Israeli State / Nahla Abdo -- 6. Prison Policy and Political Imprisonment in Northern Ireland and Israel / Alina Korn --
Contents Pt. II ARREST, INTERROGATION, TRIAL, RELEASE -- 7. The Arrest and Persecution of Elected Political Leaders -- Interview with Sheikh Muhammad Abu Tir / Anat Matar -- 8. My Arrests, My Interrogations / Osama Barham -- 9. Colonel and Major (poem) / Avigdor Feldman -- 10. Welcome to Shin Bet Country / Avigdor Feldman -- 11. A Decade after the High Court of Justice "Torture" Ruling, What's Changed? / Bana Shoughry-Badarne -- 12. The Mysteries of Administrative Detention / Tamar Pelleg-Sryck -- 13. Reframing the Legality of the Israeli Military Courts in the West Bank: Military Occupation or Apartheid? / Sharon Weill -- 14. Are There Prisoners in this War? / Smadar Ben-Natan -- 15. Institutional Schizophrenia: The Release of "Security Prisoners" in Israel / Leslie Sebba --
Contents 16. Prisoner Exchange Deals: Between Figures and Emotions / Mounir Mansour -- pt. III INSIDE PRISON -- 17. Females Prisoners and the Struggle: A Personal Testimony / Ittaf Alian -- 18. Devil's Island: The Transfer of Palestinian Detainees into Prisons within Israel / Michael Sfard -- 19. Family Visits to Palestinian Prisoners Held Inside Israel / Anat Barsella -- 20. Isolation and Solitary Confinement of Palestinian Prisoners and Detainees in Israeli Facilities / Kathleen Gibson -- 21. The Impact of Isolation on Mental Health / Ruchama Marton -- 22. Consciousness Molded or the Re-identification of Torture / Walid Daka.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011410425
ISBN9780745330204
ISBN0745330207

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Joyner General Stacks HV9778.5 .T49 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold