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     Political Prisoners in Israel/Palestine

1 Israeli is being held prisoner by Palestinians, while 10,756 Palestinians are currently imprisoned by Israel.

Chart showing that over 8000 Palestinians are currently imprisoned by Israel. No Israelis are imprisoned by Palestinians.

“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: The Mandela Institute for Human Rights – Palestine (last updated March 31, 2007) and Reuters.

Breakdown of Palestinian Prisoners

 

Palestinian Prisoners

Juveniles Imprisoned

398
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