Inform your community about Palestinian prisoners [Palestinian Prisoners Week April 17-22]

According to estimates, 40 percent of Palestinian males have at some point in their lives been imprisoned by Israel. 

Today, somewhere between 7,000 - 9,000 (the number fluctuates day to day) Palestinian men, women, and children are currently being held in Israeli prisons. Many have received no trials; even those found "guilty" were tried in Israeli military courts in a system that most of us would consider "kangaroo courts." In prison they are routinely abused and humiliated.

Please inform your communities of this tragic situation.

We have one booklet on this issue that can be printed out and distributed and one video:

•  "Special Report: Israel's Treatment of Americans," which describes the torture of American citizens,
• 10-minute video: "Captured Prisoners: The Whole Story," This section of our website also contains additional articles and information on the topic.

In addition, the following websites provide valuable information and down-loadable resources, including postcards to mail to prisoners:
http://palestinianprisoners.blogspot.com/2010/04/join-ipppc.html
http://www.freepalestinianprisoners.com/

They have produced the following written materials, which can be downloaded and distributed:

• This fact sheet - "Arab Prisoners in Zionist Jails"
• this leaflet- "The Tragedy of the Palestinian Prisoners"

An excellent article explaining the "legal system" of the occupied territories can be read here.
This also could and should be distributed.

While this action alert centers on April's Palestinian Prisoners Day, we feel these efforts should continue year-round.