Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails lauch hunger strike over dead inmate

Published on April 3, 2013

More than 4,500 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have launched a hunger strike over the death of a Palestinian inmate from cancer.

April 2, 2013

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on April 2, 2013

UNICEF: Israel mistreats Palestinian children in custody

Published on March 6, 2013

Palestinian children detained by the Israeli military are subject to widespread, systematic ill-treatment that violates international law, a UNICEF report said on Wednesday.The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) estimated that 700 Palestinian children aged 12 to 17, most of them boys, are arrested, interrogated and detained by the Israeli military, police and security agents every year in the occupied West Bank.

February 22, 2013

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on February 22, 2013

Several reported wounded in riots in support of jailed Palestinians

Published on February 15, 2013

Several people were injured in West Bank protests staged in solidarity with hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners.

Palestinian prisoners launch hunger strike

Published on April 17, 2012

At least 1,200 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have launched an open-ended hunger strike.

Israel frees 550 Palestinians in Shalit swap

Published on December 19, 2011

Israel released 550 Palestinian prisoners Sunday in the second stage of a deal with Hamas that brought home soldier Gilad Shalit after five years of captivity in the Gaza Strip.

Opinion: Shalit deal only worsens the conflict

Published on October 24, 2011

No one should mistake the afterglow in Israel from the release of Gilad Shalit, or the rare sight of Israelis and Palestinians showing mutual flexibility and actually concluding an agreement, as hopeful signs for the prospects of peace. Just the opposite: Shalit’s release, in addition to being an undeniable security risk for Israelis, is giving the Right yet another boost, and making relations with the Palestinians even worse, as hard to imagine as that may be.

Peres visits Shalit at home

Published on October 24, 2011

Israeli President Shimon Peres visited Gilad Shalit at his home in northern Israel, the first Israeli official to visit since the soldier's return.

Livni slams Shalit prisoner exchange

Published on October 23, 2011

Israeli opposition leader Tzipi Livni criticized the prisoner swap that freed Gilad Shalit, saying it weakened Israel and strengthened Hamas.

Day one of freedom for Gilad Shalit

Published on October 19, 2011

Gilad Shalit, whose skinny frame is the talk of Israel, took a morning stroll with his mother outside the family home in a leafy village in northern Israel, accompanied by police who formed a protective guard around him.

Prisoner swap for Gilad Shalit underway

Published on October 17, 2011

A long-awaited prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas began before dawn on Tuesday when the first of hundreds of Palestinian inmates were bused from their jails to border crossings where they will be swapped for captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.

Top Israeli court gives green light for Shalit swap

Published on October 17, 2011

Israel's Supreme Court gave the green light on Monday for a prisoner exchange with Hamas, rejecting petitions against the deal to swap hundreds of jailed Palestinians for captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, officials said.

Israeli Supreme Court discusses prisoner exchange appeals

Published on October 17, 2011

Israelis opposed to a prisoner exchange deal with Hamas sought Supreme Court intervention on Monday to block the release of hundreds of jailed Palestinians in return for captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.

TIMELINE: Gilad Shalit, held for five years

Published on October 11, 2011

Israel and the Islamist movement Hamas which rules Gaza have agreed on a deal to swap the Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, held captive for five years, for the release of a proposed 1,000 Palestinian prisoners.