Genevieve Cora Fraser “The use of prison is central to the occupation,” Kay said. “Since1967 , Israel has detained more than600 , 000Palestinians. Since the intifada until 30June of this year,2 , 650children have been arrested and imprisoned.” Under Israeli jurisdiction, Palestinian children have no right to a lawyer nor are they permitted to know what the charges are.

“Children of 16 and 17 are treated by the military as adults, contrary to international law,” Professor Kay reported. “Palestinian children once arrested are subject to torture including severe beatings, exposure to extreme temperatures and forced into extreme positions. They are blindfolded, shackled and put into detention centers in military camps or in settlement outposts where the Israelis force them into signing confessions and attempt to recruit them as collaborators. They are almost always sent on to prison.”

Defence for Children International report: Total of 338 Palestinian children detained by Israel (October 2004).

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