Palestinian Political Prisoners

The Palestinian Committee for Prisoners Affairs called to immediate action to save the lives of two Palestinians on hunger strike in the prisons of the Israeli...

Israel is currently holding 7,500 Palestinians as political prisoners; around 750 of them are in administrative detention, including several children. The UK government has noted these high numbers and has stated that it will continue to “lobby” the Israeli government on the topic. The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office has also admitted recently that its attempts to press Israel on the issue, or even to investigate it, have been blocked by the Israeli government.