Freed Palestinians Cheer; US Media Silence on 'Pre-Crime' Detention
When international media covers Palestinian prisoners, the focus is often on humanitarian exchanges, like this one. What they consistently omit is the systemic 'administrative detention' that allows Israel to hold individuals indefinitely without charge or trial, effectively criminalizing existence. As of November 2023, approximately 2,070 Palestinians were held under this system, based on
arbitrary 'secret evidence'—the kind of legal framework dictatorships dream of. So, while the world momentarily acknowledges the human joy of reunion, it conveniently overlooks the fact that these individuals were often 'prisoners' not for committing crimes but for simply being Palestinian under occupation, ensnared in a revolving door of what amounts to 'pre-crime' incarceration. How many of the
3,000+ children Israel has detained since 2000 were held on 'secret evidence'? Don't ask the networks funded by defense contractors.