Mainstream Media 'Discovers' Israel Holds 2,000 Palestinians Without Charge
The proposed deal involves Israel releasing nearly 2,000 Palestinians – many held without charge – for 48 Israeli captives. This isn't a 'swap' of equal terms; it's a peek behind the curtain at a system where 3,660 Palestinians are currently held in administrative detention (as reported by Addameer as of March 2024), accused of nothing, their fundamental rights suspended indefinitely. For context,
in 1999, the Committee Against Torture warned Israel that administrative detention constitutes a 'violation of human rights.' A warning, apparently, heard by no one in power during decades of U.S. aid. So, while media frames this as a generous exchange, it effectively normalizes decades of mass imprisonment without due process. How many 'captives' would Israel find to exchange if they didn't
illegally detain thousands in the first place? One might wonder.