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Last update - 00:00 26/10/2006

B'Tselem: Families of Palestinian prisoners are denied visitation

By Haaretz Service

One-third of the relatives of Palestinian prisoners held in Israel are barred from entering the country to visit their loved ones, the Israeli human rights group B'Tselem reported on Thursday.

The report, which focused on the conditions of Palestinian prisoners in Israel, said that children under the age of six are not allowed physical contact with their jailed fathers or brothers, according to Army Radio.

Anat Bar-Sela, the author of the report, said "the onus to facilitate the visits is placed on Israel by international law, due to the fact that Israel is the ruling power."

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"These visits are regulated by the Red Cross - that means these people ride in organized transportation, escorted by police. They don't have any leeway to deviate from the visitation route. The entire issue of preventing the visits over security concerns doesn't make sense," she added.

In light of the report's findings, B'Tselem is calling upon the government to erect prisons adjacent to Palestinian cities in order to allow the prisoners sustained contact with their families.

"We believe that it is the responsibility of the state, based on international law, to transfer the Palestinian prisoners to within the West Bank, and keep them imprisoned there. This will allow the families to visit their loved ones without going through the cumbersome process of acquiring permission to enter Israel, thus making visitation a lot simpler," B'Tselem said in a statement.

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1.	Some questions for Israel	09:31	\|	Maral	26/10/06

2.	It is the responsibility of the state, first and foremost,, to	09:35	\|	Shlomzion	26/10/06

3.	#1 Maral	10:01	\|	Itsik	26/10/06

4.	visitation for prisoners	10:07	\|	joe	26/10/06

5.	Hi Itsik	10:21	\|	Maral	26/10/06

6.	Joe, usual Israeli tactic...	10:22	\|	Maral	26/10/06

7.	I suppose	10:30	\|	Rose	26/10/06

8.	here`s a reply for you, Maral	10:44	\|	Vitaliy	26/10/06

9.	Yigal Amir = Palestinian terrorists ?	10:50	\|	Vitaliy, esq.	26/10/06

10.	Maral. Your response to Joe is a good one, yet I would hope that	10:59	\|	Shlomzion	26/10/06

11.	Shlomzion and Itsik: Quite right.	10:59	\|	Tony Price	26/10/06

12.	Shlomzion	11:18	\|	Maral	26/10/06

13.	Feel sorry for the Jews	11:19	\|	asa	26/10/06

14.	tony price is exercised about the passports	11:20	\|	bar-kochba	26/10/06

15.	Tony Price. Israel does act with more morality than the Arabs of	11:23	\|	Shlomzion	26/10/06

16.	Prisoner Rights	11:31	\|	Nathan Rai	26/10/06

17.	Maral. I will respect your request not to be diverted and write	11:42	\|	Shlomzion	26/10/06

18.	What the report doesn`t tell us	11:43	\|	Margie in Tel Aviv	26/10/06

19.	Tony Price: prisoners of the Syrians	11:50	\|	Margie in Tel Aviv	26/10/06

20.	Thanks, Shlomzion	12:07	\|	Maral	26/10/06

21.	Gilad Shalit has a very young brother,Maral	12:26	\|	Jasmine Murphy	26/10/06

22.	margie and jasmin	12:43	\|	freddy	26/10/06

23.	Maral. "Racism" and What is becoming of our world:	12:49	\|	Shlomzion	26/10/06

24.	Jasmine, in response..	12:49	\|	Maral	26/10/06

25.	Maral #5	12:56	\|	Itsik	26/10/06

26.	Margie in Tel Aviv	12:57	\|	Tareq	26/10/06

27.	Vitality	13:05	\|	Tareq	26/10/06

28.	#20 Maral	13:09	\|	Itsik	26/10/06

29.	Freddy #22	13:39	\|	Itsik	26/10/06

30.	right freddy	13:41	\|	Jasmine Murphy	26/10/06

31.	No enemy visitation rights til they allow Gilad`s family to visit	13:42	\|	Robby	26/10/06

32.	Freddy. Is there other nation....	13:53	\|	Shlomzion	26/10/06

33.	Margie,Its not a case of too much information	13:58	\|	Ronnie Wolman	26/10/06

34.	Itsik, I`m female :)	14:02	\|	Maral	26/10/06

35.	Ronnie, thank you	14:14	\|	Maral	26/10/06

36.	Tarek	14:26	\|	Margie in Tel Aviv	26/10/06

37.	Ronnie	14:34	\|	Margie in Tel Aviv	26/10/06

38.	Maral,we have to keep working at it	14:39	\|	Ronnie Wolman	26/10/06

39.	#22 freddy	14:46	\|	Itsik	26/10/06

40.	B`Tselem-What Bull !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!	14:57	\|	Gabe1	26/10/06

41.	Margie and Maral: Prisoners of Fundamentalism	15:00	\|	Ronnie Wolman	26/10/06

42.	Margie and Ronnie	15:01	\|	Gabe1	26/10/06

43.	Ronnie, about facing our own people..	15:03	\|	Maral	26/10/06

44.	Jasmine	16:23	\|	JOe	26/10/06

45.	These prisoners of terror should recieve the death penalty!!!!	16:36	\|	Ben Uziel	26/10/06

46.	Ronnie- P.E.T war measures act	16:42	\|	peter	26/10/06

47.	A Jew goes to Ramallah	16:44	\|	peter	26/10/06

48.	Movie documentary on relations	16:48	\|	peter	26/10/06

49.	Our prisoners?	16:54	\|	peter	26/10/06

50.	Maral #43	16:55	\|	Gabe1	26/10/06

51.	Maral: Olmert`s Dichotomy	16:56	\|	Ronnie Wolman	26/10/06

52.	problem is	16:58	\|	bounce	26/10/06

53.	Maral`s hollow outrage	17:07	\|	peter	26/10/06

54.	Joe	17:12	\|	Jasmine Murphy	26/10/06

55.	hezbulls.it to maral	17:14	\|	bounce	26/10/06

56.	Maral	17:18	\|	Jasmine Murphy	26/10/06

57.	shlomzion	17:22	\|	freddy	26/10/06

58.	Peter: We are the Chosen because we chose	17:28	\|	Ronnie Wolman	26/10/06

59.	Those pushing Maral away	17:32	\|	Ronnie Wolman	26/10/06

60.	itzik	17:32	\|	freddy	26/10/06

61.	SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS	17:37	\|	B	26/10/06

62.	Ronnie Wolman #58	17:39	\|	Gabe1	26/10/06

63.	Peter. "Maral`s hollow outrage". I have difficulties with you,	17:47	\|	Shlomzion	26/10/06

64.	maral dilemma	17:52	\|	bev	26/10/06

65.	Bravo Peter, Ronnie, Shlomzion, Margie, Jasmine, etc..	17:53	\|	Polybios	26/10/06

66.	Maral	17:54	\|	Margie in Tel Aviv	26/10/06

67.	One more thing, Ronnie..	17:55	\|	Maral	26/10/06

68.	bev, about "frisking"	18:01	\|	Maral	26/10/06

69.	Freddy. I am so glad that finally one of Israel`s critics also	18:05	\|	Shlomzion	26/10/06

70.	Ronnie Wolman	18:06	\|	Margie in Tel Aviv	26/10/06

71.	Shlomzion	18:13	\|	Gabe1	26/10/06

72.	Visistations `On Hold" Until Sahlit is released - 2nd Try Haaretz	18:15	\|	Bimmer	26/10/06

73.	I have to go too but one more point...	18:17	\|	Ronnie Wolman	26/10/06

74.	Polybios. I am not sure why you address yourself to me,	18:25	\|	Shlomzion	26/10/06

75.	Margie: Our Conscience	18:27	\|	Ronnie Wolman	26/10/06

76.	Lets follow the arab "logic" on this one.	18:27	\|	Uziel	26/10/06

77.	Shlomzion- this story is so full of holes	18:34	\|	peter	26/10/06

78.	Bullies	18:49	\|	chet	26/10/06

79.	Thanks Shlomzion #74	18:57	\|	Polybios	26/10/06

80.	Chet you are bullying us	19:03	\|	Margie in Tel Aviv	26/10/06

81.	Prisoners well-beings	19:16	\|	Altalena	26/10/06

82.	Margie - still ducking the big issue	19:21	\|	Josh Goldman	26/10/06

83.	Peter. I do not argue with you regarding the information that you	19:29	\|	Shlomzion	26/10/06

84.	To Maral No. 1	19:31	\|	Marlene	26/10/06

85.	To Maral No. 1	19:31	\|	Marlene	26/10/06

86.	Josh Goldman. I am still waiting for evidence to your "argument"	19:41	\|	Shlomzion	26/10/06

87.	Marge Tel Aviv	20:01	\|	Tareq	26/10/06

88.	Shlomzion	20:06	\|	tareq	26/10/06

89.	Shlomzion- It`s difficult	20:09	\|	peter	26/10/06

90.	Tareq	20:12	\|	Margie in Tel Aviv	26/10/06

91.	My admiration for Marlene is unbounded	20:15	\|	skylark	26/10/06

92.	To Marlene. Reciprocity	20:21	\|	Altalena	26/10/06

93.	To Shlomizion from Jerusalem	20:29	\|	Lebanese in Canada	26/10/06

94.	Altalena - intl law on prisoners in OPT	20:29	\|	Pssd Off American	26/10/06

95.	Margie Tel Aviv	20:37	\|	Tareq	26/10/06

96.	Altalena	20:40	\|	Tareq	26/10/06

97.	Tried twice to answer JoshGoldman	20:49	\|	Margie in Tel Aviv	26/10/06

98.	Tareq. A correction. My name is Shlomzion not shlom. I am sure	20:54	\|	Shlomzion	26/10/06

99.	82 - Its not about the Occupation	20:54	\|	Bruriah Sarah	26/10/06

100.	To 94. P. American	21:00	\|	Altalena	26/10/06

101.	94: International law not enforceable	21:08	\|	Bruriah Sarah	26/10/06

102.	Lebanese #93. You must be joking	21:09	\|	Polybios	26/10/06

103.	94: International Law pt 2	21:13	\|	Bruriah Sarah	26/10/06

104.	To 96 Tareq & P. American	21:18	\|	Altalena	26/10/06

105.	Sorry Maral, but Nasrallah`s surprise...	21:57	\|	Jacob Blues	26/10/06

106.	It can`t be all peaches and cream for Maral, Ronnie	22:02	\|	Jacob Blues	26/10/06

107.	Tareq	22:02	\|	Margie in Tel Aviv	26/10/06

108.	To 105. Jacob Blues Kidnapped soldiers	22:18	\|	Altalena	26/10/06

109.	josh goldman "please spit on my jewish gaberdine"	22:52	\|	zadok the priest	26/10/06

110.	josh goldman to interlocutor	22:54	\|	zadok the priest	26/10/06

111.	Jasmine Murphy	22:58	\|	Jack	26/10/06

112.	josh goldman "thats the only way you can live with yourself"	23:01	\|	zadok the priest	26/10/06

113.	tareq "i am british by the way"	23:06	\|	fagin	26/10/06

114.	THIS IS INHUMANE TREATMENT OF PRISONERS	23:06	\|	Dutch	26/10/06

115.	tareq they certainly did not give you a british passport	23:08	\|	zadok the priest	26/10/06

116.	tareq "your soldiers are what it says on the tin soldiers"	23:09	\|	bar-kochba	26/10/06

117.	Tough	23:27	\|	Paul Freedman	26/10/06

118.	Israelis will never get to visit relatives killed by Palestinians	00:28	\|	Bennie	27/10/06

119.	You`re right 92 - it is a one way street	00:38	\|	Marlene	27/10/06

120.	Haaretz, The photograph - above	01:55	\|	Dutch	27/10/06

121.	Marlene Sheli Marlene	02:21	\|	Gabe1	27/10/06

122.	WHAT A CRUEL OCCUPIER ISRAEL HAS BECOME	02:25	\|	Dutch	27/10/06

123.	Nu marlene, talk about chutzpah	02:25	\|	peter	27/10/06

124.	Dead victims/prisoners	02:45	\|	Maureen Ann	27/10/06

125.	DORIS Cadigan aka Ditch #120	02:59	\|	Gabe1	27/10/06

126.	visitation	03:27	\|	joelle	27/10/06

127.	Shame!!	03:27	\|	Mark Kienan	27/10/06

128.	#bennie	03:40	\|	joelle	27/10/06

129.	# Maureen Ann	03:46	\|	Joelle	27/10/06

130.	Boo Hoo Hoo...no visitation for the Arab terrorists	03:55	\|	Stinker	27/10/06

131.	# Mark kienan	04:46	\|	joelle	27/10/06

132.	# Mark kienan	05:29	\|	Joelle	27/10/06

133.	#111 Jack	05:55	\|	Margie in Tel Aviv	27/10/06

134.	rabs should lead by example,let Red Cross visit kidnaped soldiers	06:00	\|	Haham me Bat Yam	27/10/06

135.	Conjucal visitation	06:02	\|	Angus	27/10/06

136.	Hey Maureen Ann # 124-You are Uncovered Meat, I Hear	07:22	\|	Eli	27/10/06

137.	Families of our Captured Soliders get?	07:23	\|	David	27/10/06

138.	Shlomzion	08:02	\|	Tareq	27/10/06

139.	Zadok the priest	08:04	\|	Tareq	27/10/06

140.	Fagin	08:08	\|	Tareq	27/10/06

141.	#51 Ronnie Wolman: Olmert`s Dichotomy	08:27	\|	sh	27/10/06

142.	To Mark Kienan Re Shame	08:27	\|	Eli	27/10/06

143.	To 119 Marlene & Dutch. Visits of prisoners	08:31	\|	Altalena	27/10/06

144.	To Dutch #120 Re photograph	08:45	\|	Eli	27/10/06

145.	To 127. Mark. Occupation	08:57	\|	Altalena	27/10/06

146.	Tareq. Unfortunately, the ceasefire lines of 1949, the so called	09:52	\|	Shlomzion	27/10/06

147.	Prisoner Visits	20:05	\|	Thomas Ellner	27/10/06

148.	# 138 Tareq, what is your opinion about other lands	14:35	\|	Maxim Zamir	28/10/06

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