Ben-Gvir Orders Closure of Prisoner-run Bakeries
Arab World
Ramallah - Asharq Al-Awsat
Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has ordered the closure of bakeries inside the Rimon and Ketziot jails, which provide fresh bread to the inmates. Israeli media said that Ben-Gvir took this step because the bakeries are run by Palestinian inmates. Speaking to Israel Hayom, Ben-Gvir said he "went crazy" after he knew about the bakeries. "Prisoners cannot get such a privilege," he was quoted as saying. This step follows a series of similar steps taken by Ben-Gvir including the transfer of inmates between prisons, depriving them of privileges, and building new strict departments. Ben-Gvir also called for the death penalty for Palestinian attackers who killed Israelis. The Commission for Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs said that the closure of bakeries proves that the occupation "has stripped itself of all humanitarian and ethical morals and values." This also reflects the occupation’s failure to face the inmates in prisons, the Commission added in its statement. It continued that the false claims by Ben-Gvir that the “inmates are living in luxury and hotels” are a justification he uses to escalate the war against the inmates. The rise in tension in the prisons was triggered by raids by the repression units against several departments in Ofer, Naqab, Megiddo, and Damon prisons, assaulting prisoners, isolating dozens, and confiscating their belongings. Palestinian prisoners started on Tuesday protest steps against the Israeli Prisons Administration, refusing to have breakfast or to undergo "security check". The inmates are exerting pressure on the Administration to back offon its recent measures. The female prisoners in Damon prison delivered an audio message on Wednesday revealing that they are being tortured by the Israeli Prisons Administration. There are 4,700 prisoners in Israeli occupation jails, including 29 women and 150 children and minors.
from Asharq AL-awsat https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/4133301/ben-gvir-orders-closure-prisoner-run-bakeries
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