Palestinian prisoners

'Victory to the resistance': CAIR allegedly cosponsored event writing letters to terrorists

CAIR Washington co-hosts an event supporting imprisoned terrorists, raising concerns as its executive director runs for state office.

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Student watches the Republican presidential debate at the CAIR office (REUTERS/Jason Redmond)
A drone view shows people gathering at Nasser hospital as they welcome freed Palestinian prisoners released by Israel as part of a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 13, 2025.

Terrorist released in Schalit, Oct. 7 hostage deals to give Hungary, Spain talks

The Budapest event, held at the Open Doors Hungary office and organized by Tariq El Tahrir and the Uncivilized Book Club, described Barghouti in promotional materials as a "symbol of resistance."

|ByMICHAEL STARR
Palestinian prisoners who were released in a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas arrive to the West Bank city of Ramallah, October 13, 2025.

Hamas bomber, PFLP commander exchanged for Oct. 7 hostages to speak at Argentina trade union HQ

Hamas terrorist Osman Bilal and Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine commander Nader Sadaqa are listed by Action for Palestine as the "Palestinian activists and former prisoners."

|ByMICHAEL STARR
Bar Kupershtein acknowledges those welcoming him as he comes home last month, in Holon, after his release from Hamas captivity in Gaza. The return of the hostages restored our breath, says the writer.

'They broke my leg for what happened in Sde Teiman': Bar Kupershtein recounts Hamas brutality

"They took Yosef Chaim Ohana and me, and broke my leg. They said that it was because of Netanyahu, Ben Gvir, because of Sde Teiman," Kupershtein said in an interview for KAN Reshet Bet.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Color of pure evil: Commentary on moral inequalities of Israel, Hamas

The coming weeks will be the most trying of the entire Israel-Hamas war.

NOVEMBER 30, 2023ByAYELET FRISH
Ayelet Frish

WATCH: Released Palestinian prisoner calls for Hamas to fight Israel

“We are the sword of (Al-Qassam Brigades Head) Mohamed Deif,” a freed Palestinian prisoner chanted in the streets after her release.

NOVEMBER 28, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Freed prisoner, Roda Musa Abdelkader Abu Agamiya, chants in support of Hamas amid her release from Israeli prison.

Between Barghouti and Ocalan, releasing prisoners for hostages -opinion

When leaders discuss a deal between Israel and Hamas that may lead to hostage release, they should keep in mind the corresponding release of Palestinian prisoners and political prisoners in Turkey

NOVEMBER 22, 2023ByKSENIA SVETLOVA
TURKISH PRESIDENT Tayyip Erdogan attends a news conference in Germany, this past week. While Erdogan calls on Israel to release all Palestinian prisoners, there are said to be over 38,000 Kurdish prisoners held in Turkish jails

Death penalty for terrorists harms Gaza hostages, families tell Knesset

"The debate on the death penalty for terrorists is a mental terror attack, a flammable that risks the lives of kidnapped children," said representative Noam Dan.

NOVEMBER 20, 2023ByARIELLA MARSDEN
Israelis whose family members are being held abducted by Hamas terrorists in Gaza since Oct 7, react as they attend a National Security committee meeting in the Israeli parliament on November 20, 2023

Hamas seeks Palestinian prisoners' release, says will free non-Israeli captives

Hamas, which like other factions has long called for the release of the roughly 6,000 Palestinians in Israeli prisons.

OCTOBER 17, 2023ByREUTERS
An aerial view shows damage caused following a mass infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Beeri in southern Israel, October 11, 2023.

Israel arrests three Palestinians amid riots on Gaza border

Otzma Yehudit said it would discuss further steps by the party in response to Netanyahu's refusal to accept Ben-Gvir's demands.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
Palestinians protest at night time near the border with Israel, east of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. September 2, 2021.

Benjamin Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir clash on Palestinian prisoners' rights

Netanyahu stressed that any decision on prisoners would be made "exclusively" by the prime minister and the cabinet.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023ByANNA BARSKY, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu with National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir during a discussion and a vote in the assembly hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem. March 6, 2023.

Palestinian prisoners declare hunger strike in response to Ben-Gvir's policies

Egyptian officials have been working to prevent an escalation between Israel and Hamas in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and Lebanon.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
A Palestinian prisoner waits to be released from Ketziot prison, southern Israel, October 1, 2007

Palestinian administrative detainees to go on hunger strike

A hunger strike could trigger a wave of protests throughout the West Bank against both the PA and Israel. 

JUNE 11, 2023ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
IDF with Palestinian demonstrators during a rally in solidarity with six Palestinian prisoners who managed to esacpe from an Israeli prison a few days ago, in Hebron, September 9, 2021.

Watch: Gilboa prison escape wasn't caught due to lackluster security

The video shows the guard who was on duty that night going after the proscribed routine in a sloppy and unattentive manner.

MAY 24, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
View of a drill for prison guards at the Israeli Prison Authorities, Gilboa Prison, near Israel Valley. December 5, 2022.