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Why Are Palestinians Dying in Hamas Prisons?


(Gatestone Institute) Bassam Tawil - Essam al-Sa'afeen, 39, from al-Bureij in Gaza, was pronounced dead on Feb. 23, one month after he was arrested by Hamas security forces. Al-Sa'afeen was a member of Fatah who previously served as a PA police officer. Fatah has accused Hamas of brutally torturing al-Sa'afeen during his incarceration. When Palestinians die in Palestinian prisons, no one in the international community seems to care. Murders by Arabs are held to a lower standard of conduct, so international human rights organizations do not even notice them.
2020-03-06 00:00:00
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