Fares: “The cancellation of administrative detention for settlers exposes the extent of racism and hatred of this occupation “

November 22, 2024

The head of the Commission of Detainees’ Affairs, Qaddura Fares, stated today that “Israel is fascist racist state, established on hatred and organized crime, that threatens human and social values with its extremist policies. The world’s silence towards the killing and destruction of the Palestinian people, and the torture and abuse of its detainees will eventually find itself facing a regime on Zionist gangs that threatens the global and human stability”.

Fares emphasized that while the occupation authorities are practicing the most brutal attacks against Palestinians, represented in random arrests on a daily basis, in addition to consolidating the policy of administrative detention -where 3500 Palestinian are held under this policy- the so-called Minister of Defense in the Israeli government, "Israel Katz," has ordered the cancellation of this type of detention for Israeli settlers.
Fares pointed out that the issuance of this decision highlights the arrogance of this occupation and disregard towards international systems and their institutions. As Palestinian children, women, journalists and elderly people are prosecuted without charges or trials due to this policy, this extremist show up, giving settlers the green light to commit more crimes against Palestinians, and removing some symbolic restrictions that the administrative detention imposed on them.
Fares stated that the decision of the so-called “Israel Katz”, that is based on the claim that settlements are facing the threat of Palestinian terrorism in the West Bank, was welcomed by the extremist minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who called it "a correction of an injustice that lasted for years”.
The extremist deputy, Abraham Boroun, also praised the decision and considered it as a support for settlers.

Fares warned of the seriousness of this decision, confirming that the dangerous crimes of the settlers, that we witness every day and every night in the Palestinian cities, villages and towns will increase, and that the organized crimes supported by the Israeli military and political parties will escalate. He called on the international community to break its fatal silence regarding the Palestinian people and their rights.