In a disturbing revelation, Israeli human rights group B’Tselem has released video testimony from Palestinian lawyer Sari Huriyyah, detailing the severe mistreatment of prisoners at Israel’s Megiddo prison. Huriyyah’s account paints a grim picture of the conditions, likening the prison to the infamous Abu Ghraib during the US occupation of Iraq, according to a report by Al Jazeera.
Testimony Highlights:
- Forced Degradation:
- Huriyyah describes how Israeli prison guards forced Palestinian prisoners to “bark like dogs”.
- Those who refused were beaten until they complied.
- Abuse and Humiliation:
- Young Palestinian prisoners faced severe beatings and humiliation.
- Prisoners were coerced into kissing an Israeli flag on the wall, with refusal resulting in abuse.
- Humiliating Acts:
- Huriyyah recounts an incident where a female guard took a picture with a detainee as he kissed the flag.
- The prisoners endured constant beating, cursing, and humiliation.
These harrowing accounts highlight the severe human rights abuses occurring within Megiddo prison, raising urgent concerns about the treatment of Palestinian prisoners by Israeli authorities.
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