PA Libel: Al-Aqsa Mosque preacher accuses Israel of “medical neglect” of Palestinian prisoners and "demands" that Israel releases them

Headline: “50,000 worshippers held Friday prayers amid increased measures by the occupation”

“Blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque preacher and Shari’ah Judge Sheikh Muhammad Sarandah… spoke about the difficult situation that the male and female prisoners are undergoing inside the occupation’s prisons, including harassment, torture, and medical neglect against the sick among them, and he demanded to release them (sic., see note below regarding PA libel on medical abuse of Palestinian prisoners).”

Libel on medical abuse of Palestinian prisoners - The PA claims that Israel abuses Palestinian prisoners through medical neglect, medical experiments, and by intentionally infecting them with diseases. However, the International Red Cross regularly visits these prisoners and has not documented or accused Israel of any of these claims. Likewise, lists of demands occasionally issued by the prisoners during hunger strikes—such as during one in 2011—include no demands relating to these claims. PMW has documented prisoners talking about how they "lack nothing" in the prisons and that "the worst thing about Israeli prison" is riding in a prison vehicle that has no padding on the seat. When PMW contacted the Israeli Ministry of Health in 2007 regarding PA claims of medical experiments on prisoners, the ministry responded: "Clinical testing on prisoners in prison was never approved, never performed, and is most certainly not taking place at present."