Palestinian Representative to the UN lies that Israel has a policy to "neglect" and "kill Palestinian prisoners slowly"
Headline: “Mansour called to condemn the inhumane Israeli policy of slowly killing the prisoners”
“Permanent Representative of the State of Palestine at the UN Riyad Mansour sent letters yesterday, Friday [Jan. 14, 2022], to UN Secretary-General [António Guterres], the head of the [UN] Security Council for this month (Norway), and UN General Assembly President [Abdulla Shahid]… and commented on the serious situation of the prisoners in the occupation’s prisons in light of the ongoing violation of their basic rights that are determined by international law, and the fact that they suffer from medical neglect (sic., see note below regarding PA libel on medical abuse of Palestinian prisoners)…
Mansour also commented on the severe deterioration of the health of prisoner Nasser Abu Hmeid (i.e., terrorist, responsible for the murder of 7 people) as a result of the Israeli occupation authorities’ refusal to provide him with any kind of treatment (sic., Abu Hmeid has received treatment including chemotherapy and surgeries), after a cancerous tumor was discovered in him last year [2021], and also on the severe situation of prisoner Abd Al-Bastami Mitan (i.e., held under administrative detention; PMW was unable to determine the nature of his crimes). Mansour called to condemn this inhumane policy of killing the sick prisoners slowly and directed an additional urgent call to the international community, including the Security Council, to give urgent attention to the suffering of the thousands of Palestinian civilians who are being imprisoned by the occupation authorities.”
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."