Palestinians jailed because lawyer can’t communicate with them

972mag.com by Yossi Gurvitz | Mar. 26, 2011 (News Analysis)

The text is simple and quite short, and it merits being quoted in full: “The Netanya Magistrate’s Court has decided to extend by 24 hours the detention of three Palestinians, without holding a hearing about their alleged crimes. The reason for the absence of such a hearing is that the suspects speak only Arabic, and could not communicate with the public defender appointed for them.”

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Posted by: Posted by Marsha Iverson - Mar 26, 2011 - 10:40 AM PDT
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Edited by: Marsha Iverson - Mar 26, 2011 - 3:50 PM PDT

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 by Marsha Iverson - Mar. 26, 2011

Clear, cogent and thoughtful analysis of one example of the daily injustices Palestinians face under the Israeli government's interpretation of "justice."

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