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<p>GAZA, (PIC)&#8211; The Palestinian prisoner  affairs minister Attallah Abu Sabh has called on the world community to  intervene as the Israel Knesset is expected to approve a law tightening  restrictions on Palestinian war prisoners.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt;">He asserted that the new set of laws contravenes the fourth Geneva convention.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt;">Members of Knesset drafted four laws  enforcing stricter conditions on Palestinians held in Israeli prisons.  It was discussed by the internal committee, which decided concluding its  last session to consolidate them into one draft law to be put to a vote  in the Knesset&#8217;s first reading during its next session.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt;">The law is aimed at accelerating the  liberation of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who was captured by  resistance forces in Gaza three years back.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt;">Minister Abu Sabh added that ”All attempts  by the occupation to pressure the factions that captured Shalit using  captives held in its prisons will not work to force its conditions on  the prisoner swap deal, which is aimed at losing the importance of the  swap deal and eliminating the most important component, which is to free  the heavily sentenced prisoners.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt;">”The [move] could in fact perpetuate the  positions of the factions and cause them to increase their demands. This  is what Shalit&#8217;s father understood as he attended the hearing and  called for the non-implementation of the law to change conditions of  prisoners, and also demanded that his son&#8217;s name not be used on the laws  if they were passed, for fear that it would have a negative effect on  negotiations.”</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt;">He pointed out that Israel already  violates many norms and laws and deprives prisoners of basic rights. He  said they are not given quality food and medicine and are deprived of  education and visits and thrown into solitary confinement. Their cells  are also raided and searched regularly, and they are beaten.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt;">He added that Israel also intends to  side-track the world from its crimes against war prisoners and make it  appear that it provides prisoners all of their needs.</p>
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