Qalandiya

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Qalandiya
Jan-8-2017
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Afternoon

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Every Sunday, early evening, the women – such as the one in the photo – return from family visits in prison. Women with or without children, with or without babies, and sometimes women with a few boys and even fewer men. Every Sunday, week after week, month after month, year after year. Women.
This week’s women are not the same as those of last week’s. There are quotas and criteria for who and how many are entitled to visit.
Ahmad said that the four women have been on the road since 4 o’clock already.
He said that because it was so difficult, he was only visited once or twice a year while he was in jail. Ahmad was caught in Tel Aviv, sentenced in Lod to 16 years in prison. Criminal court.
He said that with him in jail were Israelis and Russians and Arabs and Ethiopeans. Arabs from the West Bank and Arabs from inside Israel/
One month ago, Ahmad was released, 37 years old

And even if the prison law stilpulates that

“it is an accepted principle that the actual arrest or incarceration of a person while curbing his freedom of movement, are not grounds for limiting his other human rights, except for those denied him by explicit instruction of the law.”

This is valid for citizens and residents of the State of Israel. Those who have no rights – have no rights. No time off for good behavior, no leave during the years of incarceration, nor do they enjoy the sponsorship of the Prisoners’ Rehabilitation Authority.

Ahmad who has left jail without a penny to his name has no father except for his own personal dad to teach him about life and tell right from wrong.

In order to survive, Ahmad sells some dates and tangerines at his stand, trying to save some money, wanting to get married.