About 5% of the population interred indicated they were Jewish when they were first incarcerated at Rikers; only about a quarter to a third were either born Jewish or grew up Jewish.
This will primarily affect those arrested for terror offenses between the ages of 12 and 14.
Russia decided to shut down some of its prisons as a result of a major prisoner draft for the ongoing war in Ukraine.
In December 2023, Abu Ganima, an Israeli citizen resident of the Negev, was arrested by IDF forces while trying to enter Israel from the Gaza Strip.
Last year, Shervin Hajipour won the Special Merit Award for Best Song For Social Change for his song Baraye at the GRAMMYs.
Avraham Gil is not eligible for diplomatic immunity stemming from his father's position as a diplomat.
The pair were caught by a third soldier who entered the kitchen and saw them committing the act.
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