Thousands of visits, some of them to terrorists who are affiliated with ISIS and Hezbollah, take place every month in prisons throughout the country.
From data provided by the Israel Security Service to the "If You Want" movement as part of a Freedom of Information Law request, the scope of visits by the families of the terrorists was revealed - a three-year record, precisely in the months when murderous attacks occur throughout the country.
Among other things, it was revealed that alongside the family visits, there are also visits from foreign diplomats, even though they are convicted terrorists.
In the past year, a total of more than 26,000 visits were made to terrorists by their family members - a jump of 10,000 visits compared to 2021, when there were 16,500 visits in total, and compared to 2020, the year of the Corona virus, when there were 12,800 visits.
In 2022 there were more than 26,000 visits, photo: Yehoshua Yosef
The segmentation of the data shows that most of the visits are to Fatah terrorists, and then to Hamas terrorists. Each month, Fatah terrorists receive more than 1,000 visits.
Hamas terrorists in Judea and Samaria also receive hundreds of visits every month.
It should be noted that these are terrorist visits from Yash, not Gaza, in accordance with government policy that prohibits visits to Hamas prisoners.
The peak of the visits - Jordan
But it's not just Fatah or Hamas terrorists. The Shin Bet also allows terrorists who belong to murderous terrorist organizations outside the borders of the State of Israel to receive visitors.
The data revealed that ISIS and Hezbollah terrorists also receive dozens of visitors every year.
Terrorists (right) in a military court, archive, photo: Yonatan Shaul
Every month there are between ten and 20 visits among ISIS terrorists, along with several visits to Hezbollah terrorists as well.
No less serious than that, the Shin Bet reveals that in recent years there have been meetings between representatives of foreign consulates and terrorists.
Representatives from the consulates of France, the USA, Germany, Spain, Jordan, Egypt, England, Canada and Belgium visited terrorists for reasons that are not clear. The highest number of visits that took place in all prisons where terrorists are held are representatives of the Jordanian consulate, followed by Spain and the USA.
It was also revealed that in August 2022, MK Osama Saadi visited the Hadrim Detention Center, but for reasons of personal modesty, the Shavas refused to reveal who visited the place.
"Act immediately"
"The information revealed about visits by ambassadors and diplomats from foreign countries to terrorists in Israeli prisons is bad news for the State of Israel," says Alon Schwarzer, head of the research and policy department at the "If You Want" movement.
Shavas: "Visits of security prisoners are carried out in accordance with the order",
"Not only do some of the governments of Europe and the European Union fund organizations in Israel that work against Israel's fight against terrorism - do representatives of those foreign governments honor the terrorists by visiting the prisons?"
"We expect the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to act immediately against the ambassadors who sent their people to visit terrorists. In addition, the information about visits received by Hezbollah and ISIS terrorists in Israeli prisons is a disgrace to the elected officials who do not stop this omission immediately. There is no reason in the world to allow terrorists from terrorist organizations "The worst terrorists in the world receive one visit beyond what is required by international law. Terrorists should rot in prison, and not receive dozens of visits a year," Schwarzer claims.
The Israel Defense Forces responded: "Visits of security prisoners are made in accordance with the order and policy decisions.
It is not possible for Hamas families to visit Gaza."
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