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The Arab American News
By Farah Harb

JERUSALEM – In yet another violation of Palestinian rights, the Israel
occupation authorities issue permits to large pharmaceutical firms to carry
out tests on Palestinian and Arab prisoners, according to a report by
Israeli Professor Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian issued yesterday.

In addition, the Hebrew University lecturer also revealed that the Israeli
military firms are testing weapons on Palestinian children and carry out
these tests in the Palestinian neighborhoods of occupied Jerusalem.

During her speech at Columbia University in New York City,
Shalhoub-Kevorkian revealed that she collected the data while carrying out
a research project for the Hebrew University.

“Palestinian spaces are laboratories,” she said. “The invention of products
and services of state-sponsored security corporations are fueled by
long-term curfews and Palestinian oppression by the Israeli army.”

“They check for which bombs to use, gas bombs or stink bombs. Whether to
put plastic sacks or cloth sacks. To beat us with their rifles or to kick
us with boots,” she added during her discussion speech entitled “Disturbing
Spaces – Violent Technologies in Palestinian Jerusalem.”

The AANews talked to University of Detroit Mercy Law professor and
Palestinian-American activist Amer Zaher about this report. He said: “This
is sadly just the latest example of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians as
subhuman. We have seen this for over 70 years. Hopefully, the world is
shocked by this revelation.”

“We Palestinians are not surprised at all,” he added.

Last week, Israeli authorities refused to hand over the body of Fares
Baroud, who passed away inside Israeli prisons after suffering from a
number of diseases. His family fear that he could have been used for such
tests and Israel is afraid this could be revealed through forensic
investigations, the Middle East Monitor reported.