Award-winning Palestinian author on Israeli prison, exile and homeland
Summary
Basim Khandakji, a Palestinian author, won the 2024 "Arabic Booker Prize" while in an Israeli prison. Afterward, he was placed in solitary confinement and later released after serving 21 years. He remains exiled and currently resides in Egypt, separated from his family in Nablus.Key Facts
- Basim Khandakji won the 2024 “Arabic Booker Prize” while in Israeli prison.
- Following his award, Israeli prison guards placed him in solitary confinement for 12 days.
- He served 21 years of his life sentences before being released.
- Khandakji cannot return home to Nablus and is in Egypt waiting to reunite with his family.
- He was originally convicted in 2004 for involvement in a suicide bombing under a forced confession.
- He reported experiencing and witnessing systematic abuse, including solitary confinement and starvation, in Israeli prisons.
- After an attack on Israel in 2023, prisoner conditions worsened, with increased deaths and alleged torture.
- Nearly 9,000 Palestinians remain in Israeli prisons, with many held under administrative detention without trial.
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