Dossier
April 17, 1971
Coverage of April 17, 1971 in the Nexus archive.
- Palestinian Prisoner’s Day: What happened in Palestine on April 17, 1971?
On April 17, 1971, Palestinian Prisoner’s Day commemorates the arrest of a Palestinian activist in Israel. Nearly 10,000 Palestinians, including women and children, are currently held in Israeli prisons, with a third detained without charge or trial.