They remain in force today, with amendments, and form an important part of the “legal system” of Israel’s colonial occupation in the West Bank.
This continuity in policy and practices, together with the fact that multiple prisons built during the mandate are in use by the Israeli state today, illustrates the degree to which contemporary Israeli colonial rule has been built on groundwork laid by British mandatory authorities. It also demonstrates a long colonial war against the Palestinian people, with imprisonment as a key instrument.
BRITISH MADATE ERA
ISRAEL TODAY
“Emergency” regulations used to suppress Palestinian resistance
Military orders continue to control Palestinian life
Mass arrests & indefinite detention without trial
Administrative detention (prisoners held without charge or trial)
Curfews & lockdowns imposed on entire cities
Frequent citywide closures & military raids in Palestinian areas
Crackdowns on Palestinian media, book bans, and online censorship
Censorship of press & political writings
Israeli prisons built during Mandate era still in use today (Megiddo, Ramleh, Al- Moscobiyeh).
British prison camps like Sarafand, Acre, and Nur Shams
Collective punishment, including home demolitions
Home demolitions still a common practice against Palestinian families
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