2023 - There were heart-breaking scenes, as a Palestinian hostage was released after 11 years of solitary confinement, and seemed unable to recognize his family or understand what was going on.
We should all be aware that Solitary Confinement is torture, whether it happens in an Israeli jail cell, or in the US, or in the EU. It is torture and it happens every day in our own countries too. [video]
My heart is a
sanctuary of silence,
a place where few have ever glimpsed.
The demons may try to penetrate its walls
but this heart has always proved stronger
than what I gave it credit for.