There are over 8,000 Palestinians inside Israeli prisons – including women, children and journalists. Almost 3,000 of them are being held without any charge. But should they be referred to as prisoners? Or is there another word that would better define the specific nature of their incarceration under Israeli occupation? Backspace’s Sana Saeed breaks down how to think about the words we use when discussing the occupation and how to discuss Palestinians incarcerated in Israeli prisons.

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