Ramallah, West Bank – Palestinian officials says around 2,000 prisoners being held by Israel have joined a hunger strike demanding better conditions behind bars.
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Kadoura Fares, who heads a prisoners’ rights group, says the prisoners joined the strike overnight Tuesday — in addition to some 200 people who have refused to eat for the past two weeks.
Fares says the prisoners are seeking an end to the solitary confinement of 20 imprisoned leaders. They are also demanding that Israel allow prisoners to take university courses and give them access to Arab TV channels.
Israel’s prisons authority says the numbers are exaggerated and only 240 prisoners have been striking.
Israel holds some 5,300 Palestinian prisoners. Their crimes range from stone throwing to masterminding militant attacks.
Let them all starve to death!
Good! The Israeli government will save some money not feeding them! Hope they Hunger strike till next Rosh-Hashana at least.
How many more can we sign up
if they dont want to eat let them starve what about shalit no contact for over 5 years where is the hue and cry where is the red cross where is the out cry from the whole world
Dear Palestinian People, we support your hunger strike and encourage all of your brethren to join you in it indefinately!
Why would Israel pay for a terrorist to take a university course?
Don’t want to eat let them starve. It saves two ways money on food and terrorist attacks
I don’t understand, no Arab TV channels and no University courses? What kind of resort is this?
who on earth do they think they are? they keep gilad shalit in thier dark dungeons, torturing him, starving him, AND THIER DEMANDING TELEVISIONS those worthless rats, let them starve till they eat thier own flesh, anyhow it’ll do alot of good to the israeli economy. lol
Where is the Israeli death penalty for terrorism?
Force feed them “ham” sandwiches.