Peace ctivists take part in a solidarity protest with the Palestinian prisoners holding an hunger strike, outside the Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv, June 5, 2014. At least 6 Palestinian prisoners are hospitalized in Ichilov. Dozens of Palestinian prisoners are held in other hospitals in Israel. Most of the hunger strikes are protesting against their administrative detention by Israel.

Palestinian prisoner’s hunger strike in Israel continues

Despite objections of medical professionals and in violations of medical ethics, Israel’s Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, has instructed to expedite a legislation that will enable force-feeding of Palestinian prisoners currently undergoing hunger strike as protest against their administrative detention. Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) called on the government to release all administrative detainees, and urges…