More Palestinian prisoners join hunger strike

The number of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails has grown to 2,000, with more preparing to join the protest next week, according to human rights groups in the West Bank. The Israeli prison service is taking punitive measures against hunger strikers, including solitary confinement, the confiscation of personal belongings, transfers and denial…

Palestinian prisoners begin hunger strike

At least 1,600 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails launched an open-ended hunger strike on Tuesday, upping the stakes in a protest movement that has put Israel under pressure, according to “Al Ittihad” communist newspaper. Israel has already struck deals with two Palestinian detainees this year after they staged prolonged hunger strikes and 10 other inmates…

1,600 Palestinian prisoners to go on hunger strike

Over 1,600 detainees in Israeli jails are due to begin a hunger-strike on April 17, a Palestinian Authority official said Sunday. According to Ma’an News Agency, Issa Qaraqe, the Palestinian Authority prisoners’ affairs minister, added that factional division among the strikers is dangerous and called on detainees with different political allegiances to unite. Palestinian Prisoners…

Palestinians in Israel jails start hunger strike

Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails start a hunger strike yesterday (Sunday) to protest the prison administration’s crackdown, the Palestinian prisoners’ society said. According to Al Ittihad daily newspaper, the society said prisoners were at risk since Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the prison service to toughen conditions for Palestinian detainees.  “The party’s over” for…