There is no evidence of a hunger strike by Palestinian security prisoners at any
of the country’s prisons, a Prisons Service spokeswoman told
The Jerusalem Post
on Monday.
The comments came after several reports appeared on Sunday
claiming that a Hamas body responsible for prisoners had coordinated a hunger
strike in response to steps by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to limit
certain conditions for the prisoners, such as highspeed Internet access,
frequent family visits, and courses resulting in MA and PhD
degrees.
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“There have been no reports of a hunger strike or a return of
meals,” the Prisons Service spokeswoman said.
Public Security Minister
Yitzhak Aharonovitch said he was not concerned by the threat of a hunger strike,
Israel Radio reported.
“They can strike as much as they like,” he was
quoted as saying.
Aharonovitch spoke during a ceremony to launch an urban
policing initiative.