Hunger striker

'Hungry? Eat a sandwich': Palestine Action protesters hospitalized as hunger strike exceeds 40 days

Of the eight protesters participating in the hunger strike, five have been hospitalized as of Thursday.

Palestine Action protesters involved in a hunger strike.
Doctors Michele Ghielmini, Brenno Balestra, Alessandra Guaita and Marco Franzi sit outside the Swiss Parliament building (Bundeshaus) at the start of their hunger strike over Gaza, calling on their government to apply targeted sanctions on Israel over its alleged violations of international law.

Swiss medics start hunger strike over Gaza outside parliament

 Cynthia Nixon and her son Seph.

Actress Cynthia Nixon claims her ‘observant’ Jewish son hunger striking for Gaza

 Hunger striker for the hostages, Rabbi Avidan Freedman outside the Knesset

Hunger strike for hostages outside Knesset continues into second week


Palestinians put life on hold for hunger striking prisoners

"Almost all of us have family members in prison," says teacher. Fatah calls for Friday “day of rage.”

Palestinians take part in a protest in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem April 17, 2017

NGO demands lawyer access for hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners

Red Cross meets with inmates.

Palestinians take part in a protest in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem April 17, 2017

84 more Hamas men quit hunger strike – Prisons Service

Palestinian leaders have warned of a possible “uprising,” if the prisoners’ demands are not met.

Jailed Fatah official Marwan Barghouti

PM to head committee for better Holocaust survivor support

In his weekly cabinet meeting, Netanyahu also reiterated that the Palestinian prisoner hunger strikers' demands will not be entertained.

Benjamin Netanyahu

Israeli minister, MK spar over meeting with terror-convicted PA official

Margalit accuses government of sparking violence by not giving in to Palestinian hunger-strikers’ demands.

Erel Margalit and Jibril Rajoub

Zoabi: Israel will bear ‘total responsibility’ if hunger strikers die

The Prisons Service denies allegations that security prisoners are mistreated.

A PALESTINIAN RIOTER throws back a tear-gas cannister fired by IDF troops near Ofer Prison

Hunger-striking prisoner transferred to hospital

Said Musallam, who suffers from heart disease, is the first prisoner participating in the ongoing mass hunger strike to be transferred to a hospital.

French opposition MP Georges Fenech at Ofer Prison, September 15, 2016

My Word: Hunger-striking, power-hungry and bloodthirsty Barghouti

Many observers believe that Barghouti’s latest move is less about the conditions in which the inmates find themselves and more about his political appetite.

PALESTINIANS WALK past graffiti depicting jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, currently serving five life terms for terrorism, on a section of the security wall on the road to Ramallah.

Far-right Israeli activists hold BBQ to taunt hunger striking Palestinians

The strike, started by Marwan Barghouti, calls for better conditions for prisoners, including expanded visitation rights and installation of public phones.

Ofer Prison

April 20, 2017: Barghouti’s op-ed

The time is long past when Barghouti should have been placed in solitary confinement without communication with the outer world.

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