Monday, May 12, 2014
5:30 AM
Elder of Ziyon
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A couple of weeks ago, a lot of Palestinian Arab prisoners went on a hunger strike to protest Israel's practice of administrative detention.
Outside a few Arab news sites and limited coverage in Israel, the hunger strike has not been covered by the media. The hunger strike stunt has been used a few too many times and the media is clearly no longer impressed.
So, it is time to up the ante.
Last Thursday, more prisoners staged a one-day solidarity strike where they skipped a single meal.
Families in Nablus closed down the Red Cross offices there on Sunday because, they say, that organization did not visit the prisoners who were supposedly on the strike. They threatened to escalate their attacks on international NGOs if they don't get some...coverage? A statement? It is unclear.
Israel has less than 200 prisoners in administrative detention. Jordan detains over 10,000 every year. The US, UK, Ireland, and Australia all use administrative detention for reasons of public safety, in much higher numbers than Israel does.
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Posted By Elder of Ziyon to Elder Of Ziyon - Israel News at 5/12/2014 05:30:00 AM
Outside a few Arab news sites and limited coverage in Israel, the hunger strike has not been covered by the media. The hunger strike stunt has been used a few too many times and the media is clearly no longer impressed.
So, it is time to up the ante.
Last Thursday, more prisoners staged a one-day solidarity strike where they skipped a single meal.
Families in Nablus closed down the Red Cross offices there on Sunday because, they say, that organization did not visit the prisoners who were supposedly on the strike. They threatened to escalate their attacks on international NGOs if they don't get some...coverage? A statement? It is unclear.
Israel has less than 200 prisoners in administrative detention. Jordan detains over 10,000 every year. The US, UK, Ireland, and Australia all use administrative detention for reasons of public safety, in much higher numbers than Israel does.
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Posted By Elder of Ziyon to Elder Of Ziyon - Israel News at 5/12/2014 05:30:00 AM
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