Members of Wolfetone & McCracken 32csm belfast tonight [10/5/12] attended a picket outside broadcasting house on Ormeau Avenue, Belfast to highlight the lack of media coverage in relation to the MASS HUNGER STRIKE taking place across Israeli jails. Around 2000 palestinians are currently on hunger strike
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A bearded Islamist who lived on liquids and minerals
for 66 days to protest his open-ended incarceration in Israel, winning his
freedom, has inspired more than 1,000 other Palestinian prisoners to follow him,
putting pressure on Israel.
The prisoners who have joined the strike in recent weeks are demanding better conditions and an end to imprisonment without charges.
According to prison officials, at least 1,600 of the 4,600 Palestinians held by Israel are refusing food. Palestinians say about 2,500 strikers are striking.
Most of the protesters joined the strike on April 17. Two others, Bilal Diab and Thaer Halahleh, have been striking for 70 days.
The prisoners who have joined the strike in recent weeks are demanding better conditions and an end to imprisonment without charges.
According to prison officials, at least 1,600 of the 4,600 Palestinians held by Israel are refusing food. Palestinians say about 2,500 strikers are striking.
Most of the protesters joined the strike on April 17. Two others, Bilal Diab and Thaer Halahleh, have been striking for 70 days.
