Hunger striker
UN rapporteur joins weekly hunger strike over Iran's execution surge and protest crackdown
“The death penalty is being used against people for exercising the rights of freedom of assembly, association, and expression, as well as their political rights,” she said.
'Hungry? Eat a sandwich': Palestine Action protesters hospitalized as hunger strike exceeds 40 days
Swiss medics start hunger strike over Gaza outside parliament
Actress Cynthia Nixon claims her ‘observant’ Jewish son hunger striking for Gaza
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.
Strike Out
If the strike is successful, it could conceivably boost the standing of Barghouti’s Fatah in its ongoing rivalry with Hamas, but Barghouti still has the rest of his life to serve in prison.
‘NY Times’: Barghouti omission risks credibility of paper
Spayd acknowledged that “a rash of readers have objected – in emails to me and on social media – to what they say was the Times’s distorted characterization of Barghouti.”
PM Netanyahu slams ‘New York Times’ for Barghouti op-ed
Israeli premier says the paper forgot to mention that the "Palestinian leader" is also a convicted murderer.
Watch: Bethlehem clashes break out during hunger strike rally
Tensions flare in Bethlehem between Palestinian protesters and Israeli security forces.
Fatah leader to spearhead hunger strike in Israeli prisons
“If they carry out a hunger strike, they carry out a hunger strike.”
Hunger striking settlers: Netanyahu must keep pledge to build new settlement
New campaign by Amona families is part of a number of right-wing initiatives designed to pressure Netanyahu to stand against cautionary warnings on settlement building by the Trump Administration.
Israel, Palestinian lawyer reach agreement to free hunger strikers
“The agreement stipulates that the administrative detention of the two hunger striking prisoners can be renewed one final time for four months on February 1, meaning they will be released on June 1.”
Israel's High Court: Forced feeding of hunger-striking detainees is legal
‘Detainee’s right to make himself ill or near-death by refusing to eat is not the same as the autonomy of regular patient.’
Hunger striker's restraints removed for Court, not for emergency care
The state revealed in Monday’s High Court hearing that leading up to the hearing it had removed all but one of his leg restraints.