40 days in, the hunger strike among Palestinian prisoners and detainees held by Israel has come to an end, with key Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti, himself among the strikers, agreeing to a compromise with Israel regarding the strikers’ demands for better treatment.
Israel had initially resisted any idea of improving prison conditions, arguing that they already met the bare minimum requirements as set out by international law. The Red Cross was warning the hunger strikes would soon face irreversible health problems, however, and Israel appeared willing to finally make a bit of a deal.
The main complaints by the detainees were that they wanted to be allowed family visits more often, and access to supervised phone calls with relatives. Israel has agreed that the detainees will be allowed two visits a month, instead of the standard one, but appears not to have budged on phone calls.
Israeli officials are trying to present this concession as being done not because of the hunger strike, but as part of negotiations with the Palestinian Authority. This is likely a reflection of their concern that Barghouti’s position in Fatah is rising, and with him serving multiple life sentences in Israeli prison he’d be a really inconvenient successor for Abbas.
Has there been some sort of coup at antiwar.com.Their policies seem to have morphed into zero tolerance for anything deemed “hate” (but really just exposing acts, actions and characterizations surrounding political infighting
As I have never had a comment deleted here in going on 20 years, excuse me but I suspect that you are trying to destroy the place. Just look at your post most confusing, does it not tend to destroy the place?
You’ve seen the rules probably 50 times — every time you’ve asked to see them:
1) No hate speech.
2) No spam.
A third, less often enforced rule, is “no lying about Antiwar.com staff.” I’m especially lax in enforcing that one when I’m the person being lied about. Which is why you’re still here.
If you have been following alternate media, then you knew this was automatic. For when moving to Israel is a gold mine for any settler willing to steal land at gunpoint, everything becomes repetitive and most perverse.
The Zionist are doing just what america did to the native Americans blessing it with with the billions in aid
with their money
America
No.
FOX News has been on the war wagon over the Palestinian Authority ‘paying terrorists’ who kill Israelis while they are in jail. Since I know they are full of Sh*t, 99% of the time, there must be more to the story than this. Can anyone give me the details they are leaving out?
For one thing, the guy in jail obviously doesn’t need the money. Is the PA doing this to counter some of the punitive actions that Israelis take against family members like destroying houses? I am not trying to guide the answer but any details would be appreciated.