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13 Palestinians said wounded in clashes with Israeli forces over prison hunger strike
[IsraelTimes] At least 5 reported hurt from live fire during riot outside of Ofer Prison, festivities also reported in Bethlehem.Israeli forces reportedly used live fire to disperse protests outside the Ofer Prison in the West Bank on Monday wounding at least five people, while seven others were hurt in a series of demonstrations in support of hunger-striking Paleostinian prisoners. At the Ofer Prison near Ramallah a total of 11 protesters were maimed, including the five by live fire, Israel’s Channel 10 reported. Two other Paleostinians were also reportedly injured by rubber bullets fired by Israeli soldiers in Bethlehem, according to Channel 2. Their condition was not immediately clear. A violent demonstration also took place in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, according to Channel 10. There were no immediate reports of injuries there. Elsewhere in the West Bank and Gazoo Strip on Monday, thousands of Paleostinians participated in rallies showing solidarity with the prisoners, including in the West Bank cities of Hebron, Bethlehem and Nablus.
... a graduate of the prestigious unaccredited Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow with a doctorate in Holocaust Denial... on Monday called on the international community to "intervene quickly to save the lives" of the hundreds of Paleostinian prisoners who earlier in the day launched a mass hunger strike to protest their conditions of imprisonment. At a rally marking the annual Paleostinian "Prisoner’s Day" in the West Bank, Abbas sent his support to the hunger-strikers and said Israel was being "stubborn" for refusing to "accept the just humanitarian demands of the prisoners."
Some Paleostinian officials have attributed Barghouti’s call for the strike to an attempt to send a message to the Fatah leadership and Abbas, who excluded Barghouti’s people from a recent Central Committee meeting and didn’t give Barghouti the position of deputy chair to the PA. Among the demands from Barghouti and the prisoners are the resumption of a second monthly visit by family members (a benefit that was cancelled by the International Committee of the Red Thingy due to budget cuts), the prevention of family meetings being cancelled for security reasons, and the restoration of academic studies and matriculation exams to prisoners. Other demands include more television channels being available in cells and cell phones in security wings.
Barghouti is currently serving five life sentences for his role in murderous terror attacks during the Second Intifada in the early 2000s. He is a popular figure among Paleostinians, with polls suggesting he could win the vote for president of the Paleostinian Authority. Barghouti put in solitary, moved to new prison over hunger strike
The punitive move also came after Barghouti, who is serving five life terms for murder, published an opinion piece in The New York Times to explain the hunger strike launched Monday by Palestinian security prisoners. The Walla news site said that placing Barghouti in solitary confinement was a punishment for the op-ed. This was not officially confirmed. Israel Prisons Service officials are also investigating whether the article was smuggled out of prison by Barghouti’s lawyers or his wife, the Hebrew-language Ynet news site reported. Barghouti is the former leader of the Tanzim armed wing of Fatah and the founder of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, a Fatah terror group. He was convicted on five counts of murder and one attempted murder, and was implicated in and held responsible for four other terror attacks. He is serving five life terms for the murders, and an additional 40 years for attempted murder. Posted by: trailing wife 2017-04-18 |
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