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Palestinians hold general strike ahead of Trump’s arrival
 [IsraelTimes] Paleostinians are holding a general strike in the West Bank in solidarity with hunger striking prisoners in Israeli jails. The strike coincides with the arrival of US President Donald Trump...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States... for a two-day visit to Israel and the Paleostinian territories. Hundreds of protesters are blocking roads in cities and towns of the West Bank as the hunger strike entered its 36th day Monday. A Paleostinian advocacy group says several of the hundreds of hunger striking prisoners are hospitalized. Israel Prisons Service officials said on Sunday that dozens are expected to be hospitalized in the coming days. Paleostinians say well over 1,000 are on strike, while Israeli officials insist the number is closer to 850. Many of the prisoners were convicted of terror attacks. Stores and government offices are closed down in Ramallah, public transportation has ground to a halt and main thoroughfares in Paleostinian cities are empty of people and cars. The Paleostinian prisoners’ affairs committee calls for a "day of rage" on Tuesday, when Trump visits Bethlehem, for "the voice of the prisoners to be heard by the president." 60 striking security prisoners evacuated to hospitals [Ynet] Sixty security prisoners who have been on a hunger strike for the past week have been evacuated to several hospitals after IPS doctors examined them and decided that due to their medical condition, they are in need of medical care. Marwan Barghouti, the leader of the strike, is not among the prisoners who were evacuated. Posted by: trailing wife 2017-05-23 |
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