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Israel rejects Palestinian hunger strikers appeal

2012-02-14

JERUSALEM: An Israeli military court on Monday rejected an appeal from a Palestinian man on hunger strike for 58 days to have his jail term reduced, officials said.

Lawyer Mahmoud Hassan said a military court judge refused the appeal and that his client, Khader Adnan, will be detained until May 8. A military spokeswoman confirmed the ruling and said Adnan will be expected to carry out the full four-month sentence.

Adnan is a member of the militant Palestinian group Islamic Jihad. He is on a hunger strike to protest what he says is humiliation that he faces in Israels military justice system. He is in poor condition and under guard at an Israeli hospital.

There are times when I think Fred has the right idea: force feed these jokers to a minimum weight of 450 pounds and then turn them loose. A fat terrorist is a slow terrorist...

Adnan is being held in administrative detention, under which an Israeli military judge can imprison Palestinians for six-month periods without charge. Palestinians dont get to see evidence against them.

Posted by:Steve White

#3 People who Hunger Strike should have one week added to their sentence for each day they strike, if that doesn't work, one Month per day.

That should stop It cold.

Posted by: Redneck Jim 2012-02-14 19:38

#2 It saids something of Israel that a prisioner would go on a hunger strike, what would be the reaction in many countries military courts to a man on hunger strike for 58 days who wants his jail term reduced.

Posted by: BernardZ 2012-02-14 06:23

#1 Gavage of these chaps would be something else, no? Just like ducks and geese.

Posted by: Alaska Paul 2012-02-14 02:00

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