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Palestinian on hunger strike for over 100 days under Israeli detention is close to dying, suffering severe cramps and headaches, his wife has told AFP
2020-11-07
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]

The Israeli perspective from The Times of Israel:
The West Bank dairy farmer was first detained back in July on suspicion of being a ’prominent Islamic Jihad
...created after many members of the Egyptian Moslem Brotherhood decided the organization was becoming too moderate. Operations were conducted out of Egypt until 1981 when the group was exiled after the assassination of President Anwar Sadat. They worked out of Gaza until they were exiled to Lebanon in 1987, where they clove tightly to Hezbollah. In 1989 they moved to Damascus, where they remain a subsidiary of Hezbollah...
activist’; will remain in Israeli custody until November 26.

Al-Akhras, a 49-year-old dairy farmer from Silat al-Daher outside Jenin, has been arrested several times for alleged involvement in Islamic Jihad, according to the Shin Bet security service, which maintains he is a "prominent Islamic Jihad activist."

The Shin Bet declined to comment on the terms of the deal.

Al-Akhras was arrested under a controversial procedure known as administrative detention, which allows terror suspects to be held indefinitely without trial in renewable six-month terms. While detainees can appeal the detention itself to the High Court of Justice or lower district courts, the suspects do not receive formal charges, trials, or know the evidence against them.

Administrative detention is illegal under international law, but Israel makes extensive use of it against Paleostinians, as well as some Jewish Israelis, occasionally holding them for years without charges or a trial. Israeli security officials have defended the measure as a necessary tool to combat terrorist activity.
Posted by:Fred

#4  "I hate that my husband, of late
Has headaches that fail to abate!"
"I know you're embittered,
But have you considered
It may have to do with your weight?"
Posted by: Zebulon Pelosi3523   2020-11-07 18:21  

#3  Time for a barbecue!
Posted by: gorb   2020-11-07 13:15  

#2  That's calls for an aperitif!

Posted by: Clem   2020-11-07 10:25  

#1  good
Posted by: Chris   2020-11-07 10:20  

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