... Mansour’s decision was made in coordination with other prisoners, Adnan added, without providing further details. Mansour began his hunger strike on Friday in protest against his ongoing administrative detention without trial. He is affiliated with the Hamas movement. Over 5,200 Palestinians are currently being held in Israeli jails according to the Palestinian Authority’s Ministry of Prisoners’ Affairs. Since 1967, more than 650,000 Palestinians have been detained by Israel, representing 20 percent of the total population and 40 percent of all males in the occupied territories ...
Posted on: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 23:17:42 +0000
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