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Barghouti in Solitary, Palestinians March in Support of Hunger Strikers

Barghouti in Solitary, Palestinians March in Support of Hunger Strikers
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Tens of thousands of Palestinians from throughout the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip marched and attended rallies to show their support for hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners in "Israeli" prisons. Marwan Barghouti, who is leading the strike, was placed in solitary confinement.

Barghouti in Solitary, Palestinians March in Support of Hunger Strikers

The hunger strike, which has been in the works for several weeks, began Sunday evening with around 700 prisoners. It expanded on Monday morning and is expected to include more than 2,000 people in all "Israeli" prisons.

The prisoners are demanding improved conditions, a change to visiting policies and specific requests such as the installation of public telephones in the cell blocks.

Most of the demands, however, are new, such as the closure of the "Israel" Prison Service clinic in favor of bringing prisoners who need medical care to a hospital. The prisoners are also demanding an end to detention without trial and of solitary confinement.

Led by Barghouti, the strike urged other Palestinian factions were forced to join. Barghouti was moved on Monday to solitary confinement. The "Israel" Prison Service said it was trying to break up the hunger strike.

In a New York Times op-ed about the hunger strike published April 16, Barghouti wrote of being tortured by an Israeli interrogator when he was 18 years old.

Barghouti accused the "Israeli" entity of conducting "mass arbitrary arrests and ill-treatment of Palestinian prisoners," and said that a hunger strike is "the most peaceful form of resistance available" against these abuses.

The open-ended refusal of food has forced all of the Palestinian factions to unite around the prisoners, issuing a joint statement of support.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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