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Palestinian Prisoner Detained Without Charge In Israel Ends 141-Day Hunger Strike
A Palestinian prisoner on Tuesday ended a hunger strike that lasted nearly five months after Israel agreed not to extend his detention, his family and Palestinian officials said, although Israeli officials did not confirm a deal had been made.
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Israel Vows Not To Negotiate With Palestinian Hunger Strikers
Israeli Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan vowed on Tuesday not to negotiate with hundreds of Palestinian detainees on the second day of a hunger strike led by popular leader Marwan Barghouti.
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Hundreds Of Palestinians In Israeli Jails Launch Hunger Strike
Hundreds of Palestinians in Israeli jails launched a hunger strike Monday following a call from leader and prominent prisoner Marwan Barghouti, a movement that could mark a serious challenge to Israeli authorities if sustained.
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Palestinian Journalist Ends Hunger Strike In Israel Jail: NGO
A Palestinian journalist in Israeli jail without trial, Mohammed al-Qiq, agreed today to end his 94-day hunger strike under a deal for his release in May, an NGO announced.
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Journalist Detained By Israel Has Not Eaten For Three Months
"They've kidnapped my husband," said the wife of Mohammed al-Qeq, a Palestinian journalist who has been on a hunger strike in an Israeli hospital for three months.
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UN Warns Israel That Law Changes Could Worsen Human Rights
The United Nations said on Wednesday that Israel's decisions to impose up to 20 years prison for people throwing stones and to force-feed prisoners on hunger strike threatened to worsen an "already-precarious human rights situation."
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Israel Frees Palestinian After 56-Day Hunger Strike
Israel on Sunday released a Palestinian prisoner who staged a 56-day hunger strike that brought him near death in a protest against a controversial procedure allowing indefinite detention without charge.
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Israel Frees Palestinian Hunger Striker From Jail
Israel today released an Islamic Jihad leader, Khader Adnan, from jail following a deal last month in which he agreed to end a 56-day hunger strike, Islamic Jihad sources in the West Bank said.
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Israel to Free Palestinian Hunger Strike Detainee: Lawyer
Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan ended a 56-day hunger strike on Sunday after Israel agreed to release him, his lawyer and the Palestinian Prisoners Club announced.
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Hamas Demands Release of Prisoners on Hunger-Strike
Palestinian militant group Hamas today called for the immediate release of hunger-striking prisoners held by Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
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Israeli Cabinet Backs Bill to Force-Feed Jailed Palestinians on Hunger Strike
Israel's cabinet approved on Sunday a proposed law that would enable authorities to force-feed Palestinian prisoners who are on hunger strike, a practice opposed by the country's medical association.
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Palestinians Halt 62-Day Hunger Strike After Deal
Sixty-three Palestinian prisoners who have refused food for 62 days have suspended their hunger strike after reaching a deal with the Israel Prisons Service, their lawyer told AFP.
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UN Worried About Health of Palestinian Detainees on Hunger Strike
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced concerns on Friday about the worsening health of Palestinian hunger strikers in Israeli detention and demanded that they either be formally charged or released immediately.
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Syrian, Palestinian refugees held in Egypt begin hunger strike
Dozens of refugees from Syria detained in an Egyptian police station began a hunger strike on Friday to draw attention to their plight, several of them said.
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Israel demands Palestinian leaders reduce tensions
Israel said on Sunday it sent "an unequivocal demand" to Palestinian leaders to quell unrest, as thousands of detainees staged hunger strikes in Israeli prisons and their supporters clashed with security forces in the occupied West Bank.
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Palestinian Prisoner Detained Without Charge In Israel Ends 141-Day Hunger Strike
A Palestinian prisoner on Tuesday ended a hunger strike that lasted nearly five months after Israel agreed not to extend his detention, his family and Palestinian officials said, although Israeli officials did not confirm a deal had been made.
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Israel Vows Not To Negotiate With Palestinian Hunger Strikers
Israeli Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan vowed on Tuesday not to negotiate with hundreds of Palestinian detainees on the second day of a hunger strike led by popular leader Marwan Barghouti.
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Hundreds Of Palestinians In Israeli Jails Launch Hunger Strike
Hundreds of Palestinians in Israeli jails launched a hunger strike Monday following a call from leader and prominent prisoner Marwan Barghouti, a movement that could mark a serious challenge to Israeli authorities if sustained.
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Palestinian Journalist Ends Hunger Strike In Israel Jail: NGO
A Palestinian journalist in Israeli jail without trial, Mohammed al-Qiq, agreed today to end his 94-day hunger strike under a deal for his release in May, an NGO announced.
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Journalist Detained By Israel Has Not Eaten For Three Months
"They've kidnapped my husband," said the wife of Mohammed al-Qeq, a Palestinian journalist who has been on a hunger strike in an Israeli hospital for three months.
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UN Warns Israel That Law Changes Could Worsen Human Rights
The United Nations said on Wednesday that Israel's decisions to impose up to 20 years prison for people throwing stones and to force-feed prisoners on hunger strike threatened to worsen an "already-precarious human rights situation."
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Israel Frees Palestinian After 56-Day Hunger Strike
Israel on Sunday released a Palestinian prisoner who staged a 56-day hunger strike that brought him near death in a protest against a controversial procedure allowing indefinite detention without charge.
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Israel Frees Palestinian Hunger Striker From Jail
Israel today released an Islamic Jihad leader, Khader Adnan, from jail following a deal last month in which he agreed to end a 56-day hunger strike, Islamic Jihad sources in the West Bank said.
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Israel to Free Palestinian Hunger Strike Detainee: Lawyer
Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan ended a 56-day hunger strike on Sunday after Israel agreed to release him, his lawyer and the Palestinian Prisoners Club announced.
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Hamas Demands Release of Prisoners on Hunger-Strike
Palestinian militant group Hamas today called for the immediate release of hunger-striking prisoners held by Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
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Israeli Cabinet Backs Bill to Force-Feed Jailed Palestinians on Hunger Strike
Israel's cabinet approved on Sunday a proposed law that would enable authorities to force-feed Palestinian prisoners who are on hunger strike, a practice opposed by the country's medical association.
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Palestinians Halt 62-Day Hunger Strike After Deal
Sixty-three Palestinian prisoners who have refused food for 62 days have suspended their hunger strike after reaching a deal with the Israel Prisons Service, their lawyer told AFP.
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UN Worried About Health of Palestinian Detainees on Hunger Strike
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced concerns on Friday about the worsening health of Palestinian hunger strikers in Israeli detention and demanded that they either be formally charged or released immediately.
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Syrian, Palestinian refugees held in Egypt begin hunger strike
Dozens of refugees from Syria detained in an Egyptian police station began a hunger strike on Friday to draw attention to their plight, several of them said.
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Israel demands Palestinian leaders reduce tensions
Israel said on Sunday it sent "an unequivocal demand" to Palestinian leaders to quell unrest, as thousands of detainees staged hunger strikes in Israeli prisons and their supporters clashed with security forces in the occupied West Bank.
