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hunger-strikers
Convicted Palestinian terrorist Marwan Barghouti
May 27, 2017, 2:20 pm
Mass Palestinian hunger-strike ends after 40-days, Israel says
Prison officials say inmates declared an end to their refusal to eat, after reaching a compromise on their conditions
By Jewish News Reporter
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, receives a released prisoner during a welcome ceremony in the West Bank city of Ramallah (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
May 6, 2017, 10:23 pm
Israel seeks to bring in foreign doctors to force-feed Palestinian hunger strikers
Authorities in the Jewish state may bring in staff from outside, to ensure inmates can't refuse food
By JTA
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, receives a released prisoner during a welcome ceremony in the West Bank city of Ramallah (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
September 12, 2016, 3:30 pm
Israeli court says force-feeding hunger-strikers is legal
Despite a petition by doctors calling it 'tantamount to torture', the high court ruled that prisoners are in an extraordinary situation
By Stephen Oryszczuk
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