In the week of the funeral of ex Israeli leader, Shimon Peres, hailed as a ‘man of peace’, the reality is that life for most Palestinians is still one of occupation and repression. A recent report has detailed that since September 2000, Israeli authorities have arrested over 100,000 Palestinians. Many Palestinians are detained but never charged because of the law of ‘administrative detention’. Some Palestinians, like Akram al-Fassisi, have been detained under this law many times. For many Palestinians languishing in Israeli jails, hunger strikes are the only alternative left to fight for their dignity and justice.
In the week of the funeral of ex Israeli leader, Shimon Peres, hailed as a ‘man of peace’, the reality is that life for most Palestinians is still one of occupation and repression. A recent report has detailed that since September 2000, Israeli authorities have arrested over 100,000 Palestinians. Many Palestinians are detained but never charged because of the law of ‘administrative detention’. Some Palestinians, like Akram al-Fassisi, have been detained under this law many times. For many Palestinians languishing in Israeli jails, hunger strikes are the only alternative left to fight for their dignity and justice.
