Hunger strike - excessive demands?
Channel: החברתית
Date: 2017-05-24

More than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners have been on hunger strike for over a month in Israeli jails demanding improved prison conditions. After 34 days of foodless strike, many of the prisoners are in a dangerous medical condition. A delegation of Israeli activists arrived for a solidarity visit in Hebron. The delegation, which was organized at the initiative of the Hitabrut-Tarbut movement, arrived at the tent of prisoners' families and heard about the prisoners' demands, which included: installing a public telephone in the prison for talks with family members, installing toilets for families waiting for a visit, extending the visit from 45 minutes to an hour and a half, and allowing academic studies (a right denied to Palestinian prisoners while Jewish security prisoners enjoy it).