the noblest form of popular resistance by staging a hunger strike. This is the only weapon they possess while trapped in Israeli prisons.On Friday, we participated in a demonstration in the Jerusalem villages near Ofer Prison. We tried hard to raise our voices so that the prisoners inside would hear us, although they dont need to hear us to know that their entire nation is behind them.We had young boys with us who were born and lived their entire lives, like their parents, under occupation, oppression and discrimination.These boys are not in need of incitement to become fighters. Their lives and suffering drives them to this, but their presence reminded us that the future generation of hope and victory is growing and maturing, despite the oppression, torture and attempts to spread frustration and despair; despite the escape of those who grew tired of the burdens of the struggle.The Palestinian fighters are not killers, they fight for freedom and they create life and hope. They are willing to sacrifice their lives for the sake of their peoples freedom. I bet the majority of Israeli ministers think of no one else other than themselves, their position and their future wealth.That is why we are optimistic and they are pessimistic, drowning in their racism".Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, is a physician, activist and politician who serves as genegral secretary of the Plaestine National Initiative (PNI) Palestine Remix - Story of a Former Prisoner & Hunger Stiker Israels decades-long policy of detaining Palestinians from the occupied West Bank and Gaza in prisons inside Israel and depriving them of regular family visits is not only cruel but also a blatant violation of international law, said Amnesty International. The London-based rights group said that testimonies gathered by the organisation from family members and Palestinian prisoners detained in the Israeli prison system shed light on the suffering endured by families, who in some cases have been deprived from seeing their detained relatives for many years. Israels ruthless policy of holding Palestinian prisoners arrested in the Occupied Palestinian Territories in prisons inside Israel is a flagrant violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention. It is unlawful and cruel and the consequences for the imprisoned person and their loved ones, who are often deprived from seeing them for months, and at times for years on end, can be devastating. Instead of unlawfully transferring prisoners outside the occupied territories, Israel must ensure all Palestinians arrested there are held in prisons and detention centres in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Until then, the Israeli authorities must stop imposing excessive restrictions on visitation rights as a means of punishing prisoners and their families, and ensure that conditions fully meet international standards.Palestinian detainees held on security grounds are also barred from making phone calls to their families. Under international humanitarian law, detainees from occupied territories must be detained in the occupied territory, not in the territory of the occupying power. They must also be allowed to receive visitors, especially near relatives, at regular intervals and as frequently as possible.According to Israeli Prison Service regulations all prisoners are entitled to