http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/02/2013219105925521388.html
This article and video clip discuss the current issue surrounding the detaining of Palestinian men in the West Bank. The article focuses on one man, Samer Issawi who for the past 200 days has refused all food brought to him, surviving on water and supplement pills. His refusal is in response to Israeli's policy of "administrative detention" which allows for Palestinians to be arrested with no charge and held indefinitely. In the last few days Issawi has even refused the water and supplements. His protest has sparked others held unlawfully to follow in his footsteps, an 800 person hunger strike happened on Tuesday between 3 jails in the area, prisoners showing their support for Issawi. Issawi has been denied bail twice already but hopes are high for this third try because the Israeli government, from looking at other recent revolts, can see that if Issawi dies they could have Tunisian fruit cart vendor situation on their hands. All three of Issawi's brothers have been harassed and arrested by the Israeli police and his sister had her house destroyed. Hopefully Issawi will be granted bail and hopefully the Israeli police stop their unwarranted arresting of Palestinians.
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