PALESTINIAN HUNGER STRIKE
Jailed leader’s health worsens in Israeli prison
Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti’s health has declined seriously over the past week after he joined a hunger strike with more than a thousand other prisoners in Israel
Ramallah, Palestinian Territories — Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti’s health has declined seriously over the past week after he joined a hunger strike with more than a thousand other prisoners in Israel, a nongovernmental organisation (NGO) said on Monday. Barghouti, 57, and serving five life sentences over his role in the second Palestinian intifada, is refusing medical treatment, according to Amani Sarahneh of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club NGO. He told AFP this was causing his health to decline seriously. The hunger strike began on April 17, with those taking part ingesting only water and salt. They have issued demands ranging from better medical care to phone access. Asked about Barghouti, however, an Israeli Prisons Service spokesman said that "no decline in his health condition has been observed". "If Barghouti feels bad, all he has to do is eat," he said. According to the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club, authorities at the Jalame prison, where Barghouti was transferred and p...
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