[Pnews] Palestinian Political Prisoners Shadid and Abu Fara end hunger strike after 90 days

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  Shadid and Abu Fara end hunger strike after 90 days in agreement

December 22, 2016

Striking Palestinian prisoners, Anas Shadid and Ahmad Abu Fara 
<http://samidoun.net/2016/12/86-days-of-hunger-strike-supreme-court-suggests-force-feeding-for-shadid-and-abu-fara/>, 
ended their hunger strike on Thursday, 22 December after 90 days without 
food after reaching an agreement <http://asravoice.ps/post/4885>. Under 
the agreement, Shadid and Abu Fara, who have been imprisoned without 
charge or trial since August 2016, will be released in May 2017 afterone 
four-month extension each 
<https://english.palinfo.com/news/2016/12/22/Shadeed-Abu-Fara-suspend-their-hunger-strike> 
of their administrative detention orders. Shadid, 19, from the town of 
Dura, and Abu Fara, 29, from the town of Surif, both near al-Khalil, 
launched their hunger strikes on 25 September after nearly two months in 
Israeli prison without charge or trial.

Both of their detention orders have been “suspended” by the Israeli 
supreme court due to their health situation; however, such “suspensions” 
are contingent on their continuing poor health. Both are suffering from 
an array of very serious health problems, including kidney and liver 
issues, massive weight loss, and pain throughout the body. Both have 
experienced major deterioration in their vision. They are held in Assaf 
Harofeh hospital and have been repeatedly denied transfer to a 
Palestinian hospital.

This development came one day after fellow administrative detainee Ammar 
Hmour of Jaba, Jenin, announced that he was suspending his hunger strike 
after 32 days <http://asravoice.ps/post/4875> until next Wednesday, 28 
December. He has a court hearing on that date and has reportedly 
received reassurances that his detention without charge or trial will 
not be renewed. He was transfered from isolation back to the Negev 
desert prison after this announcement. Kifah Hattab, in Nafha prison 
serving a life sentence, isstill on hunger strike 
<http://asravoice.ps/post/4883> after 27 days. He is demanding 
recognition of his status as a prisoner of war.

The conclusion of Abu Fara and Shadid’s strike came as Israeli 
occupation forces arrested former long-term hunger striker and 
administrative detaineeMuhammad Allan, 
<http://samidoun.net/2015/09/reports-muhammad-allan-suspends-hunger-strike/> 
a Palestinian lawyer who won his freedom from administrative detention 
in a lengthy hunger strike, and detained him for several hours 
<http://asravoice.ps/post/4886>. Allan was seized at 3:00 am on 
Thursday, 22 December by occupation forces, one month after he refused 
as a lawyer to participate in interrogation at the Huwwara detention 
center. Allan, 30, was released after a few hours and reported to Asra 
News that he was threatened by occupation forces.

In addition, occupation forces raided the homes 
<http://asravoice.ps/post/4879> of former prisoner Mona Qa’adan 
<http://samidoun.net/2016/03/mona-qaadans-sentence-reduced-to-41-months-will-be-released-next-month/> 
and former long term hunger strikers Jafar Ezzedine and Tareq Qa’adan 
<http://samidoun.net/2013/02/report-qaadan-ezzedine-suspend-hunger-strikes-following-pledge-to-not-renew-their-detention/>, 
ransacking their homes and confiscating their electronics and 
belongings, in the pre-dawn hours of 22 December.

*Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network extends its warmest 
congratulations and strongest solidarity to Anas Shadid and Ahmad Abu 
Fara on their achievements and steadfastness through three months of 
lengthy hunger strike. We salute their courage and leadership and that 
of the Palestinian prisoners’ movement, which continues daily to 
struggle with bodies on the front lines against occupation and 
oppression in all forms. We urge intensified international action to end 
the practice of administrative detention and free all of the over 700 
Palestinians imprisoned without charge or trial, and for the freedom of 
all of the over 7,000 Palestinian political prisoners behind Israeli bars.*

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