Mass Palestinian hunger strike

On the anniversary of the death of Bobby Sands, Irish republican activists and prisoners have extended their support to 1,500 Palestinian prisoners engaged in a mass hunger strike over prison conditions and internment without charge. The following report on the hunger strike is by Budour Youssef Hassan, a Palestinian writer based in Jerusalem (for the Electric Intifada).

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