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July 11, 2012

Hunger-Striking Palestinian Soccer Player Released After 3 Years in Israeli Prison 
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A Palestinian soccer player who staged a hunger strike over the course
of four months has been released after three years in an Israeli prison
without charge or trial. Mahmoud al-Sarsak was greeted by thousands of
supporters on Tuesday as he returned home to the Gaza Strip. Last month,
he agreed to end his hunger strike in return for hospital care and an
early release. Sarsak was one of more than 1,600 Palestinian prisoners
to take part in a coordinated hunger strike to protest Israel’s policy
of administrative detention.

 

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