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June 19, 2012

Jailed Israeli Soldier Launches Hunger Strike in Solidarity With Palestinian Detainees 
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In other news, an Israeli soldier imprisoned for refusing to serve in
the occupied Palestinian territories has gone on a hunger strike of his
own in solidarity with those Palestinians jailed without charge of
trial. The soldier, Yaniv Mazor, was sentenced to 20 days in military
prison last week for defying service in what he calls Israel's
"occupation army."

 

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