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December 24, 2013

Israel Frees Palestinian Hunger Striker 
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Israel has released a Palestinian prisoner whose lengthy hunger strike
helped spark major protests in the Occupied Territories. Samer Issawi
was initially released under the 2011 deal that freed Israeli soldier
Gilad Shalit, only to be re-arrested and returned to an Israeli prison
last year. Issawi staged a hunger strike that spanned eight months and
fueled solidarity actions by other Palestinian prisoners and rallies in
the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Issawi ended his hunger strike in April
after Israel agreed to set him free in return.

 

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