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April 17, 2017

700 Palestinian Prisoners Launch Hunger Strike in Israeli Jails
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As many as 700 Palestinians imprisoned in Israeli jails have launched a
hunger strike, with the strike expected to spread. The prisoners, who
are sometimes cut off from seeing their family members for years, are
demanding more visitation rights and increased access to telephones.
Palestinians living in the Israeli-occupied territories must apply for a
permit to even enter Israel in order to see their imprisoned family
members, and these permits are often rejected. The strike coincides with
Palestinian Prisoners Day, which is today.


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