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Topic: Khader Adnan

February 18, 2013
11:15 pm

Israeli Border Police on patrol in Hebron earlier this year (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Violence flares in West Bank ahead of Hebron mass-protest

Throngs of demonstrators gather in Ramallah to demand release of Palestinian hunger striker Samer Issawi, who’s said to be close to death

By Michal Shmulovich

February 5, 2013
5:56 am

Police forensics search for missing New York City woman Sarai Sierra near the remnants of some ancient city walls in low-income district of Sarayburnu in Istanbul, Turkey, late Saturday, Feb. 2 (photo credit: AP)

FBI investigating NYC woman’s death in Istanbul

Prosecutors to take blood and DNA samples from 21 people already questioned in Sarai Sierra’s death

May 7, 2012
5:34 pm

Supreme Court justice Elyakim Rubinstein (photo credit: Uri Lenz/Flash90)

Hunger strikers’ appeal rejected by Supreme Court

Justice says refusal to eat is not a legal consideration when discussing the release of prisoners

By Aaron Kalman

May 5, 2012
6:40 pm

A Palestinian demonstrator holds a placard in support of Khader Adnan outside the Red Cross building in East Jerusalem in February (photo credit: Sliman Khader/Flash90)

Khader Adnan recounts 66-day hunger strike

In an interview to Ma’an news agency, former detainee describes what it’s like to nearly die of starvation

April 17, 2012
11:08 pm

A Palestinian man holds up poster of Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan in protest of Adnan's administrative detention, February 10, 2012 (photo credit: Sliman Khader/Flash90)

Israel releases hunger-striking Palestinian

66-day protest proves successful

By Yoel Goldman and Mitch Ginsburg

April 17, 2012
3:22 am

Palestinian women hold posters of Hana Shalabi (photo credit: Issam Rimawi/Flash90)

Palestinian prisoners launch mass hunger strike

Eight detained ‘flytilla’ participants also refuse their meals

By Times of Israel staff

April 16, 2012
7:12 am

A mid-February protest outside of Ofer Prison for the release of Hanaa Shalabi (photo credit: Issam Rimawi/ Flash 90)

Administrative detention, up 50% in last year, at the fore as Palestinian Prisoner Day looms

Expanded use of incarceration without trial has helped spark a mass hunger strike set for Tuesday, but army officials say it continues to reduce terror

By Mitch Ginsburg

April 15, 2012
6:20 pm

Gazans stand in front of a banner showing portraits of Palestinians held in Israeli jails in October 2011 in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip (photo credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash 90)

Palestinian prisoners to launch mass hunger strike

1,600 detainees expected to begin their fast on Tuesday

By Gabe Fisher

February 24, 2012
12:44 pm

Haaretz

Back to the future

David Grossman speaks out about a 2008 death, Gila Edrey tells all about last week’s train strike and terrorists freed in October head back to jail

By Joshua Davidovich

February 21, 2012
3:17 pm

Protesters in Ramallah show support for Adnan on Monday (photo credit: Issam Rimawi/Flash90)

Prisoner to end hunger strike after 66 days

Khader Adnan to be released in April after deal with Justice Ministry reached

By Aaron Kalman

February 20, 2012
9:12 am

Protest in support of hunger-striking Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan earlier this month (photo credit: Sliman Khader/Flash90)

Court agrees to hear Palestinian hunger striker’s case Tuesday

Khader Adnan, a suspected member of the Islamic Jihad, is protesting wrongful detention

By Michal Shmulovich and AP

February 19, 2012
10:19 am

Children make snowballs in the Old City of Jerusalem. (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash 90)

Snow news day

Israel is underwhelmed by what it feels is a snow job by Martin Dempsey, and Jerusalemites are underwhelmed by the lack of actual snow

By Joshua Davidovich

February 12, 2012
4:34 pm

Palestinian schoolboys hold images of Khader Adnan, in the West Bank city of Jenin last week. (photo credit: AP/Mohammed Ballas)

Rights group to Israel: Let Palestinian hunger striker go

Islamic Jihad member has refused food for 55 days to protest Israeli policies on detainees

By Michal Shmulovich and AP

February 9, 2012
12:48 pm

A protest in support of Adnan Khader in Ramallah on Monday (photo credit: Issam Rimawi/Flash90)

Palestinian hunger strike could set off new violence

Israel desperately trying to keep convicted terrorist, on day 55 of protest, alive

By Diaa Hadid