Joint (Arab) List chair Ayman Odeh announces he’s refraining from eating for one day in solidarity with hunger striking Palestinian security prisoners.
Speaking at a protest tent erected in the northern Arab-Israeli city of Nazareth, Odeh says he joined the strike “in order to raise awareness for all Israeli citizens” of the plight of the prisoners.
Joint (Arab) List chair Ayman Odeh (2nd right) at a solidarity tent for hunger-striking Palestinian security prisoners, in the northern Arab-Israeli city of Nazareth, May 11, 2017. (Courtesy)
The hunger strike began on April 17, led by convicted terrorist Marwan Barghouti, who is serving five life sentences over his role orchestrating deadly terror attacks in the second Palestinian intifada.
Israeli authorities say 894 Palestinian prisoners have kept up the strike, now in its 25th day, though Palestinian officials say it is more than 1,000.
Some 6,500 Palestinians are currently detained by Israel for a range of offenses and alleged crimes.
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