Teen hoax bomber on hunger strike to protest ‘inhumane’ prison conditions

Th Israeli-American teen from Ashlekon convicted of waging an intimidation campaign of bomb threats last year has declared a hunger strike to protest the “inhumane” conditions of his incarceration at the Ayalon Prison in Ramle.

The teen’s father tells Channel 10 news his son’s autism has been made worse by prison violence and what he says are “disproportionate” prison restrictions.

He says the court’s decision to incarcerate his son last month was at odds with the medical opinion of several experts who said the teen should not serve his sentence at a regular prison due to his medical condition.

The 19-year-old Ashkelon native, whose name remains under gag order in Israel, has admitted to making some 2,000 fake bomb threat calls to hospitals, airlines, schools and various Jewish institutions out of boredom.

During the trial, the judge rejected the defense’s claim that the teen was mentally unfit to stand trial, saying he was fully aware of the consequences of his actions.