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Israel invites hunger strikers to the braai

Israel invites hunger strikers to the braai

JERUSALEM, – Israel declared psychological war on hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners yesterday, saying it would barbecue meat outside their cells to try to break their will.

The 1 500 inmates, seen by Palestinians as symbols of resistance to Israeli occupation, want wardens to stop strip searches, allow more frequent family visits, improve sanitary conditions and install public telephones, supporters said. But Israeli officials call the protest launched on Sunday a ploy by the prisoners to secure easier communication with militant groups waging an almost four-year-old revolt, and have vowed to fight their liquids-only fast.The prisons service said it would draw on psychological tactics used against hunger strikes by Northern Irish militants in jail in the 1970s and 1980s, which included depriving them of basic amenities.”Among the various methods we plan to employ is holding barbecues outside the walls of the affected prisons,” a prisons service spokesman said.More than 7 500 Palestinians are imprisoned in Israel, their ranks swollen by recent sweeps for militants in the West Bank and Gaza.- Nampa-ReutersBut Israeli officials call the protest launched on Sunday a ploy by the prisoners to secure easier communication with militant groups waging an almost four-year-old revolt, and have vowed to fight their liquids-only fast.The prisons service said it would draw on psychological tactics used against hunger strikes by Northern Irish militants in jail in the 1970s and 1980s, which included depriving them of basic amenities.”Among the various methods we plan to employ is holding barbecues outside the walls of the affected prisons,” a prisons service spokesman said.More than 7 500 Palestinians are imprisoned in Israel, their ranks swollen by recent sweeps for militants in the West Bank and Gaza.- Nampa-Reuters

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