Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Israel Sets New Terms for Release of Palestinian Hunger-Striker



Reuters, 19/08 16:08 CET

By Jeffrey Heller

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel set new terms on Wednesday that might hasten the release of a Palestinian who is on a 65-day-old hunger strike against his detention without trial.

A Supreme Court ruling on Mohammed Allan’s petition to be freed was anticipated later in the day and could hinge on an assessment of his mental capacities by doctors in an Israeli hospital where he is in critical condition.

The 31-year-old Islamic Jihad activist’s case is being monitored closely by opposing sides in an Israeli-Palestinian conflict that could boil over in new violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and from the Gaza Strip if he dies.

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Source: Euronews

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