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Title:  <a
href="http://www.palsolidarity.org/desktopmodules/articles/articlesview.aspx?ItemID=404&mid=10483">International
Day in Solidarity with Palestinian Poltical Prisoners </a>

Subtitle: Situation of Palestinian Hunger Strikers Worsens

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https://publish.indymedia.org/earth/servlet/Mir?module=Images&do=getMedia&id=111754

Abstract:

Since August 15, more than 3,500 Palestinian prisoners have joined the
strike protesting conditions that are contrary to both international as
well as Israel's own military law. Another 4,000 prisoners are expected
to join the strike in the upcoming days, including women, children and
prisoners.

Israel's official response was expressed on August 13th by the Israeli
Public Security Minister Tzachi Hanegbi, who told reporters that the
prisoners "can strike for a day, a month, even starve to death, we will
not respond to their demands." <p>

This approach condemns all Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli
jails to a slow death sentence.<p>

In contrast to this callous Israeli reaction, the prisoners seek only
their basic human rights. The prisoners are demanding an end to the
excessively harsh treatment of Palestinian political prisoners and their
families and to ensure that the conditions under which they are
imprisoned are consistent with international norms of human rights and
basic decency.

We call on the international community to take action to demand Israel
abide by international law and the Fourth Geneva Convention.

<b>Mobilize and Organize for September 4 in Solidarity with the Hunger
Strike!</b><p>
<b><a href="">The International Solidarity Movement</a> | <a
href="http://www.palsolidarity.org/prisoners/">Families of Palestinian
Prisoners Website</a></b><p>

Read more:

Proposed actions for the day are: <p>
- Solidarity hunger strikes in front of supermarkets
that sell
Israeli
products taken from or produced in Palestinian
occupied territories <p>
- Encouraging the ongoing boycott of these products <p>
- Sending faxes to Israeli embassies denouncing the
prisoners’
bad
conditions of detention and demanding that the
government takes
immediate
action to meet their demands. <p>
- Sending faxes and letters to national governments
demanding
the
total suspension of the EU-Israel Association
Agreement that offers
favourable conditions of trade with Israel. (Article 2
of this
agreement
has a human rights clause stating that the
relationship between the EU
and  Israel shall be based on respect for human rights
and democratic  principles,  which guide their
internal and international policy as an essential
element
of the Agreement.) <p><br>

We thank those of you who are &nbsp;mobilizing on behalf of the
prisoners and their families 
and friends.&nbsp; PLEASE CALL, FAX OR E-MAIL the following offices and
demand that they abide by international and Israeli law concerning the
treatment of political prisoners! <o:p></o:p>
Prime
Minister, Ariel Sharon Tel: 972-2-6705555 Fax:
972-2-6512631 E-mail: <A href="mailto:pm_eng at pmo.gov.il">pm_eng at pmo.gov.il</A> &nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
Ministry of Defense, Shaul Mofaz Tel: 972-3-5692010 Fax:
972-3-6916940<o:p></o:p>
e-mail:&nbsp; <A
href="mailto:sar at mod.gov.il">sar at
mod.gov.il</A><o:p></o:p>
<o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>
Ministry of the Interior, Avraham Poraz Tel: 972-2-6701411
 Fax: 972-2-6701628<o:p></o:p>
e-mail:&nbsp; <A
href="mailto:sar at mops.gov.il">sar at
mops.gov.il</A><o:p></o:p>
 &nbsp;Ministry of
Justice, Yosef Lapid Tel: 972-2-6708511 Fax:
972-2-6288618<o:p></o:p>
e-mail:&nbsp; sar at
mops.gov.il&nbsp;
<o:p></o:p>
Let us
know about your actions by replying to:&nbsp; info at palsolidarity.org<o:p></o:p>
For more
information contact:<o:p></o:p>
ISM Media
Office:&nbsp; 972-2-277-4602 or
547-358-579<o:p></o:p>
<o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>
For more information on the situation contact
escanda info at gmx.net

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