Palestinian prisoner on 55th day of hunger strike
In a high-stakes gamble, an imprisoned member of a Palestinian terrorist group has waged a hunger strike for almost two months, trying to draw attention to Israel's military justice system.
Adnan, a member of the armed terrorist group Islamic Jihad, has lost 60 pounds (27 kilograms) and now weighs about 140 pounds (63 kilograms). His skin is discolored, his hair has fallen out, he cannot walk, and he has been shackled to his bed, said lawyers and his wife Randa, who have seen him in a series of Israeli hospitals.
Khader Adnan, 33, has refused food for 55 days, making his hunger strike the longest ever waged by a Palestinian detainee. With his condition rapidly deteriorating, Israeli authorities are scrambling to keep him alive. His death could turn the previously obscure Adnan into a Palestinian hero and set off new violence.
OK, I see the accusation that Adnan is allegedly "...a member of the armed terrorist group Islamic Jihad." But where is the bloody proof he has hurt a flea?!? Apparently, that proof is no where to be found.
He has been imprisoned under Israeli "administrate detention", which allows for indefinite detention without charges. So, let's find out a little more about this "Palestinian Baddie", shall we?!?
And gee whiz, IDF: if the man is unable to walk, WHY THE FLIP IS HE SHACKLED TO HIS BED?!?!?
So, what we appear to have here is a baker, who is a graduate student in economics with a family, thrown in to Israeli detention for absolutely no damned good reason the Israelis can come up with.
If this man dies in Israeli detention, under current conditions, this could ignite a firestorm in the Palestinian community, and beyond against Israel.
Should this happen (and I sincerely hope it does not), I would encourage the Palestinian people right now, to invoke Nelson Mandela, Gandhi, and Dr. Martin Luther King in a measured, and completely peaceful response. Peaceful confrontation is something the IDF doesn't know how to deal with, except with brutality, and that will show the Israeli police and defense force to the world for what they truly are.
And trust me: there will be no way for the Israeli government to prevent their response to peaceful Palestinian protest to be seen - and condemned - from across the world.

TORTURE SCANDAL
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