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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

[Palestinian] Prisoners declare hunger strike in Israeli jail

Ma'an
Detainees at Nafha prison, made up almost entirely of Palestinians, have undertaken a hunger strike, the Palestinian detainees’ society announced on Tuesday. Full story

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