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Addameer and PHR-I said he, Rikhawi, and Sarsak face "imminent death" without immediate private hospitalization. By refusing, Israel condemned them to death.
According to PHR-I's Amaney Dayif, "Israeli policies against Palestinians are entrenched in the spirit of revenge." They also reflect institutionalized racism and contempt for anyone not Jewish.
Addameer's Sahar Francis said:
IPS policies don't "respect the basic human rights of Palestinian prisoners, and tries to take away the prisoner's dignity after incarceration.""The IPS' approach is to treat the Palestinian prisoners as if they are criminals and terrorists, with the suppression and violations against the prisoners being an extension of the process against Palestinian people in general."
Gulag conditions remain appalling. PPP's Najjar said prisoners threatened to resume striking. It's their only recourse. They told their lawyers.
As expected, Israel violated terms agree to weeks earlier. In response, expect aggrieved prisoners to react their only way possible.
A Final Comment
After Hamas' 2006 legislative victory, Israel began implementing incremental isolation. By mid-2007, blockade conditions were imposed. It became institutionalized political, economic, and military war.
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