Khader Adnan Hunger Strike

It should also be noted that Israeli commentary treated the arrangement with measured cynicism if not disdain. Even those Israelis who supported the agreement justified it as a way of avoiding trouble down the road, should Khader Adnan have died while held by Israelis, in view of the measure of support his hunger strike was receiving among Palestinians and people around the world. Keeping Mr. Adnan alive was also seen by Israelis as a means to avoid a wider scrutiny of the institution and practice of administrative detention as it has been used by the Israeli military “justice” system. The announcement of the arrangement was made an hour before an emergency session of the Israeli Supreme Court was scheduled to hear Mr. Adnan’s petition for release, and there is speculation that although this highest judicial body in Israel has in the past supported the military position in such instances. Read More.