Comments on: As hunger strike persists, Israel mulls response to prisoners

By: Greg Pollock

Greg Pollock — Mon, 07 May 2012 09:34:52 +0000

I’m not trying to provoke anything here, but I do wonder what Adnan is saying post release. Has the discourse changed at all? What did his struggle do to him? I certainly don’t expect him to be a pacifist; I just wonder how these remarkable resolved actions might change future action.
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And, Haggai, I’m not following you around. I’m following the stories around.

By: max

max — Sat, 05 May 2012 10:31:52 +0000

Thanks, Haggai

By: Haggai Matar

Haggai Matar — Sat, 05 May 2012 09:29:26 +0000

I don’t think anyone said anything about it being a humanitarian situation. Nobody is claiming that they are being regularly beaten or denied food in prison, or anything like this. This is a political question, and a political struggle.
Palestinian prisoners have always been discriminated against in prison (as opposed to Israelis they have no vacations, no phones, no chance of being getting time off for good behavior, etc.). Since the powers to be decided to pressure Hamas for Schalit – conditions got even worse. However, as mentioned above, they were not restored when Schalit was released. This is what the struggle is about.

By: max

max — Sat, 05 May 2012 08:35:04 +0000

Haggai – I fully understand the grievance over the administrative detention policy, but not at all that of the convicted. If accepted _privileges_ have been dropped due to a political motive (you mentioned Shalit in the context of timing, so presumably used as to make pressure – though very late), you can question the reasoning but not present it as a humanitarian issue.
My motivation is the view that hunger strike is a tool (powerful in its resonance because one assumes its cost) that, however, says nothing about the cause.

By: David T.

David T. — Sat, 05 May 2012 07:57:02 +0000

“Not feeling the love guys.” (Caden)

After reading some of your comment(s) I’m not surprised you’re emotionally crippled.

By: Haggai Matar

Haggai Matar — Sat, 05 May 2012 07:37:32 +0000

Max – I listed the conditions that have been changed, and the requests of strikers. What more need you know of contidions? Ask me, I promise to answer.

As to the prisoners’ political affiliation – from I hear they are from all parties except Fatah.

By: max

max — Fri, 04 May 2012 23:30:43 +0000

“the majority of convicted prisoners who joined the strike recently are struggling for better conditions in prison”
I’d expect the post to explain how good or bad are the conditions. Saying that something was stopped doesn’t mean it had to be there.
It would also be interesting to understand how many are from Hamas (who detained Shalit with zero communication with the world) and how many from Fatah.
As it stands, the post says that a new tool is being used to advance requests; not very helpful.

By: caden

caden — Fri, 04 May 2012 22:30:05 +0000

Not feeling the love guys.

By: David T.

David T. — Fri, 04 May 2012 22:12:39 +0000

@Caden

You obviously have learned a lot from the holocaust.

By: Jared

Jared — Fri, 04 May 2012 19:37:50 +0000

Can we get this troll Caden’s posts deleted and the user banned? His comments are often disgusting, disrespectful of the matter at hand, and beyond that, completely unhelpful and not constructive in the least.