Palestinian prisoners to end mass hunger strike

May 15th, 2012

FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda

A dozen Palestinian refugees were shot dead as they tried to storm Israel’s
borders on the same day last year.

According to Palestinian negotiators, Israel agreed to meet most of the
prisoners’ demands by agreeing to end solitary confinement and allowing
inmates to pursue academic studies. Most importantly, prisoners from Gaza
will be allowed family visits, reviving a practice that was suspended
following the abduction of Gilad Shalit, the Israeli conscript, in 2006 but
not lifted after his release last year.

Israel confirmed the accord, saying that in return the prisoners had agreed to
sign commitments promising “not to engage in actions contravening
security inside prisons.” Israeli officials presented the deal as a
personal concession to Mr Abbas, characterising it as a confidence building
move to pave the way for the possible resumption of peace talks.

“In response to the request of Palestinian President Abbas, Israel has
agreed to steps that have brought about the end of the hunger strike,”
said Mark Regev, a spokesman for Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime
minister.

“It is our hope that this decision will serve to build confidence between
the parties and further peace.”

In itself, however, the gesture is unlikely to persuade Mr Abbas to return to
the negotiating table. The Palestinian leadership has refused to resume
talks until Israel halts all settlement construction in the West Bank and
East Jerusalem, a step Mr Netanyahu has been loath to take.