Show Your Solidarity for Palestinian Prisoners
Thousands of Palestinians held rallies in Nablus, Gaza and Ramallah on Oct. 3, to show solidarity with Palestinian political prisoners on hunger strike since Sept. 27.
There are 6,000 to 8,000 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, including women and children, many of them imprisoned without trial and others serving long terms.
The prisoners’ hunger strike was called to protest the solitary confinement of some prisoners, including Marwan Barghouti, who was placed in isolation after he called for mass demonstrations across the occupied territories and the world in support of the Palestinian bid for U.N. membership. Arrested and detained since 2002, Barghouti is a hugely popular elected member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, dubbed “Palestine’s Mandela” by Israeli writer Uri Avnery. Like Nelson Mandela, who became South Africa’s first democratically elected president after being imprisoned for 27 years, Barghouti is considered a possible successor to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Palestinian prisoners are continuously subject to lengthy solitary confinements, sudden night raids and torture. The Israeli prison administration also deprives Palestinian political detainees of the simple right of bathing, access to clean clothes and family visits. Prisoners also suffer as a result of an improper diet and a lack of medical attention.
Call, write, fax or e-mail the U.S. State Department, Red Cross and the Israeli Embassy to ask them to end the suffering of Palestinian political prisoners held in Israeli jails. Show your solidarity for Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike.
U.S. State Department
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
Dept. of State
Washington, DC 20520
State Dept. Public information Line: 202-647-6575
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
P.O. Box 372
CH-1211
Geneva 19
Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 730 42 22
Fax: +41 22 733 03 95
International Federation of Red Cross New York Delegation to the UN
420 Lexington Avenue
Suite 2811
New York, NY 10170
USA
Tel: (212) 338 0161
Fax: (212) 338 9832
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
19 Avenue de la paix
CH 1202
Geneva, Switzerland
Fax: +41 22 733 20 57
ICRC Media and Public Relations Officer for Middle East
Hicham HASSAN
Tel: +41 22 730 25 41
Mobile: +41 79 536 92 57
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American Red Cross National Headquarters
2025 E Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
202 303 4498
(1) 800 RED CROSS
Israeli Embassy
3514 International Dr. NW
Washington, DC 20008-3021
Tel: 202-364-5500
Fax: 202.364.5423
