[Ynet] Ashkelon Junction protest turns violent as 150 throw rocks at police, call for release of Mohammed Allaan, a suspected Islamic Jihad member 61 days into hunger strike in administrative detention.Ten Arabs were placed in durance vile
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Sunday evening at Ashkelon Junction during protests in solidarity with a suspected Islamic Jihad
...created after many members of the Egyptian Moslem Brotherhood decided the organization was becoming too moderate. Operations were conducted out of Egypt until 1981 when the group was exiled after the assassination of President Anwar Sadat. They worked out of Gaza until they were exiled to Lebanon in 1987, where they clove tightly to Hezbollah. In 1989 they moved to Damascus, where they remain a subsidiary of Hezbollah...
member in administrative detention, Mohammed Allaan, who is currently hospitalized at Ashekelon's Brazilai Medical Center, 61 days into a hunger strike.
Some 150 took part in the protest and turned violent, throwing rocks and physically clashing with police. Joint Arab List MK Hanin Zoabi was also present at the protest.
The protesters attempted to block the highway, but were dispersed by water cannons. Police said they were attacked by pepper spray and rocks.
According to security officials, four buses of Paleostinians arrived to participate in the protest and were informed that a demonstration of that size would be considered illegal.
Five Jewish Israelis were also arrested earlier Sunday when they faced off in opposition to an illegal demonstration in front of the hospital in solidarity with Allaan. One of the arrested Israelis allegedly threw a rock, damaging the vehicle of a Paleostinian journalist.
Allaan's lawyer petitioned the Supreme Court for his release on Sunday on grounds of his poor health.