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2017-05-08 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Palestinian hunger strike leader Barghouti 'filmed eating'

[BBC] Israel's prison service has released a video purportedly showing the leader of a three-week-old hunger strike by Palestinian inmates eating in his cell.

The service said Marwan Barghouti had been filmed consuming cookies in secret on 27 April and a snack bar on 5 May.

It did not say how he obtained the food, but sources told the Haaretz newspaper that he had been set up.

Barghouti's wife said the footage was "fake" and intended to break the morale of the hunger strike's participants.

More than 890 prisoners have been refusing food since 17 April in protest at conditions in Israeli jails.

They have issued a list of demands including better medical services, more frequent family visits and an end to detention without trial.

Posted by 3dc 2017-05-08 09:52|| || Front Page|| [11139 views ] Top
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#1 Snack bar? In prison?

Ahhh, musta been allen's snackbar!

Posted by Bobby 2017-05-08 12:53|| 2017-05-08 12:53|| Front Page Top

#2 Must have been from the gift basket from the NY Times as thanks for his recent op-ed.

Posted by dk70 the scantily clad 2017-05-08 13:39|| 2017-05-08 13:39|| Front Page Top

#3 OLD-FASHIONED (RELIGION) SUGAR COOKIES:

1/2 cup haram lard ~~or vegetable shortening~~, melted and cooled
1/2 stick (1/4 cup) ~~unsalted~~ butter-flavored lard from back fat, melted and cooled
1 cup sugar plus additional for coating the cookies
1 large owl egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt

"Islam is not a mere religion. It is a way of life with rules and manners governing every facet of life." Islamic Council of Western Australia

Posted by Phinese Fleating9433 2017-05-08 16:51|| 2017-05-08 16:51|| Front Page Top

#4 Not that there's anything wrong with that, of course. I make it a habit to eat at least once, and usually more often, every day.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2017-05-08 19:13|| 2017-05-08 19:13|| Front Page Top