Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan a “terrorist” – “we know who the terrorist is”
Israeli official: hunger striker is a “terrorist”
20 February, 2012 – al-Akhkbar
An Israeli official has described 63-day Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan as an “Islamic Jihad terrorist” without producing any evidence to prove his claim.
Adnan, a 33-year-old baker, has been on hunger strike since shortly after he was detained in a late-night raid on December 17.
He is being held under what Israeli law calls administrative detention, meaning he can be held without trial or charges indefinitely.
The case has drawn widespread condemnation of the Israeli policy, with rights groups urging the Jewish state to release Adnan or charge him with an offense.
But Ofir Gendelman, the Israeli Prime Minister’s spokesman to the Arab media, provoked anger by calling Adnan an “Islamic Jihad terrorist” on Twitter.
He also said that Israel should not release Adnan as he would “kill our kids.”
Under Israel’s military law, prisoners can be held in administrative detention for up to six months without charge or trial. The detention can be renewed at the end of the period, effectively allowing Israel to hold Palestinians in jail indefinitely.
Israel claims that Adnan is a threat to public safety, but has yet to produce any evidence for the claim, while Adnan’s lawyers have been unable to view the evidence on which he is detained.
A local rights group, al-Haq, said 315 Palestinians were being held under the edict.
Amnesty International has condemned his continued detention, calling on Israel to either charge or release him.
Human Rights Watch has argued that withholding reasons for arrest constitute a violation of international law. …more
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