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Person of the Year 2013: Palestinian Hunger Striker #Samer_al-Issawi
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Palestinian prisoner Samer al-Issawi, who held a hunger strike for several months, flashes the “V” for victory sign as he celebrates his release from an Israeli jail in the Jerusalem neighbourhood of Issawiya, on December 23 2013. (Photo: AFP - Ahmad Gharabli) Palestinian prisoner Samer al-Issawi, who held a hunger strike for several months, flashes the “V” for victory sign as he celebrates his release from an Israeli jail in the Jerusalem neighbourhood of Issawiya, on December 23 2013. (Photo: AFP - Ahmad Gharabli)

One can only imagine the looks on the faces of Israeli settlers living in Masharef Mountain, near the Hebrew University that overlooks Issawiya, as they watched the celebrations welcoming back Palestinian (...)

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#Israel to release iconic Palestinian hunger striker #Samer_Issawi
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Young Palestinian protesters hold portraits of hunger striking prisoner Samer Issawi during a solidarity sit-in outside the Red Cross offices in Jerusalem on March 14, 2013. (Photo: AFP - Ahmad Gharabli)

Iconic Palestinian prisoner Samer Issawi, whose unprecedented 277-day #hunger_strike from inside an Israeli jail helped draw international attention to the plight of prisoners earlier this year, is due to be released Monday after a 17-month incarceration. “We are still waiting outside the gates, and our hearts are filled with joy,” Issawi’s sister, Shireen, tweeted from the entrance to Israel’s Shata prison Monday afternoon. Issawi, 34, became a national symbol in the Palestinian struggle against Israeli oppression after launching a hunger strike last year to (...)

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