Palestine Solidarity Demo Information Centre: Palestine Prisoners Day – Apr 17, 2012 – Photography (via @occpal) #Palestine #ApartheidIsrael

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April 17, 2012

Report via IMEMC

Marking Palestinian Prisoners Day, the Palestinian Central Census Bureau and the Palestinian Ministry of Detainees issued a joint release revealing that 201 Palestinians have died in Israeli prisons since 1967 due to torture, medical negligence, and by use of live ammunition. More than a third of this number have died in Israeli prisons since late 2000. 4,700 Palestinians are currently held in Israeli prisons.

The statement revealed that the year 2007 marked the highest rate of detainees mortality as seven detainees died due to lack of medical attention and treatment, adding that 125 detainees died in Israeli prisons in the period between 1967 and 28 September 2000, the day the second Intifada started.

Israeli soldiers conducted nearly 800,000 arrests between 1967 and the end of March 2012; this includes 70,000 arrests carried out since 28 September 2000.

There are 124 detainees who have been imprisoned by Israel since before the first Oslo agreement was signed in 1993; 50 of them have been imprisoned for over 20 years, and 23 for more than 25 years.

Israeli soldiers have conducted 2,000 arrests since 18 October 2011, with a ratio of 10 arrests per day (18 October 2011 marks the implementation of the first stage of the Shalit prisoner-swap deal).

Approximately 20,000 Palestinians were held under administrative detention without charges since the beginning of 2002; the current number of Administrative Detainees is 320.

527 of the detainees held by Israel were sentenced to a minimum of one life-term, and 822 detainees are currently awaiting trial.

Currently, Israel is holding captive nearly 4,700 detainees in 17 prisons, detention and interrogation centers; this includes 6 women, 185 children and 27 elected legislators.The current number of Administrative Detainees is approximately 320.

Today, March 17, marks Palestinian Prisoner Day, and also marks the first day of an open-ended hunger strike declared by all Palestinian political prisoners imprisoned by Israel.

The detainees are demanding an end to all violations carried out against them and against their families.

Source: IMEMC – April 17, 2012

Photography

: Palestinian women hold up portrait of incarcerated relatives during a protest calling for the release of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails inside the grounds of the Red Cross office in Gaza City on April 16, 2012. Some 1,600 Palestinian prisoners held in Israel are due Sto begin a mass hunger strike on April 17 to protest their conditions, a Palestinian minister said. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED ABED

: A Palestinian woman holds a portrait of her incarcerated son during protest calling for the release of Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli jails inside the grounds of the Red Cross office in Gaza City on April 16, 2012. Some 1,600 Palestinian prisoners held in Israel are due Sto begin a mass hunger strike on April 17 to protest their conditions, a Palestinian minister said. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED ABED

: Palestinian children in the northern West Bank village of Araba, near Jenin, add pictures to a wall covered in posters of Palestinians held in Israeli jails on April 16, 2012, the eve of Prisoner’s Day, which is an annual event during which people hold demonstrations and rallies of solidarity with the estimated 4,700 Palestinian inmates being held by Israel. Some 1,600 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails are due to begin a mass hunger strike on April 17, to protest their conditions, a Palestinian minister said. AFP PHOTO / SAIF DAHLAH

: Palestinians hold a flag and placard picturing political prisoner, Hussam Khader, in the northern West Bank village of Araba, near Jenin on April 16, 2012 in preparation for of Prisoners’ Day on April 17, which is an annual event during which people hold demonstrations and rallies of solidarity with the estimated 4,700 Palestinian inmates being held by Israel. Some 1,600 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails are due to begin a mass hunger strike on April 17, to protest their conditions, a Palestinian minister said. AFP PHOTO / SAIF DAHLAH

: Palestinian children hold placards of political prisoner Hussam Khader with text reading in Arabic: “Free Prisoners” in the northern West Bank village of Araba, near Jenin on April 16, 2012 in preparation for of Prisoners’ Day on April 17, which is an annual event during which people hold demonstrations and rallies of solidarity with the estimated 4,700 Palestinian inmates being held by Israel. Some 1,600 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails are due to begin a mass hunger strike on Tuesday to protest their conditions, a Palestinian minister said. AFP PHOTO / SAIF DAHLAH

: Palestinian hold flags picturing political prisoner, Hussam Khader, in the northern West Bank village of Araba, near Jenin on April 16, 2012 in preparation for of Prisoners’ Day on April 17, which is an annual event during which people hold demonstrations and rallies of solidarity with the estimated 4,700 Palestinian inmates being held by Israel. Some 1,600 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails are due to begin a mass hunger strike on April 17, to protest their conditions, a Palestinian minister said. AFP PHOTO / SAIF DAHLAH

: Palestinians perform a play depicting Palestinian prisoners in an Israeli jail in Gaza City on April 16, 2012 on the eve of Prisoners’ Day, an annual event during which people hold demonstrations and rallies of solidarity with the estimated 4,700 Palestinian inmates being held by Israel. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD HAMS

: Palestinians perform a play depicting Palestinian prisoners in an Israeli jail in Gaza City on April 16, 2012 on the eve of Prisoners’ Day, an annual event during which people hold demonstrations and rallies of solidarity with the estimated 4,700 Palestinian inmates being held by Israel. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD HAMS

: Palestinians perform a play depicting Palestinian prisoners in an Israeli jail in Gaza City on April 16, 2012 on the eve of Prisoners’ Day, an annual event during which people hold demonstrations and rallies of solidarity with the estimated 4,700 Palestinian inmates being held by Israel. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD HAMS

: A protester holds candles during a rally to show solidarity with Palestinian prisoners inside Israeli jails, in front of the Red Cross headquarters in Gaza City April 16, 2012. Palestinian prisoners inside Israeli jails will begin a hunger strike on April 17, a Palestinian official said. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

: Protester hold candles during a rally to show solidarity with Palestinian prisoners inside Israeli jails, in front of the Red Cross headquarters in Gaza City April 16, 2012. Palestinian prisoners inside Israeli jails will begin a hunger strike on April 17, a Palestinian official said. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

: A protester holds candles during a rally to show solidarity with Palestinian prisoners inside Israeli jails, in front of the Red Cross headquarters in Gaza City April 16, 2012. Palestinian prisoners inside Israeli jails will begin a hunger strike on April 17, a Palestinian official said. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

: Protester hold candles during a rally to show solidarity with Palestinian prisoners inside Israeli jails, in front of the Red Cross headquarters in Gaza City April 16, 2012. Palestinian prisoners inside Israeli jails will begin a hunger strike on April 17, a Palestinian official said. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

: A Palestinian girl holds portrait of a prisoner as the audience watch a play depicting Palestinian prisoners in an Israeli jail in Gaza City on April 16, 2012 on the eve of Prisoners’ Day, an annual event during which people hold demonstrations and rallies of solidarity with the estimated 4,700 Palestinian inmates being held by Israel. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD HAMS

: A Palestinian woman sits on the pavement holding a portrait of her incarcerated son during a protest calling for the release of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails in front of the Red Cross offices in Gaza City on April 16, 2012. Some 1,600 Palestinian prisoners held in Israel are due Sto begin a mass hunger strike on April 17 to protest their conditions, a Palestinian minister said. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED ABED

: Hamas leader Ismail Haniya gives a speech on the occasion of the Palestinian Prisoner Day in Gaza City on April 16, 2012. Some 1,600 Palestinian prisoners held in Israel are due Sto begin a mass hunger strike on April 17 to protest their conditions, a Palestinian minister said. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED ABED

: Hamas leader Ismail Haniya gives a speech on the occasion of the Palestinian Prisoner Day in Gaza City on April 16, 2012. Some 1,600 Palestinian prisoners held in Israel are due Sto begin a mass hunger strike on April 17 to protest their conditions, a Palestinian minister said. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED ABED

: Palestinian Hebron University students, supportes of the Islamic Hamas movement, wave the movement’s green flag as they rally to mark Prisoners’ Day in the West Bank town of Hebron onApril 17,2012. At least 1,200 Palestinian inmates of Israeli jails began an open-ended hunger strike as rallies across the Israeli occupied Palestinian territories marked Prisoners’ Day. AFP PHOTO / HAZEM BADER

: Female Palestinian Hebron University students, supportes of the Islamic Hamas movement, wave the movement’s green flag as they rally to mark Prisoners’ Day in the West Bank town of Hebron onApril 17,2012. At least 1,200 Palestinian inmates of Israeli jails began an open-ended hunger strike as rallies across the Israeli occupied Palestinian territories marked Prisoners’ Day. AFP PHOTO / HAZEM BADER

: Palestinian Hebron University students, supporters of the Islamic Hamas movement, wave the movement’s green flag as they rally to mark Prisoners’ Day in the West Bank town of Hebron onApril 17,2012. At least 1,200 Palestinian inmates of Israeli jails began an open-ended hunger strike as rallies across the Israeli occupied Palestinian territories marked Prisoners’ Day. AFP PHOTO / HAZEM BADER

: Palestinian children take part in a rally in front of the Red Cross headquarters in Gaza City marking Palestinian Prisoners Day April 17, 2012. The Israeli Prisons Authority said on Tuesday in a written statement that 2,300 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails have said they would reject their daily meal in support of Palestinian Prisoners Day and 1,200 would launch hunger strikes. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

: Palestinian Hebron University students, supporters of the Islamic Hamas movement, take part in a rally to mark Prisoners’ Day in the West Bank town of Hebron onApril 17,2012. At least 1,200 Palestinian inmates of Israeli jails began an open-ended hunger strike as rallies across the Israeli occupied Palestinian territories marked Prisoners’ Day. AFP PHOTO / HAZEM BADER

: Palestinians take part in a rally in front of the Red Cross headquarters in Gaza City marking Palestinian Prisoners Day April 17, 2012. The Israeli Prisons Authority said on Tuesday in a written statement that 2,300 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails have said they would reject their daily meal in support of Palestinian Prisoners Day and 1,200 would launch hunger strikes. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

: Palestinians demonstrate in solidarity with prisoners jailed in Israel on the annual prisoners day, in Gaza City, Tuesday, April 17, 2012. The Israeli prison service said Tuesday hundreds of Palestinian prisoners have launched a hunger strike to mark the Palestinians’ annual prisoners day.(AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

: Two Muslim Palestinian women hold up pictures of jailed relatives during a protest in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem on April 17, 2012 in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners held in Israel. Some 1,200 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli prisons have begun a hunger strike and another 2,300 are refusing food for one day, a spokeswoman for the Israel Prisons Service (IPS) said as Palestinians across the West Bank and Gaza Strip were marking Prisoners’ Day in solidarity with the 4,700 Palestinian inmates of Israeli jails. AFP PHOTO/MUSA AL-SHAER

: A Palestinian woman holds an image of a relative as she joins Hebron University students as they rally to mark Prisoners’ Day in the West Bank town of Hebron onApril 17,2012. At least 1,200 Palestinian inmates of Israeli jails began an open-ended hunger strike as rallies across the Israeli occupied Palestinian territories marked Prisoners’ Day. AFP PHOTO / HAZEM BADER

: Palestinian protesters wave national flags during a rally in Gaza City on April 17, 2012 in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners held in Israel. Some 1,200 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails have begun a hunger strike and another 2,300 are refusing food for one day, a spokeswoman for the Israel Prisons Service (IPS) said as Palestinians across the West Bank and Gaza Strip were marking Prisoners’ Day in solidarity with the 4,700 Palestinian inmates of Israeli jails. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD HAMS

: Palestinians demonstrate in Gaza City on April 17, 2012 in solidarity with prisoners held in Israel. Some 1,200 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails have begun a hunger strike and another 2,300 are refusing food for one day, a spokeswoman for the Israel Prisons Service (IPS) said as Palestinians across the West Bank and Gaza Strip were marking Prisoners’ Day in solidarity with the 4,700 Palestinian inmates of Israeli jails. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD HAMS

: Palestinians burn Israel’s national flag during a rally in front of the Red Cross headquarters in Gaza City marking Palestinian Prisoners Day April 17, 2012. The Israeli Prisons Authority said on Tuesday in a written statement that 2,300 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails have said they would reject their daily meal in support of Palestinian Prisoners Day and 1,200 would launch hunger strikes. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

: Palestinian protesters hold up pictures of incarcerated relatives during a rally in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem on April 17, 2012 in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners held in Israel. Some 1,200 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails have begun a hunger strike and another 2,300 are refusing food for one day, a spokeswoman for the Israel Prisons Service (IPS) said as Palestinians across the West Bank and Gaza Strip were marking Prisoners’ Day in solidarity with the 4,700 Palestinian inmates of Israeli jails. AFP PHOTO/MUSA AL-SHAER

: Palestinian children take part in a rally in front of the Red Cross headquarters in Gaza City marking Palestinian Prisoners Day April 17, 2012. The Israeli Prisons Authority said on Tuesday in a written statement that 2,300 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails have said they would reject their daily meal in support of Palestinian Prisoners Day and 1,200 would launch hunger strikes. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

: Palestinian protesters hold up pictures of incarcerated relatives during a rally in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem on April 17, 2012 in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners held in Israel. Some 1,200 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails have begun a hunger strike and another 2,300 are refusing food for one day, a spokeswoman for the Israel Prisons Service (IPS) said as Palestinians across the West Bank and Gaza Strip were marking Prisoners’ Day in solidarity with the 4,700 Palestinian inmates of Israeli jails. AFP PHOTO/MUSA AL-SHAER

: Palestinian protesters burn an Israeli flag during rally in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners held in Israel in Gaza City on April 17, 2012. Some 1,200 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails have begun a hunger strike and another 2,300 are refusing food for one day, according to a spokeswoman for the Israel Prisons Service (IPS) as Palestinians across the West Bank and Gaza Strip were marking Prisoners’ Day in solidarity with the 4,700 Palestinian inmates of Israeli jails. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD HAMS

: A Palestinian female Hebron University student, supporter of the Islamic Hamas movement, holds a poster of a prisoner as she marks Prisoners’ Day in the West Bank town of Hebron onApril 17,2012. At least 1,200 Palestinian inmates of Israeli jails began an open-ended hunger strike as rallies across the Israeli occupied Palestinian territories marked Prisoners’ Day. AFP PHOTO / HAZEM BADER

: A man holds a picture of a Palestinian jailed in Israel, during a rally marking the annual prisoners’ day in the West Bank city of Jenin, Tuesday, April 17, 2012. The Israeli prison service said Tuesday hundreds of Palestinian prisoners have launched a hunger strike to mark the Palestinians’ annual prisoners day. Text on picture quotes a poem by Ibrahim Tokan. (AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)

: Palestinian protesters hold up pictures of incarcerated relatives during a rally in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem on April 17, 2012 in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners held in Israel. Some 1,200 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails have begun a hunger strike and another 2,300 are refusing food for one day, a spokeswoman for the Israel Prisons Service (IPS) said as Palestinians across the West Bank and Gaza Strip were marking Prisoners’ Day in solidarity with the 4,700 Palestinian inmates of Israeli jails. AFP PHOTO/MUSA AL-SHAER

: Palestinians hold photographs of prisoners jailed in Israel, during a rally marking the annual prisoners’ day in the West Bank city of Nablus, Tuesday, April 17, 2012. The Israeli prison service said Tuesday hundreds of Palestinian prisoners have launched a hunger strike to mark the Palestinians’ annual prisoners day. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)

: Palestinians hold photographs of prisoners jailed in Israel, during a rally marking the annual prisoners’ day in the West Bank city of Jenin, Tuesday, April 17, 2012. The Israeli prison service said Tuesday hundreds of Palestinian prisoners have launched a hunger strike to mark the Palestinians’ annual prisoners day. (AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)

: A Palestinian woman holds a photograph of a prisoner jailed in Israel, during a rally marking the annual prisoners’ day in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel launched a hunger strike on Tuesday, officials said, protesting their conditions and demanding an end to detentions without trial as the Palestinians marked their annual day of solidarity with the inmates. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

: Palestinian women hold portraits of their loved ones, who are jailed in Israeli prisons, during a demonstration to mark the Prisoners’ Day outside Israel?s Ofer prison, between Jerusalem and Ramallah on April 17, 2012. At least 1,200 Palestinian inmates of Israeli jails began an open-ended hunger strike as rallies across the occupied territories marked Prisoners’ Day. AFP PHOTO/ABBAS MOMANI

: A Palestinian protester holds a picture of jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghuti during a demonstration to mark the Prisoners’ Day outside Israel?s Ofer prison, between Jerusalem and Ramallah on April 17, 2012. At least 1,200 Palestinian inmates of Israeli jails began an open-ended hunger strike as rallies across the occupied territories marked Prisoners’ Day. AFP PHOTO/ABBAS MOMANI

: A Palestinian protester waves a flag bearing a portrait of jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghuti during a demonstration to mark the Prisoners’ Day outside Israel?s Ofer prison, between Jerusalem and Ramallah on April 17, 2012. At least 1,200 Palestinian inmates of Israeli jails began an open-ended hunger strike as rallies across the occupied territories marked Prisoners’ Day. AFP PHOTO/ABBAS MOMANI

: Israeli troops fire teargas at Palestinian protesters during clashes outside Ofer military prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah, on the annual “Prisoners’ Day”, Tuseday, April 17, 2012. Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel launched a hunger strike on Tuesday, officials said, protesting their conditions and demanding an end to detentions without trial as the Palestinians marked their annual day of solidarity with the inmates.(AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

: A Palestinian protester throws a stone towards the Israeli soldiers during clashes following a demonstration to mark the Prisoners’ Day near Israel?s Ofer prison, between Jerusalem and Ramallah on April 17, 2012. At least 1,200 Palestinian inmates of Israeli jails began an open-ended hunger strike as rallies across the occupied territories marked Prisoners’ Day. AFP PHOTO/ABBAS MOMANI

: A Palestinian carries an injured demonstrator during clashes with Israeli troops outside Ofer military prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah, on the annual “Prisoners’ Day”, Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel launched a hunger strike on Tuesday, officials said, protesting their conditions and demanding an end to detentions without trial as the Palestinians marked their annual day of solidarity with the inmates.(AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

: A Palestinian protester accidentally sets himself on fire while throwing a Molotov cocktail towards the Israeli soldiers during clashes following a demonstration to mark the Prisoners’ Day near Israel?s Ofer prison, between Jerusalem and Ramallah on April 17, 2012. At least 1,200 Palestinian inmates of Israeli jails began an open-ended hunger strike as rallies across the occupied territories marked Prisoners’ Day. AFP PHOTO/ABBAS MOMANI

: A Palestinian protester accidentally sets himself on fire while throwing a Molotov cocktail towards the Israeli soldiers during clashes following a demonstration to mark the Prisoners’ Day near Israel?s Ofer prison, between Jerusalem and Ramallah on April 17, 2012. At least 1,200 Palestinian inmates of Israeli jails began an open-ended hunger strike as rallies across the occupied territories marked Prisoners’ Day. AFP PHOTO/ABBAS MOMANI

: Palestinians throw stones at Israeli troops during clashes outside Ofer military prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah, on the annual “Prisoners’ Day”, Tuseday, April 17, 2012. Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel launched a hunger strike on Tuesday, officials said, protesting their conditions and demanding an end to detentions without trial as the Palestinians marked their annual day of solidarity with the inmates.(AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

: Israeli soldiers fire teargas during clashes with Palestinian protesters following a demonstration to mark the Prisoners’ Day near Israel?s Ofer prison, between Jerusalem and Ramallah on April 17, 2012. At least 1,200 Palestinian inmates of Israeli jails began an open-ended hunger strike as rallies across the occupied territories marked Prisoners’ Day. AFP PHOTO/ABBAS MOMANI

: Israeli soldiers fire teargas during clashes with Palestinian protesters following a demonstration to mark the Prisoners’ Day near Israel?s Ofer prison, between Jerusalem and Ramallah on April 17, 2012. At least 1,200 Palestinian inmates of Israeli jails began an open-ended hunger strike as rallies across the occupied territories marked Prisoners’ Day. AFP PHOTO/ABBAS MOMANI

: A Palestinian protester walks amid teargas fired by Israeli soldiers during a demonstration to mark the Prisoners’ Day near Israel?s Ofer prison, between Jerusalem and Ramallah on April 17, 2012. At least 1,200 Palestinian inmates of Israeli jails began an open-ended hunger strike as rallies across the occupied territories marked Prisoners’ Day. AFP PHOTO/ABBAS MOMANI

: Palestinian demonstrator kicks a tear gas canister towards Israeli troops during clashes outside Ofer military prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah, on the annual “Prisoners’ Day”, Tuseday, April 17, 2012. Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel launched a hunger strike on Tuesday, officials said, protesting their conditions and demanding an end to detentions without trial as the Palestinians marked their annual day of solidarity with the inmates.(AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

: A Palestinian protester throws a stone towards the Israeli soldiers during clashes following a demonstration to mark the Prisoners’ Day near Israel?s Ofer prison, between Jerusalem and Ramallah on April 17, 2012. At least 1,200 Palestinian inmates of Israeli jails began an open-ended hunger strike as rallies across the occupied territories marked Prisoners’ Day. AFP PHOTO/ABBAS MOMANI

: A Palestinian protester accidentally sets himself on fire while throwing a Molotov cocktail towards the Israeli soldiers during clashes following a demonstration to mark the Prisoners’ Day near Israel?s Ofer prison, between Jerusalem and Ramallah on April 17, 2012. At least 1,200 Palestinian inmates of Israeli jails began an open-ended hunger strike as rallies across the occupied territories marked Prisoners’ Day. AFP PHOTO/ABBAS MOMANI

: A Palestinian protester rolls a burning tire during clashes with Israeli soldiers following a demonstration to mark the Prisoners’ Day near Israel?s Ofer prison, between Jerusalem and Ramallah on April 17, 2012. At least 1,200 Palestinian inmates of Israeli jails began an open-ended hunger strike as rallies across the occupied territories marked Prisoners’ Day. AFP PHOTO/ABBAS MOMANI

: A Palestinian protester rolls a burning tire during clashes with Israeli soldiers following a demonstration to mark the Prisoners’ Day near Israel?s Ofer prison, between Jerusalem and Ramallah on April 17, 2012. At least 1,200 Palestinian inmates of Israeli jails began an open-ended hunger strike as rallies across the occupied territories marked Prisoners’ Day. AFP PHOTO/ABBAS MOMANI

: Israeli soldiers fire teargas during clashes with Palestinian protesters following a demonstration to mark the Prisoners’ Day near Israel?s Ofer prison, between Jerusalem and Ramallah on April 17, 2012. At least 1,200 Palestinian inmates of Israeli jails began an open-ended hunger strike as rallies across the occupied territories marked Prisoners’ Day. AFP PHOTO/ABBAS MOMANI

: Israeli soldiers fire teargas during clashes with Palestinian protesters following a demonstration to mark the Prisoners’ Day near Israel?s Ofer prison, between Jerusalem and Ramallah on April 17, 2012. At least 1,200 Palestinian inmates of Israeli jails began an open-ended hunger strike as rallies across the occupied territories marked Prisoners’ Day. AFP PHOTO/ABBAS MOMANI

: Palestinian protesters run for cover from a teargas fired by Israeli soldiers during a demonstration to mark the Prisoners’ Day near Israel?s Ofer prison, between Jerusalem and Ramallah on April 17, 2012. At least 1,200 Palestinian inmates of Israeli jails began an open-ended hunger strike as rallies across the occupied territories marked Prisoners’ Day. AFP PHOTO/ABBAS MOMANI