You turn to us for voices you won't hear anywhere else.

Sign up for Democracy Now!'s Daily Digest to get our latest headlines and stories delivered to your inbox every day.

Palestinian Prisoner Wins Freedom After 141-Day Hunger Strike

HeadlineJan 05, 2022

A Palestinian prisoner has ended a 141-day hunger strike after Israel agreed to release him next month. Hisham Abu Hawash began the hunger strike to protest what’s known as administrative detention, where Israel holds Palestinians without charge or trial. His brother Imad celebrated the news on Tuesday.

Imad Abu Hawash: “I can’t describe how happy I am. I even can’t express how happy I am. Today we are happy for Hisham, who won over this oppressive, criminal state, Israel. Today Hisham achieved victory for all the prisoners, martyrs, all the Palestinians, even for those who are in the diaspora.”

The original content of this program is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. Please attribute legal copies of this work to democracynow.org. Some of the work(s) that this program incorporates, however, may be separately licensed. For further information or additional permissions, contact us.

Non-commercial news needs your support

We rely on contributions from our viewers and listeners to do our work.
Please do your part today.
Make a donation
Top