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PALESTINE solidarity activists protested in Edinburgh yesterday in support of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike, kicking off a week of action ahead of a demonstration against the Israeli ambassador visiting the Scottish Parliament.
Last night, protesters gathered in solidarity with more than 1,500 Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli jails who have been refusing food for nearly four weeks.
Some activists are undertaking 24-hour fasts in solidarity with the prisoners.
As Palestine Action prisoners go weeks without food, alleging dangerous neglect and detention without trial, campaigners warn that a near-total media blackout is hiding a crisis that could turn fatal – and fuel a growing wave of public anger. ELIZABETH SHORT reports
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