Samer Tariq Issawi

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Samer Tariq Issawi (born December 16, 1979, in Issawiyeh, north east of Jerusalem) is a Palestinian prisoner in Israel. [1] [2]

On 15 April 2002, Samer was detained by the Israeli army in Ramallah as part of Operation Defensive Shield during the Second Intifada. [3] Samer, who was affiliated with the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, [1] allegedly manufactured and distributed pipe bombs and in several instances fired indiscriminately at Israeli civilians. He was convicted of membership in an illegal organization, possession of explosives, and attempted murder. [1]

Nearly 10 years later, in October 2011, Samer was released along with 1027 Palestinian prisoners as a result of an Egypt-brokered deal between Hamas and the Israeli government for the return of Gilad Shalit. [4] However, on 7 July 2012, he was re-detained near for violating the terms of his release by leaving Jerusalem and entering the West Bank. [2] [1] His lawyer Andre Rosenthal stated that he had been taking his car to be fixed at a garage in the West Bank. [5]

He was convicted of an 8-month sentence, which according to the terms of his release could include a reinstatement of the rest of his original 26-year sentence. [5] Issawi began a hunger strike on August 2012.

On 7 January 2013, a protest took place in Washington, D.C., in support of Issawi. [6]

Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian state, sent a letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and began a publicity campaign on 13 February 2013 to raise awareness of the condition of Issawi and three other prisoners of Israel engaged in a hunger strike to protest that they were being held in prison without being convicted. [7]

On April 22, 2013, it was announced that Samer was ending his hunger strike. A deal had been reached where Samer would serve eight months for violating the terms of his bail, and then be released to Jerusalem. [8] However, he was detained again, six months after his release. In 2015 he renewed his hunger strike. [9]

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  6. ↑ samidoun (2013-01-06). "January 7: Global solidarity hunger strike to support Samer Issawi: Events and actions". Samidoun: Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
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  9. ↑ "Samer al-Issawi declares new hunger strike in solidarity with female Palestinian prisoners". Ma’an News Agency. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2017.


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