הנשיא אמר בראיון לרשת אן-בי-סי כי הוא לא מאמין שטהראן תתקוף את ארה"ב. טורקיה וקטאר קראו מוקדם יותר למדינות המערב לא לתקוף את איראן

ועדת החינוך תדון בביטול הקדם-אירוויזיון והעברת הבחירה לוועדה מקצועית, ששמות חבריה חסויים. ח"כ מילר: "יריקה בפרצוף של הזמר העברי"

הנשיא המודח ששוהה כעת בבית חולים צבאי, צפוי לעבור בחודשים הקרובים לכלא טורה בבירה המצרית. ייתכן כי ההודעה נועדה להפחית את זעם המפגינים כלפי הממשלה

תושבים שהגיעו לדיון התרעמו על חלק מהשינויים, והצליחו לשמר את חלק משמות הרחובות. רעייתו של זבולון המר משכה בקשה לקריאת רחוב על שמו בשל הסערה

ראש הסגל בלשכת רה"מ צפוי להיחקר השבוע באזהרה בנציבות שירות המדינה. גורמים משפטיים הבהירו כי יתקשה לשוב לתפקידו עד למיצוי החקירה

הטמפרטורות הנמוכות וסופות השלג גבו את חייהם של עשרות בני אדם נוספים גם היום; השלג הרב גורם לשיבושים קשים בנתיבי התחבורה ביבשת

רכבת ועליה 150 נוסעים נתקעה סמוך למגדלי עזריאלי בתל אביב ובשל הגעת רכבת חילוץ, שתיים משלוש המסילות בתל אביב - חסומות

שר הביטחון החליט למנות את מגיש התוכנית "הכל דיבורים", שגבר במירוץ לתפקיד על איש גלי צה"ל גולן יוכפז ומנחה מבט ינון מגל

מה הכללים שכדאי לכל אדם לאמץ כדי לצלוח בהצלחה את החיים בעידן החדש; לארי פייג' וליידי גאגא כבר הפנימו. ואתם?

רוסיה של היום היא לא לגמרי דמוקרטיה, יש בה כאילו חופש עיתונות והמלחמה הקרה שלה לא באמת הסתיימה. אז מה הפלא שהיא חוששת מהמצב בסוריה?

המורשע, שהיה בן 17 בעת ביצוע המעשה, דקר, דרס ותקף קבוצת נערים מהכפר ואדי חמאם שבצפון בעודו קורא לאחד מהם: "תמות, יא ערבי"

שר הביטחון אישר את החלטת הרמטכ"ל למנות לתפקיד מפקד חיל האוויר את האלוף אמיר אשל, המכהן כראש אגף התכנון במטכ"ל; הוא ייכנס לתפקידו במאי

לאחר שעבר בדיקת פוליגרף בסוף השבוע, הוארך מעצרו של האב בארבעה ימים. מעצר האם, שחשודה גם בשיבוש החקירה, הוארך ביממה

לפי דיווחים, הסי-איי-אי העביר את אבו מסעב אל-סורי לידי דמשק ב-2005. הוא מואשם במעורבות בפיגועים במדריד ב-2004 ובקשר לפיגועי 11 בספטמבר

The lengths to which corporate capitalism will go to make an extra buck make never ceases to amaze me. Knowingly crossing the lines is the easiest way to get attention these days.

A Facebook friend said he found this advertisement in a Yedioth Aharonot paper he was reading today and took a shot of it with his iPhone:

Subaru ad (photo: Ari Remez)

In typical price tag style graffiti, on a brick wall that looks pretty much like any brick wall you would find belonging to your typical West Bank mosque, the words “Price list tag” are sprayed in blue. In Hebrew, it’s a similar wordplay: Tag Mechir = Price Tag; Tag Mechiron = Price list Tag.

Under that, it tells of Subaru’s new sale in Israel:

“Subaru, in a radical trade-in deal:
Get full price list price for your car,
and leave with a new Subaru
3-16 of February”

At first, I couldn’t believe my eyes, and didn’t believe it was real.

But then I found the ad on the web:

Some of you out there probably think this is funny. You might want to have second thoughts on that.

 

לפי התוכנית, מדובר ברכבת שתגיע למהירות מירבית של 300 קמ"ש, והמרחק בין ת"א לאילת (350 ק"מ) יגמא בשעתיים. הרכבת תונע בחשמל

Khader Adnan, 50 days on hunger strike!

The writing on the poster quotes Khader Adnan, it reads: “I refuse administrative detention and will remain on hunger strike until I am released.” (Photo: Sharif Solaiman, Addameer.org)

By Jalal Abukhater

Khader Adnan; courageously fighting for dignity, employing his stomach as a weapon to call for justice, and fearlessly facing death.

We have reached a moment no one can be silent anymore. Khader Adnan is now on his 50th day of hunger strike! No matter who you are, you cannot overlook Khader Adnan’s current condition. The silence of many human rights organization is deafening, it is intolerable and unforgivable. Khader Adnan is currently the longest lasting Palestinian on a hunger strike.

Khader Adnan has entered his 50th day of hunger strike protesting his illegal detention by Israel. Adnan was sentenced with administrative detention, which basically means Israel holds no charge or any evidence against him. Adnan is held in Israeli prisons without charge and without facing proper trial or prosecution, this is illegal under international law which clearly states that detainees should face proper prosecution and should have their charges read out to them.

Khader Adnan, 33 years old, was born on the 24th of March, 1978. He resides in the village of Arraba, Jenin. Adnan is married with two daughters; his wife is five months pregnant with a third child. He was arrested on the 17th of December 2011 from his house in Arraba, at 3:30 AM as soldiers raided his house. He is now detained at the Ramleh prison hospital, chained to his bed. Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, has the account on the arrest of Khader Adnan: “Before entering his house, soldiers used the driver that takes Khader’s father to the vegetable market, Mohammad Mustafa, as a human shield by forcing him to knock on the door of the house and call out Khader’s name while blindfolded. A huge force of soldiers then entered the house shouting. Recognizing Khader immediately, they grabbed him violently in front of his two young daughters and ailing mother.”

Khader Adnan’s health is rapidly and seriously deteriorating. Although he has been moved to the prison hospital, Adnan wasn’t subject to any medical checks or treatment; instead his arms and legs have been tied to the bed he sleeps on, along with 3 guards guarding his room. Addameer also reported that his family members were prevented from visiting; the Israeli authorities didn’t grant any of his family members any permits that would enable them to visit. Addameer issued a statement stating that the probable reason Adnan was moved to hospital was to further isolate him from his family, lawyers, and other prisoners.

Currently, according to B’Tselem, there are about 307 Palestinians held under administrative detention. Israel continues to hold Palestinians without charge and without proper trial. The Israeli paper Haaretz has reported that – to be exact, 99.74% of cases heard by the Israeli military courts in the West Bank end in a conviction, according to data in the military courts’ annual report. The injustice of the Israeli court system is crystal clear to everyone; Khader Adnan is in the process of resisting this terrible injustice. In the last couple of days, it has been reported that a dozen more prisoners have joined Khader Adnan in his hunger strike, and many others are preparing. It is frustrating to know that Palestinians are now resorting to this last method to resist the injustice of the Israeli occupation. Please get their voice heard, and fight this injustice, especially the terrible court system.

Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association has also issued a call for action:

Here is how you can help Khader Adnan:

Write to the Israeli government, military and legal authorities and demand that Khader Adnan be released immediately and that his administrative detention not be renewed.

• Brigadier General Avihai Mandelblit
  Military Judge Advocate General
  6 David Elazar Street
  Harkiya, Tel Aviv
  Israel
  Fax: +972 3 608 0366; +972 3 569 4526
  Email: arbel@mail.idf.il; avimn@idf.gov.il
• Maj. Gen. Avi Mizrahi
  OC Central Command Nehemia Base, Central Command
  Neveh Yaacov, Jerusalam
  Fax: +972 2 530 5741
• Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Ehud Barak
  Ministry of Defense
  37 Kaplan Street, Hakirya
  Tel Aviv 61909, Israel
  Fax: +972 3 691 6940 / 696 2757
• Col. Eli Bar On
  Legal Advisor of Judea and Samaria PO Box 5
  Beth El 90631
  Fax: +972 2 9977326

Write to your own elected representatives urging them to pressure Israel to release Khader Adnan and to put an end to such an unjust, arbitrary and cruel system of incarceration without trial.

Jalal Abukhater is a resident of East Jerusalem, and a high school senior attending school in Ramallah. You can follow him on twitter @JalalAK_jojo