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Hunger Striker Unconscious

August 15, 2015;

Mohammed Allan, a Palestinian held in Israel without charge since November, has lost consciousness after spending two months on hunger strike in protest at his detention. Israel alleges that he is an activist for the Islamic Jihad militant group. There are public demonstrations against his detention. A recent Israeli law authorises force-feeding hunger strikers while the Israeli Medical Association says force-feeding is a violation of a patient’s rights.

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