Matthew Bell

Matthew Bell

Matthew Bell is a Jerusalem-based Middle East reporter. He has been with The World since 2001 and has filed stories from cities across the US and abroad.

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Palentinian Prisoner’s Hunger Strike Calls Attention to Israel’s ‘Administrative Detention’

February 21, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment
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Palestinian flag (Photo: Gideon Lichfield/Flickr)

Palestinian flag (Photo: Gideon Lichfield/Flickr)

A Palestinian prisoner in Israeli custody has agreed to end his 66 day hunger strike.

And not a moment too soon. After more than two months without food, Khader Adnan was said to be close to death by starvation.

As The World’s Matthew Bell reports from Jerusalem, this has called attention to Israel’s policy of “administrative detention.”

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  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=697381786 Wujdi Kafou

    hey guys just quick note : misspelling on your headline . Palestinian instead of Palentinian