Derec
Contributor
So supposedly several Palestinian terrorists are on a supposed hunger strike, and six of them already striking anywhere between one and three months.
Palestinian prisoners hunger strike as tensions rise in Israeli prisons
But is this a real hunger strike? And by that I mean really zero calorie intake. This is the leaked photo of one of the hunger strikers (Muqdad Qawasmeh) who hasn't supposedly eaten anything for over 80 days.
He doesn't look like somebody who has not eaten anything for almost three months. The ribs are not sticking out nearly as much as you'd expect, and the face is not sunken in. I've seen skinnier looking people just walking around! I suspect he has been getting some nourishment over the recent months, either by sneaking Tortit bars or pizzas, but probably something more prosaic like a glucose IV drip.
Also, so many Palestinians are "hunger striking" for long periods of time (for example Ghadanfar Abu Atwan was released in June after 65 days of supposed hunger strike) without any of them dying when death becomes a real risk after about month and a half. Bobby Sands, a 70s/80s IRA terrorist died after 66 days of hunger strike for example. Statistically, some of these alleged strikers should have died if it was a real hunger strike.
Palestinian prisoners hunger strike as tensions rise in Israeli prisons
But is this a real hunger strike? And by that I mean really zero calorie intake. This is the leaked photo of one of the hunger strikers (Muqdad Qawasmeh) who hasn't supposedly eaten anything for over 80 days.
He doesn't look like somebody who has not eaten anything for almost three months. The ribs are not sticking out nearly as much as you'd expect, and the face is not sunken in. I've seen skinnier looking people just walking around! I suspect he has been getting some nourishment over the recent months, either by sneaking Tortit bars or pizzas, but probably something more prosaic like a glucose IV drip.
Also, so many Palestinians are "hunger striking" for long periods of time (for example Ghadanfar Abu Atwan was released in June after 65 days of supposed hunger strike) without any of them dying when death becomes a real risk after about month and a half. Bobby Sands, a 70s/80s IRA terrorist died after 66 days of hunger strike for example. Statistically, some of these alleged strikers should have died if it was a real hunger strike.