Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Alive and victorious: Palestinian footballer Mahmoud Sarsak home after epic 3 month hunger strike -photo


By Ali Abunimah

"Palestinian footballer Mahmoud Sarsak was greeted joyously in Gaza today as he returned home from the Israeli prison where he was held for three years without charge or trial and without visits from his family.

According to AP, Sarsak was taken to hospital in Gaza where, “he emerged from an ambulance and kissed his parents and siblings.”

Sarsak staged an epic three month hunger strike that brought him to the edge of death, which he ended last month after Israel met his demands and agreed to free him on this date......"

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