Palestinians, Israel forces clash outside jail holding prisoners on hunger strike
(10 May 2012) Ofer Prison, West Bank - 10 May 2012 1. Wide of Israeli forces advancing on Palestinian protesters 2. Palestinian protester using slingshot 3. Israeli vehicle firing water cannon 4. Wide of protesters 5. Palestinian protester using slingshot 6. Israeli vehicle firing water cannon 7. Protester throwing stones 8. Wide of protesters running 9. Mid of protesters waving Palestinian flags 10. Israeli soldiers outside prison 11. Israeli soldiers surrounding Palestinian protesters 12. Wide of Israeli soldier outside prison, behind barbed wire 13. Mid of prison sign reading "Ofer prison" AP TELEVISION NEWS- AP CLIENTS ONLY Gaza City, Gaza Strip - 9 May 2012 14. Close of Um Ibrahim Baroud hands holding pictures of her son, 50-year old Ibrahim Baroud, Palestinian prisoner in Israel jail for 27 years, currently on hunger strike 15. Mid of Um Ibrahim Baroud holding pictures 16. Mid of Um Ibrahim Baroud with supporters in tent 17. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Um Ibrahim Baroud, mother of Palestinian prisoner in Israel jail for 27 years, currently on hunger strike: "Our children are in their 24th day of the hunger strike, we are supporting them by sitting in the tent near the unknown soldier memorial in Gaza, we hopefully will continue our hunger strike and sleep in this tent until all the prisoners' demands are met and they stop their hunger strike, only then we will go back to our homes." 18. Close of Um Ibrahim Baroud 19. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Um Ibrahim Baroud: "On April 2nd, last month, my son marked 27 years in jail. I did not see him for 15 years, I was denied entry to Israel because of security reasons. How can a 70-year-old woman threaten Israel's security? For 15 years I did not see my son, and now I am hearing that he is on a hunger strike, he and all the other prisoners are my sons." 20. Mid of picture of Palestinian prisoner 21. Various of women in support tent and pictures of prisoners 22. Exterior of support tent STORYLINE: Israeli forces clashed with protesters in the West Bank on Thursday as pressure in the region grew over more than 1-thousand Palestinian prisoners currently on hunger strike. Protesters burned tyres and threw stones at soldiers outside Ofer prison, located on the outskirts of Ramallah, where some of the Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike are being held. Israeli forces responded with water cannon to disperse the demonstrators. The mass hunger strike - one of the largest in Palestinian history - was inspired by an Islamist who lived on liquids and minerals for 66 days to protest against his open-ended incarceration in Israel. Hundreds of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel have joined the strike in recent weeks, demanding better conditions and an end to imprisonment without charges. The mass action could leave Israel with tough choices. It does not want to be seen as caving in to prisoners, many of whom were involved in deadly attacks - but it might face a harsh, even violent reaction if any of them die. Some say the strike also is an expression of the frustration that many Palestinians feel as they exhaust options to pressure Israel. On Wednesday, Um Ibrahim Baroud sat with supporters in a tent in Gaza City and held pictures of her son, Ibrahim Baroud, a Palestinian prisoner held in Israeli jail for 27 years, who was on day 24 of his hunger strike. "On April 2nd, last month, my son marked 27 years in jail. I did not see him for 15 years, I was denied entry to Israel because of security reasons. How can a 70-year-old woman threaten Israel's security?" she said. Even so, demonstrations supporting them have been small. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
