Israel Authorises Force-Feeding of Hunger-Striking Prisoners
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Jumat, 19 Oktober 2018 14:15 WIB
In this Monday, Oct. 27, 2014 photo, models stand in line preparing for a fashion show in Neve Tirza prison in Ramle, central Israel. Neve Tirza, Israel's only women's prison, hosted its first fashion show Monday where models on towering heels strutted on a red catwalk, showcasing clothes designed and made by inmates. The jail houses more than 200 prisoners, aged 18 to 60 or 70. AP/Oded Balilty
TEMPO.CO, Jerusalem- Israel's parliament on Thursday, July 30, 2015 passed into law the ability to force-feed prisoners on hunger strike, a move that has met vehement opposition from the country's medical association.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's rightist coalition weathered a lengthy parliamentary debate and the law passed with 46 lawmakers in favour and 40 opposed in the 120-seat Knesset.
Israel has long been concerned that hunger strikes by Palestinians in its jails could end in death and trigger waves of protests in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
But Israel's Medical Association, which considers force-feeding a form of torture and medically risky, has urged Israeli doctors not to abide by the law.