Sorry for all the caps lock, but this is some pretty big news!! She spent more than 40 days on hunger strike (i'm getting stomach pains just thinking about it) and is now being released from prison. Unfortunately, she's not able to return home right now. Instead, Hana's being kept in exile in Gaza until a deal can be made with Israeli authorities.
Hana was released on Sunday. She's the second Palestinian - after Khader Adnan - to challenge the terms of her "administrative detention."
Although Hana's been released, she's not homeward bound yet. She's gonna be confined to Gaza for three years.
And while Hana put her life on the line for her freedom, her battle hasn't done anything to warrant a change in Israeli policy. Quoting the article here:
"Mr Adnan was said to have been a leader of Islamic Jihad, an extremist organisation that has carried out suicide bombings and fired rockets from Gaza into southern Israel.
Ms Shalabi is also said to belong to Islamic Jihad. When she entered Gaza on Sunday, supporters and leaders of the movement were waiting for her.
Islamic Jihad did not welcome the deal made with the Israeli authorities but said it respected her decision."
I'm not condoning suicide bombings, but the fact that she's at least being semi released from prison is still awesome. It's irrelevant whether or not she is a member of the Islamic Jihad; she never should've been arrested like that and not told why she was in jail in the first place. As far as I can see, starving herself was the only option to gain her freedom, and even now, Hana still isn't totally free.
If anyone has any opinions on the circumstances surrounding Hana's arrest, hunger strike, and subsequent released, please let me know!
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