Israel releases Khader Adnan, for now
Palestinian Khader Adnan, released from prison after 54 days of hunger strike, tells Al-Monitor that the Israeli press ignored his latest battle, trying to silence his fight against administrative detention.
“That was their third mistake. In fact they’ve now given me enough room to continue my worthy cause for the Palestinian people,” Adnan Khader told Al-Monitor a few hours after being detained on July 13 for questioning at the entrance to Al-Aqsa Mosque. The incident occurred just one day after his release from several months of administrative detention. Adnan had been arrested once again by the Jerusalem police, who claimed that he had violated the terms of his parole.
Adnan claims that no restrictions had been imposed on him, and he was released several hours later.
“The Israelis circulated my photo to the policemen so they could identify me and prevent me from going to Al-Aqsa. But, thank God, I was able to recite the holy prayer of Laylat al-Qadr [the holiest night during the month of Ramadan] at the police station in blessed Jerusalem,” he said.
Adnan was arrested and incarcerated several times in recent years by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Twice he was able to beat the Israeli defense establishment and was released from administrative detention following two extended hunger strikes in protest of his incarceration.
