The twitterati are out in force, pushing their #palestinianheroes - the four Palestinian hunger strikers who are occasionally depriving themselves of food and water as the latest ploy to get an increasingly cynical world to notice. Who are these men? Well, the twitterati were hoping you didn't ask that question.
From Captain Barak Raz, in the IDF Spokeperson Unit
There are four prisoners who are currently on hunger strike -
two of whom belong to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror
organization. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror organization
terror network in the Jenin area is considered to be among the most
dangerour terror networks in the West Bank and has been responsible for
dozens of terror attacks and many more attempts that have been thwart
through effective counter-terrorism. In recent months, the PIJ has been
attempting to reorganize its network in the Jenin area. As a reminder,
in January, thirteen members of a PIJ terror cell in the Jenin area were
arrested befo carrying out a kidnapping of an Israeli civilian or
soldier. The cell was found near the Eyal Crossing, just outside the
Tel Aviv greater metropolitan area. Inside the car, they had ropes, duct
tape, ski-masks, knives, and a fake gun.
Jaffar Ibrahim Mohammed Az Aladin
A
Palestinian Islamic Jihad operative from the Jenin area, who was
detained during the week of the Gaza operation, Pillar of Defense. He
was arrested for his involvement in reestablishing a PIJ terror network
in the Jenin area, and has been jailed several times in the past for his
involvement in terror activity. His brother, Tarik Az Aladin, is a
senior figure in the PIJ and is currently deported to the Gaza Strip as
part of the Gilad Shalit exchange. From the Gaza Strip, Tarik Az Aladin
has been involved with directing PIJ operatives in the West Bank.
Tarik Hussin Awad Daar Hussein
Arrested for his involvement of reestablishing the PIJ network in the Jenin area.
The
other two prisoners on hunger strike are terror operatives who have
been released as part of the Gilad Shalit exchange and have been
recently rearrested for returning to terror activity, therefore
violating the terms of their release:
Samar Tarek Ahmed Issawi
A member of the Democratic Front of the Liberation of Palestine terror organization
in the Issawiya-Jerusalem area and belongs to a family known to be
heavily involved with the terror network. Two of his brothers have been
arrested on multiple occasions for their involvement in terror
activity, and his sister has been convicted of assisting with smuggling
funds for the DFLP. He is currently serving the remainder of his 26
year sentence (starting in 2002), for involvement in the DFLP, several
counts of attempted murder, trafficking and possession of weaponry, and
for conducting training for terror operatives. Issawi was rearrested on
July 7, 2012 for violating the terms of his release by returning to
activity in the West Bank.
Iman Ismail Salame Sarawna
A Hamas terror organization operative from the Hebron area. Originally arrested
in 2002 and sentenced to 38 years for planting an explosive device that
injured 18 civilians, attempted kidnapping of a soldier, and
involvement in a shooting incident on soldiers. Immediately upon his
release in the Gilad Shalit exchange, Sawarana returned to his
involvement with Hamas and was rearrested on January 30, 2012.
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