Researchers Giulia Daniele and João Borralho have published a new academic article entitled Palestinian Hunger Strikers in the Israeli Settler-Colonial and Carceral System: Uniting Inside and Outside Resistance, Local and Transnational Solidarity. The study was published in the Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies and addresses the interconnection between hunger strikes by Palestinian political prisoners and the forms of solidarity, both local and transnational, that emerge in their support.
The article focuses on the Israeli colonial and prison system, analysing how Israel’s carceral power affects Palestinian society as a whole. The researchers examine, in particular, the practice of administrative detention, often used as a form of collective punishment, as well as the medical neglect imposed on Palestinian prisoners, a factor that has direct consequences for their survival inside prisons.
Based on fieldwork carried out in the West Bank and online interviews conducted between 2022 and 2023, the study highlights hunger strikes, both individual and collective, as one of the most extreme forms of resistance used by Palestinian political prisoners. The article also explores how different levels of solidarity are generated outside of prisons, providing a new perspective in the field of Palestinian Studies. According to the authors, this is a challenging and innovative research topic that analyses the growing involvement of activists in intersectional and transnational narratives.
For more information and access to the full article, see the link: Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies.