Who Killed Palestinian Prisoner: Cancer or Israel?

[Purveyor]

By Nasser Abu Bakr - RAMALLAH (Palestinian Territories)

The Palestinian leadership on Tuesday blamed Israel for the death of a long-term prisoner with cancer, hiking tensions over a tinderbox issue closely followed on the Palestinian street.

The death on Tuesday morning of Maisara Abu Hamdiyeh, a 64-year-old prisoner from Hebron who had been suffering from throat cancer, sparked a welter of anger over Israel's refusal to release him early on compassionate grounds.

"The death of Maisara Abu Hamdiyeh shows the Israeli government's arrogance and intransigence over the prisoners," Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas told reporters at the start of a meeting of his Fatah movement in Ramallah.

"We tried to get him released for treatment but the Israeli government refused to let him out, which led to his death," Abbas said, with his spokesman laying the blame squarely on the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=57871

[hack89]

1. "a recruiter and dispatcher in an attempted terror attack at Cafe Cafit in Jerusalem in 2002."

he was serving a life sentence for good reason. People die in prison all the time.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/02/maisara-abu-hamdiyeh-dead_n_2997532.html?utm_hp_ref=world

[azurnoir]

2. In the US one does not need to be released from custody to obtain medical treatment

I know this as a fact as I have worked in oncology clinics and have seen it patients are brought in under guard , apparently this does not hold true in Israel

[Mosby]

3. he died in a hospital in Beersheba.

Abbas made a statement about this scumbag:

“We were surprised with the death of our brother prisoner,” Abbas said. “We attempted to have him released and take him for treatment, but the Israeli government refused to release him, which led to his death.”

He was being treated by cancer specialists in Israel, where was Abbas going to take him for treatment exactly?

Edit - his request for early release was not refused, it was still being processed.

[azurnoir]

4. he was denied treatment save a few painkillers until his death was immanent

he had been suffering for a few years

[Mosby]

6. bullshit. nt

[azurnoir]

7. Read the article(s) on this it is not BS he was brought to Beersheba to die

they all say the same thing justify or deny if you wish

[Mosby]

10. using the OP linked article

"Israel Prisons Service said Abu Hamdiyeh was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in February and was being treated by experts at Soroka."

February 2013 he was diagnosed and the cancer had already metastisized.

[azurnoir]

8. from huffpo too

The death of Maisara Abu Hamdiyeh shows the Israeli government's arrogance and intransigence over the prisoners," Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas told reporters at the start of a meeting of his Fatah movement in Ramallah.

"We tried to get him released for treatment but the Israeli government refused to let him out, which led to his death," Abbas said, with his spokesman laying the blame squarely on the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

"The Palestinian presidency holds the Netanyahu government responsible for the martyrdom of prisoner Maisara Abu Hamdiyeh," Nabil Abu Rudeina said.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/02/maisara-abu-hamdiyeh-dead_n_2997532.html

[Purveyor]

9. "Hamdiyeh was hospitalized after he fell unconscious"...

JERUSALEM (Ma'an) -- Seventeen prisoners went on hunger strike on Sunday in solidarity with detainee Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh, who is suffering from cancer.

Abu Hamdiyeh was hospitalized after he fell unconscious, Palestinian minister of prisoners affairs Issa Qaraqe said Saturday. Qaraqe said Abu Hamdiyeh's cancer spread because he did not receive adequate treatment from Israeli prison authorities.

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=580521

[Mosby]

5. Palestinian prisoners protest after fellow inmate dies of cancer in Israeli hospital

JERUSALEM — Palestinian prisoners rioted Tuesday following news of a fellow inmate’s death of cancer, and Israeli prison guards fired tear gas to quell the disturbances, an Israeli official said.

Palestinian officials said Israel was responsible for the death of Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh, charging medical negligence. The 64-year-old was serving a life sentence for his role in a foiled attempt to bomb a busy cafe in Jerusalem in 2002.

As news of Abu Hamdiyeh’s death spread, Palestinian prisoners in several jails began banging on their cell doors and hurling objects. Later, protests spread to Jerusalem and parts of the West Bank.

Prisons Authority spokeswoman Sivan Weizman said three prisoners and six guards were evacuated for medical treatment after inhaling tear gas.

She said Abu Hamdiyeh was treated well by Israeli specialists and died in a hospital in Beersheba.

http://m.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/palestinian-prisoners-protest-after-fellow-inmate-dies-of-cancer-in-israeli-jail/2013/04/02/c172eec2-9b72-11e2-9219-51eb8387e8f1_story.html

[King_David]

11. Stupid post title , and what's with the question mark ?

It's ALWAYS israel , stupid !!!