Israel considers breaking hunger strike with BBQ
Israeli prison officials are considering psychological means, including mass barbecues in prison corridors and courtyards, to break up a hunger strike declared by hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.
About 1,600 prisoners began the strike on Sunday, demanding an improvement in their conditions.
Organisers said the rest of the 7,500 detainees would join the protest by the end of the week.
Israeli officials countered by imposing new sanctions on the prisoners. As the protest continued into its second day, prisons spokesman Ofer Lefer said authorities were considering grilling meats near the prisoners in order to tempt them to begin eating again.
“We look at psychological means to deal with problems like this,” Lefer said, saying the tactic has been used in other parts of the world. “Our interest is to return prisoners to eating as soon as possible.”
