You’re going to die if you don’t eat.

[SheThinksShesAllThat]

Those prisoners starving themselves, what the hell is going on in this crazy world!!!!

Pro Palestine activists are on a hunger strike, I really hope you get the result you want, the people of Gaza remember you seven kids who died for…… oh for them! 😂

I watched an interesting interview months ago now a young guy who was born in Israel then his father ended up being one of the head chiefs ( killers) in Hamas he know lives back in Israel after escaping…. His wise words were…. ‘ you lot in the west have no idea what is going on, with your protests and flags, stop trying to get involved in something we can and won’t be able to change’
This comes from a person on both sides who stayed very humble but very blunt.

Stop your silly little hunger strike, go and enjoy time with your family and friends you are lucky enough to be able to do that.

Terrorists are often willing to die for their cause. More so perhaps in Islam as there's a tradition that it gets you a better deal in heaven, but even before that it can get your family fame and fortune in this life. We've seen mothers keen to have a martyr in the family.

In this case two have given up already to avoid actually dying and are mostly demanding to be released so they can arrange more attacks. Which is one reason they won't be.

I think they are attention seeking and some of the MPs jumping on the bandwagon waggon are pissing me right off.

At the end of the day, they’re doing a rolling hunger strike which isn’t a proper hunger strike and any medical problems are a direct result of their own free will. I’d bet money the prisoner didn’t actually need an ambulance and the clinical staff inside the prison have been monitoring them closely.

I have a relative who nearly died due to anorexia. It is messy and horrible and they have most likely damaged themselves irreparably. I found it hard to deal with in someone I love who was mentally Ill. I have no sympathy at all for the people choosing to do this out of their own free will and they need to accept the consequences of their own actions. Some of them tried to break into a bloody military base. What did they think was going to happen? A pat on the back and a cup of tea?

What a tempting offer! I for one can't wait to see how much more helpful they could be to Putin if we let them out.

The increasingly hysterical nature of those vilifying the hunger strikers is becoming more apparent, as they resort to Islamophobia and trying to discredit Jews who don't agree with them and trying to ban tik tok as well as asserting they are not doing a proper hunger strike.

They’re not ‘giving up their lives for their cause’. 2 have ended the strike, the others have demanded medical attention if they felt they needed it. Defeats the whole point of ‘giving up their lives’

There's meant to be a 6 month limit really, and any more than that should be for good reason and also a reasonable time limit. It's mad in a western democracy that anyone should be held on remand for 16 months. It's not good for anyone if the justice system/ police/ prison service can act with impunity.

Well, they clearly meet the 'good reason' limb of that test.

The delays in the criminal justice system are very bad indeed cheers Tories but they're also something we are stuck with even if we throw all resources at fixing it, starting tomorrow. The damage will take time to repair. This means that meanwhile, we have to make some hard decisions about what to do with people accused of violent behaviour who haven't yet been convicted. And Palestine Action are dangerous, so they need to stay in.

None of this is a good thing. It would obviously been better if they'd been convicted by now.

It never fails to amaze me how unspeakably horrible some of the things some people on mumsnet post are.
It seems that the chance to be anonymous allows people to just say anything at all, including wishing death on people, defending people being detained without trial for over a year, laughing at people’s efforts and mocking the likes of Bobby Sands.
Just wow really

I wonder what those of you advocating for bail would do if they got it and one of them broke another person's spine with a hammer.

They’d probably again blame the person whose spine they broke for being there. It’s clear that these idiots see themselves as always the victims!

Absolutely @Thegreyhound the calls of these Palestine supporters are atrocious “globilise the intifada” “river to the sea” and other such calls to killing and violence are appalling!

Are Muslims on Muslim majority countries protesting? No.
Are Muslim protesters in Muslim countries having weekly hate matches? No.
If the concept of the "ummah" so great, why are Deash, al Quaeda and others not doing anything, other than killing civilised westerners in Western counties?

It is indeed common at the age of 20 to be very passionate in your beliefs. It is also quite common to be finding out the limits of your power. I think they are likely to find out both the limits of both their physical bodies and of their influence on political bodies by going without food. One hopes they will not die but it’s mighty hard to stand between an adult and self endangering behaviour.

Hi Suella! Yes, millions of Muslims in countries such as Indonesia, Yemen, Bangladesh etc as well as all civilised countries around the world have been protesting. Unfortunately their puppet leaders (like ours) do not represent them whilst some countries suppress dissent eg in Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

I laughed at your 'civilised Westerners' (as opposed to the barbaric brown savages, I expect).

As Gandhi once said when asked what he thought about Western civilization, he thought it would be a good idea!

They have the same right to medical care as anyone else on remand, but if they don't want to eat, what can be done? They can't be force fed.

Surely deciding to go on a huger strike and suffering from anorexia is not the same?

I just think it’s a bit silly really.

They’re not doing it because of what’s happening in Gaza. They’re doing it because they don’t like that they’ve been remanded in custody after being accused of committing crimes.

It’s not. At all.

Exactly.

What impact do these fools think they are going to do. Why don't they do that in Israel where the shit is happening, they won't do that will they.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g98pqxvzjo

I keep saying it but it’s a case of fuck around and find out. They committed a crime, and thought the justice system wouldn’t be delayed when it came to them. They’re now finding out that mummy and daddy’s money can’t save them from the consequences of breaking into a military base and damaging military planes.

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I take back my last comment and the one above. Isn't Kier Starmer supporting Israel and selling weapons. I can understand their position. I was a little too hasty with my judgement.

The 'hunger strikers: are doing so in the hope that they will be released on bail not remanded. Their 'hunger strike' has nothing to do with what they are accused of, which involved the beating and breaking of a policewoman's back.

Prisons minister today:

"I'm very clear, I don't treat any prisoners differently from any other, and that is why I will not be meeting any prisoners ".

They have demanded to meet. I guess if he met these hunger strikers, then any prisoners that wanted attention would do the same. They chose not to eat. I wouldn't want any to die. They need to stand trial for the charges against them, just like any remand prisoners and let the court of law hear evidence and then decide if innocent or guilty of charges.