Issawi decides to boycott zionist Israeli military courts

The hunger striker Samer Issawi, 260 days on hunger strike, declared that he will boycott the Israeli military courts and he will refuse to appear before them, Palestinian human rights sources revealed.

Ministry of Prisoners’ Affairs said that Ofer military court set the 9th of May to hold Samer’s next hearing, but the hunger striker declared his refusal to appear before this court for being “illegal and illegitimate”.

My appearance before this court means a recognition to its legitimacy and laws and this is absolutely unacceptable, the ministry quoted Samer as saying.

He pointed to the Israeli pressures to force him to accept his deportation to Gaza or outside the Palestinian territories following his release, stressing his determination to continue the strike until his release to his hometown of Jerusalem.

The ministry warned against the serious health status of the hunger striker, noting that he is at risk of sudden death at any moment.