RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories — Palestinian leaders on Wednesday denounced Israel's refusal to negotiate with Palestinians on hunger strike in Israeli jails, warning of a "new Intifada" if any of them die. Some 1,500 Palestinian prisoners have joined the hunger strike that began Monday, according to Issa Qaraqe, head of detainees' affairs for the Palestinian Authority. Contacted by AFP, Israel's prison service declined to comment on the number. The hunger strike has been led by prominent prisoner and popular Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouthi, who is serving five life sentences over his role in the second Palestinian Intifada, or uprising. He has been placed in solitary confinement in...
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