The Association for Civil Rights in Israel was given evidence of security prisoners being starved and petitioned the court to ban the practice. The State Attorney's Office responded that the prisoners were allocated less calories because of their 'sedentary lifestyle'

Abbas is the weakest link among Israel's Arab leadership, because of both his Islamism and his desire to curry favor with the Jews. But there is not and will not be an alternative to the Netanyahu government without a partnership with the Arab parties