Members of International Solidarity Movement Detained in Israeli Prison

Members of the International Solidarity Movement, who were instrumental in the storming and entering of the Church of the Nativity last week, are being held in an Israeli prison.

According to the activists, they were not granted due process, and they were not granted a lawyer or a fair hearing. For the past five days, the detainees have been carrying out a hunger strike, an action that is taking its toll. 2 of the members were hospitalized and diagnosed with dangerously low blood sugar levels, yet they were returned to detention after the diagnosis.

Other members of the ISM are being held in a settlement in Hebron. According to the detainees, those members being held in Kiryat Arba are in grave danger, due to recent violence in the region.

In a letter drafted by the group, they stated, "If any country other than Israel was doing this, all states involved would have condemned the action. Why the double standard? In particular , the United States government is welcoming the Prime Minister of a state that holds U.S. nationals against their will illegally."

The group called for pressure on the United States government to intervene in the situation.