A bill to legalize force-feeding that got stalled in Israel’s parliament last year has just been revived. Read more about Now Israel wants to legalize force-feeding 

Samer al-Barq may have only minutes to live, his father explains in a telephone call with The Electronic Intifada blogger Shahd Abusalama. Read more about "Every minute matters" for gravely ill hunger striker Samer al-Barq, says father