Ahead of Nakba Day, Palestinians Show Solidarity With Prisoners on Hunger Strike
Palestinian groom Ali Ghait and his bride Raneen drink water with salt as they arrive at a sit-in tent to show solidarity with Palestinian Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails, in the West Bank city of Hebron May 12, 2017.
Palestinians across the world are posting videos of themselves on social media drinking salt water, as part of a new online challenge in solidarity with the Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli prison.
In similar fashion to the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge that went viral in 2014, participants of Salt Water Challenge nominate others to do the same.
Barghouti nominated “Arab Idol” winner Mohammed Assaf and others to take part in the challenge. Assaf helped the campaign go viral which has now seen thousands of people take part in the challenge, including the 2017 winner of Arab Idol, Yacoub Shaheen.
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