A second demonstration and candle lit vigil is being held outside the Israeli Embassy last in solidarity with palestinian hunger striker Mahmoud Sarsak, and other Palestinians including Akram Rikhawi, Samer Albarq, Abu Kweik, Abdullah Alaker and Mahmoud Oweiwiwho are still on Hunger strike in Israeli prisons. 

Mahmoud Sarsak political prisoner from the Palestinian football team, has been on hunger strike for 85 days, and is in a critical condition [1]. Although an unknown Palestinian official said he has been taking milk, reports on Electronic Intifada and Physisicians for Human rights Israel report that he "is close to death"[2]. There has been international condemnation of Israel's imprisonment of Sarsak and other Palestinian footballers, including FIFA president Sepp Blatter who "'expressed grave concern' regarding the incarceration of members of the Palestinian team in Israel, including Mahmoud Sarsak who is on hunger strike" [3].

Others on hunger strike include the young Akram Rikhawi who has been on hunger strike for the last 64 days and who is currently fighting an extension to his detention in a statement released by him he makes reference to "Israel violat[ing] its pledge to release him when it extended his detention on May 21st"[4].

Those still on hunger strike follow a massive wave of protests from inside Israeli prisons which saw around 2000 prisoners[5] make the decision to end after the state of Israel met some demands including Prisoners from both the West Bank and Gaza being allow more family visits, and those inmates in long periods of solitary confinement will be allowed back among the general population. The current strikers are mainly battling administrative detention which means imprisonment without charge.

Last night’s demonstration saw similar numbers to Tuesday with around 30 people assembling outside the Israeli embassy holding an hour long sit down vigil. Protestors were able to get all the way along the private road leading to the embassy and right up to the gates of the building. Once again, security and police were present and remarked at their surprise at a second night of action but after being informed about the action were relatively accommodating and this time did not attempt to forcibly remove activists from the site this time. John Marcos who was on the demonstration said "it's fantastic to see such large numbers outside the embassy standing in solidarity with those on hunger strike, this is the closest we've got to the building in about 20 years"

Alongside the action, a busy meeting of around 60 people on the situation in Syria occurred at Palestine Place[6], and despite people from this meeting being unable to get to the Embassy in time for the demonstration, many have agreed to take part in actions taking place tomorrow and took part in a planning meeting for actions scheduled for tomorrow.

A variety of actions are planned for tomorrow including another demonstration outside the Israeli Embassy. Activists plan to meet at Palestine Place from 11am to begin a day of actions is solidarity with those on hunger strike. More details of targets and plans will be released throughout the day tomorrow.

1-Al Jazeera http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/06/2012611131924148160.html

2- Electronic Intifada http://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/time-running-out-hunger-striking-footballer-rights-groups-demand-urgent-pressure & The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jun/06/palestinian-hunger-strike-fears-life?newsfeed=true

3- CNN online http://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/12/sport/football/mahmoud-sarsak-fifa-isreal-football/index.html

4-Al Jazeera http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/06/2012691944674382.html

5-Sky News http://news.sky.com/home/world-news/article/16227818

6-Haaretz (Israeli Newspaper) http://www.haaretz.com/news/features/palestinian-activists-occupy-their-own-little-piece-of-london.premium-1.434781 & The Palestine News Network http://english.pnn.ps/index.php/international/1896-activists-in-london-pioneer-innovative-palestine-place-project