French academic Franc Romino resumed a vigil he had maintained in Khan al-Ahmar village threatened with demolition after he was released from Israeli custody on Sunday.
Upon his release Romino joined a sit-in tent set up in Khan al-Ahmar to protest an Israeli decision to demolish the village and forcibly deport its residents.
Romano started his hunger strike on Friday after he was arrested by Israeli police in Khan al-Ahmar village east of occupied Jerusalem on allegations of obstructing police work in Khan al-Ahmar where he was showing solidarity with the Palestinian locals.
Romano is a law professor at the University of Paris and author of “Love and Terror in the Middle East;” the professor is also a holder of American citizenship.
Romano has been supporting residents of Khan al-Ahmar for the past several days since the beginning of an open sit-in at the village following the Israeli High Court’s approval of demolition.
The Israeli court had rejected an appeal against the demolition of the village and ruled for its evacuation and demolition to take place within seven days.
