Clashes at protest to support Palestinian hunger strikers

Several dozen Palestinian protesters clashed with Israeli forces Thursday outside a prison where detainees are on a hunger strike, while a group of Israeli hardliners nearby taunted prisoners by barbecuing.Some 1,500 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have joined a hunger strike against conditions that began Monday, according to the Palestinian Authority's detainees' affairs department.The hunger strike has been led by prominent prisoner and popular Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti, who i