Thursday, January 22, 2026
Elder of Ziyon
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The action, scheduled to begin promptly at 7:00 p.m. and conclude at 7:45 p.m. sharp, was described by organizers as “a meaningful sacrifice that puts our bodies on the line, just not for very long, and definitely after dinner has been consumed.”
“We felt it was important to match the duration of suffering with something proportional,” explained lead organizer Piyar Stunt, who recently completed a 72-hour juice cleanse for climate justice. “Forty-five minutes is long enough to feel a little bit uncomfortable—especially if you’ve had coffee—but short enough that we can still make our 8 p.m. yoga class. It’s about sustainable activism.”
Participants will gather outside a municipal building whose precise relationship to the Israeli prison system remains somewhat abstract, holding signs that read “ENDLESS DETENTION = BAD” and “WE ARE LITERALLY STARVING (for 45 minutes).” Bottled water and electrolyte packets will be available on a folding table for medical safety, and a playlist featuring Bon Iver and Sufjan Stevens has been approved to maintain the appropriate somber mood.
When asked why the strike was not longer, Chen-Walters cited the need to balance radical solidarity with self-care. “We’re not trying to be performative about it,” she said, adjusting her keffiyeh-printed scrunchie. “Real change happens when people can still function afterward. Also, the falafel place closes at 9.”
Several attendees noted that the 45-minute timeframe neatly aligns with the average length of a Netflix episode, allowing participants to “hold space” for the detainees while still catching up on the latest season of whatever everyone is watching. One striker, who requested anonymity to protect his professional brand-consulting career, confessed he had set a gentle chime on his smartwatch to remind him when the sacrifice would be complete.
Critics have questioned whether such a brief fast can truly convey the experience of indefinite administrative detention. Organizers responded that the gesture is “symbolic, not literal,” and that expecting them to go without food for days would be “unrealistic and frankly ableist.”
As the clock ticked toward the final minutes of the protest, participants could be seen checking their phones, calculating protein intake for the post-strike meal, and quietly debating whether the nearby ramen place would still be open. At precisely 7:45 p.m., a small cheer erupted. The fast was broken with a ceremonial unwrapping of Clif bars and the collective posting of black-square Instagram stories captioned simply: “We did it!” and a raised-fist emoji.
The detainees were reportedly unavailable for comment, because this time, prison authorities had taken away their phones for real.
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