Maher al-Akhras and Khader Adnan were close friends. The latter died last May while on a hunger strike. The former continues with the struggle. Once again, Taghreed al-Akhras found herself in the same unenviable position. Once she almost lost her hunger-striking husband, Maher, while in Israeli prison. History seems to be repeating itself. Maher Al-Akhras, 52, was still suffering from the effects of his previous hunger strike when he started another strike as his only weapon against the Israeli