Anything that jars Israelis out of their apathy, denial, and total reliance on the security apparatus, which generally has complete control over the discourse, the bodies, minds and souls is a significant victory, Richard.

I'd like to focus my efforts on getting Israelis (and their supporters abroad, who generally see things in much more black-and-white extremes than Israelis do -- compare the tone of Haaretz and even Ynet to the line taken by Jewish establishments abroad) to recognize the harshness of the treatment of Palestinians in matters that have nothing to do with genuine security needs, policies like withholding of corpses of Palestinians killed in action, denial of family unification, conditions in prisons, etc. that are signs of cruel and unusual punishment that delegitimize us as a civilized society more than any boycott ever could. I think the hunger strike, aside from being a powerful indication of Palestinian determination and courage, also might indicate to Israelis that the ferocity that characterizes much of our dealing with the Palestinians is inhumane and unbecoming of us.