27/04/17
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Eleven days of hunger strike of more than 1500 prisoners...
Long live the struggle of the Palestinian prisoners for their freedom!
Down with the Zionist jailer, occupier of the Palestinian land!
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Let’s take to the streets around the world for their freedom
and that of all political prisoners on 28/4 in the "day of rage"!
Following the tenth day of the Freedom and Dignity Strike in which more than 1,500 Palestinian political prisoners continue their hunger strike in Israeli jails, a general strike has been called for the sectors of trade, education, government, university and labor in the occupied Palestine, in support of the prisoners' strike.
On Friday, April 28th, the Palestinian popular solidarity is calling for a "day of rage" for the freedom of the Palestinian prisoners.
Since April 17th, the international day of Palestinian prisoners, when over 1500 prisoners began a hunger strike, several prisoners have been transferred from their prisons by the Zionist-fascist forces and hundreds more have been put in solitary confinement.
Just to give one example, in Hadarim Prison there were approximately 120 Palestinian political prisoners,and it was almost emptied by the Israeli Prison Service and 100 Palestinian prisoners have been transferred to solitary confinement in other prisons.
Hadarim prison was the first to join the hunger strike unanimously, with prisoners from various political organizations.
Several prisoners on hunger strike have already suffered health deterioration and there are others in strike despite their severe health conditions including prisoners with problems in their heart and kidneys and even cancer.
In the Zionist occupiers' prisons they live crowded, eating precarious food, with no medical care and are banned from receiving books, and they can listen to radio or watch TV only for a very limited time, and even this is often forbidden. It is very difficult for the families to visit them in every feature:togo to prison is hard and the visit procedure also, and the Zionist soldiers treat the relatives violently and degrading.
Those in administrative detention are under psychological torture, a situation without a time limit and it can be renewed indefinitely. Prisoners remain without charges and without any trial. They are practically abducted by the occupying forces.
All of them are subjected to the worst types of cruelty and torture in jail.
That is why this heroic hunger strike has begun, including prisoners who already suffer from health problems.
Zionist forces have responded to this heroic struggle of the Palestinian prisoners with repressive sanctions, such as blocking family visits, forbidding group prayers and confiscating clothes, blankets and other materials. They are also denied the visit of lawyers.
Just a few days ago we saw a group of Zionists organizing a meal at the very gates of the prison where the Palestinian prisoners were carrying out the hunger strike.
The Palestinian people continue the struggle by supporting the prisoners’ struggle all across Palestine. The tents supporting the prisoners are full of families and sympathizers of the strikers and thousands of protesters took to the streets. The national strike support committee urged the boycott of Israeli products, urging traders not to sell these goods to support the prisoners in their strike.
The Palestinian prisoners are organizing and resisting occupation.They are the advanced of the Palestinian resistance. From the entire Palestine there are fights to stand together with the prisoners in hunger strike.From the cities and towns, a day of rage has been called in support of their struggle.
The fight for the freedom of the Palestinian prisoners is linked to the fight against the Zionist occupation. The exploited Palestinians are repressed, imprisoned and even killed by the Zionist fascist occupation forces. For the destruction of the fascist Zionist state of Israel!
The struggle for the freedom of the political prisoners of the world, and the Palestinians in particularas they are facing an occupation, is a task for all the workers and exploited of the world to fight in better conditions and for our fighters not to be under the jackboots of the repressive states. By joining our forces and coordinating our actions, we will be a thousand times stronger to free our fighters and take revenge on our oppressors.
Immediately freeShireen, Medhat and SamerIssawi! Free Mohamed Al Qeed and over 7000 Palestinian prisoners and all the political prisoners of the world!
For the destruction of the fascist Zionist state of Israel!
For a secular, democratic and non-racist Palestinian from the Jordan River to the Sea!