Zimbabwe - May 15, 2017
The struggle for freedom and a dignified life is an everyday task
Workers International League together with The Marikana Fighting Committee (MFC ) we salutes, support in strongest solidarity to the over 1500 Palestinian Political Prisoners currently on hunger strike (since 17 April). The Palestinian Political Prisoners, who have gone without any food for almost a month now, are demanding an end to Israel's detention without trial among other issues.
There are currently over 6500 Palestinian Political Prisoners detained by Israel. Over the past 50 years, more than 800 000 Palestinians have been imprisoned or detained by Israel. Virtually every single Palestinian family has been affected by Israeli imprisonment of a loved one. Presently there are more than 500 Palestinians held under Israel’s administrative detention. 25 Palestinian journalists and 13 Palestinian parliamentarians are also currently being incarcerated in Israeli prisons. Israel is also holding 300 Palestinian children, some as young as 13 years old.
For the last eleven years, the densely populated occupied Gaza Strip has been besieged by Israel, by land, sea and air. 1.8 million Palestinians, the vast majority of whom are refugees, are effectively trapped.
Palestinians are trying to survive and fighting for a dignified life and to be free but the Zionists repress and kill them, they are jailed in dungeons where even violators aren’t sent. They lack jobs -and those who get one have to endure conditions of super exploitation and when the youth rebel they are told, among other things, that they are criminals or that they are a group of young people who don't know what they are doing.
It is time that the people of the region and the workers of the World act as a single fist and shout very loud. A single struggle against imperialism and its agents in Palestine, Syria, Egypt, Yemen and all over the region.
We DEMAND to Stop slaughtering the Syrian children in the Palestinian young people!
We DEMAND an end to Israel's detention without trial! We DEMAND better treatment for prisoners when being transferred between prisons or between courts and prisons!
The Palestinian flag must return to flame in its capital, Jerusalem!
For the destruction of the fascist Zionist State of Israel! Down with the two States plan of the UN, imperialism, and the Arab League!
Out with the Palestinian collaborationist bourgeoisie that are cooperating with America and Zionism!
For a free, secular, democratic non-racist Palestine! For a workers and peasants Palestinian government!
For a single intifada from Tunis to El Cairo, from Yemen to Aleppo, from Damascus to Jerusalem!
The revolt of the slaves is not a crime; it is justice!!
Issued By WIL-FLTI