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11 September, Frankfurt: Palestine Stand: Free all Palestinian prisoners!

Saturday, 11 September
3 pm
Hauptwache
Frankfurt, Germany
Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CTo9ys6t_Ul/

Our prisoners have proven that violence cannot break their will after six Palestinian prisoners wrested their freedom from the Zionist security and prison system. This is a message to the whole world: that freedom is a relentless pursuit that will not be deterred by all attempts at repression and collective terror.

Four of the six freed prisoners are still free despite attempts by the Zionist occupation officials to persecute them.

However, occupation officials forcibly relocated, attacked and broken into the prisoners’ cells throughout Palestine while seizing the relatives of the released men for interrogation An uprising is taking place in the prisons that requires the support of all people around the world who are on the side of the Palestinian people and fight for freedom and liberation – come by the Hauptwache tomorrow and show your support!

Palästina-Stand
Morgen am Samstag 11.09. um 15Uhr
An der Hauptwache, Frankfurt am Main

يثبت أسرانا في سجون الاحتلال اليوم أن لا قوة تقتل الإرادة، بكسر ستة أسرى قيود منظومة الأمن الاستعماري التي تفرضها سلطات العدو الصهيوني على أسرانا في السجون، وفي هذا رسالة دوّت للعالم أجمع أن الحرية سعي دؤوب لا تثنيها كل محاولات القمع والإرهاب. أسرانا البواسل ما زالوا طلقاء رغم محاولات الاحتلال الصهيوني الفاشلة ملاحقتهم. فما كان لسلطات الاحتلال إلا التنكيل بأسرانا في سجونها، عبر مهاجمة واقتحام زنزاينهم والإعتداء عليهم ونقلهم قسراً واستدعاء أقارب الأسرى المحررين وإعاثة الفوضى في بيوتهم وقراهم.
يمارس أسرانا في سجون العدو في هذه الأثناء حقهم الطبيعي بالتصدي لمحاولات التنكيل بهم، ويقابل هذا الفعل المقاوم مظاهرات داعمة في جميع أنحاء فلسطين المحتلة. انتصاراً لأسرانا في معركتهم نحو الحرية ضد السّجان الصهيوني، شاركونا بالوقفة يوم السبت في تمام الساعة الثالثة، ساحة الـHauptwache في مدينة فرانكفورت.

Unsere Gefangenen haben bewiesen, dass keine Gewalt ihren Willen brechen kann, nachdem sechs palästinensische Gefangene dem zionistischen Sicherheits- und Gefängnissystem ihre Freiheit entrissen haben. Dies ist eine Botschaft an die ganze Welt: dass die Freiheit ein unerbittliches Streben ist, das sich von allen Versuchen der Unterdrückung und des Terrorismus nicht abschrecken lässt.
Die sechs befreiten Gefangenen sind trotz der Verfolgungsversuche der zionistischen Besatzungsbeamten weiterhin frei.
Die Besatzungsbeamten haben jedoch überall in Palästina Gefangene gewaltsam verlegt, angegriffen und in ihre Zellen eingebrochen, während sie die Familienangehörigen der freigelassenen Männer zum Verhör brachten. In den Gefängnissen findet ein Aufstand statt, der die Unterstützung aller Menschen auf der ganzen Welt erfordert, die an der Seite des palästinensischen Volkes und Kampfes für Freiheit und Befreiung stehen – kommt morgen an der Hauptwache vorbei und zeigt eure Unterstützung!

ALERT: Mahmoud Ardah and Yaqoub Qadri must be protected – Free all Palestinian Prisoners!

Palestinian heroes Mahmoud al-Ardah and Yaqoub Qadri were seized by Israeli occupation forces six days after they liberated themselves and exposed the weakness and fragility of Israeli technological superiority and military hegemony at the high-security Gilboa prison. They have been subjected to one of the most intense Israeli manhunts in history in an attempt to counter the powerful message of hope and freedom that the six liberated detainees of the Freedom Brigade have provided to the Palestinian people and the world.

Four Palestinian liberated prisoners remain free, claiming their freedom with the most basic of tools and in the most dire conditions, and subject to the ongoing pursuit by all levels of Israeli occupation military, police, intelligence and security forces.

Given the record of the Israeli occupation, we have every reason to believe that Mahmoud Ardah and Yaqoub Qadri will be subjected to severe torture and abuse in an attempt to garner information on the whereabouts of their four liberated brothers. We must make it clear that the world is watching and will and must act to defend these heroic prisoners of freedom.

It is more important than ever to stand with Mahmoud al-Ardah, Yaqoub Qadri, the four freed prisoners, and their fellow nearly 5,000 Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli occupation jails, to demand their freedom and place the eyes of the world on the struggle of these brave men and women against their colonial occupier.

Join these actions in the coming days:

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Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network emphasizes and amplifies the call of the Palestinian prisoners’ movement to stand with the Palestinian prisoners and the Palestinian people today to demand justice and liberation for Palestine, from the river to the sea. The  liberated detainees of Gilboa prison represent the irrepressible hope of and commitment to liberation that no amount of militarized repression and Zionist colonization has suppressed, for over 73 years. The actions of this “Freedom Brigade” are not only a symbol of hope for Palestinians but also for everyone in the world who seeks justice and freedom. Inside the prison walls, Palestinian prisoners continue to defend themselves against ongoing invasions and attacks.

Western imperialist governments are not innocent in the ongoing attacks against Palestinian prisoners and the colonization of Palestine. From the U.S.’ over $3.8 billion annually in weaponry provided to the Israeli regime to the ongoing economic, political and diplomatic support provided by the European Union, Canada, the United Kingdom and others, all of these states are directly involved in the ongoing crimes perpetuated against the Palestinian people. Everywhere in the world, we can and must act now to stand with the Palestinian prisoners and their uprising, and for the liberation of Palestine!

Join us in action:

1. Demonstrations, rallies and street actions – including actions to boycott Israel!

Have a protest or action to free Palestinian prisoners, support the Palestinian struggle for liberation, stand with the Palestinian resistance and boycott Israel and its complicit corporations. Join the many protests taking place around the world — confront, isolate and besiege the Israeli embassy or consulate in your city or country of residence. Make it clear that the people are with Palestine and the liberated prisoners! Send us your events at samidoun@samidoun.net.

2. Creative Actions

Creative actions are a wonderful way to spread the word and highlight the struggle of the Palestinian prisoners. The banner hung by Samidoun España in Madrid at the University metro station highlighted the struggle of Palestinian students, while the campaign to symbolically rename streets after Georges Abdallah internationally commemorated his birthday and amplified the demand for his liberation.

These actions only require one, two or a few people. You can even simply poster and sticker around your neighbourhood. Contact us via email at samidoun@samidoun.net or via WhatsApp at +32466904397 if you are looking for image ideas or resources! 

3. Demand Your Government Sanction Israel!

The racist, settler colonial state of Israel and its war crimes against the Palestinian people are enabled and backed extensively by the over $3.8 billion each year given to Israel by the United States — targeted directly to support the Israeli occupation military killing children, women, men and elders throughout occupied Palestine. From Canada to Australia to the European Union, Western governments and imperialist powers provide ongoing diplomatic, political and economic support to Israel as well as selling billions of dollars of weaponry to the settler-colonial state. Meanwhile, they also purchase billions of dollars in weaponry from the Israeli state. Governments in league with imperialist powers, such as in the Philippines, Brazil, India and elsewhere, also buy weapons and “security” services — all “battle-tested” on the Palestinian population. Call your representatives, MPs, political officials and demand your government sanction Israel now, cut off all aid, expel its ambassadors, and stop buying and selling weapons!

Please note: Samidoun has speakers that can participate in your events (in-person and virtual) in Arabic, English, French, German, Dutch, Spanish and other languages. Contact us via email at samidoun@samidoun.net or via WhatsApp at +32466904397 to inquire about a Samidoun speaker! 

Submit Your Action

Please contact us via email at samidoun@samidoun.net or via WhatsApp at +32466904397 or over social media to send us your events and actions!

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#SaveIsraa: Freedom, justice and dignity for Israa Jaabis!

On October 11, 2015, Palestinian mother, educator and social worker Israa Ja’abis was returning to her home in Jerusalem. However, an electrical failure in her car’s airbag caused a fire as she approached the illegal Israeli occupation’s Al-Z’ayyem checkpoint.

In desperation, Israa got out of the car to get rid of the fire. Instead of receiving help, Israa had a gun pointed at her face by an Israeli soldier and was ordered to drop the “knife,” but she was not carrying any weapon. Another soldier ordered her to be shot.

The ambulance arrived 15 minutes later, after Israa had remained lying on the ground near the vehicle, despite quick access to medical services by Israeli occupation forces at the checkpoint. Severely injured, the educator suffered first, second and third degree burns on more than 60% of her body, had eight fingers amputated and her face was partially disfigured.

The car accident resulted in an eleven-year prison sentence and a fine of 50,000 NIS ($15,624 USD), as well as severely limiting Israa’s mobility and health. Her injuries were substantially exacerbated by a lack of sufficient medical care and ongoing support. The Palestinian, now 37, was accused of having premeditated the explosion in her car near the checkpoint, an allegation she denied.

Israa has been deprived of liberty since 2015. She does not receive adequate medical treatment for her injuries and has been denied the latest requests to visit from her only son Mutasem, now 12 years old. Israa needs to undergo at least eight surgeries, including facial reconstruction and skin grafting around the right eye. She must rely on her fellow Palestinian women prisoners for physical and health support, even as she works to develop her skills and create crafts or art for her beloved son.

Israa Ja’abis is suffering from multiple forms of violence, enforced social isolation and humiliation inside the Zionist occupation prison.

Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network calls on all supporters of Palestine to take a stand and support Israa Ja’abis in her fight for freedom and proper medical treatment!

Join the #SaveIsraa campaign and share her story on social media. Palestinians and supporters of justice around the world are campaigning for Israa by sharing her pictures, story and demands for her freedom with the hashtag #SaveIsraa. Her family and loved ones continue to speak out to demand the return of their beloved family member and that she receive the medical care and rehabilitative therapy she needs and is currently being denied by the Israeli occupation.

11 September, Clermont-Ferrand: AFPS Stand to #BoycottPuma and Support Palestinian Prisoners

Saturday, 11 September
Forum des Associations
Place de Jaude

Clermont-Ferrand, France
Info: https://www.facebook.com/Palestine63Solidarite/posts/2375745172562276
Organized by AFPS 63

The AFPS 63 will organize Stand 180 at the Forum des Associations, including information on the GAZA blockade, BDS-PUMA, ethnic cleansing in the West Bank, and the 6 prisoners who have just escaped.

SAMEDI 11 SEPTEMBRE, PLACE DE JAUDE A CLERMONT-FD
STAND AFPS 63 au FORUM des ASSOCIATIONS

Stand N° 180
avec notamment des infos sur le blocus de GAZA, sur BDS-PUMA, sur l’épuration ethnique en Cisjordanie, et sur les 6 prisonniers qui viennent de s’évader.

10 September, Online event and Oostend, Belgium: The East Mediterranean: NATO, US Bases and Fossil Imperialism OUT!

Friday, 10 September
*Note: program will be conducted both onsite and online. Doors open onsite at 17:00h Brussels; program begins both onsite and online at 17:30h Brussels.
In Person: Vayamundo
Zeedijk 330 8400 Oostend, Belgium;
ONLINE event (5:30 pm central Europe, 8:30 am Pacific, 11:30 am Eastern, 6:30 pm Palestine) Register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwode6gqDMoH904WaD4IEWHUymnXsZuZjBT

Featured speakers:
Mamdouh Habashi, Socialist Popular Alliance Party, Egypt
Oz Karahan, Union of Cypriots, Cyprus
Lida Dodou, New Left Current, Greece
Nilufer Koc, Kurdistan National Congress, Kurdistan
Thomas Hofman, Samidoun, Netherlands
Antonio Tujan, Institute for Political Economy, Philippines

The Eastern Mediterranean has always been a battleground for world powers, due to its strategic location. However, the target of the sphere of influence in the region is even wider than the Aegean corridor to the Eastern Mediterranean. The Eastern Med is also the port for the Middle East and this region’s natural resources. The countries that share a coastline to the Eastern Mediterranean have suffered from U.S. and NATO occupations, foreign interventions, and U.S.-sponsored terrorism for decades.

Today, the Eastern Mediterranean has become even more contentious, as the discovery of natural resources has fueled fossil imperialism and inflamed tensions among states in the region.This tension is used by the United States to justify increasing its military presence in the region, including a significant increase in U.S. military bases and cooperation agreements with allied countries. The U.S. even exploits the tension between Greece and Turkey, two NATO member countries, and increases its military presence in Greece. Cyprus, the small island state in the middle of the Eastern Mediterranean conflict, is home to five NATO armies today.

Join anti-war, environmental justice, and anti-imperialist activists to discuss U.S. and NATO militarization and bases in the region; the connection of militarization to rampant resource extraction and fossil imperialism; and organizing strategies to resist U.S.-NATO war-making and plunder of resources.

11 September, Gothenburg: End the Occupation – Freedom for All Palestinian Prisoners!

Saturday, 11 September
2 pm
Brunnsparken
Gothenburg, Sweden
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/896706687895741/

The Palestine coordination group in Gothenburg is calling on all to demonstrate full support for the Palestinian prisoners. They are freedom fighters! End the occupation – Freedom for all Palestinian prisoners!

Palestinska Samordningsgruppen kallar alla till en manifestation för att visa vårt fulla stöd till de palestinska fångarna.
De är frihetskämpar !!
Brunnsparken lördag 11 september kl 14-15
UPPHÄV OCKUPATIONEN –
FRIHET ÅT ALLA PALESTINSKA FÅNGAR

12 September, NYC: Globalize The Intifada From Attica To Gilboa!

Sunday, 12 September
4:30 pm – Orientation for 9/17 #GlobalizeTheIntifada action
5:30 pm – Rally for the 6 escaped prisoners
Washington Square Park
New York, NY 10012
Organized by Within Our Lifetime
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/179710347568611/

50 years ago the Attica prison uprising broke out in New York on September 9th, 1971 when a group of incarcerated freedom fighters and revolutionaries seized control of the prison to fight for their liberation, demand better conditions and protest the murder of Black Panther Party leader and political prisoner George Jackson in San Quentin Prison in California weeks earlier.

Four days later, on September 13th, the uprising came to a violent end when state police and prison guards launched a premeditated genocidal attack on the freedom fighters on the inside. Within 15 minutes, 43 people were killed in cold blood in a hail of indiscriminate gunfire, including 32 of the prisoners.

Today we are witnessing an historic moment of resistance and rebellion from inside the prison walls in Palestine in the wake of six Palestinian freedom fighters successfully escaping from the zionist occupation’s “maximum security” Gilboa prison this past Monday.

More than 72 hours later, they remain free, and the Palestinian people continue to take to the streets across historic Palestine to express their unwavering support for the escaped prisoners and resist the occupation.

Join us this Sunday, September 12th as we commemorate the 50th anniversary of Attica, mobilize in support of the six escaped prisoners in Palestine and demand freedom for ALL Palestinian prisoners.

We will also be coming together for an orientation beforehand to plan ahead for our 9/17 #GlobalizeTheIntifada action with @decolonizethisplace.

Copenhagen demonstration “Gives Israel the Red Card” outside Denmark-Israel football match

Over 250 people rallied in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Tuesday, 7 September, in a large protest against the Denmark-Israel football match, under the slogan “Give Israel the red card!” The protest was organized by Boykot Israel-DK, Internationalt Forum, Demos, and Stop Annekteringen af Palestina. Representatives from Samidoun Stockholm participated in the protest following a series of meetings.

Samidoun Stockholm members traveled to Copenhagen after visits to Gothenburg and Malmo; they met with the Internationalt Forum, a long-established, active anti-imperialist organization based in Copenhagen, and attended the demonstration.

Ahead of the football game, over 1000 small Palestinian flags were prepared and then handed out – with leaflets about the Israeli apartheid state – to football supporters and all passers-by.

During the match, Palestinian flags were visible all throughout the stadium, while a demonstration in support of Palestinian rights and against the occupation was held at a nearby square. The display of Palestinian flags inside the stadium was covered in Danish media as well as Israeli media, and the national Danish TV 2 station published a long article on the “flag action” and the protest, quoting the Boykot Israel leaflets distributed in both Danish and English.

The demonstration aimed at promoting the boycott of Israeli sports teams and federations, as well as  exposing the role of sports events in legitimizing the illegal occupation in Palestine. The large crowd gathered to listen to speeches from anti-imperialist and Palestinian organizations in Denmark, accompanied by music and political conversations.

Johnna and Irene of Boykot Israel spoke at the demonstration, where they affirmed:

“Solidarity with the Palestinian people stands on two legs, partly a Boycott Israel campaign and partly a solidarity with the Palestinian liberation struggle. The two are connected around the common goal:  A free Palestine. Boykot Israel is in favor of a  total boycott of Israel  – economic, academic, cultural and sports. We do this because Israel is an apartheid state  – just as South Africa was – and because Israel is a  colonial power.  We are pressuring and isolating Israel economically, politically and diplomatically….Solidarity with the Palestinian liberation struggle is the second leg of solidarity. The many peace initiatives over the past sixty years have not changed anything – only given Israel more influence, such as through the Oslo Accords of 1993….Peace talks with an occupying power will never give the Palestinians their freedom and their state…We must support the Palestinian liberation struggle – through support for the struggle of political prisoners – through support for the demand for the right to return, and not least: through support for a new intifada!”

They concluded by quoting Ahmad Sa’adat’s affirmation that, “In the end, justice will win.”

After the Copenhagen protest, Samidoun had a meeting with representatives of Internationalt Forum, where we discussed the future of the Palestinian and boycott movements, as well as how the movements and organizations in Northern Europe can strengthen their cooperation in the struggle for Palestinian return and liberation.

11 September, Derry, Ireland: Stand with Palestinian Prisoners

Saturday, 11  September
3 pm
Free Derry Corner
Derry, Ireland
Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/353587639819469
Organized by Derry Branch of the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign

RIGHT NOW Palestinian prisoners in the Naqab and Rimon prisons are leading an uprising against collective punishment and the cruelty of the Israeli prison system. They have been met with unprecedented violence, with the Israeli military entering the prison to quell the protests.

Palestinian prisoners are face to face with the worst and most inhumane of the state’s military excess. We are inspired by their fight for freedom in the face of extreme brutality. Freedom for Palestinian prisoners! Freedom for all prisoners!

Join with Derry Branch of Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign to show solidarity with all Palestinian Prisoners at Free Derry Corner on Saturday, 11th September at 3pm.

10 September, Paris: Rally to support the Palestinian Prisoners!

Friday, 10 September
5 pm to 7 pm
Place de la Republique
Paris, France
Organized by CAPJPO – EuroPalestine. Info: https://europalestine.com/2021/09/08/prisonniers-palestiniens-appel-a-rassemblement-ce-vendredi-soir-a-paris/

10The escape of 6 Palestinian political prisoners from the Israeli high security prison of Gilboa arouses emotion and pride throughout Palestine, in Lebanon and Jordan, and beyond. And it’s not just because of the feat they achieved, tunneling for months from their own cell. 

It is also because these six resistance fighters, all from Jenin – a city of martyrs and fighters whose refugee camp was razed by the Israeli army in 2002 – some imprisoned for twenty years for having fought the Israeli occupier, symbolize the fate of all the Palestinian people.

They represent the hundreds of thousands of men, women and children who have been imprisoned by Israel, who are arrested, tortured, and detained daily, with or without charge. 

They represent the entire Palestinian population walled in, ghettoized, at the mercy of the occupier, in the West Bank, as in Gaza.

This is why we must show them our solidarity, and together demand the release of some 5,000 Palestinian prisoners currently held in Israeli jails, illegally, including many children, including women with disabilities and deprived of care, including prisoners who have been on hunger strike for over a month at the risk of their lives.

GATHERING TO SUPPORT PALESTINIAN POLITICAL PRISONERS
                        THIS FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 10
                                      FROM 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM
                  PLACE DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE IN PARIS
 

Thank you for coming in large numbers and for circulating this appeal .

All associations wishing to join are welcome.

CAPJPO-EuroPalestine

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L’évasion de 6 prisonniers politiques palestiniens de la prison israélienne de haute sécurité de Gilboa suscite émotion et fierté dans toute la Palestine et au-delà, comme au Liban ou en Jordanie. Et ce n’est pas seulement en raison de l’exploit qu’ils ont réalisé, en creusant pendant des mois un tunnel à partir de leur propre cellule. 

C’est aussi parce que ces six résistants, tous originaires de Jénine –ville martyre dont le camp de réfugiés a été rasé par l’armée israélienne en 2002– et pour certains incarcérés depuis une vingtaine d’années pour avoir combattu l’occupant israélien, symbolisent le sort de tout le peuple palestinien.

Ils représentent les centaines de milliers d’hommes, de femmes et d’enfants qui ont été emprisonnés par Israël, qui sont quotidiennement arrêtés, torturés, et détenus, avec ou sans inculpation.
Ils représentent l’ensemble de la population palestinienne emmurée, ghettoïsée, à la merci de l’occupant, en Cisjordanie, comme à Gaza.

C’est pourquoi nous devons leur manifester notre solidarité, et exiger ensemble la libération des quelque 5000 prisonniers palestiniens actuellement détenus dans les geôles israéliennes, en toute illégalité, dont de nombreux enfants, dont des femmes handicapées et privées de soin, dont certains hommes en grève de la faim depuis plus d’un mois au péril de leur vie.
RASSEMBLEMENT DE SOUTIEN AUX PRISONNIERS POLITIQUES PALESTINIENS
CE VENDREDI 10 SEPTEMBRE
DE 17 H A 19 H 30
PLACE DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE A PARIS
 


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