Sheikh Khader Adnan, a former Palestinian Political Prisoner, whose 66-day hunger strike in protest at being detained without charge attracted worldwide attention, wrote in support of the California hunger strike: The policy of isolation is a cheap weapon in the hands of those who hold power. The policy of isolation is used against American citizens who are victims of the political, economic and social order/system that thrives on greed, discrimination and the deprived, including the African-Americans and Palestinian resistors such as Sameeh Hamoudeh and Sami Al-Aryan…Hunger strikes are a courageous step and a real tool for all those who are deprived of their rights to lift the existing oppression, and I hope that these prisoners will gain their rights and their demands. Today, the hunger strikes of the Palestinian prisoners inspire those who are detained to engage in hunger strikes to guarantee that they are treated humanely and with respect and dignity.
Posted on: Sun, 21 Jul 2013 21:27:26 +0000