Barakat: International solidarity with Georges Ibrahim Abdallah is growing and must be intensified

“International solidarity with George Ibrahim Abdallah, who has just entered his 31st year in French prisons, and with the Palestinian prisoners in the occupation jails, is growing,” said Comrade Khaled Barakat. “The coming days and weeks are vitally important for the freedom of Comrade Abdallah, and solidarity action must be intensified.”

Comrade Barakat, who addressed the crowd in front of the prison in Lannemezan, France, where Comrade Abdallah is held, on Saturday, October 25, emphasied that Abdallah’s freedom can only come through continuous organized pressure against the French government, the United States and Israel. “The responsible parties for Georges’ continued captivity form the triangle of imperialism and Zionism: the United States, France and Israel,” Barakat said...

...“To be honest,” Barakat continued, “it is a shameful act by the French government to imprison George Abdallah for 31 years. From now on, it will also be our shame if we accept this in silence. We cannot allow this imprisonment to continue. George Abdallah is not an individual who committed a crime. He is a fighter for freedom and liberation. People like Georges Abdallah should be honored and celebrated, not imprisoned. History will record that France has imprisoned a true struggler in its prisons for decades, and has committed this crime against a great human, whose cause is justice, who defends a just cause, and who has maintained his revolutionary commitment despite everything.”