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Saba Yemen
5 hours ago
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Popular Front for Liberation of Palestine: Imposing sovereignty over West Bank is dangerous escalation , part of settlement & judaization schemes
Beirut – Saba: The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) stated on Wednesday evening that "the decision by the enemy's parliament, the Knesset, to pass a proposal with a majority of 71 votes endorsing the imposition of sovereignty over the West Bank and the Jordan Valley represents a dangerous escalation and an integral part of the occupation's schemes to settle, Judaize, and displace the Palestinian population." In a statement received by the Yemeni News Agency (SABA), the PFLP emphasized that "the Israeli enemy already exercises full control over the land and commits all forms of crimes, from ethnic cleansing and destruction of infrastructure to land seizures across the West Bank, while allowing settler militias to carry out every kind of crime against our people, their villages, cities, and agricultural lands." The statement added, "However, formalizing this step legally reinforces the occupation, entrenches its presence, expands its settlement and Judaization project, and confines our people to isolated enclaves as a prelude to forced displacement." The PFLP affirmed that "unity and resistance are the only means to confront this dangerous scheme, which is no less severe than the genocidal crimes the occupation is committing in Gaza." Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
Saba Yemen
13 hours ago
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Popular Front: Systematic Starvation War in Gaza Surpasses Nazism, Fascism in Its Atrocity, Brutality
Beirut - Saba: The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine said today, Wednesday, that 'the continuation by the new Nazis of the systematic starvation war against more than two million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip-alongside widespread bombing, forced displacement of exhausted refugees, systematic destruction of the health and service infrastructure, and a severe drinking water crisis threatening the lives of residents-constitutes unprecedented major war crimes that surpass all known forms of Nazism and Fascism in history.' In a statement received by the Yemeni News Agency (Saba), it added: 'The ease with which starving civilians are killed while attempting to obtain aid from the death traps sponsored by America recalls scenes of Nazi camps that prepared humans for death through hunger and massacres, and confirms the direct involvement of the United States and its active participation in this heinous crime committed by the occupation under intense bombardment and a strict blockade that prevents the entry of even the most basic necessities of life.' The statement continued: 'The world's deafening silence and suspicious inaction in the face of this crime, its failure to hold the occupation accountable, and its blatant complicity with the United States is a resounding moral collapse and a scandalous betrayal of all meanings of humanity.' It added: 'For an entire people to be left to face real famine and slow death under siege and bombardment is to actively participate in this crime, being committed in its most horrific forms by the new Nazism—the makers of atrocities and criminals of this era—who continue their crimes without mercy, while the world merely issues hollow statements not worth the ink they are written with, which have become tools of sedation and disguised complicity.' The statement called on 'the peoples of the world to rise and fulfill their responsibilities, and to hold accountable all those who participate—directly or indirectly—in this crime; for it is time to stand for humanity and dignity. What is happening in Gaza exceeds all boundaries of cruelty and savagery.' It confirmed that the Palestinian people 'will neither forgive nor forget those who abandoned, colluded, or remained silent and left them alone to face hunger and genocide. The cries of starving children will remain as witnesses, and history will not be merciful to the negligent and the spectators.' Whatsapp Telegram Email
Saba Yemen
2 days ago
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
"Popular Front": Yemen remains unbreakable, strong supporter of Palestine despite renewed Zionist Aggression
Gaza – SABA: The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) affirmed on Monday that Yemen, with its leadership, armed forces, and resisting people, proves once again to be unbreakable, while the increasingly impotent Zionist enemy continues its relentless targeting of civilian sites in Yemen. In a statement received by the Yemeni News Agency (SABA), the PFLP stated: "Despite the ongoing aggression against Yemen, it remains unbroken and continues to be a strong supporter of Palestine, its people, and its resistance." The Front strongly condemned the latest Zionist attack on Hodeidah, Yemen, describing it as a clear reflection of the bankruptcy and confusion of the Zionist enemy and a confirmation of its failure to counter the precise strikes Yemen has launched deep into the Zionist entity. The PFLP expressed full solidarity with Yemen, its people, and armed forces, praising their steadfastness. It affirmed that Yemen will always remain dignified, resistant, and an authentic ally of Palestine, at a time when others have failed to stand with the oppressed and grieving people of Gaza. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
Shafaq News
6 days ago
- Politics
- Shafaq News
Georges Abdallah to walk free after 41 years in French prison
Shafaq News – Paris A French appeals court has approved the release of Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, a Lebanese leftist activist imprisoned for 41 years over the killings of two diplomats in the early 1980s. His conditional release, set for July 25, 2025, comes after decades of legal delays, international pressure, and repeated parole blockages. Abdallah, now 74, is one of Europe's longest-held prisoners. He was arrested in Lyon on October 24, 1984, and later sentenced to life in prison for complicity in the assassinations of US military attaché Charles R. Ray and Israeli diplomat Yacov Bar-Simantov, both gunned down in Paris in 1982. French authorities also linked Abdallah to an attempted assassination targeting a US consul in Strasbourg in 1984. A former teacher and member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Abdallah co-founded the Lebanese Armed Revolutionary Factions (LARF), a Marxist-Leninist group that coordinated attacks in France during the early 1980s. The group claimed responsibility for the killings, citing retaliation for US and Israeli operations in Lebanon. Although Abdallah became eligible for parole in 1999, his release has been consistently blocked by French authorities, often following US diplomatic intervention. In both 2003 and late 2024, French courts approved his conditional release based on deportation to Lebanon. Each time, prosecutors appealed the decisions, invoking new anti-reoffending laws and citing his lack of remorse. On Thursday, however, a Paris appeals court ruled that Abdallah may be freed and expelled from France, provided he never returns. His attorney, Jean-Louis Chalanset, confirmed that Abdallah plans to return to Lebanon. The court based its decision on his "irreproachable" prison record and judged that he no longer posed a threat of engaging in terrorist activity. The decision remains subject to further appeal, but legal experts say there is little time for France's Court of Cassation to intervene before his scheduled release. Abdallah's case has long divided opinion. Supporters in Lebanon and parts of the international left regard him as a political prisoner and a symbol of resistance. The United States and Israel, however, continue to regard him as a terrorist who orchestrated politically motivated murders.
Middle East Eye
7 days ago
- Politics
- Middle East Eye
Lebanese pro-Palestine activist to be freed after 40 years in French jail
A French appeals court has ordered the release of Lebanese pro-Palestine activist Georges Ibrahim Abdallah after four decades in prison. The former guerrilla with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1987 for his alleged involvement in the murders of US military attache Charles Robert Ray and Israeli diplomat Yacov Barsimantov five years earlier. On Thursday, the Paris Appeals Court ordered the 74-year-old to be freed from prison next week, on 25 July, on the condition that he leaves French territory and never returns. Abdallah is one of the longest-serving prisoners in France, where most convicts serving life sentences are freed after fewer than 30 years. He had appealed against his conviction 11 times since becoming eligible for release in 1999. New MEE newsletter: Jerusalem Dispatch Sign up to get the latest insights and analysis on Israel-Palestine, alongside Turkey Unpacked and other MEE newsletters The United States - a civil party to the case - has consistently opposed his release, whereas Lebanese authorities have worked for his liberation and told the court they would organise his return home. Abdallah, born to a Christian family in the village of Kobayat, northern Lebanon, has long maintained that he was not a "criminal" but "a fighter" who battled for the rights of Palestinians. PFLP soul-searching: the rise and fall of Palestine's socialists Read More » "The path I followed was dictated by the human rights violations perpetrated against Palestine," he told the judges during his last appeal for release. Wounded in 1978 during Israel's invasion of Lebanon, Abdallah, a secondary school teacher, joined the Marxist-Leninist PFLP, which carried out a series of plane hijackings during the 1960s and 1970s. A year later, along with his brothers and cousins, he founded his own pro-Palestine armed group, the Lebanese Armed Revolutionary Factions (LARF). The group had contact with other far-left armed outfits, including France's Action Directe, Italy's Red Brigades and the German Red Army Faction (RAF). The Lebanese anti-Israeli Marxist group claimed responsibility for five attacks, including four in France in 1981 and 1982. 'Freed from Israeli and US pressures' Abdallah's brother, Robert, told AFP in Lebanon that relatives were "delighted' with his release. 'I didn't expect the French judiciary to make such a decision, nor for him to ever be freed, especially after so many failed requests for release," Robert said. "For once, the French authorities have freed themselves from Israeli and US pressures," he added. Prosecutors can file an appeal with France's highest court, the Court of Cassation, but it is not expected to be processed fast enough to halt his release next week. Abdallah's lawyer, Jean-Louis Chalanset, also welcomed the decision as "both a judicial victory, and a political scandal that he was not released earlier". French court orders release of Lebanese political activist jailed for 40 years Read More » In November last year, a French court had ordered Abdallah's release, conditional on his leaving France. But France's anti-terror prosecutors, arguing that Abdallah had not changed his political views, appealed against the decision, which was consequently suspended. The activist has never expressed regret for his actions. During this 11th request, the sentencing court, then the appeals court, ruled in favour of Abdallah's release, considering the length of his detention "disproportionate" to the crimes committed, and deeming that at 74, this "elderly" detainee aspiring to end his days in his village in northern Lebanon no longer presented a risk of disturbing public order. A verdict was due to have been delivered in February, but the Paris appeals court postponed its decision until 19 June so that Abdallah "could justify compensation to the civil parties", including the US. He had always refused to do so, arguing his innocence and considering himself a political prisoner. However, at the June hearing, Abdallah's lawyer told the judges that €16,000 had been placed on the prisoner's bank account and were at the disposal of civil parties in the case. Over the years, Abdallah's fate has mobilised leftist activists, who have accused successive French governments of preventing his release. Several communist municipalities have made him an honorary citizen, and protests have frequently been held outside his prison in Lannemezan, in southwestern France. "Georges Ibrahim Abdallah is the victim of a state justice that shames France," Nobel Prize-winning author Annie Ernaux said in the communist daily L'Humanite in October.
