Jarrar sends letter from prison to Palestinian women
March 8, 2021 – Middle East Monitor
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Just days after being fined and imprisoned by Israel, Palestinian politician Khalida Jarrar has sent a letter to Palestinian women on International Women’s Day. The prominent member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) is now serving a two-year prison sentence, but this did not stop her from sending a message to female Palestinian freedom fighters, congratulating them on their day, commending them, and hailing their sacrifices.
“My companions and sisters in Palestine, the Arab countries, and around the world,” wrote Jarrar, “from my prison, I am sending my warmest greetings to you as I am proud of you and your fight against all forms of injustice, persecution, and oppression.”
International Women’s Day, she said, is a symbol of the oppression, sexual discrimination, and exploitation faced by all races at the hands of “autocratic regimes” around the world. “This is represented by the oppression of the Zionists and their occupation of our homeland Palestine.” (...)