Who is Khader Adnan, the imprisoned resistance leader on his 81st day of hunger strike? (1/2)
Sheikh Khader Adnan is a symbol of the resistance. He is a baker, mathematician, and a father of nine. In his 45 years, he has been arrested by the zionists or the traitorous Palestinian Authority a total of 12 times. On six occasions, he has undertaken extended hunger strikes. In fact, Khader pioneered this act of resistance in zionist prisons.
While he was not the first prisoner to go on a hunger strike, Sheikh Khader established the equation of the battle of empty stomachs in one of his first hunger strikes in 2011, bringing the issue of administrative detention (without charge or trial) to global attention and creating a tsunami of thousands of prisoners who would go on a hunger strike in the months and years after him. During this heroic 66-day hunger strike, Sheikh Khader declared from his prison cell in a filmed video: "The strike will continue! The strike will continue! The strike will continue! Until liberation, glory, and dignity." Sheikh Khader won his freedom despite facing torture, abuse, solitary confinement, and threats from the IOF during this time. The zionist entity was terrified of the movement that Sheikh Khader was creating.
In 2015, he went on hunger strike again, and the zionists threatened him with force-feeding, a technique used at Guantanamo that the IOF has used to kill Palestinian prisoners in the past. In 2018, he began yet another hunger strike before earning his freedom. Eight years of his life have been spent in zionist prisons, mostly under indefinite administrative detention.
From Bobby Sands to Samer Al-Issawi and Hisham Abu Hawwash, thousands of prisoners have utilized hunger strikes, using their bodies as weapons against their oppressors. Samer Al-Issawi carried out the longest ever hunger strike by Palestinian prisoners in 2012, reaching 166 days. Sheikh Khader inspired 2,000 prisoners to go on hunger strike for 28 days just months before, and 1,500 to strike in 2017.
Sheikh Khader Adnan is a symbol of the resistance. He is a baker, mathematician, and a father of nine. In his 45 years, he has been arrested by the zionists or the traitorous Palestinian Authority a total of 12 times. On six occasions, he has undertaken extended hunger strikes. In fact, Khader pioneered this act of resistance in zionist prisons.
While he was not the first prisoner to go on a hunger strike, Sheikh Khader established the equation of the battle of empty stomachs in one of his first hunger strikes in 2011, bringing the issue of administrative detention (without charge or trial) to global attention and creating a tsunami of thousands of prisoners who would go on a hunger strike in the months and years after him. During this heroic 66-day hunger strike, Sheikh Khader declared from his prison cell in a filmed video: "The strike will continue! The strike will continue! The strike will continue! Until liberation, glory, and dignity." Sheikh Khader won his freedom despite facing torture, abuse, solitary confinement, and threats from the IOF during this time. The zionist entity was terrified of the movement that Sheikh Khader was creating.
In 2015, he went on hunger strike again, and the zionists threatened him with force-feeding, a technique used at Guantanamo that the IOF has used to kill Palestinian prisoners in the past. In 2018, he began yet another hunger strike before earning his freedom. Eight years of his life have been spent in zionist prisons, mostly under indefinite administrative detention.
From Bobby Sands to Samer Al-Issawi and Hisham Abu Hawwash, thousands of prisoners have utilized hunger strikes, using their bodies as weapons against their oppressors. Samer Al-Issawi carried out the longest ever hunger strike by Palestinian prisoners in 2012, reaching 166 days. Sheikh Khader inspired 2,000 prisoners to go on hunger strike for 28 days just months before, and 1,500 to strike in 2017.
Who is Khader Adnan, the imprisoned resistance leader on his 81st day of hunger strike? (2/2)
Following the battle of Saif Al-Quds in May 2021, a new era of the Palestinian prisoners movement inspired by Sheikh Khader Adnan was ushered in, characterized by dozens of successful hunger strikes, such as Hisham Abu Hawwash's 141-day strike. Sheikh Khader had utilized new tactics such as a refusal to take supplements or medical checkups, inspiring others.
The terms of the equation of the battle are clear: the zionist courts are illegitimate and prisoners are held without charge or trial. Zionists insist on slow execution (assassination), in line with their founding genocidal principles, and try to draw out the hunger strikes of the steadfast prisoners as much as possible.
This year, on February 5th, zionists kidnapped the free Sheikh Khader from his home in Jenin. He announced his hunger strike from that moment as he was carried away with his head held high. Unlike his 11 other arrests, the zionists brought charges against him this time, claiming that he belonged to the "terrorist" organization PIJ. Adnan views these charges as baseless, and in 2023, as in 2012, the strike continues. This strike has been the hardest one on his body. His health has again deteriorated significantly, and resistance factions have warned of a major response in the event of his martyrdom by assassination.
Sheikh Khader is steadfast, but he requires the support of the Palestinian people and allies to earn his freedom. In the attached video video, the late martyr Ibrahim Al-Nabulsi, wanted at the time, is seen kissing Sheikh Khader's head and raising his hands in support of him, fearless in the face of the occupation that was chasing him. Khader Adnan's freedom requires global support and mobilization. It requires that supporters are unfazed by and proud of his stature as a resistance leader. #FreeThemAll
Following the battle of Saif Al-Quds in May 2021, a new era of the Palestinian prisoners movement inspired by Sheikh Khader Adnan was ushered in, characterized by dozens of successful hunger strikes, such as Hisham Abu Hawwash's 141-day strike. Sheikh Khader had utilized new tactics such as a refusal to take supplements or medical checkups, inspiring others.
The terms of the equation of the battle are clear: the zionist courts are illegitimate and prisoners are held without charge or trial. Zionists insist on slow execution (assassination), in line with their founding genocidal principles, and try to draw out the hunger strikes of the steadfast prisoners as much as possible.
This year, on February 5th, zionists kidnapped the free Sheikh Khader from his home in Jenin. He announced his hunger strike from that moment as he was carried away with his head held high. Unlike his 11 other arrests, the zionists brought charges against him this time, claiming that he belonged to the "terrorist" organization PIJ. Adnan views these charges as baseless, and in 2023, as in 2012, the strike continues. This strike has been the hardest one on his body. His health has again deteriorated significantly, and resistance factions have warned of a major response in the event of his martyrdom by assassination.
Sheikh Khader is steadfast, but he requires the support of the Palestinian people and allies to earn his freedom. In the attached video video, the late martyr Ibrahim Al-Nabulsi, wanted at the time, is seen kissing Sheikh Khader's head and raising his hands in support of him, fearless in the face of the occupation that was chasing him. Khader Adnan's freedom requires global support and mobilization. It requires that supporters are unfazed by and proud of his stature as a resistance leader. #FreeThemAll
"We die and Palestine lives!
We die and Palestine lives!"
Martyr Sheikh Khader Adnan leads a chant that defines his role in our struggle.
We die and Palestine lives!"
Martyr Sheikh Khader Adnan leads a chant that defines his role in our struggle.
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Martyr Sheikh Khader Adnan—resistance leader, teacher, baker—wishes the nation a blessed Eid as he prepares the bread to feed the homeland.
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Dignity is taken by force! Sheikh Khader Adnan speaks on the streets of Ramallah in January 2022 on behalf of the prisoners fighting daily battles for your honor and dignity. Sheikh Khader, the hero of the battle of the empty intestines, affirmed that dignity cannot be bought or sold in support of hunger-striking prisoner Hisham Abu Hawwash.
Hisham was victorious in his 141-day-long hunger strike in February 2022. Sheikh Khader, having reinvigorated the prisoners' movement with his numerous successful hunger strikes, ascended to martyrdom during his sixth one on May 2nd, 2023.
Hisham was victorious in his 141-day-long hunger strike in February 2022. Sheikh Khader, having reinvigorated the prisoners' movement with his numerous successful hunger strikes, ascended to martyrdom during his sixth one on May 2nd, 2023.
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"Either we live free, or the belly of the earth is better for us."
Martyr Sheikh Khader Adnan
Martyr Sheikh Khader Adnan
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Imprisoned leader Sheikh Maher Al-Akhras sent a message from his cell to Al-Manar, a channel that is part of the resistance media network, from "a steadfast people that will not be broken."
Sheikh Maher expresses his confidence in the impending victory, taking lessons from the victory of Lebanon when the heroes of the south expelled the zionist occupation and wiped their noses in the dust again just a few years later.
Maher is a firm believer in the unity of the resistance and the approach of the resistance axis, as can be seen in the linked videos: "We raise our children to love Palestine and to love those who love Palestine, to love the resistance and the resistance fighters."
"They are trying to silence me, just as they silenced Sheikh Khader Adnan." Maher faces repeated assassination threats from the the zionist prison service.
10 days ago, Sheikh Maher suspended his hunger strike on the 23rd day after baseless charges were brought against him. His court session is set for October 26th. #FreeThemAll
Sheikh Maher expresses his confidence in the impending victory, taking lessons from the victory of Lebanon when the heroes of the south expelled the zionist occupation and wiped their noses in the dust again just a few years later.
Maher is a firm believer in the unity of the resistance and the approach of the resistance axis, as can be seen in the linked videos: "We raise our children to love Palestine and to love those who love Palestine, to love the resistance and the resistance fighters."
"They are trying to silence me, just as they silenced Sheikh Khader Adnan." Maher faces repeated assassination threats from the the zionist prison service.
10 days ago, Sheikh Maher suspended his hunger strike on the 23rd day after baseless charges were brought against him. His court session is set for October 26th. #FreeThemAll
📝 The Palestinian Authority is complicit in the assassination of Sheikh Khader Adnan (1/2).
One does not need leaked Pentagon documents to confirm the obvious truth that the Palestinian Authority acts as a comprador arm of the occupation, actively participating in the repression and genocide of its own people. This fact is evident if one listens to the testimonies of Palestinians: those who have been arrested by the PA more than the IOF, those who are tortured, beaten, and bruised by the PA for waving the wrong color flag or making the choice to resist, students who are chased by the PA for daring to take on political activities, prisoners arrested to "protect them" from the occupation before being directly handed over to them.
One could observe all of this and come to the conclusion that the Palestinian Authority is an enemy of liberation. Or one could point to the fact that these traitorous demons of capitalism sold 3/4 of Palestine for nothing in return.
One could look at how the Palestinian Authority treated Basil Al-Araj, Ahmed Sa'adat, Musab Shtayyeh, or Nizar Banat to understand this. Or perhaps more immediately illuminating, one could look at how they treated Sheikh Khader Adnan.
The Palestinian Authority has a hand in the assassination of Sheikh Khader Adnan.
This was not the first time that they attempted to eliminate this giant of resistance. Three of Sheikh Khader's 13 arrests were by the PA, not the zionist entity. The PA's hypocrisy and brutality are evident in the countless attacks and attempts on Sheikh Adnan's life, culminating in his martyrdom.
One does not need leaked Pentagon documents to confirm the obvious truth that the Palestinian Authority acts as a comprador arm of the occupation, actively participating in the repression and genocide of its own people. This fact is evident if one listens to the testimonies of Palestinians: those who have been arrested by the PA more than the IOF, those who are tortured, beaten, and bruised by the PA for waving the wrong color flag or making the choice to resist, students who are chased by the PA for daring to take on political activities, prisoners arrested to "protect them" from the occupation before being directly handed over to them.
One could observe all of this and come to the conclusion that the Palestinian Authority is an enemy of liberation. Or one could point to the fact that these traitorous demons of capitalism sold 3/4 of Palestine for nothing in return.
One could look at how the Palestinian Authority treated Basil Al-Araj, Ahmed Sa'adat, Musab Shtayyeh, or Nizar Banat to understand this. Or perhaps more immediately illuminating, one could look at how they treated Sheikh Khader Adnan.
The Palestinian Authority has a hand in the assassination of Sheikh Khader Adnan.
This was not the first time that they attempted to eliminate this giant of resistance. Three of Sheikh Khader's 13 arrests were by the PA, not the zionist entity. The PA's hypocrisy and brutality are evident in the countless attacks and attempts on Sheikh Adnan's life, culminating in his martyrdom.
The Palestinian Authority is complicit in the assassination of Sheikh Khader Adnan (2/2).
Sheikh Khader Adnan published a testimony about his torture in the Areeha slaughterhouse, the brutal prison of the so-called "Authority" that has held a number of resistance leaders. He recounted how they placed a bag over his head, threw him, slapped him, and tortured him in inhumane ways with specialized handcuffs, deliberately targeting his limbs in an attempt to incapacitate this giant of resistance while he was a young student at Birzeit. They pulled back his fingers and handcuffed him to a window for hours. Why? Because he dared to organize for liberation as a student.
This episode marked the first of in the saga of Sheikh Khader Adnan's five heroic hunger strikes. Not against the occupation, but against the Palestinian Authority.
Here, he learned that "freedom is snatched, not granted, and silence about this injustice is injustice to ourselves and complicity in the injustice of others." He recounts how the PA officer who tortured him (Faleh Arar) later became the head of a PA security committee.
Sheikh Khader wrote, "I was arrested in the occupation prisons and went on a hunger strike just like I did in Areeha... The years have passed, the arrests [by the PA] have been repeated, and they have turned into assaults and attempts [on my life] in civilian clothes. The PA advanced, developed, demonized, and incited... They killed Nizar. Today, they want to kill us by distributing false accusations and inciting the homes of martyrs, prisoners, the wounded, and remote surveillance."
Sheikh Khader stood defiant. When the PA assassinated critic Nizar Banat, he declared, "Whoever killed Nizar Banat tried to kill me" (Video #1 above). PA and Fatah forces attempted to take his life, opening fire on him in Nablus after a long series of attacks. Sheikh Khader said, "It seems they did not need 14 people to kill me, as they did with Nizar Banat."
The sons of Oslo attacked and tortured the heroic martyr Sheikh Khader Adnan, and today they weep crocodile tears for his soul which is more honorable than the entire worth of the "Authority."
When Basil Al-Araj was assassinated by the IOF with the help of the PA, the PA came to attack Sheikh Khader again (Video #4 above). Basil Al-Araj's father wrote: "I redeem you with my soul, O Sheikh Khader Adnan, O conqueror of the Tatars."
At Basil's funeral after Sheikh Khader was attacked by the PA, Sheikh Khader directed a message toward the enemies of liberation: "If one day I become a martyr, let none of them approach my body, do not enter our homes, do not join our mourning, our condolences, or our celebrations, because you hold more hatred and audacity towards us than the occupation." (Video #3 above)
Indeed, the forces of the PA attacked a march of rage condemning Sheikh Khader's assassination today, not even 24 hours after his martyrdom.
Sheikh Khader's martyrdom is unfortunately yet another testament to the treachery of the traitorous Palestinian Authority. Despite their claims of representing the interests of Palestine and its people, its actions are diametrically opposed to the tenets of liberation. Time and time again, the failed Authority has demonstrated a pattern of betrayal, repression, and violence toward those striving for liberation and any who dare to challenge their zionist-appointed "authority."
These cases are a reminder that the path to liberation includes confronting normalizers, parasites, and forces that work to undermine resistance. It is only through the steadfastness of legends such as Sheikh Khader Adnan, Basil Al-Araj, and Nizar Banat, who have faced unimaginable suffering at the hands of the Authority of Shame, that the road to liberation is walked.
Glory to the martyrs.
Shame and disgrace to the normalizers, collaborators, and infiltrators.
Sheikh Khader Adnan published a testimony about his torture in the Areeha slaughterhouse, the brutal prison of the so-called "Authority" that has held a number of resistance leaders. He recounted how they placed a bag over his head, threw him, slapped him, and tortured him in inhumane ways with specialized handcuffs, deliberately targeting his limbs in an attempt to incapacitate this giant of resistance while he was a young student at Birzeit. They pulled back his fingers and handcuffed him to a window for hours. Why? Because he dared to organize for liberation as a student.
This episode marked the first of in the saga of Sheikh Khader Adnan's five heroic hunger strikes. Not against the occupation, but against the Palestinian Authority.
Here, he learned that "freedom is snatched, not granted, and silence about this injustice is injustice to ourselves and complicity in the injustice of others." He recounts how the PA officer who tortured him (Faleh Arar) later became the head of a PA security committee.
Sheikh Khader wrote, "I was arrested in the occupation prisons and went on a hunger strike just like I did in Areeha... The years have passed, the arrests [by the PA] have been repeated, and they have turned into assaults and attempts [on my life] in civilian clothes. The PA advanced, developed, demonized, and incited... They killed Nizar. Today, they want to kill us by distributing false accusations and inciting the homes of martyrs, prisoners, the wounded, and remote surveillance."
Sheikh Khader stood defiant. When the PA assassinated critic Nizar Banat, he declared, "Whoever killed Nizar Banat tried to kill me" (Video #1 above). PA and Fatah forces attempted to take his life, opening fire on him in Nablus after a long series of attacks. Sheikh Khader said, "It seems they did not need 14 people to kill me, as they did with Nizar Banat."
The sons of Oslo attacked and tortured the heroic martyr Sheikh Khader Adnan, and today they weep crocodile tears for his soul which is more honorable than the entire worth of the "Authority."
When Basil Al-Araj was assassinated by the IOF with the help of the PA, the PA came to attack Sheikh Khader again (Video #4 above). Basil Al-Araj's father wrote: "I redeem you with my soul, O Sheikh Khader Adnan, O conqueror of the Tatars."
At Basil's funeral after Sheikh Khader was attacked by the PA, Sheikh Khader directed a message toward the enemies of liberation: "If one day I become a martyr, let none of them approach my body, do not enter our homes, do not join our mourning, our condolences, or our celebrations, because you hold more hatred and audacity towards us than the occupation." (Video #3 above)
Indeed, the forces of the PA attacked a march of rage condemning Sheikh Khader's assassination today, not even 24 hours after his martyrdom.
Sheikh Khader's martyrdom is unfortunately yet another testament to the treachery of the traitorous Palestinian Authority. Despite their claims of representing the interests of Palestine and its people, its actions are diametrically opposed to the tenets of liberation. Time and time again, the failed Authority has demonstrated a pattern of betrayal, repression, and violence toward those striving for liberation and any who dare to challenge their zionist-appointed "authority."
These cases are a reminder that the path to liberation includes confronting normalizers, parasites, and forces that work to undermine resistance. It is only through the steadfastness of legends such as Sheikh Khader Adnan, Basil Al-Araj, and Nizar Banat, who have faced unimaginable suffering at the hands of the Authority of Shame, that the road to liberation is walked.
Glory to the martyrs.
Shame and disgrace to the normalizers, collaborators, and infiltrators.
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During a popular protest where PA officers were present, martyred Sheikh Khader Adnan says:
“Our problem is not with Mahmoud Abbas, or these poor people here. Our problem is with the path of Oslo, all of Oslo.”
“Our problem is not with Mahmoud Abbas, or these poor people here. Our problem is with the path of Oslo, all of Oslo.”
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"Raise victory signs!" On this day of victory for Khalil Awawdeh, we are reminded of martyr Sheikh Khader Adnan's words on the day of Hisham Abu Hawwash's victory. February 26, 2022.
Peace be upon those who plant joy in every Palestinian home, the steadfast strugglers who fight the battle of empty intestines from inside the walls of zionist prisons.
"Raise the signs of victory! Raise it for all the free people! We are victorious!" #FreeThemAll
Peace be upon those who plant joy in every Palestinian home, the steadfast strugglers who fight the battle of empty intestines from inside the walls of zionist prisons.
"Raise the signs of victory! Raise it for all the free people! We are victorious!" #FreeThemAll
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Martyrs Sheikh Khader Adnan and Abdullah Al-Hosary call for the release of Nasser Abu Hmeid from the zionist prisons in Jenin.
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Hamza, the son of Sheikh Khader Adnan leaders a rally mourning his martyred father.
"O Khader, O hero! Your name shook the jailer!
What a shame, what a shame; those sitting inside their homes.
O Khader, O oppressed! Call us and we will rise!"
"O Khader, O hero! Your name shook the jailer!
What a shame, what a shame; those sitting inside their homes.
O Khader, O oppressed! Call us and we will rise!"