Mahmoud Sarsak - Palestinian Hunger Striker Footballer - London Talk
inminds 27 May 2013
Mahmoud Sarsak
Mahmoud Sarsak is a Palestinian footballer who was abducted, tortured and caged by Israel for 3 years without charge or trial. He finally won his freedom last year after enduring 96 days of hunger strike which mobiliesed an international campaign for his release.
During his first public meeting in the UK Mahmoud Sarsak spoke at length of how he was detained by Israel, of the methods of torture deployed by Israel against him, of his hunger strike, of the suffering caused by Israel's occupation of Palestine, of the destruction of Gaza's sporting and other facilities by Israel, of how unjust it is that a prestigious sporting competition such as the UEFA Under 21 soccer championships has been awarded to Israel when Israel continues to do so much to prevent Palestinians from taking part in sports and of his plans for the future.
Meeting was called by the Islington Friends of Yibna, Payday men’s network, and the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network.
Video: Mahmoud Sarsak - London Talk 26th May 2013
0:00:00 Selma James - International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network
0:06:45 Yael Kahn - Islington Friends of Yibna
0:10:49 Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi - Red Card Israeli Racism Campaign
0:16:10 Mahmoud Sarsak - Talk
0:55:30 Mahmoud Sarsak - Question/Answer session
1:36:30 Selma James - International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network
Selma James - International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network
Yael Kahn - Islington Friends of Yibna
Yael Kahn - Islington Friends of Yibna
Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi - Red Card Israeli Racism Campaign
"One of the first people we campaigned for [at IHRC] was Mu'allim Ibrahim Al-Zakzaky and 1000 of his supporters which were put in prison. All his comrades were put in prison and then eventually all their wives were put in prison and then all their children were put in prison including a three year old child who was ill in the prison and then what the Nigerian authorities were saying is that they should receive money to feed the prisoners when they have put the whole family and whole community in prison.."