The state of Israel has again deployed all of its destructive force against the Palestinian population. A fact, without doubt serious, but not isolated, as is the kidnapping and death of three Israeli citizens, has been the detonator for a new military operation, whose real objective is to intensify the collective punishment that the Palestinian population suffers daily.
On behalf of the the Basque pro independence party SORTU we would like to extend our warmest greetings to the Australian Socialist Alliance.
We want to express our deep solidarity with the Australian progressive forces that confront the neoliberal policies on the ground at a time of the most extreme inequalities intensified conflict and ecological crisis on a global sphere. Because even in Australia we see the rising of inequality. We also want to highlight the deep internationalist perspective of the Australian progressive forces. Solidarity shown not only to close struggles like the East Timor one or the fights for justice and equality in Malaysia or Indonesia but also was faraway struggles like the Basque or Irish ones. You represent the best of the historical left solidarity with anticolonial and anti imperialist struggles.
With this agreement the government of Fatah and Hamas puts an end, through dialogue and agreement, to seven years of confrontation.
This agreement gives continuity to the agreements reached between both parts in Cairo in 2011 and in Doha in 2012.
Sortu expresses its solidarity with over 200 Palestinian prisoners who are currently on hunger strike over Israel's continued use of administration detention.
Many of the prisoners have been on hunger strike for over two months and 40 are now in a critical phase and in hospital. There are news of one hunger strike having a heart attack. We call on to support their demand of an end to administration detention.