Detailed Description
A unique book which brings together for the first time, the experiences of surviving Palestinian and Irish republican hunger strikers and the represssive role of Britain in thwarting both Palestinian statehood and an independent Ireland.
These are very personal stories - from both male and female political prisoners - about survival under appalling conditions but demonstrate a link of international solidarity among oppressed peoples.
Editorial Reviews
"In this joint Palestinian/lrish republican initiative we witness the parallels between heroic struggles for freedom and the commonality of resistance against seemingly overwhelming military might particularly by those imprisoned in the cause of freedom for their homeland."
Ex-political prisoner, former President Sinn Féin
"It is an essential read for those wishing to understand why servitude is never an option, and why the struggle for freedom is worth all the painful sacrifices."
Author of These Chains Will Be Broken: Palestinian Stories of Struggle and Defiance in Israeli Prisons
"Hunger strikes are the last desperate weapon for political prisoners denied justice. For many years there has been solidarity between the Palestinians, South Africans fighting apartheid and the struggle for Irish unity. That mutual support is active now and needed more than ever, as the oppression of the Palestinians becomes ever more brutal. This is an important book, and I`m sure it will be widely read."
Award-winning film director
"One line on the wall of my cell read, Read until your sight goes away so that your vision strengthens. This book is an important read.
Palestinian footballer and former hunger striker in Israeli jails
"The heroism of Palestinian and Irish political prisoners is no different from that of Nelson Mandela and other fighters against the apartheid regime of South Africa. Norma Hashim and Yousef M. Aljamals book is not only unique but also extremely valuable because it helps us to understand their suffering by describing the first-hand experiences of Irish and Palestinian hunger strikers."
Chairman of BDS Malaysia
"The Israeli apartheid state is, as some have argued, worse than apartheid South Africa and I hope this book will inspire more people to get involved in international solidarity and join the movement for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS)."
People Before Profit TD
"Together these primary documents provide an essential political history that draws on a long tradition of protest with urgent moral force and challenges the criminalisation of those incarcerated for their fierce resistance to colonial violence. Shared struggles, indeed!"
Author of Paradoxes of Hawaiian Sovereignty
"With its harrowing accounts of the bravery and strength of Palestinian and Irish republican hunger strikers, this book will inspire people to support the freedom struggles of oppressed people all over the world and will shine a light on the brutal Israeli apartheid regime. When people are prepared to sacrifice their own lives for a cause they will never be defeated."
Dublin, Ireland