“Six Palestinians escaped from one of Israel’s highest security prisons before dawn.
This act of self-liberation is an incredible feat. It dispels the aura of impenetrability around Israel’s surveillance and criminalization systems. It shows other Palestinians, and allies around the world, that even the most (seemingly) technologically-sophisticated occupier is no match for Palestinians who are determined to be free. Anything is possible
The sheer determination of these freed prisoners makes sense when we consider that most of them had been sentenced for life and all have likely been subject to torture and abuse for years. Plus, the Israeli government’s mass incarceration of Palestinians from the West Bank — which is illegal under international law — has had a devastating impact on the Palestinian population at large (swipe left). But today, many of those people are celebrating.”
