Activist Georges Abdallah via Al-Mayadeen: The Arab street movement sparks the struggleHours before his expected release, Lebanese activist George Ibrahim Abdallah, who has been imprisoned in France for 41 years, sent a special message to Al-Mayadeen TV , in which he affirmed that he was "calm, reassured, and a fighter until his last breath." He noted that he did not feel threatened and that his condition was "like that of any activist in our country."
In the message broadcast by Al Mayadeen , Abdullah emphasized the importance of the Arab popular movement, saying, "When the Arab street mobilizes, we will witness an explosion of struggle." He expressed his regret that "the Arab people are not rising up as they should, and are not taking action sufficiently."
In this context, he called on "citizens to mobilize and take action," warning against remaining silent or complicit.
The activist, Abdullah, also paid tribute to everyone who stood by him and supported his struggle, emphasizing that this support gave him momentum for the future, a reference to the high morale he maintains despite the four decades he spent in captivity.
In his analysis of the international context, Abdullah considered that "capitalism is in decline, and therefore wars are being waged," describing a global phase marked by increasing tensions and fabricated crises.
For her part, the activist's lawyer told Al-Mayadeen , "George Abdallah keeps up with all the events and has a great deal of energy and remarkable activity." She stressed the need for us to "rally behind his struggle, because his cause does not concern him alone, but rather expresses the conscience of the nation in resisting colonialism and hegemony."
Earlier, Abdullah praised the "growing mobilization" among his supporters, asserting that it was the primary reason the French judiciary agreed to his release.
<Who is George Ibrahim Abdallah?>France's longest-serving political prisonerAbdullah is one of Europe's longest-serving political prisoners . He was arrested in 1984 in Lyon, France, on charges of possessing a forged Algerian passport, after being pursued by the Israeli Mossad.
In 1978, Abdullah joined the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), co-founded the Lebanese Revolutionary Armed Forces (LAF) in 1981, and was later accused of participating in the
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