To our people, the Palestinian people, our Arab nation, and the supporters of our cause worldwide,
Ten days have passed since the announcement by the occupation authorities, through the media and without any official notification to us until this moment, of the martyrdom of the prisoner Walid Daqqah at “Assaf Harofeh Hospital” in Ramla on April 7, 2024, after 38 years and 14 days of his captivity, despite the end of his actual sentence on March 24, 2023.
As we address you as the “family of the prisoner Walid Daqqah,” we realize that Walid’s journey continues regardless of how he is described, as a fighter, a prisoner, or a martyr. In all cases, Walid continues to provide us and the world with the highest examples of loyalty to the Palestinian cause, the cause of justice, freedom, and liberation, along with his brothers, comrades, and martyrs in the struggle, captivity, and martyrdom. His transition from one state to another, in the transformations of the body, will not change his stance, the compass of his heart, or the direction of his soul towards the eternal quest for freedom.
Today, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, “Adalah Center” has submitted, on behalf of the family of the prisoner Walid Daqqah, a petition to the “‘israeli’ Supreme Court” to compel the “‘israeli’ Prison Service” and the “‘israeli’ Police” to stop their violations, without any legal, constitutional, or jurisdictional basis, of the right to dignity for both the prisoner Walid Daqqah and his family, by continuing to detain his body indefinitely. The petition also noted that this violation crowns a series of ongoing racist violations against the prisoner Walid Daqqah throughout the long journey of his captivity, illness, after the announcement of his martyrdom, and even in the attack on the “Tent of Loyalty” and the intimidation of the family in front of their house.
As we celebrate with our people and our Palestinian prisoner movement the “Palestinian Prisoners Day,” we declare that we have no illusions about the integration of racism in the institutions of the occupation state, but we renew our commitment to continue our struggle to liberate Walid, who did not waste a single moment in his life to liberate our past, present, and future from the occupation of land, humanity, and consciousness. We will continue our struggle as a family and through the “Free Walid Daqqah Campaign” to liberate him, complete his journey, reveal his works, and guard his words from distortion.
Our hearts and home are open to our faithful people and our loyal nation, and we specifically mention the hours from 7:30 to 10:00 PM to receive those who wish to fulfill the duty of loyalty. Our cry will remain the resounding cry of Walid Daqqah: “Free the martyr prisoners, free the prisoner martyrs,” until the freedom of all prisoners.
April 16, 2024