🚨 The lawyer of prisoner Abbas Al-Sayed recently visited him in captivity and informed him of many developments. He was escorted by an armed, masked unit of guards, his hands and feet bound with shackles — yet he wore a wide smile.
Abbas reacted calmly to painful news — his salary had been cut, and the Palestinian Authority had shut down his son Abdullah’s company just a week before his son's wedding. Abbas responded with quiet strength, saying:
“The bitter truth is better a thousand times than a comforting illusion.”
The lawyer showed him photos from Abdullah’s joyful wedding celebrations, which drew hundreds despite the difficult circumstances. After a deep sigh and eyes sparkling with joy, the lawyer jokingly told him, “Stay strong — you didn’t get to spoil your kids, so at least you'll spoil your grandchildren [upon your freedom].”
He then spoke about life in solitary confinement, describing it as a place of harsh isolation, cold, hunger, and constant repression, where they have become “like the People of the Cave.” Yet, he said, their spirits remain “as high as the sky.”
Among those enduring the same conditions with him are:
• Mahmoud Shreim
• Ibrahim Mansour
• Ahmad Sa’adat
• Islam Farroukh
• Marwan Barghouti
• Yaqub Qadri
• Islam Hamed
Despite the pain of separation and long years of captivity, Abbas expressed joy for the prisoners who were recently released and remained hopeful that his own freedom was near. Before they parted, he asked to send his blessings and congratulations to his son Abdullah, ending the visit with a calm, reassuring farewell:
“Don’t worry about me.”
Resistance News Network, https://t.me/PalestineResist/83052