Prominent Palestinian-Syrian writer Hassan Hamid, a member of the Arab Writers Union, has sent a message of solidarity to the families of those killed in recent strikes on Iran, strongly supporting the Iranian people against what he described as “American-Zionist aggression” and calling Iran “the impregnable fortress of the Palestinian people.”
In his message, the Palestinian author wrote: “I am a Palestinian writer. I have lived, read, and learned. For the sake of my people, I have made enemies and friends alike. I say this because I know exactly what the Islamic Revolution of Iran has offered my nation. Iranians have mourned with us over our martyrs and treated our wounded. Generations of Palestinian youth have studied in Iranian universities and graduated as lecturers and respected professionals. This is a true honoring of the Palestinian people.”
The winner of the International Naguib Mahfouz Prize continued: “Honorable Iranians have paid tribute to my people by designating the last Friday of Ramadan as International Quds Day. They have further honored us by including Palestinian literature in their schools and universities—not merely as ‘resistance literature,’ but as a noble and distinguished body of work confronting Israeli and American oppression. Since 1979, Iranians have organized festivals of resistance literature in cities across Iran and beyond, translating Palestinian stories, narratives, poems, studies, and accounts of prisoners, martyrs, and massacres. In Iranian life, especially in the cultural sphere, the suffering of our people has always been at the center.”
The university professor, who considers himself part of the fourth generation of Palestinian literary figures, highlighted Iran’s role in supporting Palestinian literature: “Thanks to Iran’s backing, I have witnessed the golden age of resistance literature. I am proud to have read my stories—narratives of our noble martyrs, the wounded, and our prisoners—before Iranian audiences in cultural halls in Tehran, Tabriz, Isfahan, and Mashhad.”
The recipient of the Suad Al-Sabah Prize for Intellectual and Literary Creativity addressed the Iranian people directly: “From the very first days of the Islamic Revolution until today, Iran has honored the Palestinian people and treated the Palestinian cause as one of its highest priorities. Without Iran’s support, the Palestinian resistance would not have achieved what it did in the First and Second Intifadas of 1987 and 2000, nor in the proud operations in the West Bank and the ‘Sword of Jerusalem’ battle. Without Iran, the world would not have known about the heroism of fighters in Jenin camp, Gaza, and Sheikh Jarrah, and the steadfastness of our prisoners in Zionist jails would not have been possible.”
“Because of all this,” he concluded, “we, the Palestinian people and Palestinian writers… regard Iran not only as our backbone, but as our impregnable fortress. Long live freedom. Death to oppression. Victory belongs to the people of resistance and dignity.”
MNA
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