The keynote speaker for a Seattle Palestinian cultural festival is set to be an al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades terrorist released as part of a ransom for hostages held in Gaza, according to event promotional images.
Raed Abduljalil is set to call from Egypt to give a speech to participants in the April 25 "Palestinian Cultural Resistance Festival" organized by Seattle University Students for Justice in Palestine, Nidal Seattle, and Students United for Palestinian Equality and Return at the University of Washington (SUPER UW).
The Fatah-affiliated terrorist was released last February after serving twenty-three years of a life sentence in prison, according to Quds News and Wattan, who were responsible for participation in terrorist attacks that resulted in deaths and injuries.
Abduljalil, who, according to an Institute of Palestine Studies interview with him, began writing in prison, was introduced in a Sunday Seattle U SJP Instagram post as a "freed Palestinian political prisoner and author" who had met and "struggled alongside" arch terrorist Marwan Barghouti and Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) cell commander Walid Daqqa.
"Please don’t miss this important opportunity to learn not only the horrific conditions of the zionist prisons, but of the incredible work and teachings of the compass of the Palestinian resistance: its beloved prisoners," wrote Seattle U SJP.
Festival claims to celebrate 'Palestinian culture through performances, speeches'
The festival, which will direct proceeds to Gaza and Palestinian initiatives, will celebrate "Palestinian culture through performances and speeches," according to its Eventbrite page.
The program is set to be held at the Cherry Street Village interfaith community center, which, four days prior, will be hosting a SUPER UW fundraiser for Lebanon and a screening of a documentary about "armed resistance" against Israel. SUPER UW on Wednesday told supporters it was a "crucial time to raise funds to materially support as well as deepen our understandings of the Lebanese resistance."
Nidal Seattle and SUPER UW are affiliated with a network of organizations tied to the PFLP, a US-designated terrorist group.