{"id":13995,"date":"2025-07-05T09:51:33","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T09:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freedomforabdullahocalan.org\/en\/?p=13995"},"modified":"2025-07-05T09:51:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T09:51:34","slug":"international-personalities-support-ocalans-call-it-is-time-move-beyond-words-and-to-take-action-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freedomocalansyria.com\/en\/?p=13995","title":{"rendered":"International personalities support \u00d6calan\u2019s call: It is time move beyond words and to take action"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Three prominent figures from the US and Iceland support Abdullah \u00d6calan’s call for peace. Speaking to Medya Haber, Debbie Bookchin, \u00d6gmundur Jonasson, and Quincy Saul call for concrete steps to be taken by Ankara, Damascus, and the global community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In a broadcast on the Kurdish television channel Medya Haber<\/em>, US author Debbie Bookchin, Icelandic politician \u00d6gmundur Jonasson, and US musician and author Quincy Saul expressed their support for Abdullah \u00d6calan’s February 27 \u2018Call for Peace and Democratic Society<\/a>\u2019. They called for international rapprochement and political steps toward a democratic solution to the Kurdish question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bookchin: The time for talking is over<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Debbie Bookchin described \u00d6calan’s call as a \u201cclear, urgent appeal\u201d at a critical juncture. \u201cNo one has formulated the necessary peace paradigm as clearly as Abdullah \u00d6calan,\u201d she said. \u201cIt is time to move beyond symbolic statements. Now all sides must take concrete steps toward peace\u2014including in Syria. Developments in the north of the country offer a possible starting point for a democratic model. Damascus must also take action.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the same time, Bookchin criticized the cautious stance taken by Western countries: \u201cThe European Union and Western governments are viewing the situation in the region too narrowly. A stable and peaceful Middle East is also in Europe’s interest.\u201d According to Bookchin, \u00d6calan’s proposals could contribute to stabilizing the entire region, including economically. \u201cWe who live in the US should put pressure on our elected representatives not to miss this opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jonasson: \u00d6calan is a light at the end of the tunnel<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00d6gmundur Jonasson, former Icelandic Minister of Justice, also praised \u00d6calan\u2019s appeal as a \u201cuniversal message to the world\u201d and emphasized that a sustainable solution requires global support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u00d6calan is a light at the end of the tunnel. What the Kurds need now is international solidarity with the contents of this appeal. I support this vision with all my strength and call on everyone to join this movement,\u201d Jonasson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Icelandic politician also called on NATO not to shirk its responsibility: \u201cThe responsibility does not lie with Turkey alone. As a NATO member, Turkey must be encouraged to enter into negotiations with the Kurds. NATO should make this a clear demand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saul: An ideologically sound peace proposal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

US musician and author Quincy Saul emphasized that \u00d6calan’s vision is rooted in a long intellectual tradition. \u201cAnyone familiar with \u00d6calan’s writings knows that neither the call nor the possible dissolution of the PKK came as a surprise. All of this is based on a philosophy that he developed long before 2015.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00d6calan’s works, Saul said, have inspired left-wing movements around the world. \u201cWhat is particularly impressive is that they were written under extreme prison conditions. The fact that he was able to write books of such depth while in solitary confinement is not only intellectually remarkable\u2014it is almost metaphysical. I see him as a revolutionary mystic.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Three prominent figures from the US and Iceland support Abdullah \u00d6calan’s call for peace. Speaking to Medya Haber, Debbie Bookchin, \u00d6gmundur Jonasson, and Quincy Saul call for concrete steps to be taken by Ankara, Damascus, and the global community. In a broadcast on the Kurdish television channel Medya Haber, US author Debbie Bookchin, Icelandic politician \u00d6gmundur […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13996,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[71],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/freedomocalansyria.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/333-1.jpg?fit=990%2C556&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/freedomocalansyria.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/freedomocalansyria.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/freedomocalansyria.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freedomocalansyria.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freedomocalansyria.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13995"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/freedomocalansyria.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13995\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13997,"href":"https:\/\/freedomocalansyria.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13995\/revisions\/13997"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freedomocalansyria.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/freedomocalansyria.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freedomocalansyria.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freedomocalansyria.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}