JAILED Lebanese communist George Abdallah called for unified resistance to the Israeli occupation and support for Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine leader Ahmed Saadat on Saturday.

He slammed the “deal of shame” between Tel Aviv and the Palestinian Authority which led to the imprisonment of Mr Saadat in 2003 and demanded his immediate release.

Speaking from his prison cell in France, where he is the longest held political prisoner in Europe, Mr Abdallah said international solidarity has a crucial role in freeing Mr Saadat.