Samidoun

Samidoun (Arabic: صامدون, romanized: Ṣāmidūn, lit. 'steadfast'—see sumud for the cultural context of this term), officially Samidoun: Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, is a pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel advocacy group based in Canada that has been designated as a terrorist group by a number of global governments. Since the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel and ensuing Gaza war, Samidoun has been a prominent organizer of Palestinian solidarity protests in the U.S. and Canada. Samidoun's co-founder, Charlotte Kates, called the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack "a brave and heroic operation" and said "That is something we stand by 100%." Samidoun, which has been described as "pro-Hamas", has celebrated and re-enacted the October 7 attack. Samidoun and its fiscal sponsor, the Arizona-based Alliance for Global Justice, have been de-platformed from a number of major financial platforms.

Samidoun has been accused by a number of governments of raising funds for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a political and militant group that the United States, European Union, and several other countries designate as a terrorist organization. On that basis, Samidoun has been designated as a terrorist group by Israel and Canada. Samidoun has also been restricted by Germany and the United States.

Leaders of Samidoun have led "death to Canada, death to the United States and death to Israel" chants and have said that the chants accurately reflect the group's goal of destroying "colonial, capitalist states." Samidoun coordinator Mohammed Khatib has called for the "liberation of Palestine, and the liberation of all of us, and the defeat of the E.U., and Zionism, and the U.S. and all of this imperialist capitalist society."