Quotes of Al-Hakim (the wise), Dr. George Habash:
Revolution and Struggle:
• "The Palestinian revolution arose to achieve the impossible, not the possible."
• "Revolt! You have nothing to lose but your chains and tent."
• "On the skulls and bones of our martyrs, we build the bridge of freedom."
• "Enemy aircraft can bomb our camps, kill our elders and children, and destroy our homes, but they will not be able to kill the spirit of struggle within us."
• "Zionism is fascism."
• "Women's liberation is of necessity connected with political liberation and the social liberation of society as a hole."
Oppression and Solidarity:
• "In today’s world no one is innocent, no one a neutral. A man is either with the oppressed or he is with the oppressors. He who takes no interest in politics gives his blessing to the prevailing order, that of the ruling classes and exploiting forces.”
• "We do not absolve anyone who does not point the finger of blame at the oppressors of the people."
Arab Regimes and Normalization:
• "We will make every dove of peace a bomb that we explode in the reactionary imperialist zionist world of peace."
• "By the oranges of Yaffa and the memories of our refugees, we will hold accountable those who sold our land and their buyers."
• "Shame on my hand if it shakes a hand that has struck the necks of my people."
• "The collaborationist Jordanian regime is an obstacle in front of us that must be removed."
Strategy:
• "I am Islamic by education, Christian by religion, socialist by affiliation."
• "We must create an Arab Hanoi."
• "The Palestinian people do not accept waiting twenty years or even one year for the Arab armies to advance to liberate 'Tel Aviv.' The Palestinian masses will find support from one hundred million Arabs."
• "Political power stems from the barrels of guns."
• "The politically unconscious fighter is like pointing the barrel of a gun to his chest."
• "Our true comrades are there in the enemy's prisons, and when they are released, you will see that."
Revolution and Struggle:
• "The Palestinian revolution arose to achieve the impossible, not the possible."
• "Revolt! You have nothing to lose but your chains and tent."
• "On the skulls and bones of our martyrs, we build the bridge of freedom."
• "Enemy aircraft can bomb our camps, kill our elders and children, and destroy our homes, but they will not be able to kill the spirit of struggle within us."
• "Zionism is fascism."
• "Women's liberation is of necessity connected with political liberation and the social liberation of society as a hole."
Oppression and Solidarity:
• "In today’s world no one is innocent, no one a neutral. A man is either with the oppressed or he is with the oppressors. He who takes no interest in politics gives his blessing to the prevailing order, that of the ruling classes and exploiting forces.”
• "We do not absolve anyone who does not point the finger of blame at the oppressors of the people."
Arab Regimes and Normalization:
• "We will make every dove of peace a bomb that we explode in the reactionary imperialist zionist world of peace."
• "By the oranges of Yaffa and the memories of our refugees, we will hold accountable those who sold our land and their buyers."
• "Shame on my hand if it shakes a hand that has struck the necks of my people."
• "The collaborationist Jordanian regime is an obstacle in front of us that must be removed."
Strategy:
• "I am Islamic by education, Christian by religion, socialist by affiliation."
• "We must create an Arab Hanoi."
• "The Palestinian people do not accept waiting twenty years or even one year for the Arab armies to advance to liberate 'Tel Aviv.' The Palestinian masses will find support from one hundred million Arabs."
• "Political power stems from the barrels of guns."
• "The politically unconscious fighter is like pointing the barrel of a gun to his chest."
• "Our true comrades are there in the enemy's prisons, and when they are released, you will see that."
⚫ Saraya Al-Quds - Tulkarem Brigade:
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
"Fight them; Allah will punish them by your hands and disgrace them and give you victory over them and heal the hearts of a believing people."
O masses of our heroic, struggling, patient people in the sacrificial city of Tulkarm and its patient, struggling camps... Our people and shield in Tulkarem camp... You have once again proven that you are the backbone of the fighters and their vigilant eyes, side by side in resisting the arrogance of the zionist enemy.
The enemy army continues to drag the tails of disappointment, shame, and humiliation at the hands of the heroic Saraya Al-Quds, tasting the harshest forms of torment and death from our steadfast, firm heroic men who write a saga of glory and pride for our struggling Palestinian people every day.
Your fighting sons in Saraya Al-Quds - Tulkarem Brigade engaged in fierce clashes and a heroic saga with the occupation forces that advanced on more than one axis in Tulkarem camp and city in the early dawn hours of this day.
Our fighters, trusting in Allah, forcefully and decisively countered the forces and vehicles of the occupation, targeting them with intense and consecutive barrages of blessed bullets and detonating a number of powerful (Saif-1) explosive devices on more than one axis, and they were also able to target the occupation forces in Nour Shams camp on several axes.
The soldiers of Saraya in the Tulkarem Brigade managed to target the occupation forces in the city in the Al-Alami roundabout area, the Court roundabout, Tulkarem camp, the camp entrance, the Schools district, Al-Marb'a, the Agency, and a number of fronts in the vicinity of Tulkarem camp with intense and successive volleys of bullets and explosives.
Thanks to Allah and His enabling, the engineering unit in the Brigade detonated a number of (Saif-1) explosive devices in the occupation's vehicles, causing them severe damage and achieving direct casualties among their forces.
With the help of Allah for the fighters and the determination of the heroes of Saraya Al-Quds in the field, the occupation army, as every time, exited dragging the tails of disappointment, shame, and humiliation without achieving any of the goals of its treacherous aggression against our people.
We, in Saraya Al-Quds, mourn the martyr of duty, the heroic martyr Mahmoud Abu Sa'an, who ascended during the confrontations with the occupation forces.
O sons of our struggling people in Tulkarem and its steadfast camps, we renew the covenant, promise, and oath with the blood of the martyrs that we will continue the journey on their path and their covenant in defending this land, no matter the cost.
Our jihad is ongoing and our weapon is legitimate in all arenas.
It is a jihad of victory or martyrdom.
Saraya Al-Quds - Tulkarem Brigade
4/8/2023
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
"Fight them; Allah will punish them by your hands and disgrace them and give you victory over them and heal the hearts of a believing people."
O masses of our heroic, struggling, patient people in the sacrificial city of Tulkarm and its patient, struggling camps... Our people and shield in Tulkarem camp... You have once again proven that you are the backbone of the fighters and their vigilant eyes, side by side in resisting the arrogance of the zionist enemy.
The enemy army continues to drag the tails of disappointment, shame, and humiliation at the hands of the heroic Saraya Al-Quds, tasting the harshest forms of torment and death from our steadfast, firm heroic men who write a saga of glory and pride for our struggling Palestinian people every day.
Your fighting sons in Saraya Al-Quds - Tulkarem Brigade engaged in fierce clashes and a heroic saga with the occupation forces that advanced on more than one axis in Tulkarem camp and city in the early dawn hours of this day.
Our fighters, trusting in Allah, forcefully and decisively countered the forces and vehicles of the occupation, targeting them with intense and consecutive barrages of blessed bullets and detonating a number of powerful (Saif-1) explosive devices on more than one axis, and they were also able to target the occupation forces in Nour Shams camp on several axes.
The soldiers of Saraya in the Tulkarem Brigade managed to target the occupation forces in the city in the Al-Alami roundabout area, the Court roundabout, Tulkarem camp, the camp entrance, the Schools district, Al-Marb'a, the Agency, and a number of fronts in the vicinity of Tulkarem camp with intense and successive volleys of bullets and explosives.
Thanks to Allah and His enabling, the engineering unit in the Brigade detonated a number of (Saif-1) explosive devices in the occupation's vehicles, causing them severe damage and achieving direct casualties among their forces.
With the help of Allah for the fighters and the determination of the heroes of Saraya Al-Quds in the field, the occupation army, as every time, exited dragging the tails of disappointment, shame, and humiliation without achieving any of the goals of its treacherous aggression against our people.
We, in Saraya Al-Quds, mourn the martyr of duty, the heroic martyr Mahmoud Abu Sa'an, who ascended during the confrontations with the occupation forces.
O sons of our struggling people in Tulkarem and its steadfast camps, we renew the covenant, promise, and oath with the blood of the martyrs that we will continue the journey on their path and their covenant in defending this land, no matter the cost.
Our jihad is ongoing and our weapon is legitimate in all arenas.
It is a jihad of victory or martyrdom.
Saraya Al-Quds - Tulkarem Brigade
4/8/2023
Characters of Naji Al-Ali:
• The "good man" AKA Al-Zalama represents the poor, struggling masses.
• Fatima, a woman, is the embodiment of Palestine, Lebanon, and all refugee camps, often with a key around her neck, symbolizing return.
• The "evil man" represents everything negative in the Arab world: normalization, capitalism, and greed.
• Handala, named after a bitter fruit, is Naji's signature. He does not age until liberation. His hair is thorny like a weapon. He wears shabby clothes. He doesn't face us, but Palestine, and his hands are clasped in defiance of US and zionist deals. It is noteworthy that Handala's image has been co-opted by exploiters of the struggle and normalizers, divorcing Handala from the revolutionary politics of his creator.
In this December 1978 drawing, a Palestinian child dons his amputee father's combat boots to continue the struggle. Fatima cries while embracing her husband, wearing patchy clothing symbolizing their status as refugees. The map behind them reads, "We will return."
In the second drawing, the "good man" smokes a cigarette while Fatima embraces him. A painting reads "patience" watching over three children. The bedsheets read "Soon, in the markets... the revolution of the hungry." #NajisAugust
• The "good man" AKA Al-Zalama represents the poor, struggling masses.
• Fatima, a woman, is the embodiment of Palestine, Lebanon, and all refugee camps, often with a key around her neck, symbolizing return.
• The "evil man" represents everything negative in the Arab world: normalization, capitalism, and greed.
• Handala, named after a bitter fruit, is Naji's signature. He does not age until liberation. His hair is thorny like a weapon. He wears shabby clothes. He doesn't face us, but Palestine, and his hands are clasped in defiance of US and zionist deals. It is noteworthy that Handala's image has been co-opted by exploiters of the struggle and normalizers, divorcing Handala from the revolutionary politics of his creator.
In this December 1978 drawing, a Palestinian child dons his amputee father's combat boots to continue the struggle. Fatima cries while embracing her husband, wearing patchy clothing symbolizing their status as refugees. The map behind them reads, "We will return."
In the second drawing, the "good man" smokes a cigarette while Fatima embraces him. A painting reads "patience" watching over three children. The bedsheets read "Soon, in the markets... the revolution of the hungry." #NajisAugust
The daughter of the martyr Tariq Irdis holding her father's gun during his memorial service in the old Askar camp, #Nablus.
Palestinian Prisoner’s Club:
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Four administrative detainees continue their hunger strike for the sixth day in rejection of their administrative detention.
The Palestinian Prisoner’s Club confirmed that four administrative detainees in the cells of “Nafha” prison are continuing their open hunger strike in rejection of their administrative detention. They have been on strike for six days. The prisoners are:
Saif Qasim Hamdan, Osama Kazem Daqrouq, Qusai Jamal Khader, and Saleh Ra'fat Rabay'a.
The Prisoners Club stated that the administration of “Nafha” prison transferred them to the cells after they announced their strike on July 30.
According to the Prisoner’s Club:
-Prisoner Hamdan, from the town of Burqa/Nablus, is 29 years old and has been detained since October 4, 2022.
-Prisoner Rabay'a (22 years old) is from the town of Meithalun/Jenin and has been detained since February 8, 2023. This is his first arrest.
-Prisoner Khader (25 years old) is from Al-Amari camp/Ramallah and has been detained since December 14, 2022. He is a former prisoner who spent 14 months in occupation prisons and was re-arrested shortly after his release.
-Prisoner Daqrouq (22 years old) is from Salfit and has been detained since January 13, 2023. This is his first arrest.
4/8/23
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Four administrative detainees continue their hunger strike for the sixth day in rejection of their administrative detention.
The Palestinian Prisoner’s Club confirmed that four administrative detainees in the cells of “Nafha” prison are continuing their open hunger strike in rejection of their administrative detention. They have been on strike for six days. The prisoners are:
Saif Qasim Hamdan, Osama Kazem Daqrouq, Qusai Jamal Khader, and Saleh Ra'fat Rabay'a.
The Prisoners Club stated that the administration of “Nafha” prison transferred them to the cells after they announced their strike on July 30.
According to the Prisoner’s Club:
-Prisoner Hamdan, from the town of Burqa/Nablus, is 29 years old and has been detained since October 4, 2022.
-Prisoner Rabay'a (22 years old) is from the town of Meithalun/Jenin and has been detained since February 8, 2023. This is his first arrest.
-Prisoner Khader (25 years old) is from Al-Amari camp/Ramallah and has been detained since December 14, 2022. He is a former prisoner who spent 14 months in occupation prisons and was re-arrested shortly after his release.
-Prisoner Daqrouq (22 years old) is from Salfit and has been detained since January 13, 2023. This is his first arrest.
4/8/23
Qusay Jamal Maatan, 19 years of age, has ascended to martyrdom after being shot by settlers in Burqa, near #Ramallah. Glory to the martyrs.
🚨 Masked individuals opened fire on a vehicle on Haifa Street in western #Jenin, resulting in two young men inside the vehicle being seriously injured.
One of them has ascended to martyrdom according to Ibn Sina Hospital.
It is uncertain who is behind the shooting yet, but eyewitnesses and local sources reported that it appears to be members of the Palestinian Authority.
The PA’s Security Services are currently repressing the masses of people taking part in the funeral of the man who was shot.
Local sources report that there are injuries among the mourners from the PA Security Forces’ live fire and tear gas canisters in front of Ibn Sina Hospital.
One of them has ascended to martyrdom according to Ibn Sina Hospital.
It is uncertain who is behind the shooting yet, but eyewitnesses and local sources reported that it appears to be members of the Palestinian Authority.
The PA’s Security Services are currently repressing the masses of people taking part in the funeral of the man who was shot.
Local sources report that there are injuries among the mourners from the PA Security Forces’ live fire and tear gas canisters in front of Ibn Sina Hospital.
🚨 Resistance fighters in #Jenin target the PA Security Services' headquarters with a high-impact explosive device.
🚨 Resistance fighters target the PA Security Services' headquarters in #Jenin with multiple high-impact explosive devices and heavy barrages of bullets.
🚨 BREAKING: A PA Security Services officer has been wounded by resistance gunfire amid the fierce clashes taking place in #Jenin.
Resistance fighters open fire on a PA Security Services checkpoint on Nablus street in #Jenin.
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🚨 The traitorous PA Security Services opened fire on a Palestinian’s vehicle in #Jenin. Early reports indicate there are injuries.
"Poverty drove my grandfather away from my country, but love brought me back to it." (1/3)
Today's story is about the revolutionary, internationalist comrade, colonel, and martyr, Antoun Jamil Slim Dawoud.
From Mexico to Palestine to Cuba, Antoun lived for revolution.
A son of the diaspora, he was born in Bogata, Colombia in 1909 to a family from Bethlehem. Revolutionary blood coursed through his veins. He fought against Americans in Mexico's Las Segovia battle, relocated to Honduras in 1932, and then to France and before moving to Palestine to fight and execute operations during the Arab revolt of 1936 with Abdulqader Al-Husseini. From there, he traveled to Cuba to fight alongside Che Guevara and Fidel Castro at the dawn of the Cuban revolution. Antoun followed Che to Bolivia, where the revolution continued, and Che fell as a martyr of the revolution. In his revolutionary life, Antoun met with Mao Zedong and Ho Chi Minh before his burial in Kuwait on this day in 1969, draped in a Palestinian flag. He was martyred as he was born: planning for the revolution.
Antoun's riveting story is one that competes with even the most astounding movie plots, but his life of revolution is as real as the struggles for which he fought.
Antoun was a pilot and a solider. In Mexico, he earned the rank of Captain due to his courage in the battle of the Las Segovia mountains, where he led machine gun squads. In Honduras two years later, he had founded a commercial airline.
Upon his return to his homeland, he first worked as a spy, since he told the immigration officer he was Jewish as soon as he got off the boat. He infiltrated the Palestine Mandate Police, where he worked as an agent for the revolutionaries. He would cover for them, help prisoners, and inform fighters of British plans. Despite hesitation due to his poor Arabic, Antoun joined the 1936 Revolution as it erupted, working as a spy within the comprador Palestine Police Force.
Today's story is about the revolutionary, internationalist comrade, colonel, and martyr, Antoun Jamil Slim Dawoud.
From Mexico to Palestine to Cuba, Antoun lived for revolution.
A son of the diaspora, he was born in Bogata, Colombia in 1909 to a family from Bethlehem. Revolutionary blood coursed through his veins. He fought against Americans in Mexico's Las Segovia battle, relocated to Honduras in 1932, and then to France and before moving to Palestine to fight and execute operations during the Arab revolt of 1936 with Abdulqader Al-Husseini. From there, he traveled to Cuba to fight alongside Che Guevara and Fidel Castro at the dawn of the Cuban revolution. Antoun followed Che to Bolivia, where the revolution continued, and Che fell as a martyr of the revolution. In his revolutionary life, Antoun met with Mao Zedong and Ho Chi Minh before his burial in Kuwait on this day in 1969, draped in a Palestinian flag. He was martyred as he was born: planning for the revolution.
Antoun's riveting story is one that competes with even the most astounding movie plots, but his life of revolution is as real as the struggles for which he fought.
Antoun was a pilot and a solider. In Mexico, he earned the rank of Captain due to his courage in the battle of the Las Segovia mountains, where he led machine gun squads. In Honduras two years later, he had founded a commercial airline.
Upon his return to his homeland, he first worked as a spy, since he told the immigration officer he was Jewish as soon as he got off the boat. He infiltrated the Palestine Mandate Police, where he worked as an agent for the revolutionaries. He would cover for them, help prisoners, and inform fighters of British plans. Despite hesitation due to his poor Arabic, Antoun joined the 1936 Revolution as it erupted, working as a spy within the comprador Palestine Police Force.
"Liberators of peoples must struggle within the lands they intend to liberate. Wars are not won from behind desks." (2/3)
Antoun learned the ins and outs of the American consulate, discovering through Haganah members that zionist political and military forces were under the command of the Jewish Agency. His plan was meticulous, crafted with precision to ensure he knew who would be present. Antoun slept in the consulate that night, keeping a close eye on American zionist soldiers. After secretly listening to meetings, he contacted Abdulqader Al-Husseini—he knew what had to be done.
March 11th 1948.
Antoun passed through four Jewish checkpoints and two British ones. He planted barrel after barrel, tricking guards into thinking he was transporting American officers. They saw no one in the car. "Arab! Arab! Arab!" It was too late.
Antoun threw two bombs. Neither exploded. Undeterred, he drew two pistols and fired two shots, leaving an officer dead on the spot. He continued to hit soldiers, knowing time was running out and the explosives hadn't yet detonated. In a quick dash, Antoun rolled under a zionist armored vehicle and found himself on the main street, quickly moving to safety.
Boom. The Jewish Agency was turned to rubble under the force of Antoun's explosives. He had succeeded in destroying a booby-trapped fortress of zionist documents guarded by Haganah death squads. 250 tons of explosives had been detonated in front of the American consul, for whom he worked as a driver. 40 zionists were killed and 40 more were injured, with damage extending as far as the Jerusalem Post.
Antoun left safely, pistols loaded. He slyly told some zionist guards it was the British who had blown up the building.
He was not done yet. His fight was not over.
Antoun learned the ins and outs of the American consulate, discovering through Haganah members that zionist political and military forces were under the command of the Jewish Agency. His plan was meticulous, crafted with precision to ensure he knew who would be present. Antoun slept in the consulate that night, keeping a close eye on American zionist soldiers. After secretly listening to meetings, he contacted Abdulqader Al-Husseini—he knew what had to be done.
March 11th 1948.
Antoun passed through four Jewish checkpoints and two British ones. He planted barrel after barrel, tricking guards into thinking he was transporting American officers. They saw no one in the car. "Arab! Arab! Arab!" It was too late.
Antoun threw two bombs. Neither exploded. Undeterred, he drew two pistols and fired two shots, leaving an officer dead on the spot. He continued to hit soldiers, knowing time was running out and the explosives hadn't yet detonated. In a quick dash, Antoun rolled under a zionist armored vehicle and found himself on the main street, quickly moving to safety.
Boom. The Jewish Agency was turned to rubble under the force of Antoun's explosives. He had succeeded in destroying a booby-trapped fortress of zionist documents guarded by Haganah death squads. 250 tons of explosives had been detonated in front of the American consul, for whom he worked as a driver. 40 zionists were killed and 40 more were injured, with damage extending as far as the Jerusalem Post.
Antoun left safely, pistols loaded. He slyly told some zionist guards it was the British who had blown up the building.
He was not done yet. His fight was not over.
A lifelong struggle. (3/3)
From Yaffa to Al-Quds then onto Bethlehem. Back to Al-Quds. Antoun was home. He was in Palestine, fighting for her liberation. He accomplished what he set out to do. After the operation, he went to Areeha, then Nablus, where he ate some knafeh. His journey led him to Birzeit to meet commander Abdulqader.
Antoun was forced to leave home yet again because of risks to his life. However, he carried the sprit of struggle with him until his end. After the Nakba, he traveled to Cuba in 1950, becoming part of the first cell of the incipient and victorious Cuba revolution with Che Guevara and Fidel Castro. A specialist in guerilla warfare, Antoun accompanied Guevara to Bolivia in the 1960s.
He made several visits to Vietnam and China, conducting interviews with revolutionary leaders in Asia, particularly Mao Zedong. After a long journey in struggle, he returned once again to his homeland. There, he chose to join the PFLP under Dr. George Habash's leadership, because he believed in the value of its scientific socialist approach.
After the 1967 Naksa, Antoun planned a major operation with the PFLP to deal a severe blow to the zionist entity. Fate had other plans, and his time ended before his wish could be realized.
While visiting family in Kuwait, Antoun completed his tour of revolution and passed away, but his story lives. And the revolution lives, fueled by stories of courage like Antoun's. From Colombia to Cuba, from Bethlehem to Yaffa, from homeland to global struggle, Antoun's story is unbounded by borders and indelibly etched in the history of revolution.
From Yaffa to Al-Quds then onto Bethlehem. Back to Al-Quds. Antoun was home. He was in Palestine, fighting for her liberation. He accomplished what he set out to do. After the operation, he went to Areeha, then Nablus, where he ate some knafeh. His journey led him to Birzeit to meet commander Abdulqader.
Antoun was forced to leave home yet again because of risks to his life. However, he carried the sprit of struggle with him until his end. After the Nakba, he traveled to Cuba in 1950, becoming part of the first cell of the incipient and victorious Cuba revolution with Che Guevara and Fidel Castro. A specialist in guerilla warfare, Antoun accompanied Guevara to Bolivia in the 1960s.
He made several visits to Vietnam and China, conducting interviews with revolutionary leaders in Asia, particularly Mao Zedong. After a long journey in struggle, he returned once again to his homeland. There, he chose to join the PFLP under Dr. George Habash's leadership, because he believed in the value of its scientific socialist approach.
After the 1967 Naksa, Antoun planned a major operation with the PFLP to deal a severe blow to the zionist entity. Fate had other plans, and his time ended before his wish could be realized.
While visiting family in Kuwait, Antoun completed his tour of revolution and passed away, but his story lives. And the revolution lives, fueled by stories of courage like Antoun's. From Colombia to Cuba, from Bethlehem to Yaffa, from homeland to global struggle, Antoun's story is unbounded by borders and indelibly etched in the history of revolution.