You asked us, Basil, "Is my voice loud and clear?"
Today, the voice of the free and resistant is as clear as ever.
We heeded your words, Basil, and immortalized them in our national consciousness. Ultimately, although the martyrs' words are nearly sacred to us, they are simply words. You—the writer, the fugitive, the prisoner, the fighter, and the martyr—you reminded us, Basil, to search. You taught us, to search, as you did, "for the truth and the missing faces," to search until we, too, have found our answers.
You reminded us that our martyrs "must always remain present in our minds, in our hearts, in our will, in our consciousness in our thoughts, in our culture, in our literature, and in our discourse." You are our guide, Basil, but we are the ones who must draw the path. "Why should I answer for you?," you asked us. "You should search."
How should we search? How can we search, as you did, to find our answers? How do we remain on a path that does not stray from, O valiant one, as was written on a rocket in your name that struck "Tel Aviv" in May 2021? During your brief time with us, you taught us the importance of standing against betrayal and for resistance, against idling and towards turning words into actions, your personal ethos and conviction. Words alone are useless; they must manifest into action.
You saw the continuous benefit of resistance after life, understanding that the resistance of our ancestors is why we exist today and why the resistance of today will liberate our homeland. You saw the Authority as participating in our annihilation, and you saw "peace" as annihilation. As the traitorous Authority imprisoned you, you told us, "[We are] required to choose: battle and humiliation. And far from us is humiliation."
You placed Palestine in front of our eyes, reminding us that she is the one that will give us the answers that we are searching for.
Today, the voice of the free and resistant is as clear as ever.
We heeded your words, Basil, and immortalized them in our national consciousness. Ultimately, although the martyrs' words are nearly sacred to us, they are simply words. You—the writer, the fugitive, the prisoner, the fighter, and the martyr—you reminded us, Basil, to search. You taught us, to search, as you did, "for the truth and the missing faces," to search until we, too, have found our answers.
You reminded us that our martyrs "must always remain present in our minds, in our hearts, in our will, in our consciousness in our thoughts, in our culture, in our literature, and in our discourse." You are our guide, Basil, but we are the ones who must draw the path. "Why should I answer for you?," you asked us. "You should search."
How should we search? How can we search, as you did, to find our answers? How do we remain on a path that does not stray from, O valiant one, as was written on a rocket in your name that struck "Tel Aviv" in May 2021? During your brief time with us, you taught us the importance of standing against betrayal and for resistance, against idling and towards turning words into actions, your personal ethos and conviction. Words alone are useless; they must manifest into action.
You saw the continuous benefit of resistance after life, understanding that the resistance of our ancestors is why we exist today and why the resistance of today will liberate our homeland. You saw the Authority as participating in our annihilation, and you saw "peace" as annihilation. As the traitorous Authority imprisoned you, you told us, "[We are] required to choose: battle and humiliation. And far from us is humiliation."
You placed Palestine in front of our eyes, reminding us that she is the one that will give us the answers that we are searching for.
"Palestine is the most beautiful in my opinion, not with its greeness, blueness, yellowness, redness, crops, goodness, and nature. Her beauty is that she is the one who gave me my answer in the search for meaning, and she is the one who answered my existential questions and gives me the justification for my existence and addresses my constant anxiety."
To our readers, it is difficult to express in a few words the impact of the revolutionary intellectual Basil Al-Araj, who was tortured by the PA until his heart stopped three times. When they could not subdue him, they transferred him to the zionist enemy. Basil ascended to martyrdom gloriously months later in a multi-hour point-blank firefight with the IOF. Anti-tank missiles and 22 bullets struck him in his final moments. By his side lay his blood-stained glasses, kuffiyeh, Carlo, and his writings.
Let his writings speak to you. We encourage you to read the few of his texts that have been translated into English to get a sense of this hero who never compromised and whose vision is immortalized by his words and deeds.
His mother said, "One must live honorably and die honorably."
His father, pictured above, gave Basil a military salute before his burial.
"Do not reconcile." A demand and a moral code; it is written on his gravestone.
To our readers, it is difficult to express in a few words the impact of the revolutionary intellectual Basil Al-Araj, who was tortured by the PA until his heart stopped three times. When they could not subdue him, they transferred him to the zionist enemy. Basil ascended to martyrdom gloriously months later in a multi-hour point-blank firefight with the IOF. Anti-tank missiles and 22 bullets struck him in his final moments. By his side lay his blood-stained glasses, kuffiyeh, Carlo, and his writings.
Let his writings speak to you. We encourage you to read the few of his texts that have been translated into English to get a sense of this hero who never compromised and whose vision is immortalized by his words and deeds.
His mother said, "One must live honorably and die honorably."
His father, pictured above, gave Basil a military salute before his burial.
"Do not reconcile." A demand and a moral code; it is written on his gravestone.
You may learn more about the "revolutionary intellectual" martyr Basil Al-Araj here:
• Read: RNN's feature on Basil Al-Araj (Part one and two).
• Read: RNN feature on Basil Al-Araj, 2024
• Read: Basil's ground war advice.
• Watch: Nablus residents on the anniversary of Basil's martyrdom.
• Watch: Basil on "liberating your mind before the land.
• Watch: Oslo was a mistake.
• Watch: Basil's father on his legacy.
• Poster: Glory to the educated and resistant rifle!
• Poster: Resistance is a continuous benefit.
• Poster: They [PA] give us corruption. We give them revolution! (2)
• Poster: Our duty is not only to take revenge.
• Poster: The moral standard for any human.
• Read: Basil quotes (1,2)
External links:
• Listen: The Resistance Report - Al-Araj's Echo (Released January 4th, 2024)
• Read: On the PA, dismantle it and let them fall. (By Basil Al-Araj)
• Read: Why Do We Go to War? by Basil Al-Araj (archived here); (By Basil Al-Araj)
• Watch: Basil Al-Araj on the Alley of Death operation (in Arabic)
• Read: Book review of Basil's works;
• Read: Samidoun Network commemorates Basil.
• Read: [In Arabic; by Basil Al-Araj] Outlawing the law and entering the revolution
“Not a day has passed without an act of resistance; not a single day! The rate of resistance ebbs and flows, but always remains above the the zero line. Not once did it disappear, not for a single day in our history.”
• Read: RNN's feature on Basil Al-Araj (Part one and two).
• Read: RNN feature on Basil Al-Araj, 2024
• Read: Basil's ground war advice.
• Watch: Nablus residents on the anniversary of Basil's martyrdom.
• Watch: Basil on "liberating your mind before the land.
• Watch: Oslo was a mistake.
• Watch: Basil's father on his legacy.
• Poster: Glory to the educated and resistant rifle!
• Poster: Resistance is a continuous benefit.
• Poster: They [PA] give us corruption. We give them revolution! (2)
• Poster: Our duty is not only to take revenge.
• Poster: The moral standard for any human.
• Read: Basil quotes (1,2)
External links:
• Listen: The Resistance Report - Al-Araj's Echo (Released January 4th, 2024)
• Read: On the PA, dismantle it and let them fall. (By Basil Al-Araj)
• Read: Why Do We Go to War? by Basil Al-Araj (archived here); (By Basil Al-Araj)
• Watch: Basil Al-Araj on the Alley of Death operation (in Arabic)
• Read: Book review of Basil's works;
• Read: Samidoun Network commemorates Basil.
• Read: [In Arabic; by Basil Al-Araj] Outlawing the law and entering the revolution
“Not a day has passed without an act of resistance; not a single day! The rate of resistance ebbs and flows, but always remains above the the zero line. Not once did it disappear, not for a single day in our history.”
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🚨 Fierce armed clashes are continuing between resistance fighters and zionist forces in #Tubas as the invasion enters its third hour.
Resistance fighters detonated a high-powered explosive device in an IOF vehicle, and several factions are in the field. IOF ambulances were spotted in the city.
Meanwhile, the IOF has assaulted and abducted at least 4 residents. The occupation forces also detained an ambulance and are preventing it from reaching the wounded in nearby Tammoun.
Resistance fighters detonated a high-powered explosive device in an IOF vehicle, and several factions are in the field. IOF ambulances were spotted in the city.
Meanwhile, the IOF has assaulted and abducted at least 4 residents. The occupation forces also detained an ambulance and are preventing it from reaching the wounded in nearby Tammoun.
⬛️ Soldiers of Allah - Tubas:
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With the help of Allah and His strength, our fighters are still targeting the vehicles storming the city with highly explosive devices, hitting the vehicles and a military bulldozer, directly targeting a vehicle and damaging it by our fighters.
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With the help of Allah and His strength, our fighters are still targeting the vehicles storming the city with highly explosive devices, hitting the vehicles and a military bulldozer, directly targeting a vehicle and damaging it by our fighters.
⬛️ Soldiers of Allah - Tubas:
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By Him who made oaths sacred, we shall neither forgive nor forget your revenge, O Jaghal.
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By Him who made oaths sacred, we shall neither forgive nor forget your revenge, O Jaghal.
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🚨 Ahmed Daraghmeh, leader of the Tubas Brigade, ascended to martyrdom in Al-Fara’a camp, #Tubas, after being by shot by occupation forces.
Glory to the martyrs.
Glory to the martyrs.
🟢 Martyr Izz El-Din Al-Qassam Brigades - Tubas:
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Our fighters are engaged in violent clashes with the occupation forces invading the city of Tubas, and are targeting the invading forces with the appropriate explosive weapons.
Indeed, it is a jihad of victory or martyrdom.
Martyr Izz El-Din Al-Qassam Brigades - Tubas
7-3-2024
26 Sha’ban 1445H
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Our fighters are engaged in violent clashes with the occupation forces invading the city of Tubas, and are targeting the invading forces with the appropriate explosive weapons.
Indeed, it is a jihad of victory or martyrdom.
Martyr Izz El-Din Al-Qassam Brigades - Tubas
7-3-2024
26 Sha’ban 1445H
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🚨 Fierce armed clashes are continuing between resistance fighters and zionist forces in #Tubas as the invasion enters its third hour.
Resistance fighters detonated a high-powered explosive device in an IOF vehicle, and several factions are in the field.…
Resistance fighters detonated a high-powered explosive device in an IOF vehicle, and several factions are in the field.…
⬛️ Soldiers of Allah - Tubas:
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We are on your path, O beloved of the soul.
We will not forget. We will not forgive. And we will not show mercy, God willing.
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Note: Pictured is martyred Tubas Brigade leader Ahmed Daraghmeh (Al-Jaghal)
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We are on your path, O beloved of the soul.
We will not forget. We will not forgive. And we will not show mercy, God willing.
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Note: Pictured is martyred Tubas Brigade leader Ahmed Daraghmeh (Al-Jaghal)
The IOF has completely withdrawn from #Tubas after a large invasion and abduction campaign that lasted over 5 hours.
🟡 Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades - Youth of Revenge and Liberation - Tubas:
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
"Fight them; Allah will punish them by your hands, disgrace them, grant you victory over them, and heal the hearts of a believing people."
With the help of Allah and his strength, our brave fighters were able to target the occupation vehicles that stormed the city of Tubas with heavy barrages of blessed bullets, as armed clashes took place in more than one axis.
Our jihad continues and our weapons are drawn in all arenas.
Your brothers and soldiers
Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades - Tubas - Youth of Revenge and Liberation
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
"Fight them; Allah will punish them by your hands, disgrace them, grant you victory over them, and heal the hearts of a believing people."
With the help of Allah and his strength, our brave fighters were able to target the occupation vehicles that stormed the city of Tubas with heavy barrages of blessed bullets, as armed clashes took place in more than one axis.
Our jihad continues and our weapons are drawn in all arenas.
Your brothers and soldiers
Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades - Tubas - Youth of Revenge and Liberation
⚫️ Saraya Al-Quds:
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After our fighters returned from the areas of clashes in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, they confirmed that they had carried out a number of tasks:
Our fighters bombed a gathering of enemy soldiers with mortar shells on Street 10, south of the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood.
Our fighters carried out an engineered ambush on a convoy of zionist military vehicles penetrating southeast of the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood.
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After our fighters returned from the areas of clashes in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, they confirmed that they had carried out a number of tasks:
Our fighters bombed a gathering of enemy soldiers with mortar shells on Street 10, south of the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood.
Our fighters carried out an engineered ambush on a convoy of zionist military vehicles penetrating southeast of the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood.
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🔴 Martyr Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades - West Bank:
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The Martyr Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades proudly announces the martyrdom of its hero comrade and wounded warrior, Mohammad Eid, from the village of Burin, south of Nablus, who ascended to martyrdom on Wednesday evening, March 6, 2024, succumbing to injuries sustained two days earlier while confronting occupation forces.
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The Martyr Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades proudly announces the martyrdom of its hero comrade and wounded warrior, Mohammad Eid, from the village of Burin, south of Nablus, who ascended to martyrdom on Wednesday evening, March 6, 2024, succumbing to injuries sustained two days earlier while confronting occupation forces.
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🚨 Footage documenting the moment when a barrage of rockets was fired from Lebanon towards settlements northern occupied Palestine.
🚨 Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs Commission:
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A Vindictive Policy Practiced Against the Prisoner Leader Zakaria Zubeidi.
The Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs Commission reported this Thursday morning that its lawyer, Karim Ajwa, managed to visit the prisoner leader Zakaria Zubeidi yesterday, who is held in solitary confinement cells at Asqalan prison.
The Commission's lawyer quoted the prisoner leader Zubeidi saying, "I have been in Asqalan isolation for three weeks, and before that, I was in solitary confinement in 'Ramon' and 'Remonim.' The living conditions and circumstances are difficult and complicated in the three detention cells."
He added, "There is nothing in the isolation room, restrictions are still imposed on me, and I am not allowed to go out for recreation. The food provided to me is very little and of poor quality, and I only have the clothes I am wearing. My cell is searched daily even though it is empty of everything. During these searches, my hands are tied behind my back, as is the case when I go out to visit the lawyer. I have been in this situation for several months."
The Commission holds the occupation government and its prison administration fully responsible for the life of the prisoner leader Zakaria Zubeidi, who has been subjected to a fascist policy since his heroic escape from Gilboa prison.
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A Vindictive Policy Practiced Against the Prisoner Leader Zakaria Zubeidi.
The Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs Commission reported this Thursday morning that its lawyer, Karim Ajwa, managed to visit the prisoner leader Zakaria Zubeidi yesterday, who is held in solitary confinement cells at Asqalan prison.
The Commission's lawyer quoted the prisoner leader Zubeidi saying, "I have been in Asqalan isolation for three weeks, and before that, I was in solitary confinement in 'Ramon' and 'Remonim.' The living conditions and circumstances are difficult and complicated in the three detention cells."
He added, "There is nothing in the isolation room, restrictions are still imposed on me, and I am not allowed to go out for recreation. The food provided to me is very little and of poor quality, and I only have the clothes I am wearing. My cell is searched daily even though it is empty of everything. During these searches, my hands are tied behind my back, as is the case when I go out to visit the lawyer. I have been in this situation for several months."
The Commission holds the occupation government and its prison administration fully responsible for the life of the prisoner leader Zakaria Zubeidi, who has been subjected to a fascist policy since his heroic escape from Gilboa prison.
🚨 Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza:
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Daily statistical report on the number of martyrs and injuries due to the ongoing "israeli" Aggression on the 153rd Day on the Gaza Strip:
The "israeli" occupation committed 9 massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, resulting in 83 martyrs and 142 injuries in the past 24 hours.
A number of victims are still under the rubble and on the streets, where the occupation prevents the arrival of ambulance and civil defense crews to reach them.
The toll of the "israeli" aggression has risen to 30,800 martyrs and 72,298 injuries since last 7th of October.
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Daily statistical report on the number of martyrs and injuries due to the ongoing "israeli" Aggression on the 153rd Day on the Gaza Strip:
The "israeli" occupation committed 9 massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, resulting in 83 martyrs and 142 injuries in the past 24 hours.
A number of victims are still under the rubble and on the streets, where the occupation prevents the arrival of ambulance and civil defense crews to reach them.
The toll of the "israeli" aggression has risen to 30,800 martyrs and 72,298 injuries since last 7th of October.
🟡🟢 Hezbollah:
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
"Permission [to fight] has been granted to those who are being fought, because they were wronged. And indeed, Allah is competent to give them victory."
This is the truth of Allah, the Most High, the Almighty.
In support of our steadfast Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and in support of their brave and honorable resistance, the fighters of the Islamic Resistance, at 11:00 AM on Thursday, 07-03-2024, targeted a newly established command center in Liman with artillery shells, achieving a direct hit.
"And victory is only from Allah, the Mighty, the Wise."
Thursday, 07-03-2024
26 Sha'ban 1445 AH
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
"Permission [to fight] has been granted to those who are being fought, because they were wronged. And indeed, Allah is competent to give them victory."
This is the truth of Allah, the Most High, the Almighty.
In support of our steadfast Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and in support of their brave and honorable resistance, the fighters of the Islamic Resistance, at 11:00 AM on Thursday, 07-03-2024, targeted a newly established command center in Liman with artillery shells, achieving a direct hit.
"And victory is only from Allah, the Mighty, the Wise."
Thursday, 07-03-2024
26 Sha'ban 1445 AH