🚨🇮🇶 A source in the Coordination of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq revealed that the group has begun implementing new military strategies in its attacks against American bases in Iraq and Syria.
In a conversation with Al-Akhbar, the source stated: "Some operations are launched under new names to confuse the enemy and prevent it from identifying the faction behind them, in order to maintain operational secrecy and to avoid the targeting of Iraqi faction leaders."
The source confirmed that "some of the significant operations carried out by the resistance against American bases were deliberately not claimed explicitly. Instead, they were claimed under the names of militant formations that have no known headquarters or leader. This falls under covert security operations to prevent the enemy from identifying the entity responsible for the attacks."
The source added that "new mechanisms are being worked on for carrying out operations against the ‘israeli’ or American enemy, in addition to our ongoing coordination with other fronts in Lebanon and Yemen."
A leader in the "Ansar Allah Al-Awfiya" explained to Al-Akhbar that "the current approach taken by the resistance is to respect the government's desire and will to negotiate with Washington. However, at the same time, there is pressure on the occupier to remind them that there are factions capable of deterring them whenever they choose, and also to prevent them from further bombing of Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) sites or violating Iraqi sovereignty."
He noted that "there is a necessity to expel the Americans, especially because of their unlimited support for ‘israel,’ and the possibility that the United States might use its bases in Iraq as a staging ground for operations against the Axis of Resistance cannot be ruled out."
In a conversation with Al-Akhbar, the source stated: "Some operations are launched under new names to confuse the enemy and prevent it from identifying the faction behind them, in order to maintain operational secrecy and to avoid the targeting of Iraqi faction leaders."
The source confirmed that "some of the significant operations carried out by the resistance against American bases were deliberately not claimed explicitly. Instead, they were claimed under the names of militant formations that have no known headquarters or leader. This falls under covert security operations to prevent the enemy from identifying the entity responsible for the attacks."
The source added that "new mechanisms are being worked on for carrying out operations against the ‘israeli’ or American enemy, in addition to our ongoing coordination with other fronts in Lebanon and Yemen."
A leader in the "Ansar Allah Al-Awfiya" explained to Al-Akhbar that "the current approach taken by the resistance is to respect the government's desire and will to negotiate with Washington. However, at the same time, there is pressure on the occupier to remind them that there are factions capable of deterring them whenever they choose, and also to prevent them from further bombing of Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) sites or violating Iraqi sovereignty."
He noted that "there is a necessity to expel the Americans, especially because of their unlimited support for ‘israel,’ and the possibility that the United States might use its bases in Iraq as a staging ground for operations against the Axis of Resistance cannot be ruled out."
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⚫ Saraya Al-Quds - West Bank:
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The martyred field commander,
Rabie Mohammed Anbousi (Abu al-Baraa),
Commander of the Manufacturing Unit in the Tubas Brigsde.
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The martyred field commander,
Rabie Mohammed Anbousi (Abu al-Baraa),
Commander of the Manufacturing Unit in the Tubas Brigsde.
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⚫️ Saraya Al-Quds:
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Watch: Saraya Al-Quds shows scenes of its fighters shelling with mortar shells the positions of the zionist enemy soldiers and vehicles that had penetrated east of Khan Younis city.
Al-Aqsa Flood.
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Notes:
0:13 - Monitoring and following the positions of the enemy soldiers and vehicles infiltrating Al-Zana in eastern Khan Younis.
0:22 - “We are going to teach them a lesson, Allah willing. Here are the 120mm mortars. In a little bit we will teach them a lesson.”
1:12 - Monitoring helicopters evacuating the dead and wounded.
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Watch: Saraya Al-Quds shows scenes of its fighters shelling with mortar shells the positions of the zionist enemy soldiers and vehicles that had penetrated east of Khan Younis city.
Al-Aqsa Flood.
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Notes:
0:13 - Monitoring and following the positions of the enemy soldiers and vehicles infiltrating Al-Zana in eastern Khan Younis.
0:22 - “We are going to teach them a lesson, Allah willing. Here are the 120mm mortars. In a little bit we will teach them a lesson.”
1:12 - Monitoring helicopters evacuating the dead and wounded.
♦️ National Resistance Brigades (Martyr Omar Al-Qasim Forces):
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Martyr Omar Al-Qasim Forces targeted a zionist M-113 personnel carrier with an anti-armor RPG shell in the vicinity of George Street east of Rafah City.
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Martyr Omar Al-Qasim Forces targeted a zionist M-113 personnel carrier with an anti-armor RPG shell in the vicinity of George Street east of Rafah City.
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🚨🟢 Martyr Izz El-Din Al-Qassam Brigades:
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Watch: Al-Qassam Brigades, in cooperation with Saraya Al-Quds, snipe a zionist soldier and kill him in the Al-Zana area, east of Khan Younis, in the southern Strip.
Al-Aqsa Flood
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Notes:
0:17 - Recent sniping operations in Khan Younis: 1. 25-07-2024.
- The operation was carried out in cooperation with Saraya Al-Quds.
0:24 - Recent sniping operations in Khan Younis: 2. 28-07-2024.
- The operation was carried out in cooperation with Saraya Al-Quds.
- Two soldiers were hit with one bullet.
0:33 - "He killed him. Allah is the Greatest!"
0:38 - Recent sniping operations in Khan Younis: 3. 11-08-2024.
1:06 - The fighters waiting for the hunt.
1:14 - Monitoring the soldier.
1:31 - “Allah is the Greatest! He hit the floor!”
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Watch: Al-Qassam Brigades, in cooperation with Saraya Al-Quds, snipe a zionist soldier and kill him in the Al-Zana area, east of Khan Younis, in the southern Strip.
Al-Aqsa Flood
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Notes:
0:17 - Recent sniping operations in Khan Younis: 1. 25-07-2024.
- The operation was carried out in cooperation with Saraya Al-Quds.
0:24 - Recent sniping operations in Khan Younis: 2. 28-07-2024.
- The operation was carried out in cooperation with Saraya Al-Quds.
- Two soldiers were hit with one bullet.
0:33 - "He killed him. Allah is the Greatest!"
0:38 - Recent sniping operations in Khan Younis: 3. 11-08-2024.
1:06 - The fighters waiting for the hunt.
1:14 - Monitoring the soldier.
1:31 - “Allah is the Greatest! He hit the floor!”
🚨 Two rockets made impact in "Kiryat Shmona" in northeastern occupied Palestine without sounding sirens, according to zionist media.
"The north has turned black."
A new report in zionist media finds that Hezbollah's rockets and drones have burned over 308,000 dunams of land (76,000 acres, 308 square kilometers, or 51,000 football fields) in northern occupied Palestine since they began their operations on October 8th.
Since January, 158,000 dunams have burned, with 90,500 dunams in the occupied Golan and 50,000 in northern occupied Palestine.
Some of these fires have taken days to extinguish, with heights of up to 30 meters. These fires have posed a real problem for the zionist entity, as a seemingly extinguished fire can reappear from under ashes after a breeze.
The fires are difficult to extinguish, especially due to the rugged terrain in several areas. Often, volunteers are required. The crews have to wear bulletproof vests out of fear of further attacks, and sometimes, there are rockets and sirens flying ahead while they attempt to put out the fires.
"Mount Meron" has been bombarded since the beginning of 2024, where 136 dunams have been burned, while 15,456 dunams have been burned in the "Ramim" ridge area.
Relentless operations and fires expose the entity's vulnerability and impact of resistance. The fires and the risk of more have decimated the tourism industry in the Golan and northern Palestine, economically affecting the entity. The north has become a symbol of destruction, as hundreds of thousands of displaced settlers unable to return to their previous settlements and fires crippling the zionist economy.
A new report in zionist media finds that Hezbollah's rockets and drones have burned over 308,000 dunams of land (76,000 acres, 308 square kilometers, or 51,000 football fields) in northern occupied Palestine since they began their operations on October 8th.
Since January, 158,000 dunams have burned, with 90,500 dunams in the occupied Golan and 50,000 in northern occupied Palestine.
Some of these fires have taken days to extinguish, with heights of up to 30 meters. These fires have posed a real problem for the zionist entity, as a seemingly extinguished fire can reappear from under ashes after a breeze.
The fires are difficult to extinguish, especially due to the rugged terrain in several areas. Often, volunteers are required. The crews have to wear bulletproof vests out of fear of further attacks, and sometimes, there are rockets and sirens flying ahead while they attempt to put out the fires.
"Mount Meron" has been bombarded since the beginning of 2024, where 136 dunams have been burned, while 15,456 dunams have been burned in the "Ramim" ridge area.
Relentless operations and fires expose the entity's vulnerability and impact of resistance. The fires and the risk of more have decimated the tourism industry in the Golan and northern Palestine, economically affecting the entity. The north has become a symbol of destruction, as hundreds of thousands of displaced settlers unable to return to their previous settlements and fires crippling the zionist economy.
⚫️ Saraya Al-Quds:
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We bombarded a gathering of zionist enemy soldiers and vehicles that penetrated the Al-Zana area east of Khan Younis city with a barrage of mortar shells.
Al-Aqsa Flood.
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We bombarded a gathering of zionist enemy soldiers and vehicles that penetrated the Al-Zana area east of Khan Younis city with a barrage of mortar shells.
Al-Aqsa Flood.
"'Israel' is the reason for the delay of the deal to return the captives, and talk about 'absolute victory' is nonsense."
These were the words of zionist Minister of War Yoav Gallant today in an unprecedented admission.
Gallant added, "It is our moral duty to secure the release of the captives, even if it means releasing Palestinian ‘murderers.’" During the security meeting, he criticized Netanyahu: "I hear all the heroes beating the drums and chattering about absolute victory; they only show their courage in debates, but never in closed rooms."
With the dismantling of the War Cabinet a few weeks ago, Gallant added that "there has been no way to make decisions because there are no voices."
Netanyahu retorted that Gallant is harming the chances of reaching a deal, that he should have attacked Sinwar instead of him, and echoed his empty talk of an "absolute victory." Notably, none of the zionist entity's goals have been achieved despite over 300 days of fighting.
In the face of this fragmentation, zionist media comments: "Gallant believes that Netanyahu is misleading the public, and Netanyahu views Gallant as an American spy." Amidst the enemy's public quarrelling, the united resistance sets its own demands for negotiations and continues to plan its military response.
These were the words of zionist Minister of War Yoav Gallant today in an unprecedented admission.
Gallant added, "It is our moral duty to secure the release of the captives, even if it means releasing Palestinian ‘murderers.’" During the security meeting, he criticized Netanyahu: "I hear all the heroes beating the drums and chattering about absolute victory; they only show their courage in debates, but never in closed rooms."
With the dismantling of the War Cabinet a few weeks ago, Gallant added that "there has been no way to make decisions because there are no voices."
Netanyahu retorted that Gallant is harming the chances of reaching a deal, that he should have attacked Sinwar instead of him, and echoed his empty talk of an "absolute victory." Notably, none of the zionist entity's goals have been achieved despite over 300 days of fighting.
In the face of this fragmentation, zionist media comments: "Gallant believes that Netanyahu is misleading the public, and Netanyahu views Gallant as an American spy." Amidst the enemy's public quarrelling, the united resistance sets its own demands for negotiations and continues to plan its military response.
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🟡⚫️ Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades - Tulkarem Brigade (Rapid Response Groups) and Saraya Al-Quds - Tulkarem Camp 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 will disgrace them and give you victory over them and heal the hearts of a believing people"
This is the Truth of Allah Almighty.
With the grace and success granted by Allah, our fighters today at exactly 5:00 PM targeted the Al-Taybeh checkpoint with heavy rounds of direct gunfire. Our heroes returned safely, under the protection of the Most Merciful.
This operation comes as part of the Al-Aqsa Flood battle and in response to the ongoing crimes of the occupation against our people in the West Bank and Gaza.
Your brothers and soldiers,
Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades - Rapid Response Groups
Saraya Al-Quds, Tulkarem Camp Brigade
Monday 12/8/2024
And indeed, it is jihad of victory or martyrdom.
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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 will disgrace them and give you victory over them and heal the hearts of a believing people"
This is the Truth of Allah Almighty.
With the grace and success granted by Allah, our fighters today at exactly 5:00 PM targeted the Al-Taybeh checkpoint with heavy rounds of direct gunfire. Our heroes returned safely, under the protection of the Most Merciful.
This operation comes as part of the Al-Aqsa Flood battle and in response to the ongoing crimes of the occupation against our people in the West Bank and Gaza.
Your brothers and soldiers,
Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades - Rapid Response Groups
Saraya Al-Quds, Tulkarem Camp Brigade
Monday 12/8/2024
And indeed, it is jihad of victory or martyrdom.
Today, we remember. Tal Al-Zaatar. Hill of Thyme, where 3,000 Palestinians were martyred by zionist-backed Christian militias.
"I am Ahmad, the Arab.
I am the bullet, the orange, the memories,
And I found myself close to myself,
So I distanced myself from the dew and the maritime scene,
Tal Al-Zaatar, the tent,
And I am the homeland that came and inhabited me,
And I am the constant journey to the homeland,
And I found myself filled with myself..."
The tragedy of Tal El Zaatar is one of darkest chapters written in the history of the liberation for Palestine. It is a crime that was committed against people who had been already dispossessed, displaced, murdered, and forgotten. It was an attempt to dispossess, displace, murder, and forget them again.
The Tal El Zaatar refugee camp for Palestinian refugees was established in 1950, an UNRWA administered refugee camp for Palestinian refugees in northeastern Beirut. The area housed, alongside Palestinian refugees, a Lebanese working class, the majority of whom had come to work under harsh conditions from the southern regions of Lebanon. The population of the area was 25,000, half of whom were Palestinians.
"I haven’t washed my blood from the bread of my enemies,
But every time my steps cross a path,
Both distant and close roads flee.
Every time I approach a capital, it throws a bag at me.
So, I take refuge on the pavement of dreams and poetry.
How much I walk toward my dream, only to be outraced by daggers.
Oh, my dream and Rome!
Beautiful you are in exile,
Dead you are in Rome,
And Haifa, from here it began,
And Ahmad, the ascent of [Mount] Carmel,
With the blessing of dew, native thyme, and home."
"I am Ahmad, the Arab.
I am the bullet, the orange, the memories,
And I found myself close to myself,
So I distanced myself from the dew and the maritime scene,
Tal Al-Zaatar, the tent,
And I am the homeland that came and inhabited me,
And I am the constant journey to the homeland,
And I found myself filled with myself..."
The tragedy of Tal El Zaatar is one of darkest chapters written in the history of the liberation for Palestine. It is a crime that was committed against people who had been already dispossessed, displaced, murdered, and forgotten. It was an attempt to dispossess, displace, murder, and forget them again.
The Tal El Zaatar refugee camp for Palestinian refugees was established in 1950, an UNRWA administered refugee camp for Palestinian refugees in northeastern Beirut. The area housed, alongside Palestinian refugees, a Lebanese working class, the majority of whom had come to work under harsh conditions from the southern regions of Lebanon. The population of the area was 25,000, half of whom were Palestinians.
"I haven’t washed my blood from the bread of my enemies,
But every time my steps cross a path,
Both distant and close roads flee.
Every time I approach a capital, it throws a bag at me.
So, I take refuge on the pavement of dreams and poetry.
How much I walk toward my dream, only to be outraced by daggers.
Oh, my dream and Rome!
Beautiful you are in exile,
Dead you are in Rome,
And Haifa, from here it began,
And Ahmad, the ascent of [Mount] Carmel,
With the blessing of dew, native thyme, and home."
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"I ascend from the eyes of those coming to the sunset of the plain,
I ascend from the vegetable boxes,
And the strength of things, I ascend,
I belong to my first sky and to the poor in all alleys,
They chant:
We are steadfast,
And steadfast,
And steadfast."
On April 13, 1975, an assassination attempt targeted Pierre Gemayel, the leader of the fascist Christian Kataeb Party. Gemayel accused Palestinians of being behind it. On the same day and in the same area, the Kataeb Party targeted a bus in Ain El-Rummaneh heading to the Tal El Zaatar camp, opening fire on its passengers killing 27 people. This would be the start of 15 years of bloodshed in Lebanon after the right-wing parties in Lebanon announced their war on Palestinian presence and the Lebanese parties allied with them.
The siege on the camp began in January of 1976. On June 17th, fascist forces began their attack on Tal El Zaatar. More than 8,000 bombs fell on the camp that day. Electricity, water, and roads were cut off. Hundreds of civilians were martyred or injured. On August 12th, a large attack started following Syria's entry. All kinds of atrocities were carried out, with indiscriminate killing of women, children, and elderly. Women were raped, and pregnant mothers had their bellies cut.
The survivors tell countless stories and testimonies.
A Kataeb fighter asked a Palestinian nurse for his name, and he replied: "Elias."
The fighter said, "Palestinian, and named Elias too!"
He shot him, leading to his martyrdom. ("The Siege of Tal El Zaatar: Testimonies and Analysis" by Ali Hussein Khalaf, 1976.)
I ascend from the vegetable boxes,
And the strength of things, I ascend,
I belong to my first sky and to the poor in all alleys,
They chant:
We are steadfast,
And steadfast,
And steadfast."
On April 13, 1975, an assassination attempt targeted Pierre Gemayel, the leader of the fascist Christian Kataeb Party. Gemayel accused Palestinians of being behind it. On the same day and in the same area, the Kataeb Party targeted a bus in Ain El-Rummaneh heading to the Tal El Zaatar camp, opening fire on its passengers killing 27 people. This would be the start of 15 years of bloodshed in Lebanon after the right-wing parties in Lebanon announced their war on Palestinian presence and the Lebanese parties allied with them.
The siege on the camp began in January of 1976. On June 17th, fascist forces began their attack on Tal El Zaatar. More than 8,000 bombs fell on the camp that day. Electricity, water, and roads were cut off. Hundreds of civilians were martyred or injured. On August 12th, a large attack started following Syria's entry. All kinds of atrocities were carried out, with indiscriminate killing of women, children, and elderly. Women were raped, and pregnant mothers had their bellies cut.
The survivors tell countless stories and testimonies.
A Kataeb fighter asked a Palestinian nurse for his name, and he replied: "Elias."
The fighter said, "Palestinian, and named Elias too!"
He shot him, leading to his martyrdom. ("The Siege of Tal El Zaatar: Testimonies and Analysis" by Ali Hussein Khalaf, 1976.)
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"Venture into your blood, prepared for your dispersal,
And venture into my blood, united in your siege,
There's no time for exile..."
Zionism is an ideology. It can come by white supremacist foreigners, of people of color with a superiority complex, and sometimes, at the hands of your own people divided by colonial borders, driven by colonial mindsets. In any case, the crimson innocent blood spilled was the same. The losses were large, but to portray the people of the camp as victims waiting to be slaughtered is unfair to their memory. The camp fought with all might against the fascist forces. The resilience and fight for life were the same.
Um Nabil, 45, mother of ten:
"I was preparing bread for the fighters with a group of women from the camp when I learned of the martyrdom of my son Kayed, 22 years old. I went to the place where his body lay, kissed him, left him, and returned without telling his brothers so as not to shatter their determination.
"A week later, I learned and endured the martyrdom of my son Fares, 25 years old. The heart of a mother couldn't bear more. I endured in silence because I was a role model for the mothers of martyrs. My son Nabil left through the mountain path. Until this day, I haven't heard anything about him.
"They stormed the camp while my son Khaled (14) and I were inside. They separated the men and took the girls, conducting a humiliating search of the women. A patrol came by and asked me where I got a child like him, as he was fair-haired with green eyes while I was dark-skinned. They said, 'It's a shame for Palestinians to have someone like him.'
I answered them defiantly, with a loud voice, 'He is Palestinian, he is my son, and the son of Palestine.'
"As soon as I finished speaking, they fired on him. I didn't flinch; I stood my ground. They ordered me to step on him, but I refused and told them I know this ending, and this is our destiny. We will never kneel, as long as we still have a baby who needs to be nursed."
(From "Beirut Beirut", Sana Allah Ibrahim - 1984.)
And venture into my blood, united in your siege,
There's no time for exile..."
Zionism is an ideology. It can come by white supremacist foreigners, of people of color with a superiority complex, and sometimes, at the hands of your own people divided by colonial borders, driven by colonial mindsets. In any case, the crimson innocent blood spilled was the same. The losses were large, but to portray the people of the camp as victims waiting to be slaughtered is unfair to their memory. The camp fought with all might against the fascist forces. The resilience and fight for life were the same.
Um Nabil, 45, mother of ten:
"I was preparing bread for the fighters with a group of women from the camp when I learned of the martyrdom of my son Kayed, 22 years old. I went to the place where his body lay, kissed him, left him, and returned without telling his brothers so as not to shatter their determination.
"A week later, I learned and endured the martyrdom of my son Fares, 25 years old. The heart of a mother couldn't bear more. I endured in silence because I was a role model for the mothers of martyrs. My son Nabil left through the mountain path. Until this day, I haven't heard anything about him.
"They stormed the camp while my son Khaled (14) and I were inside. They separated the men and took the girls, conducting a humiliating search of the women. A patrol came by and asked me where I got a child like him, as he was fair-haired with green eyes while I was dark-skinned. They said, 'It's a shame for Palestinians to have someone like him.'
I answered them defiantly, with a loud voice, 'He is Palestinian, he is my son, and the son of Palestine.'
"As soon as I finished speaking, they fired on him. I didn't flinch; I stood my ground. They ordered me to step on him, but I refused and told them I know this ending, and this is our destiny. We will never kneel, as long as we still have a baby who needs to be nursed."
(From "Beirut Beirut", Sana Allah Ibrahim - 1984.)
"The camp was Ahmad's body,
Damascus was Ahmad's eyelids,
Hijaz was Ahmad's shadows,
The siege became Ahmad's passage over the hearts of millions,
The captives [of Ahmad].
The siege became Ahmad's attack,
And the sea, his final bullet!"
After the invasion, the camp was levelled to the ground. Perhaps to feign that it was never even there.
It is estimated that over 3,000 people were murdered. Reports suggest that 2,200 of them were murdered on August 12th alone. There is an unknown number of missing people and people who were buried under the rubble. It's been 47 years. No one was ever held accountable for the Tal El-Zaatar Massacre. Justice was never brought. Had there not been survivors to tell their stories, perhaps it would have never been remembered.
After those who committed the crime, and the ones who stood and watched realized that all the attempts made to "justify" the bloodshed and evade accountability were vain, they sought to erase the memory of a camp of refugees who fought with its men, women, and children yet another Nakba.
We have a duty to bring these stories to light. We must remember. Otherwise, we are complicit in the same crime despite the time that has passed.
Damascus was Ahmad's eyelids,
Hijaz was Ahmad's shadows,
The siege became Ahmad's passage over the hearts of millions,
The captives [of Ahmad].
The siege became Ahmad's attack,
And the sea, his final bullet!"
After the invasion, the camp was levelled to the ground. Perhaps to feign that it was never even there.
It is estimated that over 3,000 people were murdered. Reports suggest that 2,200 of them were murdered on August 12th alone. There is an unknown number of missing people and people who were buried under the rubble. It's been 47 years. No one was ever held accountable for the Tal El-Zaatar Massacre. Justice was never brought. Had there not been survivors to tell their stories, perhaps it would have never been remembered.
After those who committed the crime, and the ones who stood and watched realized that all the attempts made to "justify" the bloodshed and evade accountability were vain, they sought to erase the memory of a camp of refugees who fought with its men, women, and children yet another Nakba.
We have a duty to bring these stories to light. We must remember. Otherwise, we are complicit in the same crime despite the time that has passed.
"I am Ahmad the Arab, let the siege come,
My body is the ramparts, so let the siege come,
And I am the boundaries of fire, so let the siege come,
And I am besieging you,
I am besieging you,
And my chest is the door to all people, so let the siege come,"
We must never forget our history. We must never forget the suffering of our people and the series of events that led us to where we are today.
Knowledge is part of our fight for liberation. It is as essential a pillar as armed struggle. Ahmed Al-Jabari said, "A rifle that is not educated kills, but does not liberate." George Habash said, "The politically unconscious fighter is like pointing the barrel of a gun to his chest." What knowledge is more important to liberation than the history of your own people?
Our path to liberation comes through knowledge, the knowledge of our own struggle first, through the history of our ancestors, our elders. Perhaps we can never erase—or ease—the pain our people endured. We can never make it up to the lives that were lost. Sometimes, I wonder if liberation will avenge them. But if we can't undo the past, and if we can't save those who are already gone, we must honor their memory. We must never forget. We must pass it to our children, generation after generation. We must remember. And so today, we remember.
"O country, armed within my blood,
Resist!
Now, I complete my song in you,
And delve into your siege,
And now, I complete my questions in you,
And birth from your dust.
Venture into my heart, and you'll find my people,
Nations in your explosion."
My body is the ramparts, so let the siege come,
And I am the boundaries of fire, so let the siege come,
And I am besieging you,
I am besieging you,
And my chest is the door to all people, so let the siege come,"
We must never forget our history. We must never forget the suffering of our people and the series of events that led us to where we are today.
Knowledge is part of our fight for liberation. It is as essential a pillar as armed struggle. Ahmed Al-Jabari said, "A rifle that is not educated kills, but does not liberate." George Habash said, "The politically unconscious fighter is like pointing the barrel of a gun to his chest." What knowledge is more important to liberation than the history of your own people?
Our path to liberation comes through knowledge, the knowledge of our own struggle first, through the history of our ancestors, our elders. Perhaps we can never erase—or ease—the pain our people endured. We can never make it up to the lives that were lost. Sometimes, I wonder if liberation will avenge them. But if we can't undo the past, and if we can't save those who are already gone, we must honor their memory. We must never forget. We must pass it to our children, generation after generation. We must remember. And so today, we remember.
"O country, armed within my blood,
Resist!
Now, I complete my song in you,
And delve into your siege,
And now, I complete my questions in you,
And birth from your dust.
Venture into my heart, and you'll find my people,
Nations in your explosion."