The Carlo Emerges from Wounds (2/3):
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Why "the Carlo"?
The martyr Ghassan Kanafani explains the difference in the situation in Gaza compared to the West Bank through an objective historical comparison. He points out that during the Egyptian administration, many Gazans were trained, unlike the West Bank. And when Gaza was occupied, there were still cells of fedayeen (self-sacrificing fighters), while King Hussein handed over the West Bank to the zionists "clean," as he himself described it. The psychological factor in Gaza is different, as it is besieged, west by the sea, south by the Sinai, east by the the Naqab, and north by the enemy entity. Kanafani add that during the first months of the occupation, the operations of transferring weapons, men, and money to the West Bank were easier, so they could not resist the development of counter methods against the zionists. In contrast, the situation in Gaza was harder and stricter, which forced the Palestinians there to adopt more effective tactics. Another factor was the network of salaries paid by the Jordanian regime, the method by which regimes maintain loyalties. The "israelis" also paid money. Kanafani confirms here that this does not mean that Palestinians in the West Bank have abandoned the option of resistance, or that they were against it, but these factors made the process of the emergence of the resistance work difficult and slower. As for Gaza, the situation was different, as their living conditions were harder.
With the two Intifadas, the "Carlo" reappeared, especially in Gaza during the first intifada, as a consequence of what Ghassan mentioned. It quantity increased, as its source was the warehouses of the Egyptian army. In the West Bank, as in the Gaza Strip, it was like other weapons, buried in the soil on hard days, to be resurrected again with the uprising of resistance work. This is the first aspect of the symbolism of the "Carlo". The simple Swedish weapon, manufactured during the 1940s, was later produced by military production lines in Nasser's Egypt until the end of the 1970s. It accompanied the Palestinian in hiding and burial over bitter decades and never abandoned him, only to be spotted by the photography lenses on the arms of the resistance fighters time and again, even at the beginning of the millennium. In a review of the weapon of the resistance fighters during the great battle of Jenin in 2002, the activist Jamal Huweil, one of the participants in the epic, documented about ten "Carlo" pieces, making it the most common weapon. The first aspect of this weapon represents the truth of the line "no power in the world can take my weapon out of my hand" ("The Great Jenin Camp Battle 2002: The Living History" 2022, Jamal Huweil, Institute for Palestine Studies).
Returning to Raed, with his operation a question arose: Why the "Carlo"? Especially since the martyr appeared in scenes with other weapons. The answer here leads us to the other aspect of this weapon's symbolism. After the enemy's so-called "Defensive Shield" operation, and the new "Cleaning" operation of the West Bank, with complete zionist control and the beginning of security, social, and economic engineering of the West Bank, the "Carlo", due to its simplicity, became a symbol of creativity and manufacturing from nothing. Therefore, it evades the watchful eye of the "israelis" and their agents in the [Palestinian] Authority of security coordination. Its small size also allows its bearer to bypass surveillance measures. The distinction of this weapon, at this time, and in a region where zionist colonialism has accumulated centuries of experiences from other colonizers in controlling peoples, reinforced by unprecedented technological advancement in human history, allows us to understand the scenes and images of martyrs like Raed Hazem, Mahmoud Kamil, and Ashraf Na'alwa differently, within the context of a five-century equation of white colonialism over the planet.
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Why "the Carlo"?
The martyr Ghassan Kanafani explains the difference in the situation in Gaza compared to the West Bank through an objective historical comparison. He points out that during the Egyptian administration, many Gazans were trained, unlike the West Bank. And when Gaza was occupied, there were still cells of fedayeen (self-sacrificing fighters), while King Hussein handed over the West Bank to the zionists "clean," as he himself described it. The psychological factor in Gaza is different, as it is besieged, west by the sea, south by the Sinai, east by the the Naqab, and north by the enemy entity. Kanafani add that during the first months of the occupation, the operations of transferring weapons, men, and money to the West Bank were easier, so they could not resist the development of counter methods against the zionists. In contrast, the situation in Gaza was harder and stricter, which forced the Palestinians there to adopt more effective tactics. Another factor was the network of salaries paid by the Jordanian regime, the method by which regimes maintain loyalties. The "israelis" also paid money. Kanafani confirms here that this does not mean that Palestinians in the West Bank have abandoned the option of resistance, or that they were against it, but these factors made the process of the emergence of the resistance work difficult and slower. As for Gaza, the situation was different, as their living conditions were harder.
With the two Intifadas, the "Carlo" reappeared, especially in Gaza during the first intifada, as a consequence of what Ghassan mentioned. It quantity increased, as its source was the warehouses of the Egyptian army. In the West Bank, as in the Gaza Strip, it was like other weapons, buried in the soil on hard days, to be resurrected again with the uprising of resistance work. This is the first aspect of the symbolism of the "Carlo". The simple Swedish weapon, manufactured during the 1940s, was later produced by military production lines in Nasser's Egypt until the end of the 1970s. It accompanied the Palestinian in hiding and burial over bitter decades and never abandoned him, only to be spotted by the photography lenses on the arms of the resistance fighters time and again, even at the beginning of the millennium. In a review of the weapon of the resistance fighters during the great battle of Jenin in 2002, the activist Jamal Huweil, one of the participants in the epic, documented about ten "Carlo" pieces, making it the most common weapon. The first aspect of this weapon represents the truth of the line "no power in the world can take my weapon out of my hand" ("The Great Jenin Camp Battle 2002: The Living History" 2022, Jamal Huweil, Institute for Palestine Studies).
Returning to Raed, with his operation a question arose: Why the "Carlo"? Especially since the martyr appeared in scenes with other weapons. The answer here leads us to the other aspect of this weapon's symbolism. After the enemy's so-called "Defensive Shield" operation, and the new "Cleaning" operation of the West Bank, with complete zionist control and the beginning of security, social, and economic engineering of the West Bank, the "Carlo", due to its simplicity, became a symbol of creativity and manufacturing from nothing. Therefore, it evades the watchful eye of the "israelis" and their agents in the [Palestinian] Authority of security coordination. Its small size also allows its bearer to bypass surveillance measures. The distinction of this weapon, at this time, and in a region where zionist colonialism has accumulated centuries of experiences from other colonizers in controlling peoples, reinforced by unprecedented technological advancement in human history, allows us to understand the scenes and images of martyrs like Raed Hazem, Mahmoud Kamil, and Ashraf Na'alwa differently, within the context of a five-century equation of white colonialism over the planet.
The Carlo Emerges from Wounds (3/3):
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In the first half of the 16th century, the Spanish colonizers intensified their campaigns against the empires of the indigenous people in South America. Given that the equation was colonizers against the landowners, the domination of material force was inevitable for the invaders. The Spaniards came on horseback, a sight the indigenous people saw the first time in their lives, and their combat methods were insufficient to confront it, leading to defeat after defeat. This continued until they developed a new tactic, which was to lure the Spaniards into the cities, forcing them to dismount from the horses, then ambushing them with arrows, inflicting severe defeat on them, forcing them to retreat, leaving behind the bodies of their dead.
When Raed finished his prayer and left the mosque in the occupied city of Yaffa, then clashed with the zionist colonizers and was martyred, he represented the current historical form of the indigenous people's arrows, that determination and spirit that fights and defeats the oppressive material power of the enemy. This aspect of the symbolism of this weapon is the material expression of "My weapon emerges from my wounds."
Conclusion: A hundred years of fighting
After the martyrdom of the martyrs Aboud Soboh and Mohammed Al-Azizi, a picture appeared showing the mothers of the martyrs of the clash standing in front of a mural inside Al-Azizi's room. Perhaps the observer of the picture in all its details should notice and remember one of the most prominent war strategies of leader Mao Zedong: "Resistance fighters must move among the people like fish in the sea". That is, the popular cradle of the resistance must be the water without which the resistance fighter cannot swim and continue.
Throughout the years of struggle, the zionists succeeded in drying up the seas on the Palestinian fighter, and playing on the contradictions due to the deficiencies and shortcomings of the Palestinian revolution in Lebanon and Jordan. But one of the most important reasons for the success of today's resistance movements is that the Palestinian is fighting on Palestinian land, through a Palestinian society, in a Palestinian sea. The "Carlo," with its dual symbolism—preserving it for decades or and then creatively manufacturing it—indicates the continuity of this fight. From the British, then the zionists, and beyond the zionists, the fight has continued for a hundred years. If this picture of the mothers conveys any message, it is that the bet on the drying up of this sea is impossible, and the zionists have nothing to do but to record year after year.
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In the first half of the 16th century, the Spanish colonizers intensified their campaigns against the empires of the indigenous people in South America. Given that the equation was colonizers against the landowners, the domination of material force was inevitable for the invaders. The Spaniards came on horseback, a sight the indigenous people saw the first time in their lives, and their combat methods were insufficient to confront it, leading to defeat after defeat. This continued until they developed a new tactic, which was to lure the Spaniards into the cities, forcing them to dismount from the horses, then ambushing them with arrows, inflicting severe defeat on them, forcing them to retreat, leaving behind the bodies of their dead.
When Raed finished his prayer and left the mosque in the occupied city of Yaffa, then clashed with the zionist colonizers and was martyred, he represented the current historical form of the indigenous people's arrows, that determination and spirit that fights and defeats the oppressive material power of the enemy. This aspect of the symbolism of this weapon is the material expression of "My weapon emerges from my wounds."
Conclusion: A hundred years of fighting
After the martyrdom of the martyrs Aboud Soboh and Mohammed Al-Azizi, a picture appeared showing the mothers of the martyrs of the clash standing in front of a mural inside Al-Azizi's room. Perhaps the observer of the picture in all its details should notice and remember one of the most prominent war strategies of leader Mao Zedong: "Resistance fighters must move among the people like fish in the sea". That is, the popular cradle of the resistance must be the water without which the resistance fighter cannot swim and continue.
Throughout the years of struggle, the zionists succeeded in drying up the seas on the Palestinian fighter, and playing on the contradictions due to the deficiencies and shortcomings of the Palestinian revolution in Lebanon and Jordan. But one of the most important reasons for the success of today's resistance movements is that the Palestinian is fighting on Palestinian land, through a Palestinian society, in a Palestinian sea. The "Carlo," with its dual symbolism—preserving it for decades or and then creatively manufacturing it—indicates the continuity of this fight. From the British, then the zionists, and beyond the zionists, the fight has continued for a hundred years. If this picture of the mothers conveys any message, it is that the bet on the drying up of this sea is impossible, and the zionists have nothing to do but to record year after year.
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You may find RNN's translation of Musa Al-Sada's August 2022 article on our Medium page.
https://medium.com/@resistancenewsnetwork/the-carlo-emerges-from-wounds-ad12d8dc43c7
You may find RNN's translation of Musa Al-Sada's August 2022 article on our Medium page.
https://medium.com/@resistancenewsnetwork/the-carlo-emerges-from-wounds-ad12d8dc43c7
What does it mean to come from Jenin and open fire in "Tel Aviv"? It is the dialectic on the land of Palestine—the camp and the colony. In a world divided between an imperial center in the north and exploited peripheries in the south, there is in Palestine what is not found in any other place on the planet. For here is the contact point, the isthmus between the first and the third worlds, between wealth and poverty, between the occupier and the occupied.
You emerge from the alleys of the camp, where death is a daily practice, inherited, part of the DNA of the society, or as the martyr Nizar Banat says, "We are a society where martyrdom for us is a culture." Then, within minutes, you enter the colony, you see life as a daily practice, the daily search for the ultimate ways to satisfy desires, where theft and consumption are a a culture. Here, you do not need theories, nor books, neither Lenin nor Marx nor any thinker or scientist or writer or otherwise. Here, we all stand to learn from the sons of the camp how to practice freedom and dignity.
⬛ Soldiers of Allah - Tubas:
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You may enter as you wish, but you will exit in our way, under bullets and explosives.
Allah is the Greatest. Allah is the Greatest.
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You may enter as you wish, but you will exit in our way, under bullets and explosives.
Allah is the Greatest. Allah is the Greatest.
🟡 Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades - Tubas:
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Indeed, it is a jihad of victory or martyrdom.
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Indeed, it is a jihad of victory or martyrdom.
🟡 Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades - Youth of Revenge and Liberation - Tubas:
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"Return to them, for we will come to them with soldiers that they will have no power to resist, and we will drive them out from there in humiliation, and they will be debased."
Our fighters are confronting the zionist enemy forces' incursion into the city of Tubas, engaging in fierce clashes.
Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades
Youth of Revenge and Liberation - Tubas
Tuesday, 20-8-2024
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"Return to them, for we will come to them with soldiers that they will have no power to resist, and we will drive them out from there in humiliation, and they will be debased."
Our fighters are confronting the zionist enemy forces' incursion into the city of Tubas, engaging in fierce clashes.
Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades
Youth of Revenge and Liberation - Tubas
Tuesday, 20-8-2024
🟡 Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades - Tubas:
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"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."
Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades fighters in Tubas confront the zionist enemy forces’ storming of the city of Tubas, targeting the invading forces with a heavy barrage of bullets and powerful explosive devices, engaging in violent clashes with them.
Indeed, it is a jihad of victory or martyrdom.
Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades - Tubas
20 August 2024
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"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."
Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades fighters in Tubas confront the zionist enemy forces’ storming of the city of Tubas, targeting the invading forces with a heavy barrage of bullets and powerful explosive devices, engaging in violent clashes with them.
Indeed, it is a jihad of victory or martyrdom.
Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades - Tubas
20 August 2024
⬛ Soldiers of Allah - Tubas:
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Tubas is a coffin, and whoever enters will die.
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Tubas is a coffin, and whoever enters will die.
🟡 Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades - Vanguards of Liberation - Nablus:
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"Permission to fight is given to those who are fought against because they have been wronged, and indeed, Allah is competent to grant them victory."
The fighters of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades - Vanguards of Liberation are confronting the incursion of zionist enemy forces into the city of Nablus. Our fighters targeted the invading forces near the Al-Salam Mosque and Gamal Abdel Nasser Park with a heavy barrage of bullets, achieving confirmed hits among the enemy soldiers.
It is indeed a jihad of victory or martyrdom.
Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades
Vanguards of Liberation - Nablus
August 20, 2024
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"Permission to fight is given to those who are fought against because they have been wronged, and indeed, Allah is competent to grant them victory."
The fighters of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades - Vanguards of Liberation are confronting the incursion of zionist enemy forces into the city of Nablus. Our fighters targeted the invading forces near the Al-Salam Mosque and Gamal Abdel Nasser Park with a heavy barrage of bullets, achieving confirmed hits among the enemy soldiers.
It is indeed a jihad of victory or martyrdom.
Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades
Vanguards of Liberation - Nablus
August 20, 2024
🚨⚫ Saraya Al-Quds - Tubas Brigade:
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"And kill them wherever you overtake them and expel them from wherever they have expelled you."
Confronting the enemy's invasion.
Our fighters successfully ambushed a zionist force at the Tammoun junction, showering them with bullets and disabling a military vehicle. Our heroes continue to engage in fierce battles with the invading enemy forces across multiple combat fronts.
Our fight continues, and our weapons are drawn in all arenas.
Battle of Al-Aqsa Flood.
Saraya Al-Quds - Tubas Brigade
Military Media
Tuesday, 20-08-2024
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"And kill them wherever you overtake them and expel them from wherever they have expelled you."
Confronting the enemy's invasion.
Our fighters successfully ambushed a zionist force at the Tammoun junction, showering them with bullets and disabling a military vehicle. Our heroes continue to engage in fierce battles with the invading enemy forces across multiple combat fronts.
Our fight continues, and our weapons are drawn in all arenas.
Battle of Al-Aqsa Flood.
Saraya Al-Quds - Tubas Brigade
Military Media
Tuesday, 20-08-2024
🟡 Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades - Tubas:
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"Permission to fight is given to those who are being fought, because they have been wronged. And indeed, Allah is competent to give them victory."
The fighters of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades in Tubas are still confronting the zionist enemy forces' storming of the city of Tubas and the town of Tammoun, and are engaging in very violent clashes with the invading forces.
It is a jihad of victory or martyrdom.
Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades - Tubas
August 20, 2024
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"Permission to fight is given to those who are being fought, because they have been wronged. And indeed, Allah is competent to give them victory."
The fighters of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades in Tubas are still confronting the zionist enemy forces' storming of the city of Tubas and the town of Tammoun, and are engaging in very violent clashes with the invading forces.
It is a jihad of victory or martyrdom.
Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades - Tubas
August 20, 2024
🟡 Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades - Vanguards of Liberation - Nablus:
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"Permission to fight is given to those who are fought against because they have been wronged, and indeed, Allah is competent to grant them victory."
By the grace of Allah and His guidance, our fighters targeted the zionist enemy forces near Al-Salam Mosque with an explosive device, and they are still engaging in very violent clashes with the invading forces.
It is indeed a jihad of victory or martyrdom.
Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades
Vanguards of Liberation - Nablus August 20, 2024
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"Permission to fight is given to those who are fought against because they have been wronged, and indeed, Allah is competent to grant them victory."
By the grace of Allah and His guidance, our fighters targeted the zionist enemy forces near Al-Salam Mosque with an explosive device, and they are still engaging in very violent clashes with the invading forces.
It is indeed a jihad of victory or martyrdom.
Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades
Vanguards of Liberation - Nablus August 20, 2024
⚫ Saraya Al-Quds - Tubas Brigade:
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"And kill them wherever you overtake them and expel them from wherever they have expelled you."
Confronting the enemy's invasion.
Our fighters are engaged in fierce clashes with the enemy forces invading the vicinity of the Old Market axis and showering the enemy forces with heavy barrages of bullets.
Our fight continues, and our weapons are drawn in all arenas.
Battle of Al-Aqsa Flood.
Saraya Al-Quds - Tubas Brigade
Military Media
Tuesday, 20-08-2024
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"And kill them wherever you overtake them and expel them from wherever they have expelled you."
Confronting the enemy's invasion.
Our fighters are engaged in fierce clashes with the enemy forces invading the vicinity of the Old Market axis and showering the enemy forces with heavy barrages of bullets.
Our fight continues, and our weapons are drawn in all arenas.
Battle of Al-Aqsa Flood.
Saraya Al-Quds - Tubas Brigade
Military Media
Tuesday, 20-08-2024
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🚨⚫ Saraya Al-Quds - Tubas Brigade:
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"And kill them wherever you overtake them and expel them from wherever they have expelled you."
Confronting the enemy's invasion.
Our fighters detonated a pre-prepared high-powered Muawiyah explosive device against the enemy’s vehicles that stormed the main street axis, achieving direct hits.
Our fight continues, and our weapons are drawn in all arenas.
Battle of Al-Aqsa Flood.
Saraya Al-Quds - Tubas Brigade
Military Media
Tuesday, 20-08-2024
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"And kill them wherever you overtake them and expel them from wherever they have expelled you."
Confronting the enemy's invasion.
Our fighters detonated a pre-prepared high-powered Muawiyah explosive device against the enemy’s vehicles that stormed the main street axis, achieving direct hits.
Our fight continues, and our weapons are drawn in all arenas.
Battle of Al-Aqsa Flood.
Saraya Al-Quds - Tubas Brigade
Military Media
Tuesday, 20-08-2024
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⚫ Saraya Al-Quds - Tubas Brigade:
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful,
"And do not consider those who have been killed in the cause of Allah as dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision."
With the highest…
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful,
"And do not consider those who have been killed in the cause of Allah as dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision."
With the highest…
⚫️ Saraya Al-Quds - Tubas Brigade:
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"And kill them wherever you overtake them and expel them from wherever they have expelled you."
Confronting the enemy's invasion.
Our fighters targeted a zionist infantry force and clashes directly with it on the Dynamo axis, achieving direct hits.
Our fight continues, and our weapons are drawn in all arenas.
Battle of Al-Aqsa Flood.
Saraya Al-Quds - Tubas Brigade
Military Media
Tuesday, 20-08-2024
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"And kill them wherever you overtake them and expel them from wherever they have expelled you."
Confronting the enemy's invasion.
Our fighters targeted a zionist infantry force and clashes directly with it on the Dynamo axis, achieving direct hits.
Our fight continues, and our weapons are drawn in all arenas.
Battle of Al-Aqsa Flood.
Saraya Al-Quds - Tubas Brigade
Military Media
Tuesday, 20-08-2024