The execution of Mohammed Mubarak

By Khaled Ma’ali

Three bullets, full of hatred, crime and terror, put an end to Mohammed Mubarak’s life, the young man from Jalazon camp who was just earning his daily bread that day, planning for a better future and hopeful dreams, when all went up in smoke; just like that, he was gone.

The atrocity of Mohammed’s execution shook the Palestinians to the core, making hearts cry. A young man, in the prime of his life and a hate-ridden soldier simply decided to end his life on a stage that has already been set.

Throughout the Palestinians’ long experience with Israeli occupation authorities, it is clear that they are not lacking in fabricating stories and lies in order to justify their crimes. Putting a fake weapon near the martyr and taking a picture of him is very easy and does not need much effort or thinking. A small Palestinian child wouldn’t even be deceived by that after living under so much oppression from the occupation.

It was an execution in cold blood, premeditated and with the goal of terrorizing all Palestinians. Before Mohammed was killed, there was the child Wajih Ramahi from the same camp and if this indicates to anything it points to the fact that occupation authorities zero in on certain places as execution spots, such as checkpoints, military watch posts, entrances to settlements and bypass roads.

Eyewitness reports about stripping the martyr and searching him, then making him do certain things as a way of humiliating him and taking away his dignity, sends goose bumps down our spines. The troops practiced sadism and terror on Mubarak before killing him. But again, this is nothing new for soldiers who have been filled with hatred and contempt for everything and anything Palestinian.

The execution of Mubarak in broad daylight is a clear message to all Palestinians from the bottom up: your blood is cheap and there is no one to cry for you. There is nothing for you except for the crumbs we throw your way through the negotiations or any other means.

This alone necessitates a protest and halt to the negotiations. Logic dictates that we should abandon these talks and search for other possible options, which and many and endless, especially for a people who is willing to sacrifice for the sake of eliminating the occupation.

The blood of our young men has become free territory for these Israeli soldiers and making up excuses and lies has become this army’s second nature. We hear things like: attack on the checkpoint, stabbing a soldier, not heeding orders, not stopping and driving through the checkpoint too quickly…

Soldiers in this occupation state are raised and weaned on the mantra that they are God’s chosen people and that all other people – men, women and children – are below them and are allowed to kill them. The law of the jungle is what governs the minds of these soldiers.

The system of values and ethics is upside down and twisted in unprecedented ways in Israel. Killing is an ordinary occurrence for them as long as the victim is Palestinian. And tomorrow, they will continue to kill, considering themselves above the law and humankind.

The crimes of the occupation can be stopped very easily, however if there was something to deter them. But in the near future, there doesn’t seem to be any hope that this equation will change. Yet again, this region and this point in time is full of surprises. So who knows what is yet to come. (http://www.amin.org/articles.php?t=opinion&id=23217)

Jerusalem is calling

Al Khaleej Editorial

The expedited Judaization of Jerusalem, aimed at obliterating it from the history, memory, geography and culture of the entire nation, necessitates an Arab and Islamic move to save it. The enemy is clearly investing in the factor of time to get its hands on the city, taking advantage of the indifference of the Arabs and their preoccupation with their upside-down priorities that has made them fragmented and unable to take action.

But Jerusalem cannot wait, because the enemy is working day and night; operating beneath the city and above ground to complete its plans to Judaize the city, falsify its history and replace its original inhabitants with others imported from various corners of the world who come to occupy it.

Perhaps some Arabs and Muslims have forgotten that Jerusalem is not like other cities. It is a unique place, one of its kind, embedded in the veins of millions of Muslims and Christians. It is God’s city on earth and the link between humankind and its creator. From this city, Prophet Mohammed ascended to heaven, it is the third holiest place in Islam and the city of Jesus Christ; it is the city of prayer, the holy city, the city of faith where the call to prayer from mosque minarets meets with the hymns of the faithful in its churches. This and more is Jerusalem, but today it is like an orphan, crying out from between the hands of its persecutors, but receives no answer.

Jerusalem is no longer the primary and central cause of the Arabs; it has been stricken from their agendas, while the enemy works to strike it from memory, mostly because it has a historical opportunity that may never come around again. That is why it is working tirelessly to plant thousands of settlement units in and around the city while destroying its original homes and seeking to expel its people. it changes its landmarks, including its streets, neighborhoods and alleys, given them Hebrew names that work in harmony with its Zionist plan and coincide with its Torah legends.

Jerusalem cannot wait any longer. The sword of Judaization is at its neck and the bulldozer has begun to tear down its walls. Is there anyone listening, before it is too late?(http://www.alkhaleej.ae/studiesandopinions/detailedpage/69642cc3-d40e-455e-b005-74f179963c96)