Majid Abusharar
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Majid Abusharar | |
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| Born | 1936 Dura, Palestine |
| Died | October 9th, 1981 aged 44-45 Rome, Italy |
| Resting place | Beirut, Lebanon |
| Occupation | Author, Human rights activist, journalist, and politician |
| Language | Arabic |
| Nationality | Palestine and Mandatory Palestine |
| Education | Alexandria University in Law |
| Literary movement | PLO and Fateh |
| Children | Samaa Abusharar, Salam Abusharar, and Dalia Abusharar |
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Majid Abusharar was a Palestinian writer, activist, journalist, and politician, born in 1936 within the city of Dura who wrote Bitter Bread and was assassinated on October 9th 1981 after a bomb was planted by Mossad agents within his hotel in Rome.
Early Life[edit]
He was born to Mohammed Abusharar and Fatima Al-Sharif within Dura. He shortly moved to Gaza because of his father's judgework and his father also joining the Holy Jihad Army within the 1940s. Majid received his primary and prepatory education within Gaza. He later received a degree in law from Alexandria University in 1958, and later returned to his hometown in Dura.
Career[edit]
Shortly after, he moved to Jordan and worked as a teacher and principal in Karak District School. In 1959, he became an editor of Al-Ayyam in Saudi Arabia. He was also socialist in his political ideals and was fairly open about such in his works. He joined Fatah in 1962 and was active in its administration. In 1964, he wrote a collection of stories called Bitter Bread, with the notable included stories being "Water Snakes" and "Bitter Bread". In the same year, he was married and had a child. Following the Six-Day War, he moved to Jordan and continued to work in Fatah's media department under .Kamal Adwan. Following the Fardan Operation, he joined the Palestinian National Council. He was Political Commissar for Fatah from 1973-1978. He prepared guerilla forces and drew up lines for plans. In 1977, he was remarried and had two more children. He later served as a secretary general of the Fatah Revolutionary Council and Secretary of the Revolutionary Council. Shortly after the assassination of Adwan, he became Director of the PLO Information Department and in charge of the media and operations department of the PLO. He also became an active member of several Palestinian writer and journalist groups and provided ground for different Palestinian parties and militias to negotiate.
Political Positions[edit]
Majid Abusharar was a staunch member of the Democratic Left, becoming the Fatah Political Commissar and forming socialist communities. His political policies were to not recognize, negotiate, or stop fighting with Israel. Later, he was elected as a member of the Fateh Central committee, and a number of several other movement joined the revolutionary council. As a result of the massive popularity of the Democratic Left, he helped form The Students Battalion. In 1980, he attempted to unite his ranks under one movement and succeeded in uniting the movement. He later wrote Bitter Bread as a collection of his own short political short stories and also wrote a satire article called "Jedda" in the Fatah Newspaper. He was also prominent in the General Union of Palestinian Writers and Authors.
Assassination[edit]
He went on a visit to Rome for a Palestinian solidarity meeting under the name Abbas Zaytouni with an Algerian passport. He attended the conference with Hilarion Capucci, Vanessa Redgrave, and Roger Garaudy and on the evening of 9th of October, 1981, he was killed by an explosion by a bomb planted underneath his bed that occurred in Flora Hotel by Mossad agents. He was buried in Beirut in the Palestinian Martyr's Cemetery by his family due to him residing there before his death. Authorities originally assumed that he was assembling the bomb but the theory was later disproved following autopsy reports and several investigations. Al Assifa claimed that they were responsible for his assassination claiming that he had strayed from radicalism and had become too moderate. Despite this, his family and several authorities believe that it was Mossad that had ensued the assassination due to the bomb being well put together and the good execution of the plan.
Aftermath[edit]
Following his death, his family was notified and travelled to Beirut to bury him. A general disruption within his hometown in Dura and Palestine ensued as people were seen wearing black to pay respects. His official funeral would be held in Beirut. His funeral was attended by his family and band members. He would be buried in the Palestinian Martyr's Cemetery. Mahmoud Darwish wrote of him within one of his books "In the Presence of Absence" and the Majid Abusharar Media Foundation would be opened to perpetuate his name. In 2012, A Palestinian artist known as Youssef Katlo erected a 10 meter long and three meter wide mural in his honor of Majid in front of the entrance to Dora International.
References[edit]
[1] Passia
[2]Majed Abusharar Media Foundation
[3]Yasser Arafat Foundation
[6] Passia - Abu Sharar, Majid (-) Archived December 15, 2019 at the Wayback Machine website
[7] Jihad Al-Rantissi - Majed Abu Sharar.. A Palestinian model for the Gramshi intellectual. Saved copy 09-10-2020 on the Wayback Machine website
[8] (22 May 2019). The martyr commander Majed Abu Sharar . Homeland memory . Retrieved on 3 November 2019. Archived3 November 2019 on the Wayback Machine websit
[9] Majed Abu Sharar in “Bitter Bread” .. Find Through! | Resistance pens _ _
[10] About the student battalion and Naji Alloush.. - [Intifada - Intifada] Archived December 15, 2019 on the Wayback Machine website
[11] The Martyr Leader / Majid Abu Sharar - Our Palestine Archived January 3, 2020 at the Wayback Machine website
[13] Upi.com Funeral services were held today for Majid Abu Sharar
[14] Palarchive.com "A Glimpse of the Funeral Procession of Majid Abusharar in Beirut
[15] The Washington Post: Bomb Kills PLO Official in Rome Luxury Hotel
[16] Lebanon: Funeral of Majid Abusharar
[17] Reuters: Majid Abusharar Flown From Rome to Beirut
[18] Al Jazeera: Palestine in Motion: Samaa Abu Sharar
[19] Jstor: Seminar: Problems of Palestinian National Struggle
[20] PalestinianPosterProject: Bitter Bread
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