Portrait of Jordanian resistance: Maher al-Jazi
Posted by: John Phoenix
By: Prof Rima Najjar
Poster shows Thiab Hussein al-Awdat al-Jazi (Abu Sami) with the image of his martyred son Maher behind him and the legend: “My son’s blood is not any more precious than the blood of Palestinians.” (Image: Rima Najjar)
They say that before embarking on the fidai operation (“fidai” is someone who engages in guerrilla warfare and other forms of resistance) at the highly militarized Allenby (King Hussein) crossing between Jordan and the West Bank during which Maher al-Jazi succeeded in shooting and killing three Israeli security personnel, he had not disclosed his plan to anyone. But people here in Jordan and everywhere else in the Middle East are so thirsty to visualize his preparatory moves that some have circulated on soc...