"Bassam", a Poem Simulating the Israeli Assassination Attempt Against Nablus Mayor Bassam Shak'a, 1980
Handwritten in Arabic, this document shows a poem addressing Nablus Mayor Bassam Shak'a upon his return from treatment in England following an Israeli assassination attempt in June 1980 which cost him his legs. The poem goes like this: "Free Men from the Fire Mountain (Nablus), Welcome Bassam Home", and of the attempt, it goes "They amputated your legs, but amputation does not cut an iron-sword".
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Ozrail, Samar. "The Bassam Shak'a Collection". Archival Inventory. August 2019. The Palestinian Museum Digital Archive. Shak'a, Bassam. Al-Fassed, Enaya. "The Bassam Shak'a Collection". Interview with PMDA Researcher Wijdan Samara. 2015. The Palestinian Museum Digital Archive.
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