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Abu Ali Mustafa أبو علي مصطفى | |
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| Born | 14 May 1938 Arraba, Jenin, British Palestine |
| Died | 27 August 2001 Al-Bireh, West Bank, Palestine |
| Nationality | Palestinian |
| Political orientation | Anti-Zionism Anti-imperialism Marxism–Leninism |
| Political party | PFLP |
Abu Ali Mustafa (14 May 1938 – 27 August 2001) was a Palestinian resistance fighter who served as the General Secretary of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine from July 2000 until his murder in August 2001.[1]
Biography
Abu Ali Mustafa was born on May 14, 1938 in Arraba, Jenin, Palestine. When he was just 17 years old he joined the Arab Nationalist Movement, and Arab-Socialist and Anti-Imperialist movement that was a precursor to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.[2] In 1957 at 19 years old he was imprisoned for 5 years in Jordan for his Socialist organizing. In 1968 he joined the PFLP with George Habash as one of its early members. Soon he became George Habash's deputy.[3] He returned to the occupied West Bank in 1999 and after Habash stepped down in July 2000 Abu Ali Mustafa became Secretary-General of the PFLP. He opposed the Oslo Accords and remained committed to liberation for the whole of Palestine. On August 27 2001 he was murdered by Zionist forces in his office, who fired two American Made missiles through a window.[2]
Legacy
His funeral was attended by over 50000 mourners. After his martyrdom the Red Eagle Brigades, the armed wing of the PFLP, was renamed the Martyr Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades. The Abu Ali Brigades carried out the assassination of racist and genocidal Israeli minister Rehavam Ze'evi on October 17, 2001 as revenge for Abu Ali Mustafa's murder.[2] He pioneered many strategies with the PFLP and revolutionized the movement as a whole in his life.[4]
References
- ↑ "Israel Kills Palestinian Leader" (2002-09-14). Fight Back! News. Archived from the original on 2021-10-25. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Abu Ali Mustafa: A life in struggle for the liberation of Palestine" (2022-8-27). Samidoun-Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network.
- ↑ Lawrence Joffe (2001-8-27). "Abu Ali Mustafa Obituary" The Guardian.
- ↑ Harsh Thakor (2022-8-31). "In memory of Abu Ali Mustafa" Counter Currents.