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Mahmoud Hamshari
Mahmoud Hamshari ( ar, محمود الهمشري; 1939–1973) was a Palestinian official who was assassinated by Israel in Paris, France, on 8 December 1972. He was serving as the representative of the Palestine Liberation Organization The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO; ar, منظمة التحرير الفلسطينية, ') is a Palestinian nationalism, Palestinian nationalist political and militant organization founded in 1964 with the initial purpose of establ ... (PLO) to France when the incident occurred. He died in a Paris hospital on 9 January 1973. Early life and education Hamshari was born in a village, Umm Khaled, west of Tulkarm, on 29 August 1939. The family had to leave their homeland in 1948 when it was occupied by Israel, and the village was renamed as Netayna. He obtained a PhD in history from a French university. Career and activities Hamshari worked as a teacher in Kuwait and Algeria. He was a member of the Fatah. He was tasked to organize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umm Khalid
Umm Khalid ( ar, أم خالد), also called Mukhalid, was a Palestinian village in the Tulkarm Subdistrict, west of Tulkarm. It was an ancient site in the central coastline of what is now the city of Netanya, Israel. History Archaeological findings around the village included the remains of towers, fortresses, wells, reservoirs, cisterns, and pottery. Flint tools found around the area suggest that the site might have been inhabited since prehistoric times.Y. Porath, Umm Khalid, ''Israel Exploration Journal'', Vol. 37, 1987, pp. 57–59. First century BCE remnants of buildings, installations and burial caves have been found. Crusader castle The village site contained ''Castellum Rogerii Langobardi'', the castle of Roger the Lombard, built by the Crusaders.Khalidi, 1992, p. 562 The building was mentioned in 1135, mostly destroyed c. 1948, and partly excavated in 1985/86. It appears to have been continuously in use from the Crusader period until 1948. Ottoman period The vill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |