Month: October 2009

The 1973 Egyptian POWs

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In 1973 Egyptian POWs were captured by the IDF , of course their numbers were too small comparing to those who were captured in 1967 not to mention all the spot lights were highlighted on the Israeli POWs captured by the Egyptian side.

As expected the Egyptian POWs in 1973 like their brothers in 1967 and 1956 did not receive the same treatment which the Israeli POWs received in Egypt.

It is enough that the Egyptian POWs of 1973 are accusing the IDF of injecting them by HCV and of using them in medical experiments in Atlit prison camp. Already this would not be the first time it happens, it happened before in 1967.

Most of the Egyptian POWs of 1973 have passed away by liver cancer and hepatitis diseases which they brought with them from their capture. The only remaining Egyptian POW from them is Abdel Rahman Mohamed Kadous ,who is currently suffering from liver cancer and also the neglect of the regime. kadous once tried to sue the Israeli government but the court for some reason refused the lawsuit.

We are currently celebrating the 1973 nowadays in Egypt and I believe we should not neglect the file of the Egyptian POWs in 1973 especially on the other side we treated the Israeli POWs as it should.

POW No.36715 Speaks

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Steps on a jailed land

POW No.36715 is Mohamed Hussein Yunis who was captured by the IDF during the six days war 1967 and he has published a new edition from his memories about this tough experience. The book is called “Steps on jailed land” and it was published by “Dar Al-Shorouk” in Cairo in 2008 after its first print in 1982. The memories are like a novel , conversations between a POW who just had returned back home and his psychiatrist

Yunis describes the feelings of humiliation the Egyptian soldiers and officers whether in the six days war itself or their capture in Atlit prison. He describes in details both the physical and psychological warfare the Israeli army practiced against the Egyptian POWs.

According to critics the book is a documentary written by the feelings of a poet and the spirit of artist , an artist with No.36715.

Unfortunately the book is currently available in Arabic and in Egypt only for the time being , you can find it in book stores in Egypt especially Al-Shorouk Bookstores

Breaking News : 60 Seconds

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First of all Arabic channels have just aired the video of Shalit , those expensive 60 seconds that prove he is a live and fine not to mention healthy

I will work to post it here. Shalit looks fine in fact great unlike the Palestinian and Arab prisoners. Shalit’s message was recorded last September 14, 2009 as the newspaper he was holding showed the date.

Today earlier Israel has released 19 female prisoners for those important 60 seconds, very important 60 seconds which are recorded for sure.

I want to say something , this small deal is very important , yes most of those 19 female prisoners were going to be released sooner next year but the fact that for just 60 seconds , 19 prisoners were released after years of negotiations.

Israel did not win in this deal as much as both Hamas and Omar Soliman did and I say Omar Soliman because this is a bounce for his foreign policies political record.

Here are the complete of the Palestinian female prisoners freed today by the Israeli forces :

  1. Ayat Kisi “Original release date: November 18, 2009. “
  2. Rojena Riyad Mohammed Jinajira “Original release date: June 9, 2011.”
  3. Rimat abu Ayisha “Original release date: November 13, 2009.”
  4. Haba Assad Halil Alantasha “Original release date: March 03, 2011.”
  5. Samud Abdullah Halil “Original release date: December 15, 2009.”
  6. Mimouna Javrin “Held without bail pending trial”
  7. Jihad Abu-Turki “Original release date: May 24, 2011″
  8. Barah Malki “Original release date: November 11, 2009″
  9. Lila Mohammed Tzalah al-Buhari “Original release date: October 31, 2010″
  10. Fatima Yunus al-Zak “Held without bail pending trial”
  11. Nifin Halil Abdallah Dak “Original release date: January 01, 2010″
  12. Kafah Bahash “Original release date: September 08, 2010″
  13. Linan Yusuf Abu Ghulma “Original release date: September 08, 2010″
  14. Shirin Mohammed Hasan “Original release date: March 04, 2010″
  15. Sana’a Tzalah Hagargah “Original release date: August 05, 2010″
  16. Sabeena Ziad Mohammed Manal “Original release date: November 19, 2010″
  17. Zahoor Abed Hamdan “Original release date: May 15, 2011″
  18. Hiam Ahmed Yusuf Ba’id “ Original release date: May 07, 2010″
  19. Nahad Farhat Daghra “ Held without bail pending trial”
  20. Najuah Abed Alghani “ Held without bail pending trial”