New episode of documentary series To Die for Palestine released

Two individuals born in Jerusalem have made significant contributions to the Palestinian resistance movement.

Bashir Jibril, born to a Chadian family in Jerusalem, joined the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) following the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. He held various roles within the organization, including training military cadres and participating in airliner hijackings in 1970. Tragically, Jibril lost his life in a car bomb explosion in Athens in 1978.

Faris Glubb, also born in Jerusalem, is the son of Glubb Pasha, a British military general who commanded the Arab Legion from 1939 to 1956. Faris joined Fatah and later moved to the Palestine Liberation Front (PLF), where he lived under constant threat due to his activism. He introduced the concept of using paragliders in the PLF’s military wing, a unique approach that set him apart from other activists. Prior to his death, Glubb documented the relationship between Zionism and Nazism.

Both Jibril and Glubb dedicated their lives to the Palestinian resistance movement, with some sources suggesting they were willing to sacrifice themselves for their cause. Their ultimate fate was sealed in separate incidents: Jibril’s car bomb explosion in Athens in 1978, and Glubb’s mysterious death by car accident in Kuwait on April 3, 2004.

Source: Al Jazeera