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There is no one in Jabaliya refugee camp who doesn’t know my cousin Raed, known as Abu al-Walid. He has a cheerful spirit and a deep love for Yasser Arafat. He has always remained a loyal follower of Fatah, especially since he was a member of Arafat’s security team when the Palestinian Authority was established in 1994. I vividly recall the day when, amid a crowd of kids and residents in my neighborhood of al-Ajarama, we gathered along the main street to greet Arafat’s motorcade. I spotted Raed
In his October 22, 2023 column in the London-based Saudi daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, titled "A Message to Khaled Mash'al," Tariq Al-Homayed, former editor of the paper, criticized the Hamas leader abroad for "ask[ing] the 'Ummah' to 'play with fire' and march to the borders" from his safe haven in Doha and for citing the Quran and of the Prophet Muhammad in doing so. He went on
In his October 22, 2023 column in the London-based Saudi daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, titled "A Message to Khaled Mash'al," Tariq Al-Homayed, former editor of the paper, criticized the Hamas leader abroad for "ask[ing] the 'Ummah' to 'play with fire' and march to the borders" from his safe haven in Doha and for citing the Quran and of the Prophet Muhammad in doing so. He went on
To Mr. Khaled Meshaal, I will address you as Abu Al-Walid. In your interview with Al Arabiya broadcaster, you touched on several issues, political, historical, and religious. Your rhetoric was neither coherent nor consistent, but like that of a messenger. I will not dwell on the political matters you discussed, as they are well-established.