Bassel al-Araj

Bassel al-Araj (Arabic: باسل الأعرج, 1984 — 2017) was a Palestinian activist, writer and author. Known for his writings about revolution and Arab nationalism, al-Araj was killed on 6 March 2017 by a unit belonging to Israel’s Yamam police force, after a gunfight lasting nearly two hours broke out as they attempted to raid his home. He is known as "the educated martyr" among some Palestinian activists. Biography Al-Araj was born in al-Walaja, a Palestinian village near Bethlehem. He worked as ...