On this sorrowful day (June 17, 1930)
Commemoration of the execution and martyrdom of the prisoners of Acre Prison – the heroes of the Buraq Uprising
Who were executed by the British Mandate authorities in Acre Prison on
In honor of these martyrs, more honorable than all of us, on the anniversary of their martyrdom,
Martyrs Muhammad Jamjoum, Fuad Hijazi, and Ata al-Zeer
The heroic martyr Muhammad Jamjoum, born in Hebron and a graduate of its elementary school, was among the first activists to lead demonstrations in Hebron.
The heroic martyr Fuad Hassan Hijazi, born in Safed in 1904, received his elementary and secondary education at the Scottish College and completed his university studies at the American University of Beirut. He actively participated in the uprising that followed the Buraq events of 1929.
The heroic martyr Ata al-Zeer is considered one of the most prominent activists during the British Mandate, having participated in the demonstrations that The city of Hebron witnessed protests against Zionist immigration to Palestine. During the Buraq Uprising of 1929, Atta al-Zeer, along with other residents of Hebron, rose up to defend his people and his homeland.
The first to write about this event was the Palestinian poet Ibrahim Touqan in his poem "Red Tuesday," and the Palestinian folk poet Noah Ibrahim commemorated them, may God have mercy on them.
The Palestinian band Al-Ashiqeen immortalized this group of martyrs in their famous song "A Funeral Procession Emerged from Acre Prison." This song spread far and wide, teaching generations the story of these men. The artist Mahmoud al-Bulis also immortalized them in his paintings.
He was the first to paint the three martyrs, documenting and perpetuating their memory so that it would remain alive in our hearts and for the sake of future generations.
