The “Homeland Document” launches the book of the freed prisoner, the martyr Medhat Al-Saleh, the son of the occupied Syrian Arab Golan

Damascus (ST): The (Homeland Document) Foundation launched the book of the freed prisoner, the martyr Medhat Al-Saleh, the son of the occupied Syrian Arab Golan, on the one-year anniversary of his martyrdom by the bullets of Zionist treachery in his home in Ain Al-Tineh.

The event, which was held at Al-Assad National Library today, included the screening of a twenty-minute documentary film, which talked about the  martyr, and  is produced by the (Watan Document) Foundation.The event also included  a short film about the Foundation and its documentation projects according to standard research and scientific methodologies that document contemporary history.

Buthaina Shaaban, Chairman of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees, said in a speech: “At a time when the captive movement in the prisons of the occupation represents the best forms of resistance and faith in the land, and the heroic Palestinian people are carrying out a brave uprising against a hateful, racist settler occupation, today we celebrate the first anniversary of the martyrdom of the liberated captive, the martyr Medhat Al-Saleh. Let us share together  his stories of our forefathers and the pride they had , which lit up like a torch  from inside the unjust and dark Israeli prisons.”

Dr. Shaaban added: “At this time when the nation is suffering from a setback after preoccupation with the main Arab countries with wars planned and financed by their enemies, we resort to the memory that strengthens our  beliefs in the land and the necessity to defend it, no matter what the costs are.

Yaser Al-Saleh, brother of the martyr Medhat Al-Saleh, said that “martyrs are witnesses to the occupation’s crimes and to our legitimate rights,” stressing that the martyrdom of his brother makes his family feel proud as he was so brave and loyal to Golan, Palestine and the Arab nation. 

He pointed out that the blood of the martyrs helps draw the homeland’s borders and deepens hope in getting rid of occupation through steadfastness, struggle and sacrifices. 

On her part, Haddiya Abu Zeid, the wife of the martyr, said that “Medhat offered his sacred blood to our homeland, which we adore and never accept any other alternative for.” She reviewed some of the heroic deeds of the people in Golan in the confrontation of the Isareli occupation that affirm their insistence on not ceding an inch of the beloved homeland.

At the conclusion of the event, the first version of the book “The Liberated Prisoner Martyr Midhat Saleh son of the Occupied Syrian Golan” was presented to the family of the martyr.

The book sheds light on the Syrian Golan and its people and on issues relating to the prisoners and detainees in the Israeli jails through a documentary narrated by martyr Medhat Al-Saleh. The book also depicts the most important stops in the martyr’s process of struggle in defense of the homeland. 

The book was based on 7 interviews with the martyr at “Wathiqat Watan” (Homeland Document) Organization in addition to an interview with his wife during which she talked about the moment the martyr was assassinated as she witnessed it.

K.Q./ Hamda Mustafa