17 Jun
On June 17, the Palestinian people commemorate Red Tuesday, the day of the martyrdom of Atta al-Zaire, Fuad Hijazi, and Muhammad Jamjum, executed by the British Mandate authorities at the Al-Qala prison in Akka on June 17, 1930. The story of these three heroes began when British police forces arrested a group of Palestinian youths after the sparkling revolution that began on August 14, 1929. The next day, the anniversary of the noble birth, saw Muslims, including the three heroes, come to defend the wall of lightning, which the Jews intended to seize.At that time, the English police were able to arrest 26 Palestinians who had participated in the defense of the Al-Baraq wall and initially sentence them to death. This sentence was commuted to life imprisonment for 23 of them, and the death penalty was maintained for the three martyrs, Muhammad Jamjum, Fuad Hijazi, and Atta al-Zaire. After the colonial authorities set June 17 as the date for the execution, all three of them had been challenged by fear of death because it meant nothing to them; on the contrary, they had clashed to meet their God.Muhammad Jamjum, known as Zaham Atta Al-Zaire, took on his role without regard and demanded that he be executed without restriction. However, his request was denied, and he broke his chain and advanced towards the head-lifting gallows. The three martyrs were allowed to write a letter the day before the execution, written by Shahid Fuad Hijazi in his name and by his comrades, Jamjum and Alzer. The letter urged Arab and Muslim princes and kings throughout the world not to trust foreigners and their politicians and to continue fighting for the independence and freedom of Palestine.The martyrs received death with full pleasure and joy, and they put the bounty of heroes in their arms for the good of Palestine. They requested that they write on their graves: "To the Arab nation, complete independence or death; in the name of the Arabs we live, and in the name of the Arabs we die."