(Ahmed Ghram/Fotografia)
A retired Jordanian soldier, driving a truck on the Al-Lambi Bridge, opened fire and stabbed Israeli settlers, killing two and wounding others. A single man, tired of the humiliation of his people, acted with the conviction that Arab dignity cannot continue to be buried under the rubble of silence and complicity. His action is not an isolated incident: it is a symptom of the weariness of the Arab masses in the face of decades of oppression, occupation, and betrayal by their own governments.
The history of our region is full of signs that herald this awakening. In 1920 and 1936, the Palestinians had already risen up against the British Mandate and Zionist colonization. In 1948, following the Nakba, millions of Palestinians were expelled from their land, but from the refugee camps in Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria, they never stopped resisting. In 1968, in Karameh, Palestinian fedayeen, along with Jordanian soldiers, confronted the Israeli army and demonstrated that the supposed “invincibility” of the occupier was a myth. In 1973, during the Yom Kippur War, Egypt and Syria reminded the world that Arab dignity could shake the foundations of Zionism.
However, after these flashes of courage came the era of shameful agreements: Camp David in 1978, Oslo in 1993, Wadi Araba in 1994. Each signature was presented as “peace,” but it meant the consolidation of the occupation and the legitimization of an enemy that never renounced its colonial project. The betrayed Arab peoples watched as their leaders traded the Palestinian cause for economic interests, political favors, and foreign protection.
Today, as Gaza suffers one of the cruelest genocides in contemporary history, as Jerusalem continues to be colonized house by house and mosque by mosque, and as Palestinian refugees continue to be deprived of their right of return, the act of a single man in Jordan symbolizes the inevitable: Arab fury is beginning to awaken.
The question is clear: will this awakening remain an isolated cry or will it transform into an unstoppable movement? The responsibility lies with the Arab streets, with the young people who have known nothing but wars and unfulfilled promises, and with the new generations who look to Gaza as an example of dignity.
The historical lesson is stark: the occupation never falls with rhetoric, only with resistance. Normalization with Israel did not bring peace, but more bloodshed. And the submission of the Arab regimes only prolongs the agony of Palestine and the entire region.
Arab fury, though belated, is underway. And when the people awaken, the tyrants tremble.
Palestinian Union of Latin America – UPAL
September 19, 2025
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