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Considered a hero in both Syria and Egypt, he was decorated post-mortum by the two countries. |
Considered a hero in both Syria and Egypt, he was decorated post-mortum by the two countries. He reveived the highest military medal by the Syrian government after his death. Egyptian President [[Gamal Abdel Nasser]] gave him the Egyptian military star. He also received the high honors by the Patriarch of the [[Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch]] and the medal of St Peter and St Paul from the same church. |
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There are a number of streets named after him including two in Syria (in Damascus and in Latakia), two in Egypt (one in Muhandseen area, in Giza, Cairo and another in Alexandria) and one in the Palestinian Authority region (Ramallah). |
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A 1960 film called ''The Giants of the Sea (in [[Arabic language|language]] عمالقة البحر) was released directed by Al Sayyed Badir and starring [[Ahmed Mazhar]], Abdel Monhem Ibrahim and [[Nadia Lutfi]]. The role of Jules Jammal was played by his brother Adel Jammal. |
A 1960 film called ''The Giants of the Sea (in [[Arabic language|language]] عمالقة البحر) was released directed by Al Sayyed Badir and starring [[Ahmed Mazhar]], Abdel Monhem Ibrahim and [[Nadia Lutfi]]. The role of Jules Jammal was played by his brother Adel Jammal. |
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Jules Yusuf Jammal جول يوسف جمال | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 April 1932 al-Mishtaya, Syria |
| Died | 29 October 1956 (aged 24) Port Said, Egypt |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Syria Egypt |
| Branch/service | Syrian Navy Egyptian Navy |
| Rank | First lieutenant |
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Jules Yusuf Jammal (April 1, 1932-October 29, 1956) Template:Lang-ar was a Syrian military officer who killed himself in a suicide bomb attack during the 1956 Suez Crisis against western forces.
Early life
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Jammal was born in al-Mishtaya Template:Lang-ar, which is located between the cities of Homs and Latakia,[1] into an Arab Orthodox Christian family. Jammal attended the University of Damascus starting in 1950.[2]
Military career and death
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He later joined the Syrian Navy as a military officer. In 1953 Jammal was a part of a Syrian team attending the Egyptian Naval Academy.[2]
During the 1956 Suez Crisis, he volunteered in the name of Arab nationalism to launch a suicide bomb attack against the tripartite invasion by Israel, Britain, and France of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula in order to capture the Suez canal. Jammal activated a suicide bomb when he rammed his boat into the Jeanne D’Arc, a French battleship containing 2,055 soldiers and 88 officers, when it was preparing to bombard the Egyptian city of Port Said.[2][3] exploding himself and bringing down the French ship with him.[4][5][6]
Legacy
Considered a hero in both Syria and Egypt, he was decorated post-mortum by the two countries. He reveived the highest military medal by the Syrian government after his death. Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser gave him the Egyptian military star. He also received the high honors by the Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch and the medal of St Peter and St Paul from the same church.
There are a number of streets named after him including two in Syria (in Damascus and in Latakia), two in Egypt (one in Muhandseen area, in Giza, Cairo and another in Alexandria) and one in the Palestinian Authority region (Ramallah).
A 1960 film called The Giants of the Sea (in language عمالقة البحر) was released directed by Al Sayyed Badir and starring Ahmed Mazhar, Abdel Monhem Ibrahim and Nadia Lutfi. The role of Jules Jammal was played by his brother Adel Jammal.
The Arab film director Gassan Abdullah announced plans to make a film about Jammal in 2008, since he was regarded as a hero for many in Syria and Egypt for his Arab nationalism.[7]
A school in Latakia, Syria is named after Jammal.[8] as well as a military school in Syria.
The current Grand Mufti of Syria, Ahmad Bader Hassoun, mentioned Jammal in a speech aimed at Western countries, warning that Syrians and Lebanese would engage in suicide bomb attacks against Europe and the United States if they bombed Syria during the 2011 Syrian uprising. He cited Jammal as an example of a non-Muslim Syrian who carried out a suicide bomb martyrdom attack on the west, and warned that non-Muslims would assist Syria in attacks against them.[9]
References
- ^ موقع المشتاية الرسمي - المجلة
- ^ a b c جول جمال - المعرفة
- ^ פרש - Jules Jammal – סיפורו של גיבור ערבי נשכח?
- ^ Jules Jammal (1932 1956), the famous officer in the Syrian Navy who fought in the Suez Canal war of 1956: Syrian History
- ^ Mideastviews.com - Middle East analysis by Sami Moubayed - Reflections on May 6
- ^ Jules Jammal: Syrian History
- ^ gulfnews : Rising above odds to resurrect leaders
- ^ AHMED FAWAZ La rencontre entre le Président et son second remonte à la fin des années quarante, sur les bancs du lycée Jules Jammal, dans la ville côtière de Lattaquié. Tous deux étaient membres du parti Baas. Cette rencontre n'était Le Nouvel Afrique Asie page 23
- ^ Mufti of Syria Ahmad Badr Al-Din Hassoun Threatens to Activate Suicide Bombers in Europe and the U.S