Mabhouh. Example for posterity
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Al-Zahar: Working on script
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Coming soon: Mabhouh TV series
Mahmoud al-Zahar says writing a script on life and death of Hamas leader killed by Mossad
Hamas spokesman Mahmoud al-Zahar is writing a script for a TV series on the life and death of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, a leader of the organization who was murdered by the Mossad in Dubai.
Al-Zahar told a conference of Palestinian writers in Gaza this week he is currently working on the script.
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Mabhouh's life is certainly worthy of a television drama. Born and raised in Gaza, he was forced to flee the Strip in 1989 due to an IDF manhunt after him. From that time until his death, at the age of 50, he served Hamas from abroad.
The Hamas commander was found dead of unknown causes in his hotel room in Dubai in January, a day after arriving at the emirate. Dubai Police soon found the Mossad responsible.
Al-Zahar says the series will educate the public on a leader who gave his life for the homeland, and preserve his story for posterity, "for which we hope he will set an example".
It is not the first time al-Zahar, who is a doctor by profession, has chosen to dabble in the art of script-writing. Two years ago he wrote a movie script about Emad Akel, commander of the Hamas's military wing who was killed by the IDF in Gaza, in 1993.
But while Gazans audition for parts in the series, the Mabhouh investigation continues. Last week, Dubai Police chief Dahi Khalfan Tamim's said Canada had arrested a suspect in the case, a claim which the country immediately denied.
According to The Globe and Mail daily, Canadian officials speculated that the claim was an attempt by Dubai to embarrass Canada amid an ongoing row over airport rights.
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