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Griffith, Malak

Griffith, Malak


Ben Sara and Mohammed. Was born on June 14, 1978 in the village of Gripat, near Beit Zarzir, a Bedouin settlement in the Jezreel Valley. A fifth child to his parents, brother to ‘Awad, Rauida, Ruzit, Malka, Hidja, Maher, Dalal, Manal and Ranin. He studied in an elementary school in his village, and went on to junior high and high-school Amal 1 in Zarzir, which he successfully completed in the electrical-electronics track. The school principal said: “Malek’s educational achievements were good, he was disciplined and dedicated, he showed responsibility and leadership, he behaved respectfully toward his fellow students, teachers and management, and he loved to help others.” Malak was very attached to his family, everyone trusted him and consulted him. His father, a Border Guard officer, made sure that he would not miss anything at home, and raised his children with a lot of warmth and love, and he encouraged his parents to learn and progress in life, and Malk respected his parents very much. Throughout his studies, Malak was a social activist, at school, in the Hanoar Haoved Vehalomed movement, and in his garment, P. At the age of 14, he completed a course for battalion commanders in the Gadna, then successfully completed a training course for young men and young adults, skills training for field life and survival, and was a counselor at the Zarzir local council and the Jezreel Valley Regional Council. Culture and sport in Zarzir: “Malek has always shown youthful leadership, caring, respect for others, behaved with exemplary responsibility and judgment, is active in the field of society, volunteered in the Gadna and youth activities as a young instructor and contributed a lot to the Bedouin community through youth activities. “Malek was active in a youth movement that contributed to the community and the community,” added Hassan Elhayeb, head of the Zarzir council. “He had great sympathy among youth his age, who saw his behavior as an example.” Malek spent his entire life in sports, in various fields. He loved to run, swam a lot and even learned and became a lifeguard. In his youth he studied karate and had a black belt. When he was a soldier in the army, his brother, Maher, took care of the horse, and on the last leave of Malak, a few days before his death , He participated with his horse in the competition in Kfar Mende and won the title of Champion, to the joy and joy of all his family, and after two years worked as an electrician with his uncle. Even then, Major Haim Levi, commander of the northern Bedouin region, expected him to have a military career: “Malek is known to me as a responsible and dedicated young man who is highly motivated to succeed in any position he is charged with. In every youth activity, I have no doubt that even in his military service he will continue to carry out every task he is assigned successfully, and will remain in service for a long time. ” Indeed, Malak excelled in his service and was sent to an officer’s course. At the end of the course he served as a platoon commander and in 2002, when he began his career in the army, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and deputy commander of a company in the infantry battalion in the northern Gaza Strip. Malak was transferred to the hospital in Ashkelon, where he died at the age of twenty-four, and was buried at Beit Zarzir cemetery, leaving behind his parents and nine brothers and sisters.

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