Kazemel, Fried

Son of Nabiza and Mahmoud. Fried was born in 1941 in the village of Beit Jann, to a family of ten. He attended elementary school in the village. Since he had to shoulder the burden of supporting the family, he could not attend high school. In 1958 Fried married Naifah and worked to support the family as a builder. He devoted all his energies to educating his children to complete what he lacked. His family notes how much he later boasted of his son who served as an officer in the Israel Prison Service, and of his second son, who completed his medical studies. Farid’s relatives say he was a nice and comfortable person. He had many friends from the village who had a great respect for him and were deeply impressed by his strong character and his courage. Fried liked the work of the land. He owned a small vineyard which he used to harvest every year with all his family. At the age of twenty-six, Fried volunteered to serve as a guard in one of the northern settlements and was drafted into the Border Police as an extraordinary policeman. In June 1970 he requested to change his status to a full-time policeman and was asked to do so. He took part in a training course, during which he underwent a course for recruits, a driving course, a course for caterpillar drivers, a course for squad commanders, and was sent to a course in order to complete his education.In February 1978, when he was on a road patrol in the north, He was rewarded by the head of the manpower department of the Israel Police, who was highly regarded by Fried’s commanders for doing very well and was proactive, diligent, efficient and loyal. He usually served as a driver in a reconnaissance team and as an APC driver. His older age did not bother him. He hurt his young friends in the unit and served as an example of his handsome appearance, his self-discipline, and his cooperation with his commanders. During the Peace for Galilee war, Farid was transferred to Lebanon with his comrades in the company.’1 While the IDF was operating against the PLO and Hezbollah organizations in Lebanon, the Border Police operated in cooperation with the Shin Bet security service, On Friday, November 4, 1983, at 6:00 am, a pickup truck drove from the Rosh Hanikra-Zur highway to the facility, which was surrounded by a dirt embankment and a perimeter fence, and was secured with constant guard. When he saw what was going on, he also opened fire at the suspicious vehicle, and despite the fire the truck broke through the entrance gate to the facility and entered between the two buildings. The 500 kilograms of explosives that were in the car, causing the collapse of the buildings, killing sixty people, including twenty-eight members of the defense establishment, who was in the facility at the time. He was buried in the family plot in the cemetery in Beit Jann, and left behind a wife and nine sons and daughters, including twins, who said: “It will be a long time before we get used to Fried’s place being absent from us, Of Company E. Farid, who is married and has nine children, has played a variety of operational roles and has contributed significantly to maintaining the northern border for six years. I am convinced that his qualities, his qualities and his Lev, the golden Lev that once existed within him, will be a memorial candle and will cause his image and personality to be so cherished by us for so long. And pray for the elevation of your soul “