Jamal al-Jamal
{{Short description|Palestinian diplomat}}
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{{Infobox_Officeholder
| name = Jamal al-Jamal
(جمال الجمل)
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| order = Palestinian Ambassador to the Czech Republic
| term_start = 11 October 2013
| term_end = 1 January 2014
| president =
| predecessor = Mohamed Salaymeh
| successor = Khaled al-Atrash{{cite web |url=http://www.praguepost.com/czech-news/41281-new-palestinian-ambassador-announced |title=New Palestinian ambassador announced - PRAGUE POST | The Voice of Prague |publisher=Prague Post |date=2014-09-01 |access-date=2015-11-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113065531/http://praguepost.com/czech-news/41281-new-palestinian-ambassador-announced |archive-date=2015-11-13 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.radio.cz/en/section/news/khaled-al-atrash-is-to-be-the-new-palestinian-ambassador-to-the-czech-republic |title=Radio Prague - Khaled al-Atrash is to be the new Palestinian ambassador to the Czech Republic |publisher=Radio.cz |date=2015-10-18 |access-date=2015-11-13}}
| birth_place = Sabra refugee camp, Beirut, Lebanon[http://www.gazettenet.com/living/health/10032596-95/safe-blast-kills-palestinian-envoy-in-prague Safe blast kills Palestinian envoy in Prague | GazetteNet.com]
| death_date = {{Death date|2014|01|01|df=y}} (aged 56)
| death_place = Prague, Czech Republic
| profession =
| party = Fatah (1975–2013)|
}}
Jamal al-Jamal ({{langx|ar|جمال الجمل}}; 1 August 1957–1 January 2014) was a Palestinian diplomat.{{cite news|title=Blast Kills Palestinian, a Diplomat, in Prague|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/02/world/europe/Palestinian-ambassador-dies-in-Prague.html|access-date=13 November 2015|work=The New York Times|date=2 January 2014|location=New York City}} He was ambassador to the Czech Republic from 11 October 2013 until his death.
Diplomatic career
Jamal al-Jamal was born in 1957, in Beirut's Sabra refugee camp. His family is originally from Jaffa in what is now Israel. He joined Fatah in 1975 and was appointed Deputy Ambassador to Bulgaria in 1979. Starting in 1984, he served as a diplomat in Prague, eventually as acting ambassador. Between 2005 and 2013, he functioned as consul general in Alexandria, Egypt. In October 2013, he was appointed Ambassador to the Czech Republic.{{cite news|title=Palestinian ambassador to the Czech Republic Jamel al-Jamal killed in Prague blast|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/palestinian-ambassador-to-the-czech-republic-jamel-aljamal-killed-in-prague-blast-9032716.html|access-date=1 January 2014|work=The Independent|date=1 January 2014}}
Death
According to Czech police, al-Jamal was fatally injured in an explosion that shook his official residence on New Year's Day 2014. He died several hours after being taken to the hospital, authorities said. Czech police claim that the blast was caused by an explosive device in a safe, and that it was not a preplanned attack.{{cite news|title=Blast kills Palestinian diplomat in Prague|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25567884|access-date=1 January 2014|publisher=BBC News|date=1 January 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2014/01/czech-probe-into-palestinian-diplomat-death-201411233543431628.html |title=Czech probe into Palestinian diplomat's death |publisher=Al Jazeera English |date=2014-01-02 |access-date=2015-11-13}} Later, Czech police found illegal weapons and ammunition in the Palestinian Embassy in Prague.{{cite web|url=http://aktualne.centrum.cz/domaci/spolecnost/clanek.phtml?id=798875# |title=Zbraní jak pro rotu. Ale proč Palestinci zvolili Prahu? - Aktuálně.cz |publisher=Aktualne.centrum.cz |date=2009-11-30 |access-date=2015-11-13}} Czech Foreign Minister Jan Kohout later said that the incident represented "a serious violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations."{{cite web|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/01/06/3854920/czech-fm-condemns-arms-at-palestinian.html |title=Czech FM condemns arms at Palestinian embassy |website=Miami Herald |access-date=January 8, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108110513/http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/01/06/3854920/czech-fm-condemns-arms-at-palestinian.html |archive-date=January 8, 2014 }} The Mayor of Suchdol, Petr Hejl, has called for the embassy to be moved from the district.{{cite news|title=Prague Residents Against Palestinian Embassy After Explosion|url=http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2014/01/04/prague_residents_against_palestinian_embassy_after_explosion_/en1-761176|access-date=8 January 2014|date=4 January 2014}}
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