ByMICHAEL STARR
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A Wisconsin student group is set to feature the writing of a deceased Palestinian terrorist at political education events held at a public library, according to a promotion published by Students for Justice in Palestine Madison on Thursday.

The Praxis of Resistance: Selected Writings of Bassel al-Araj event series is set to be held at the Central Madison Public Library every Saturday of June, the SJP chapter announced.

Araj, who was killed in a 2017 Ramallah gunfight with IDF troops, was allegedly was the head of a terrorist cell, planned attacks, and procured weapons.

He had previously been arrested by the Palestinian Authority for planning attacks against Israelis.

Attendees pray during a vigil organized by the Students for Justice in Palestine along McKeldin Mall in the heart of the University of Maryland campus on October 07, 2024 in College Park, Maryland.
Attendees pray during a vigil organized by the Students for Justice in Palestine along McKeldin Mall in the heart of the University of Maryland campus on October 07, 2024 in College Park, Maryland. (credit: CHIP SOMODEVILLA/GETTY IMAGES)

Killed in a gunfight with IDF; head of a terror cell who planned attacks

"This month, we will be reading texts by Bassel al-Araj, a Palestinian revolutionary and writer," read a Thursday SJP Instagram Post.

The Madison Public Library did not immediately respond to a request for comment.