In the "Negev" desert prison, the prisoner, Allam Matar Melhem , received the blessed month of Ramadan for the seventeenth year in a row, amid the suffering and grief of his family, as recounted by his aunt, Maysar Melhem, from the town of Kafr Ra'i, southwest of Jenin , who said, "The occupation did not stop imposing arbitrary penalties against him." He is still deprived of visiting his sixty-year-old mother, Umm Nidal, because she does not have a Palestinian identity, and at every breakfast table she cries and lives in sadness on all occasions until she lost the meaning and taste of joy.

And she added: "His mother submitted dozens of requests to obtain a permit, but until today she is prevented from seeing the pleasure of her liver and checking on him, and in light of the month of Ramadan her condition is difficult. To live until the dream becomes reality.

The father, Matar Melhem, could not bear the pain of separation and the harsh sentence of the jailer, so his heart stopped after a period of trial for the pleasure of his liver, while his elderly mother, Umm Nidal, is experiencing double pain, between the departure of her husband and the continuation of Allam’s detention. His freedom and his return to her arms and his wedding.

44 years ago, Allam was born in the town of Kafr Ra’i, Jenin Governorate, to be the third in his family of 6 siblings, and his aunt Mayser says: “Two years after his birth, his father moved with his family to Amman, and the difficult and harsh conditions of life in the homeland forced him to travel in search of work.” And a decent life.

She adds, "The family spent 20 years in exile, during which my brother worked in several professions until he got heart disease and the doctors did not allow him to work, so he returned with his family to his hometown, our town, Kafr Rai, and worked in the livestock trade."

After returning home, Allam assumed responsibility, worked in several professions to help his father, and his aunt says: "He dedicated his life to his family and was dedicated to living a decent life. His life was different from that of the youth, but we did not notice any activity or role in the Al-Aqsa Intifada until he was arrested by the occupation."

And she adds, "Later, it became clear that he was playing an effective and active role in resisting the occupation and participating in the confrontations with heroism and daring."

On 11/18/2004, Allam left the house naturally, heading to the city of Ramallah, and there was no news of him for more than 20 days without his family knowing anything about his fate, which aroused fear among them, until they learned through the Complaints Center in Jerusalem that the occupation had arrested him. At a flying checkpoint while returning from Ramallah.

His aunt recounts that during the investigation period, the family suffered because of his isolation and the prevention of lawyers from visiting him for 100 days, which he spent in the basements of Al-Jalama prison, after which he was moved between several prisons to prevent him from settling down and visits, and he remained in detention for 3 years, until he was tried in actual imprisonment for a period of 21 years. He was accused of being involved in executing a commando operation with fellow prisoner Saed Salah, who was sentenced to life imprisonment.

The suffering of his family did not end in light of the arbitrary practices against him. Aunt Maysar explains that at the beginning of his arrest, his family only saw him through the courts. ".

She added, "His arrest was a great shock to his parents, as everyone had no information about his secret activity in the occupation, and feelings of pain increased after the Salem Court issued its arbitrary verdict against him."

Behind bars, Allam held firm, but his father could not bear the shock, and he was the most affected during and after the verdict hearing, so he returned home sad and crying, and Maiser says: "Allam's relationship with his father was greatly distinguished, he always repeated his name and was very sad about his arrest, and after a year of the verdict, he died with his tongue He repeats the name of Allam, who was unable to visit him and the occupation prevented him from saying goodbye to his father.

And she continues: "He is still in pain and grieving over his father's death, and after a while the sorrows were renewed when his grandmother died, who was always in pain for his separation and missing him.

Every iftar and suhoor date, the sorrows are renewed, especially for his mother. She does not stop talking about him during the moments of his arrest and says: "We cry and agonize over his forced separation, but we have nothing but patience to be stronger than prison and the jailer and its darkness. There must come a day when we rejoice in his liberation and his wedding, and we pray for a date Freedom is near, the next holiday.