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- Country of residence: Palestine
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Rajeh was a Palestinian poet and singer, was born in Salfit 1921, he left school when he finished his elementary education; contributed in the Arab revolt in 1936. In 1945, he moved to Salama, Jaffa in order to gain money. In 1948, when Al-Nakba occurred, he contributed in the fight and was shot in his lungs which it causes him many diseases suffered from it until his death.
In the beginning of the 1950's, he joined the Communist Party. Rajeh spent 20 years of his life away from his country (1948-1967), he then returned to Palestine after the Six-day War in 1967; arrested by the Israeli forces (1973-1974); elected as a member of Salfit's Municipal Council in 1976. Rajeh died on 27-5-1990.
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