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31 December 2008: The Abu Areeda family
31 December 2011 | Palestinian Center for Human Rights “Before my mother’s death we used to be very happy on 1 January, have celebrations and visit people. Now we are all silent in the last hour of each year and on 1 January we don’t celebrate the new year. We visit our mohter’s grave. We remember.” Around 23:30 on 31 December 2008, an Israeli warplane fired a missile at Najma Parc, a small green strip in…
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Ni’lin honors its heroes and urges military to “Stay Human”
by Barbara and James 30 December 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Volleys of tear gas, rubber coated steel bullets and live ammunition is how the Israeli Army met a small demonstration in remembrance of 2 martyrs, in Ni’lin today. Starting after Friday prayers approximately 25 Palestinians and 6 internationals made their way from the village through olive groves to the Apartheid Wall to commemorate the murder of Mohammed Khawaje and Arafat Khawaje on the…
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30 December 2008: The Hamdan family
30 December 2011 | Palestinian Center for Human Rights “When I wake in the morning the first thing I do is remember my children. I come and sit outside and picture them where they used to play. I don’t want to go out and interact with other people anymore. I largely stay inside the home” Talal Hamdan, 47, and Iman Hamdan, 46, are quietly contemplative about life since the loss of their three children Haya, Lama,…
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