On Our Way Home-10
Jalila Al Azraq (Um Qasim), 80 years old, lives in the Aida Refugee Camp in Bethlehem. Originally from the Arab village of Al-Qabu, now transformed by Israel into a park dedicated to former Prime Minister Menachem Begin, she was forced to move when 9 years old. She has never returned to her village and would like me to bring her a piece of fig tree to plant in the refugee camp.
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“My name is Aboud Shadi, a 13 year old refugee. I was standing just right here hanging with my friends, when an Israeli sniper shot me dead. My soul will remain here, chasing the killer and motivating my classmates. I wonder whether the international community will bring justice to Palestinian children.” READ MORE by Gideon Levy and Alex Levac, Oct 16, 2015