Palestinian Astrophysicist in US Reunited with Wife & Three Remaining Children ...

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Palestinian Astrophysicist in US Reunited with Wife & Three Remaining Children After Story of His 11-Year-Old Son’s Death in Israeli Air Strike Broadcast on Democracy Now!

Suleiman Baraka is a Palestinian astrophysicist working at Virginia Tech with NASA. His eleven-year-old son Ibrahim was killed in an air strike during Israel’s three-week assault on Gaza. After he first told his story on Democracy Now!, the US consulate in Jerusalem contacted him and got his surviving family members out of Gaza. This weekend, at Washington, D.C.’s Dulles Airport, he was reunited with his wife and three remaining children. We take you to the bittersweet reunion.

More at
http://www.democracynow.org/2009/3/3/palestinian_astrophysicist_in_us_reunited_with


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I've been in email contact with Dr. Baraka. He is a wonderful person. I've been very touched by how he's dealt with this tragedy, with so much strength, grace and dignity.

[midnight]

1. Happy for the Reunion.

May this family heal and gently move forward.

[jkshaw]

2. Very touching, thank you for this.

The children are beautiful.

[Jefferson23]

3. This was heartbreaking, pain I can't even imagine.