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In reply to the discussion: Israeli police beat mourners at journalist's funeral [View all]By noon, a crowd of several hundred formed at the entrance to St. Josephs Hospital in East Jerusalem, where Abu Aklehs body had rested overnight. In the minutes before the procession was due to leave the hospital, several dozen Muslim men lined up for Friday prayers, kneeling in the parking lot. Behind them, two mourners held up large floral crosses. Then the crowd gathered, with Palestinian flags waving.
God is greatest, some chanted in Arabic. From Jerusalem to Jenin, God bless your soul, Shireen.
But a group of men in the crowd prevented a hearse from backing up to the hospital door, saying they were intent on carrying her body on their shoulders. The standoff eventually prompted Aklehs brother, sitting on a mans shoulders, to beseech the crowd to let the hearse through. For Gods sake, let us put her in the car and finish the day, he said.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/13/shireen-abu-akleh-al-jazeera-israel-jenin/
God is greatest, some chanted in Arabic. From Jerusalem to Jenin, God bless your soul, Shireen.
But a group of men in the crowd prevented a hearse from backing up to the hospital door, saying they were intent on carrying her body on their shoulders. The standoff eventually prompted Aklehs brother, sitting on a mans shoulders, to beseech the crowd to let the hearse through. For Gods sake, let us put her in the car and finish the day, he said.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/13/shireen-abu-akleh-al-jazeera-israel-jenin/
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I hope a significant number of American politicians speak up about this outrage.
TheRickles
May 2022
#6
Better check that info. Always go back to the initiating incident. Many were acts of retaliation.
Samrob
May 2022
#17