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Mosby

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36. Wapo
Sat May 14, 2022, 06:05 PM
May 2022
By noon, a crowd of several hundred formed at the entrance to St. Joseph’s Hospital in East Jerusalem, where Abu Akleh’s 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 Akleh’s brother, sitting on a man’s shoulders, to beseech the crowd to let the hearse through. “For God’s 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/

Words fail. niyad May 2022 #1
No kidding underpants May 2022 #3
Horrifying. blm May 2022 #4
Sickening. mountain grammy May 2022 #2
its time for the US to cut israel off from aid moonshinegnomie May 2022 #5
Cool story. Mosby May 2022 #12
Yes Our Tax Dollars!!! McKim May 2022 #29
I hope a significant number of American politicians speak up about this outrage. TheRickles May 2022 #6
They won't. Maybe Bernie? nt Samrob May 2022 #15
Unconscionable Bayard May 2022 #7
A group of Muslim men hijacked the funeral. Mosby May 2022 #10
Well, that's different Bayard May 2022 #21
Yes, Do You Have Proof? McKim May 2022 #30
Do you have a valid link to your accusation? karynnj May 2022 #25
It was mentioned in the Washington Post article. Marius25 May 2022 #26
So the people identified as "pallbearers" in the posted article robbob May 2022 #40
Time to cut off their allowance Deuxcents May 2022 #8
Agreed Bayard May 2022 #22
You don't know what Apartheid means. Marius25 May 2022 #27
I do OrangeJoe May 2022 #37
It didn't bother Israel when they killed 34 American servicemen. marie999 May 2022 #9
Palestinians have murdered 19 Israelis in the past MONTH Mosby May 2022 #11
Better check that info. Always go back to the initiating incident. Many were acts of retaliation. Samrob May 2022 #17
And people here don't care. Marius25 May 2022 #28
I'm glad that this is getting more attention SunImp May 2022 #13
They were following her families wishes. Mosby May 2022 #14
This had very little to do with her "religion" and everything to do with what she was reporting on. Samrob May 2022 #18
The murder by Palestinians. Mosby May 2022 #19
That's quite a story!!!!! McKim May 2022 #31
Please provide a link to your source. Fla Dem May 2022 #23
Wapo Mosby May 2022 #36
It appears there may be another side to the story sarisataka May 2022 #16
Would you please provide a link to your source. Fla Dem May 2022 #20
My apologies, they did not say protesters sarisataka May 2022 #24
See the Washington Post Video McKim May 2022 #32
Sad! Truly sad! burrowowl May 2022 #33
The Times of Israel story: Ziggysmom May 2022 #34
That's not what the video showed. Duppers May 2022 #35
... ck4829 May 2022 #38
Whenever the Holocaust is mentioned, it breaks my heart. zanana1 May 2022 #39
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