“The Holocaust museum is beautiful, and the message ‘never to forget man’s
inhumanity to man’ is timeless. The children’s museum is particularly
heart-wrenching; in a dark room filled with candles and mirrors, the names of
Jewish children who perished in the Holocaust are read aloud with their places
of birth. Even the most callous person is brought to tears. Upon exiting this
portion of the museum, a visitor is facing north and is looking directly at
Deir Yassin. There are no markers, no plaques, no memorials, and no mention
from any tour guide. But for those who know what they are looking at, the irony
is breathtaking.”--From "Deir Yassin Remembered" by Dan McGowan
This handout photo taken by Swedish photographer Paul Hansen and released by the
World Press Photo shows the bodies of two year-old Suhaib Hijazi and her
three-year-old brother Muhammad, who were killed when their house was destroyed
by an Israeli missile strike, being carried on November 20, 2012 in Gaza City (AFP
Photo / Paul Hansen)
A picture of two Palestinian children killed in an Israeli airstrike has won the
2012 World Press Photo award. The photo was taken by the Swedish photographer
Paul Hansen, working for the Dagens Nyheter newspaper.
Taken in Gaza on November 20, 2012, the photo shows a group of men marching the
dead bodies of a brother and sister, wrapped in white cloth, through the city.
The piece portrays what's become a common scene on the ground under Israeli
occupation of Palestine. With this award, Palestinian plight is being seen by
more and more people worldwide resulting in increasing support in favor of
Palestine and worldwide condemnation of Israel and its brutal oppression of
Palestinians.
http://12160.info/photo/pic-of-palestinian-children-killed-by-idf-wins-world-press-photo?context=featured
The above pictures are frames from a shocking scene captured by a France 2
cameraman near Gaza Strip. The footage shows Palestinian father Jamal al-Durrah,
trying to shield his 12-year-old son, Muhammad al-Durrah, from gunfire while
hiding behind a concrete wall, signaling and calling out to Israeli troops to
stop firing. Jamal’s son was shot dead and he himself, gravely injured.
The Muhammad al-Durrah incident took place in the Gaza Strip on September 30,
2000, on the second day of the Second Intifada, amid widespread rioting
throughout the Palestinian territories. Jamal al-Durrah and his 12-year-old son,
Muhammad, were filmed by Talal Abu Rahma, a Palestinian cameraman freelancing
for France 2, as they sought cover behind a concrete cylinder after being caught
in crossfire between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian security forces. The
footage, which lasts just over a minute, shows the pair holding onto each other,
the boy crying and the father waving, then a burst of gunfire and dust, after
which the boy is seen slumped across his father's legs. A documentary
overview of Al Durah ( Must Watch ) :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3geiT77mlY4&feature=related
