The killing of Bassem Aburahma

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Written by Mazin Qumsiyeh, PhD Mazin Qumsiyeh, PhD
Category: News News
Published: 27 April 2009 27 April 2009
Last Updated: 27 April 2009 27 April 2009
Created: 27 April 2009 27 April 2009
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In this video tape, Bassem Aburahma (nick named ElFeel, the elephant, for he was always thought of as a giant among his peers) is seen pleading with Israeli soldiers to wait (saying Raiga in Hebrew) as Palestinians, Israelis and Internationals protested the land confiscation and building of the apartheid fence on vilage land.  The soldiers then shoot Bassem point blank with a high velocity gas grenade which kills him within five minutes.  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlbzuZ_50mU
and here is a video of the funeral the next day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F91H8sR64Ro
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