This week Israelis buried and mourned their victims with full press coverage in the West.
But there are mourners on the other side of the wall that you never hear about …
Youth in Palestinian camps witness the killing of their friends at the hands of Israeli occupiers and then carry on the torch themselves.
“We know that rocks will not end the occupation, but it’s all that we have to resist”
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Relatives mourn Ahmad Sharaka in Jalazone refugee camp on 12 October. Oren Ziv ActiveStills
“Son of Palestine” mourned by thousands
Budour Youssef Hassan
“If you grow up in the camp, fear doesn’t exist for you,” said Qassam Dweik, a resident of
Jalazone refugee camp, north of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.
Qassam’s best friend, 14-year-old Ahmad Sharaka, was killed by Israeli soldiers on Sunday. He had been taking part in the ongoing confrontations between Israeli forces and Palestinian youth near the
Beit El settlement colony.
“We know that rocks will not end the occupation, but it’s all that we have to resist,” Qassam explained.
Built on Palestinian land, Beit El houses the Israeli Civil Administration, the bureaucratic arm of the military occupation, and its district office. The settlement has long been the flashpoint of confrontations between youth and soldiers, though the Palestinian Authority has previously prevented protesters from reaching the area.
TWO SIDES OF THE MOURNING PROCESS