A Parade for Child Martyrs

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The children of New Askar Refugee Camp in the Palestinian city of Nablus march through their camp to celebrate and mourn child martyrs. Nablus, Palestinian Territory. 15/06/2008. Askar Refugee Camp is located on the outskirts of the Palestinian city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. The camp was established in 1950 by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The camp was created to house some of the 700,000 people displaced or expelled by the creation of the state of Israel in 1948. The original residents of Askar camp included Arab families from what is now Jaffa and Haifa in modern-day Israel. In 1965, residents of the camp began expanding into the surrounding territory because of severe overcrowding within the original lot allocated to Askar camp. This new territory became known as "New Askar" but is not recognized by UNRWA. According to UNRWA, the poverty rate in Askar camp hovers between 40 and 50 percent, with close to 30 percent of camp residents experiencing "extreme" poverty. On 15 June 2008, the children of New Askar Refugee Camp participated in a parade to honor child "martyrs". This included any child resident of the camp who had died or had been killed within the last few years. This mostly celebratory march took a somber turn when it ended at the grave of Jamil Abdul-Kareem al-Jabaji. Jamil was killed on 3 December 2006 at the age of 14. When the Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem reported that Jamil was a minor and a non-combatant, the Israeli army was quick to correct the report by adding that Jamil had been shot while he was throwing stones at an Israeli army vehicle as it patrolled the camp.

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The children of New Askar Refugee Camp in the Palestinian city of Nablus march through their camp to celebrate and mourn child martyrs. Nablus, Palestinian Territory. 15/06/2008. Askar Refugee Camp is located on the outskirts of the Palestinian city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. The camp was established in 1950 by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The camp was created to house some of the 700,000 people displaced or expelled by the creation of the state of Israel in 1948. The original residents of Askar camp included Arab families from what is now Jaffa and Haifa in modern-day Israel. In 1965, residents of the camp began expanding into the surrounding territory because of severe overcrowding within the original lot allocated to Askar camp. This new territory became known as "New Askar" but is not recognized by UNRWA. According to UNRWA, the poverty rate in Askar camp hovers between 40 and 50 percent, with close to 30 percent of camp residents experiencing "extreme" poverty. On 15 June 2008, the children of New Askar Refugee Camp participated in a parade to honor child "martyrs". This included any child resident of the camp who had died or had been killed within the last few years. This mostly celebratory march took a somber turn when it ended at the grave of Jamil Abdul-Kareem al-Jabaji. Jamil was killed on 3 December 2006 at the age of 14. When the Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem reported that Jamil was a minor and a non-combatant, the Israeli army was quick to correct the report by adding that Jamil had been shot while he was throwing stones at an Israeli army vehicle as it patrolled the camp.

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The children of New Askar Refugee Camp in the Palestinian city of Nablus march through their camp to celebrate and mourn child martyrs. Nablus, Palestinian Territory. 15/06/2008. Askar Refugee Camp is located on the outskirts of the Palestinian city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. The camp was established in 1950 by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The camp was created to house some of the 700,000 people displaced or expelled by the creation of the state of Israel in 1948. The original residents of Askar camp included Arab families from what is now Jaffa and Haifa in modern-day Israel. In 1965, residents of the camp began expanding into the surrounding territory because of severe overcrowding within the original lot allocated to Askar camp. This new territory became known as "New Askar" but is not recognized by UNRWA. According to UNRWA, the poverty rate in Askar camp hovers between 40 and 50 percent, with close to 30 percent of camp residents experiencing "extreme" poverty. On 15 June 2008, the children of New Askar Refugee Camp participated in a parade to honor child "martyrs". This included any child resident of the camp who had died or had been killed within the last few years. This mostly celebratory march took a somber turn when it ended at the grave of Jamil Abdul-Kareem al-Jabaji. Jamil was killed on 3 December 2006 at the age of 14. When the Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem reported that Jamil was a minor and a non-combatant, the Israeli army was quick to correct the report by adding that Jamil had been shot while he was throwing stones at an Israeli army vehicle as it patrolled the camp.

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The children of New Askar Refugee Camp in the Palestinian city of Nablus march through their camp to celebrate and mourn child martyrs. Nablus, Palestinian Territory. 15/06/2008. Askar Refugee Camp is located on the outskirts of the Palestinian city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. The camp was established in 1950 by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The camp was created to house some of the 700,000 people displaced or expelled by the creation of the state of Israel in 1948. The original residents of Askar camp included Arab families from what is now Jaffa and Haifa in modern-day Israel. In 1965, residents of the camp began expanding into the surrounding territory because of severe overcrowding within the original lot allocated to Askar camp. This new territory became known as "New Askar" but is not recognized by UNRWA. According to UNRWA, the poverty rate in Askar camp hovers between 40 and 50 percent, with close to 30 percent of camp residents experiencing "extreme" poverty. On 15 June 2008, the children of New Askar Refugee Camp participated in a parade to honor child "martyrs". This included any child resident of the camp who had died or had been killed within the last few years. This mostly celebratory march took a somber turn when it ended at the grave of Jamil Abdul-Kareem al-Jabaji. Jamil was killed on 3 December 2006 at the age of 14. When the Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem reported that Jamil was a minor and a non-combatant, the Israeli army was quick to correct the report by adding that Jamil had been shot while he was throwing stones at an Israeli army vehicle as it patrolled the camp.

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The children of New Askar Refugee Camp in the Palestinian city of Nablus march through their camp to celebrate and mourn child martyrs. Nablus, Palestinian Territory. 15/06/2008. Askar Refugee Camp is located on the outskirts of the Palestinian city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. The camp was established in 1950 by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The camp was created to house some of the 700,000 people displaced or expelled by the creation of the state of Israel in 1948. The original residents of Askar camp included Arab families from what is now Jaffa and Haifa in modern-day Israel. In 1965, residents of the camp began expanding into the surrounding territory because of severe overcrowding within the original lot allocated to Askar camp. This new territory became known as "New Askar" but is not recognized by UNRWA. According to UNRWA, the poverty rate in Askar camp hovers between 40 and 50 percent, with close to 30 percent of camp residents experiencing "extreme" poverty. On 15 June 2008, the children of New Askar Refugee Camp participated in a parade to honor child "martyrs". This included any child resident of the camp who had died or had been killed within the last few years. This mostly celebratory march took a somber turn when it ended at the grave of Jamil Abdul-Kareem al-Jabaji. Jamil was killed on 3 December 2006 at the age of 14. When the Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem reported that Jamil was a minor and a non-combatant, the Israeli army was quick to correct the report by adding that Jamil had been shot while he was throwing stones at an Israeli army vehicle as it patrolled the camp.

06/16

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The children of New Askar Refugee Camp in the Palestinian city of Nablus march through their camp to celebrate and mourn child martyrs. Nablus, Palestinian Territory. 15/06/2008. Askar Refugee Camp is located on the outskirts of the Palestinian city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. The camp was established in 1950 by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The camp was created to house some of the 700,000 people displaced or expelled by the creation of the state of Israel in 1948. The original residents of Askar camp included Arab families from what is now Jaffa and Haifa in modern-day Israel. In 1965, residents of the camp began expanding into the surrounding territory because of severe overcrowding within the original lot allocated to Askar camp. This new territory became known as "New Askar" but is not recognized by UNRWA. According to UNRWA, the poverty rate in Askar camp hovers between 40 and 50 percent, with close to 30 percent of camp residents experiencing "extreme" poverty. On 15 June 2008, the children of New Askar Refugee Camp participated in a parade to honor child "martyrs". This included any child resident of the camp who had died or had been killed within the last few years. This mostly celebratory march took a somber turn when it ended at the grave of Jamil Abdul-Kareem al-Jabaji. Jamil was killed on 3 December 2006 at the age of 14. When the Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem reported that Jamil was a minor and a non-combatant, the Israeli army was quick to correct the report by adding that Jamil had been shot while he was throwing stones at an Israeli army vehicle as it patrolled the camp.

07/16

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The children of New Askar Refugee Camp in the Palestinian city of Nablus march through their camp to celebrate and mourn child martyrs. Nablus, Palestinian Territory. 15/06/2008. Askar Refugee Camp is located on the outskirts of the Palestinian city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. The camp was established in 1950 by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The camp was created to house some of the 700,000 people displaced or expelled by the creation of the state of Israel in 1948. The original residents of Askar camp included Arab families from what is now Jaffa and Haifa in modern-day Israel. In 1965, residents of the camp began expanding into the surrounding territory because of severe overcrowding within the original lot allocated to Askar camp. This new territory became known as "New Askar" but is not recognized by UNRWA. According to UNRWA, the poverty rate in Askar camp hovers between 40 and 50 percent, with close to 30 percent of camp residents experiencing "extreme" poverty. On 15 June 2008, the children of New Askar Refugee Camp participated in a parade to honor child "martyrs". This included any child resident of the camp who had died or had been killed within the last few years. This mostly celebratory march took a somber turn when it ended at the grave of Jamil Abdul-Kareem al-Jabaji. Jamil was killed on 3 December 2006 at the age of 14. When the Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem reported that Jamil was a minor and a non-combatant, the Israeli army was quick to correct the report by adding that Jamil had been shot while he was throwing stones at an Israeli army vehicle as it patrolled the camp.

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The children of New Askar Refugee Camp in the Palestinian city of Nablus march through their camp to celebrate and mourn child martyrs. Nablus, Palestinian Territory. 15/06/2008. Askar Refugee Camp is located on the outskirts of the Palestinian city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. The camp was established in 1950 by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The camp was created to house some of the 700,000 people displaced or expelled by the creation of the state of Israel in 1948. The original residents of Askar camp included Arab families from what is now Jaffa and Haifa in modern-day Israel. In 1965, residents of the camp began expanding into the surrounding territory because of severe overcrowding within the original lot allocated to Askar camp. This new territory became known as "New Askar" but is not recognized by UNRWA. According to UNRWA, the poverty rate in Askar camp hovers between 40 and 50 percent, with close to 30 percent of camp residents experiencing "extreme" poverty. On 15 June 2008, the children of New Askar Refugee Camp participated in a parade to honor child "martyrs". This included any child resident of the camp who had died or had been killed within the last few years. This mostly celebratory march took a somber turn when it ended at the grave of Jamil Abdul-Kareem al-Jabaji. Jamil was killed on 3 December 2006 at the age of 14. When the Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem reported that Jamil was a minor and a non-combatant, the Israeli army was quick to correct the report by adding that Jamil had been shot while he was throwing stones at an Israeli army vehicle as it patrolled the camp.

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The children of New Askar Refugee Camp in the Palestinian city of Nablus march through their camp to celebrate and mourn child martyrs. Nablus, Palestinian Territory. 15/06/2008. Askar Refugee Camp is located on the outskirts of the Palestinian city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. The camp was established in 1950 by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The camp was created to house some of the 700,000 people displaced or expelled by the creation of the state of Israel in 1948. The original residents of Askar camp included Arab families from what is now Jaffa and Haifa in modern-day Israel. In 1965, residents of the camp began expanding into the surrounding territory because of severe overcrowding within the original lot allocated to Askar camp. This new territory became known as "New Askar" but is not recognized by UNRWA. According to UNRWA, the poverty rate in Askar camp hovers between 40 and 50 percent, with close to 30 percent of camp residents experiencing "extreme" poverty. On 15 June 2008, the children of New Askar Refugee Camp participated in a parade to honor child "martyrs". This included any child resident of the camp who had died or had been killed within the last few years. This mostly celebratory march took a somber turn when it ended at the grave of Jamil Abdul-Kareem al-Jabaji. Jamil was killed on 3 December 2006 at the age of 14. When the Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem reported that Jamil was a minor and a non-combatant, the Israeli army was quick to correct the report by adding that Jamil had been shot while he was throwing stones at an Israeli army vehicle as it patrolled the camp.

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The children of New Askar Refugee Camp in the Palestinian city of Nablus march through their camp to celebrate and mourn child martyrs. Nablus, Palestinian Territory. 15/06/2008. Askar Refugee Camp is located on the outskirts of the Palestinian city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. The camp was established in 1950 by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The camp was created to house some of the 700,000 people displaced or expelled by the creation of the state of Israel in 1948. The original residents of Askar camp included Arab families from what is now Jaffa and Haifa in modern-day Israel. In 1965, residents of the camp began expanding into the surrounding territory because of severe overcrowding within the original lot allocated to Askar camp. This new territory became known as "New Askar" but is not recognized by UNRWA. According to UNRWA, the poverty rate in Askar camp hovers between 40 and 50 percent, with close to 30 percent of camp residents experiencing "extreme" poverty. On 15 June 2008, the children of New Askar Refugee Camp participated in a parade to honor child "martyrs". This included any child resident of the camp who had died or had been killed within the last few years. This mostly celebratory march took a somber turn when it ended at the grave of Jamil Abdul-Kareem al-Jabaji. Jamil was killed on 3 December 2006 at the age of 14. When the Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem reported that Jamil was a minor and a non-combatant, the Israeli army was quick to correct the report by adding that Jamil had been shot while he was throwing stones at an Israeli army vehicle as it patrolled the camp.

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The children of New Askar Refugee Camp in the Palestinian city of Nablus march through their camp to celebrate and mourn child martyrs. Nablus, Palestinian Territory. 15/06/2008. Askar Refugee Camp is located on the outskirts of the Palestinian city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. The camp was established in 1950 by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The camp was created to house some of the 700,000 people displaced or expelled by the creation of the state of Israel in 1948. The original residents of Askar camp included Arab families from what is now Jaffa and Haifa in modern-day Israel. In 1965, residents of the camp began expanding into the surrounding territory because of severe overcrowding within the original lot allocated to Askar camp. This new territory became known as "New Askar" but is not recognized by UNRWA. According to UNRWA, the poverty rate in Askar camp hovers between 40 and 50 percent, with close to 30 percent of camp residents experiencing "extreme" poverty. On 15 June 2008, the children of New Askar Refugee Camp participated in a parade to honor child "martyrs". This included any child resident of the camp who had died or had been killed within the last few years. This mostly celebratory march took a somber turn when it ended at the grave of Jamil Abdul-Kareem al-Jabaji. Jamil was killed on 3 December 2006 at the age of 14. When the Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem reported that Jamil was a minor and a non-combatant, the Israeli army was quick to correct the report by adding that Jamil had been shot while he was throwing stones at an Israeli army vehicle as it patrolled the camp.

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The children of New Askar Refugee Camp in the Palestinian city of Nablus march through their camp to celebrate and mourn child martyrs. Nablus, Palestinian Territory. 15/06/2008. Askar Refugee Camp is located on the outskirts of the Palestinian city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. The camp was established in 1950 by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The camp was created to house some of the 700,000 people displaced or expelled by the creation of the state of Israel in 1948. The original residents of Askar camp included Arab families from what is now Jaffa and Haifa in modern-day Israel. In 1965, residents of the camp began expanding into the surrounding territory because of severe overcrowding within the original lot allocated to Askar camp. This new territory became known as "New Askar" but is not recognized by UNRWA. According to UNRWA, the poverty rate in Askar camp hovers between 40 and 50 percent, with close to 30 percent of camp residents experiencing "extreme" poverty. On 15 June 2008, the children of New Askar Refugee Camp participated in a parade to honor child "martyrs". This included any child resident of the camp who had died or had been killed within the last few years. This mostly celebratory march took a somber turn when it ended at the grave of Jamil Abdul-Kareem al-Jabaji. Jamil was killed on 3 December 2006 at the age of 14. When the Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem reported that Jamil was a minor and a non-combatant, the Israeli army was quick to correct the report by adding that Jamil had been shot while he was throwing stones at an Israeli army vehicle as it patrolled the camp.

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The children of New Askar Refugee Camp in the Palestinian city of Nablus march through their camp to celebrate and mourn child martyrs. Nablus, Palestinian Territory. 15/06/2008. Askar Refugee Camp is located on the outskirts of the Palestinian city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. The camp was established in 1950 by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The camp was created to house some of the 700,000 people displaced or expelled by the creation of the state of Israel in 1948. The original residents of Askar camp included Arab families from what is now Jaffa and Haifa in modern-day Israel. In 1965, residents of the camp began expanding into the surrounding territory because of severe overcrowding within the original lot allocated to Askar camp. This new territory became known as "New Askar" but is not recognized by UNRWA. According to UNRWA, the poverty rate in Askar camp hovers between 40 and 50 percent, with close to 30 percent of camp residents experiencing "extreme" poverty. On 15 June 2008, the children of New Askar Refugee Camp participated in a parade to honor child "martyrs". This included any child resident of the camp who had died or had been killed within the last few years. This mostly celebratory march took a somber turn when it ended at the grave of Jamil Abdul-Kareem al-Jabaji. Jamil was killed on 3 December 2006 at the age of 14. When the Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem reported that Jamil was a minor and a non-combatant, the Israeli army was quick to correct the report by adding that Jamil had been shot while he was throwing stones at an Israeli army vehicle as it patrolled the camp.

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The children of New Askar Refugee Camp in the Palestinian city of Nablus march through their camp to celebrate and mourn child martyrs. Nablus, Palestinian Territory. 15/06/2008. Askar Refugee Camp is located on the outskirts of the Palestinian city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. The camp was established in 1950 by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The camp was created to house some of the 700,000 people displaced or expelled by the creation of the state of Israel in 1948. The original residents of Askar camp included Arab families from what is now Jaffa and Haifa in modern-day Israel. In 1965, residents of the camp began expanding into the surrounding territory because of severe overcrowding within the original lot allocated to Askar camp. This new territory became known as "New Askar" but is not recognized by UNRWA. According to UNRWA, the poverty rate in Askar camp hovers between 40 and 50 percent, with close to 30 percent of camp residents experiencing "extreme" poverty. On 15 June 2008, the children of New Askar Refugee Camp participated in a parade to honor child "martyrs". This included any child resident of the camp who had died or had been killed within the last few years. This mostly celebratory march took a somber turn when it ended at the grave of Jamil Abdul-Kareem al-Jabaji. Jamil was killed on 3 December 2006 at the age of 14. When the Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem reported that Jamil was a minor and a non-combatant, the Israeli army was quick to correct the report by adding that Jamil had been shot while he was throwing stones at an Israeli army vehicle as it patrolled the camp.

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The children of New Askar Refugee Camp in the Palestinian city of Nablus march through their camp to celebrate and mourn child martyrs. Nablus, Palestinian Territory. 15/06/2008. Askar Refugee Camp is located on the outskirts of the Palestinian city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. The camp was established in 1950 by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The camp was created to house some of the 700,000 people displaced or expelled by the creation of the state of Israel in 1948. The original residents of Askar camp included Arab families from what is now Jaffa and Haifa in modern-day Israel. In 1965, residents of the camp began expanding into the surrounding territory because of severe overcrowding within the original lot allocated to Askar camp. This new territory became known as "New Askar" but is not recognized by UNRWA. According to UNRWA, the poverty rate in Askar camp hovers between 40 and 50 percent, with close to 30 percent of camp residents experiencing "extreme" poverty. On 15 June 2008, the children of New Askar Refugee Camp participated in a parade to honor child "martyrs". This included any child resident of the camp who had died or had been killed within the last few years. This mostly celebratory march took a somber turn when it ended at the grave of Jamil Abdul-Kareem al-Jabaji. Jamil was killed on 3 December 2006 at the age of 14. When the Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem reported that Jamil was a minor and a non-combatant, the Israeli army was quick to correct the report by adding that Jamil had been shot while he was throwing stones at an Israeli army vehicle as it patrolled the camp.

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The children of New Askar Refugee Camp in the Palestinian city of Nablus march through their camp to celebrate and mourn child martyrs. Nablus, Palestinian Territory. 15/06/2008. Askar Refugee Camp is located on the outskirts of the Palestinian city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. The camp was established in 1950 by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The camp was created to house some of the 700,000 people displaced or expelled by the creation of the state of Israel in 1948. The original residents of Askar camp included Arab families from what is now Jaffa and Haifa in modern-day Israel. In 1965, residents of the camp began expanding into the surrounding territory because of severe overcrowding within the original lot allocated to Askar camp. This new territory became known as "New Askar" but is not recognized by UNRWA. According to UNRWA, the poverty rate in Askar camp hovers between 40 and 50 percent, with close to 30 percent of camp residents experiencing "extreme" poverty. On 15 June 2008, the children of New Askar Refugee Camp participated in a parade to honor child "martyrs". This included any child resident of the camp who had died or had been killed within the last few years. This mostly celebratory march took a somber turn when it ended at the grave of Jamil Abdul-Kareem al-Jabaji. Jamil was killed on 3 December 2006 at the age of 14. When the Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem reported that Jamil was a minor and a non-combatant, the Israeli army was quick to correct the report by adding that Jamil had been shot while he was throwing stones at an Israeli army vehicle as it patrolled the camp.