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Thursday 13 September 2012
Growing frustrations with poor economic conditions in Palestine
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The mother of Ehab Abu Nada, 18, holds a photograph of her son as she reads the Koran. The young man died after setting himself on fire in the Gaza Strip, apparently in protest at economic hardship in the Palestinian enclave.
The mother of Ehab Abu Nada, 18, holds a photograph of her son as she reads the Koran. The young man died after setting himself on fire in the Gaza Strip, apparently in protest at economic hardship in the Palestinian enclave.
Reuters/Mohammed Salem
By Rami Almeghari

Earlier this month, Ehab Abu Nada, an 18 year-old Palestinian in Gaza, died when he set himself on fire to draw attention to his family's poverty. It came against a backdrop of widespread demonstrations across Gaza and the West Bank as people protested against inflated prices for essential goods, such as fuel and bread.

 

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Dossier: Gaza 2009

 

 

tags : Gaza - Israel - Palestine - Palestinian territories - West Bank
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