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Tuesday, June 3, 2008

One weekday last year, at about three in the afternoon, Israeli armoured jeeps moved into the centre of Ramallah, pulling up outside the most popular hummus cafe. In full view of passers-by, including children on their way back from school, the troops dragged a man in his early 20s out of the cafe. He was a wanted militant. They shot him - first in the legs, then stomach, then his head.
It's coverage like this that makes you still believe in the past-it BBC.
Posted by Didi at 2:11 PM

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Didi's work has appeared in ABTA, Al Raida, Aljadid and the Middle East Reporter. She is available as a copy-editor and freelance journalist.
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