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April 8, 2011

Palestinians Mourn Slain Arab-Israeli Actor and Activist 
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Palestinians held memorials Thursday for a Arab-Israeli actor and
activist who ran a theater company for children until his murder earlier
this week. Juliano Mer-Khamis was seen as leader in the Palestinian
creative nonviolent resistance movement. He was shot to death on Monday
just outside the Jenin Freedom Theatre, which he founded to help
Palestinian children express themselves through the arts. Freedom
Theater director Nabeel Raee spoke at a service in Jenin.

Nabeel Raee: "We lost everything. We lost logic, understanding, freedom.
If we are not free amongst ourselves, how can we free ourselves from the
occupation that we are fighting against?"



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