We had no way of knowing that just a couple of months later, this boy would be shot in the face
WE HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING THAT JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER, THIS BOY WOULD BE SHOT IN THE FACE, REQUIRING SURGERY TO REMOVE A PART OF HIS This video was shot in Nabi Saleh, occupied Palestine (West Bank). The village is ringed by an illegal Jewish settlement across a valley on top of a long ridge. The village has been the target of ongoing merciless harassment. Bassam Tamimi, who lives there and organizes the resistance there, took us on a tour of the village during which we happened to run into 15 year old Mohammed Tamimi, his nephew. As I listened to Bassem talk about the things Mohammed has been through, I thought, Oh my God He s just a little boy We had no way of knowing that just a couple of months after our tour and our lovely lunch in the Tamimi home, this boy would be shot in the face, requiring surgery to remove a part of his skull. Shortly after that, Bassem s daughter Ahed would be arrested for slapping an IDF officer who was attempting to raid the Tamimi home. (The home has been rai
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