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Bassam Aramin

Former Fatah fighter, now a peace activist with Combatants for Peace. Spent seven years in an Israeli prison. His 10-year-old daughter, Abir, was killed on January 16, 2007, when an Israeli Border Police jeep fired rubber bullets in a school zone. Bassam Aramin is featured in the new documentary called Within the Eye of the Storm. The film was made with partners like The Sundance Institute, France 5 TV, and Makor & Gesher Foundations for Cinema.

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United by Loss, Israeli & Palestinian Dads Call for a Joint Nonviolent Intifada Against Occupation

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