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Jan 25 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
A year ago, Israeli police killed an elderly Palestinian activist by running him over with a tow truck.

This is Hajj Suleiman’s story. 1/
Hajj Suleiman was a fierce Palestinian elder and advocate for his community in Masafer Yatta.

Israel has been working to wipe the 1,000 Palestinians who live there off the map so it can steal their land.

He was killed trying to stop that from happening.
Hajj Suleiman was known to protect his neighbors’ homes by standing in front of Israeli bulldozers while waving the Palestinian flag.

Militarized Israeli police ran over him with a tow truck, dragged him 30 feet, and left without calling for medical aid.
Hundreds of people attended Hajj Suleiman’s funeral, a testament to how much he meant to his community in Masafer Yatta.

Instead of resting in his old age, he dedicated himself to freedom until his last breath.
Since killing Hajj Suleiman, Israel hasn’t stopped destroying Palestinian homes in his community.

In fact, Israel’s ramped up plans to force over 1,000 Palestinians in Masafer Yatta out of their homes in order to steal their land.
Right now, countless Palestinian families in Masafer Yatta are living in fear that heavily-armed Israeli soldiers will invade their homes and force them to flee for their lives at any moment.
Families in Masafer Yatta no longer have Hajj Suleiman to stand between their homes and Israel’s bulldozers.

Still, his legacy lives on as Palestinians continue to show up for one another and defend their homes in the face of Israel’s horrific violence.
Hajj Suleiman should be here today.

Israeli apartheid is the reason he isn’t.
#SaveMasaferYatta

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