Summary
A Palestinian paramedic shot by an Israeli sniper on June 1, 2018 while tending wounded protesters in the Great March of Return in Gaza, whose words form the epigraph of Chapter 8 of Palestine: A Socialist Introduction: “We have more strength than any man.” (Palestine: A Socialist Introduction, lines 1525-1537, 1585-1597).
Details
- She was targeted despite her visible white coat as a paramedic (lines 1585-1597).
- Weeks before she was killed she explained to a New York Times journalist: “In our society women are often judged…. But society has to accept us. If they don’t want to accept us by choice, they will be forced to accept us because we have more strength than any man.” (lines 1585-1597)
Related pages
Palestine: A Socialist Introduction, Great March of Return, Nada Elia, Gaza