- Title: WEST BANK: UNUSUAL COLLECTION OF INTIFADA STICKERS FOR CHILDREN IN WEST BANK CITY
- Date: 31st December 2003
- Summary: (L!3)NABLUS, WEST BANK (DECEMBER 31, 2003) (REUTERS) WIDE OF PALESTINIAN CHILD LOOKING THROUGH STICKER ALBUM BOOK SCU (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) PALESTINIAN CHILD GHASSAN, SAYING: "We will talk about the martyrs and remember them" VARIOUS OF INTIFADA STICKERS WIDE OF MAJDI ATAHER, CREATOR OF STICKER BOOK, SITTING AT DESK CLOSE OF HANDS HOLDING STICKERS SCU (SOUNDBITE) (English) ATAHER, SAYING: "This album is not only for Palestinian children but for the people in the world. I hope that people (unclear word) will take this album and see the problems in the life of children in Palestine" GHASSAN WALKING TOWARD GROUP OF CHILDREN CLOSE OF GIRL'S FACE CLOSE OF CHILDREN STICKING STICKERS IN ALBUM VARIOUS OF STICKERS WIDE OF GHASSAN WALKING WITH ALBUM NEXT TO BURNING TYRES
- Embargoed: 15th January 2004 12:00
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- Location: NABLUS, WEST BANK
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- Country: Palestinian Territories
- Topics: Conflict
- Reuters ID: LVA9BX882HRVJBSQLUH3EFCKWOAM
- Story Text: An unusual collection for children - Intifada stickers.
Ghassan, a Palestinian boy from the West Bank city of Nablus, spends most of his time collecting 'Intifada stickers' depicting images of the Intifada, the Palestinian uprising for statehood.
Majdi Ataher, the creator of the Intifada sticker album, says he made the stickers to show other children around the world what it is like to be a child growing up in the West Bank.
"This album is not only for Palestinian children but for the people in the world. I hope that people (unclear word) will take this album and see the problems in the life of children in Palestine" Ataher said.
The Israeli army often conducts raids on towns and refugee camps in the West Bank to arrest Palestinian militants who have been waging a three-year-old uprising.
Roughly half a dozen Palestinians have been killed in recent weeks during almost daily incursions into the northern West Bank city of Nablus. Palestinian children often find themselves caught in the line of fire during incursions.
Schools are closed when the army imposes a curfew on the city. Children like Ghassan even spend days hurling stones at Israeli army vehicles, which often costs them their life.
For as long as Palestinians continue to fight for statehood, Ghassan will continue to collect stickers showing images of blood and violence. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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