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One by One, Gaza Children Tell of Israeli Terror

by con10t | January 26, 2009 at 03:59 am

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At Gazan schools, children are encouraged to speak of the horror they experienced dring the Israeli bombardment and invasion of their homeland. The trauma and scars of the atrocities commited by Israel will psychologists report to the Washington Post last a lifetime.

"A missile targeted my relatives," said Adhem Abdulal, a tall boy with a bright grin. "My cousin got shrapnel in his leg. Another cousin got shrapnel in his head."

"The F-16 bombed my uncle's house. His stomach got ripped out, and he died," said Mohammed Abu Hassan, fidgeting with the zipper on his red leather jacket.

"Our house was burned by the shelling," said Othman Abu Ghaioon, his dark brown hair framing a pale, expressionless face. "The top two floors are destroyed, but the ground floor got fixed. There are 20 of us there now."