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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Alasdair Soussi

Pro-Palestinian Israelis face threats, but vow to keep fighting for peace

Demonstrators at a recent rally in Tel Aviv, Israel call for a ceasefire to allow for negotiations [Hannibal Hanschke/EPA-EFE]

On Monday, a peace activist from Be’er Sheva, in southern Israel, learned that his friend, Khalil Abu Yahia, a resident of the war-torn Gaza Strip, had been killed in an Israeli air strike.

“He was one of the organisers of the Great March of Return,” said Yossef Mekyton, visibly shaken and emotional when referring to the March 2018 to December 2019 pro-Palestinian protests held along the Israel-Gaza border.

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