THE GREENING OF PALESTINE~~ A SPECIAL POST... A SPECIAL APPEAL

It's been almost a year since israeli soldiers brutally murdered this gorgeous child Abir Aramin. She was one of over 100 Palestinian children murdered in cold blood by Israeli soldiers in 2007.

A wonderful group in the States is attempting to immortalise the name of this little Martyr by building a garden in her memory.... a project that all of you can participate in and support...

What Happened to Abir?

Abir Aramin was walking home from school with her sister and two friends in the West Bank town of Anata on January 16th 2007 but never made it back to her family. On this day the Israeli Border Police jeep,parked outside the gates of the Anata girls' school, opened fire at the 4 girls walking home. Abir was hit with a rubber bullet to the head and critically wounded. Abir Aramin was taken off life support after 3 days of struggling for her life. She was only 10 years old.

"Over the past 2 years, the Israeli Border Police and IDF forces have been creating provocations near the school district of Anata has become in part of the daily routine for the children. Ever since construction started on the separation barrier surrounding Anata, the jeeps have been roaming the streets especially near the schools and shooting grenades and tear gas along with rubber bullets," said Avichay Sharon of Combatants for Peace. "Many children have been injured in the past by these brutal actions of the soldiers and on January 16th it became deadly. As in many other cases the police replied that the soldiers were shooting in response to stones thrown at them by children. More...