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PA Soccer Tournament Named After Passover Homicide Bomber


(Palestinian Media Watch/IMRA) Itamar Marcus - A Palestinian soccer tournament has been named after the homicide bomber who attacked a Netanya hotel last Passover eve, the official Palestinian Authority daily Al Hayat Al Jadida reports. "In Tulkarm's Abd Al Majid Tia School soccer field, under the auspices of Jamal Tarif, director of education; Sport Supervisor Jamal Odeh; and in the presence of school principal Jamal Ayat; the head of the Sports committee, and committee members; the Tulkarm Shahids [Martyrs] Memorial soccer championship tournament of the Shahid Abd Al-Baset Odeh (the suicide bomber who attacked a Netanya hotel last Passover eve), began with the participation of seven top teams, named after Shahids who gave their lives to redeem the Homeland." "Isam, the brother of the Shahid [of the Passover eve massacre], will distribute the trophies."
2003-01-22 00:00:00
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