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By Serena Sojic-Borne

Tawfik Abdeljabbar

Harvey, LA – On the evening of January 20, hundreds of Palestinians gathered at a local mosque to commemorate 17-year-old New Orleans native Tawfik Abdeljabbar. The day before, an undisclosed Israeli officer murdered Abdeljabbar in the Palestinian village of Al-Mazra’a on the West Bank.

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 Candles, flowers, and Palestinian flag under a tree near New Orleans honors lost lives. | Fight Back! News/staff

Protesters listen to speech at the corner of Lapalco and Manhattan Boulevards in Harvey, Louisiana. | Fight Back! News/staff

Harvey, LA – On October 14, over 100 protesters gathered at a busy intersection at the heart of Harvey’s Arab community to declare unconditional support for the Palestinian people’s resistance movement. People of all ages gathered at the intersection of Lapalco and Manhattan Boulevards waving Palestinian flags and carrying signs reading, “Occupation is a crime!” and “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.”

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