George Khoury (murder victim)
George Elias Khoury (1983 - March 19, 2004,
French Hill in Jerusalem.[1] Khoury, son of Elias Khoury, a prominent lawyer, was a law student at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
.
The
New York Times, the "Palestinian gunman mistook him for a Jew."[2] Khoury's father said, "I am against all violent attacks against innocent civilians whether it be against Israeli civilians or Palestinian civilians."[2]
Fatah apologized and offered to declare him a
Palestinian cause. Ibrahim Kandalaft, Arafat's adviser on Christian affairs, eulogized Khoury on behalf of the PA chairman, describing him as a shaheed (martyr) of the Palestinian cause. But the victim's mother interrupted him by declaring that her son was an "angel, not a shaheed."[3]
George's grandfather, Daoud Khoury, was also assassinated in an attack in Jerusalem, when a
Zion Square.[4]
Khoury was buried in the Christian cemetery on Mount Zion.[5]
References
- ^ "Archives". Los Angeles Times. 21 March 2004.
- ^ a b "Jogger Slain in Palestinian 'Mistake' Was a Student Who Straddled the Mideast Divide," Greg Myre, March 21, 2004, New York Times.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-09-25. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
- ^ "George Khoury". Haaretz. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
External links
- Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center: Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades Murder Israeli Arab Student in Jerusalem
- Maariv International: Al Aqsa Brigades kill Israeli Arab they thought was Jewish
- Memorial page at Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- The Palestinians' genocide campaign By Alan Dershowitz April 18, 2004
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