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Square in PA city of Tulkarem named after terrorist who murdered 1


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: "A square in Tulkarem was named after a prisoner"
"Tulkarem District Governor Issam Abu Bakr unveiled the square in Tulkarem that was named after prisoner Maher Younes (i.e., terrorist, kidnapped and murdered 1) from the village of ‘Ara in the '48 territories (i.e., Israel)… The district governor said: 'This is in appreciation of fighter Maher Younes, who served and is still serving more than 35 years in the occupation's prisons, and the result of the ban on naming [places] in the Interior (i.e., Palestinian term for Israel) after Martyrs (Shahids) and prisoners. I thank the Tulkarem Municipality and all of the district's bodies for this national act of standing by the prisoners and expressing support for them. We permanently stand by our fighters, who should be victorious in the [hunger] strike of dignity and freedom that has been going on for the last 25 consecutive days.'"
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In the picture a sign is shown in the square with the text: "Heroic Prisoner Maher Younes Square"

Maher Younes - an Israeli Arab serving a 40-year sentence for kidnapping and murdering an Israeli soldier in 1980 together with his cousin Karim Younes. Originally sentenced to life in prison, but Israeli President Shimon Peres reduced his sentence in 2012.

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