0290.02.0118
"Bloody Martial Law", a Paper Clipping, Al-Itihad Newspaper, August 1950

Printed in English and Arabic, this document features two paper clippings taken of Al-Itihad Newspaper and The Jerusalem Post-previously known as "the Palestine Post", both clippings were published on 6 August1950.  Al-Itihad Newspaper's news piece confirms the shaheeddom of a female called Nusrah Hussain from Tamra after left burning to death as she wasn't transferred to receive medical help due to Martial law which didn't issue a travel permit.  On the same day, The Jerusalem Post published a news piece on the critical situation of a group of animals entitled " Slow Torture: By Starvation" concerning sick animals at the Jerusalem Zoo due to lack of food. 

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August 6 1950

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Newspapers

Source of Description

Mansour, Johnny. "The Elias Koussa Collection". Interview with PMDA Researcher Lama Ghosheh. October 2018. The Palestinian Museum Digital Archive.

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endangered

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0290.02.0118
"Bloody Martial Law", a Paper Clipping, Al-Itihad Newspaper, August 1950

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