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Bassam Shakaa Resuming Work at Nablus Municipality after Trip to Amman for Treatment, 1981

Taken in 1981, this photograph shows Bassam Shakaa, in his wheelchair, resuming his work as the mayor of Nablus Municipality on the next day of his return home from his first trip to Amman for treatment, in the wake of the Israel Occupation Authorities' attempt to assassinate him, leading to the amputation of his legs on 2 June 1980.

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1981

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Black-and-white photographs

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Al-Shak'a, Bassam. Al-Fassed, Enaya. "The Bassam al-Shak'a Collection". Interview with PMDA Researcher Wijdan Samarah. 2015. The Palestinian Museum Digital Archive. Ozrail, Samar. "The Bassam al-Shak'a Collection". Archival Inventory. August 2019. The Palestinian Museum Digital Archive.

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0050.01.0040
Bassam Shakaa Resuming Work at Nablus Municipality after Trip to Amman for Treatment, 1981

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