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Khalil al-Wazir Visiting Bassam Shakaa at King Hussein Medical Center, June 1980

Taken in June 1980, this photograph shows Khalil al-Wazir (Abu Jihad) visiting Bassam Shakaa at King Hussein Medical Center in Amman in the wake of the Israeli Occupation Authorities' attempt to assassinate Shakaa, leading to the amputation of his legs on 2 June.

Date created

June 1980

COLLECTIONS

The Bassam Shakaa Collection

Bassam Shakaa Sub-collection 1: Photographs

Tags

Bassam Shak'a Bassam Shak'a Mayors Nablus Municipality Nablus Municipal Council Assassinations Travel for Treatment Hospital Jordan Arab Nationalism PLO Activism Khalil al-Wazir

Topics

Political Movement and mobilization Resistance and Struggle Social History

TYPE

Still Image

LOCATION

Amman

More details

Format

Black-and-white photographs

Source of Description

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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0050.01.0221
Khalil al-Wazir Visiting Bassam Shakaa at King Hussein Medical Center, June 1980

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Khalil al-Wazir Visiting Bassam Shakaa at King Hussein Medical Center, June 1980