<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Occupied Palestine | فلسطين]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[occupiedpalestine]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/author/hajarhajar/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[The final moments of the martyred Husam Rwidy « Wadi Hilweh Information Center Silwan,&nbsp;Jerusalem]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><span class="thedate" style="margin-bottom:5px;padding:0;">Sunday, 20 February, 2011 | 12:33</span> <em><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"> </span></strong></em></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;">Silwan, Jerusalem (SILWANIC)</span> &#8212; <strong> </strong>Murad  Khader  Joulani has recalled the last moments of his friend, Husam  Rwidy’s  life, when they were assaulted by a group of right-wing Israeli   extremist youths in West Jerusalem on 11 February. The knife attack   resulted in the death of Rwidy and severe injury of Joulani.</p>
<p>Joulani recalls that on 11 February, the day of the attack, Rwidy   and he were approached by two young Israelis on King George Street in   West Jerusalem, who asked them if they were Arabs or not. Rwidy and   Joulani ignored them, at which point the two youths lashed out at them   with an unseen sharp implement, clearly identified as a blade. Joulani   saw that Rwidy’s face was bleeding from a deep gash between his ears.   Another five young Israelis then surrounded the two men and physically   assaulted them.</p>
<p>Joulani was able to pull Rwidy in to a  nearby restaurant to seek  help. None of the Israeli customers assisted  the two men, except for  one who handed Joulani a paper napkin to remove  the blood from Rwidy’s  face. Joulani was then himself able to call the  police, who then  commenced investigation in to the incident.</p>
<p>Joulani denied claims made in some Israeli media that both he and   Rwidy were under the influence of alcohol when the attack occured. “The   investigator also asked me not to make a big fuss about this,” said   Joulani.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a rel="attachment wp-att-11974" href="https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2011/02/01/live-tweets-from-egypt-jan25-feb1-protests-feb1-2011-part-2/11951-revision-14/"><img class="aligncenter" title="julany" src="https://i1.wp.com/silwanic.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/julany-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="570" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><em>Joulani, and the wounds from the assault appearing in his nick</em></p>
<p><a href="http://silwanic.net/?p=12167">The final moments of the martyred Husam Rwidy « Wadi Hilweh Information Center – Silwan, Jerusalem</a>.</p>
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