Palestinian Astrophysicist in US Recounts How His 11-Year-Old Son Died When Israeli Warplanes Bombed His Family's House

Democracy Now by Suleiman Barak, Amy Goodman | Jan. 16, 2009 (Special Report)

As the Palestinian death toll in Israel’s assault on Gaza climbs above 1,100, we take a look behind the statistics. Suleiman Baraka is a Palestinian astrophysicist working at Virgnia Tech with NASA. His eleven-year-old son Ibrahim was killed in an Israeli air strike on his house. His wife and three other children are now homeless in Gaza, along with seventeen members of his family. Full Story »

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Mike LaBonte
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 by Mike LaBonte - Jan. 21, 2009

The emotion in this interview is entirely expected, given the circumstances. This has no Israeli viewpoint, but neither does Baraka indulge in disparaging the Israelis.

It would be fascinating to hear why the IDF bombed those houses.

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