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Large crowds turn out for Palestinian statesman's funeral

2014-12-11 18 Dailymotion

At the Presidential compound in Ramallah ... thousands gather for a final goodbye to a Palestinian statesman.<br/> <br />Minister Ziad Abu Ein was killed on Wednesday when an Israeli border patrolman struck him in the neck.<br/> <br />It happened during a standoff at a small village in the occupied West Bank … where Abu Ein and about a hundred others had come to plant olive trees in protest of Jewish settlements.<br/> <br />On the streets of Ramallah… the mood is somber.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) RAMALLAH CITIZEN, OSAMA SAMI, SAYING: (AUDIO AS INCOMING)<br/> <br />"They keep killing us and as you can see how they have killed the martyr Abu Ein. They keep us under siege."<br/> <br />Autopsy reports from both Palestinian and Israeli pathologists say the Minister died of a heart blockage caused by hemorrhaging.<br/> <br />But that's where their agreement largely ends.<br/> <br />The Palestinian doctor says the bleeding was caused by an injury ... His Israeli counterpart says it was likely brought on by stress.<br/> <br />Abu E

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