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Mosby

(16,377 posts)
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 11:41 PM Nov 2012

New baby names in Gaza: 'Fajr' and 'Ahmed Jabari'

Less than a week after the declaration of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, Operation Pillar of Defense has already left its mark on the people of Gaza, in a rather unexpected way.

Some parents from the Strip have decided to name their newborn babies after operation-affiliated icons – from assassinated Hamas commanders to long-range missiles fired at Israel.

Muhammad al-Shafi'i Abu Nassat named his son, who was born Friday, after the Fajr missile. Naming his baby Fajr, Abu Nassat told Gaza media, was his way of expressing his gratitude to Iran, which was responsible for supplying Gaza with rockets that, according to Abu Nassat "struck the enemy for eight days."

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4311608,00.html

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New baby names in Gaza: 'Fajr' and 'Ahmed Jabari' (Original Post) Mosby Nov 2012 OP
Well, you know, there's plenty of stupid in that region to go around. NYC_SKP Nov 2012 #1
 

NYC_SKP

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1. Well, you know, there's plenty of stupid in that region to go around.
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 11:55 PM
Nov 2012

Palestine doesn't have a lock on the crazy zealot market, as parents in any other manner.

No fairness, no sanity, no peace.

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