The Times · 14 September 2003
CP-2003-006
Palestinians camp out in compound, saying they will act as ‘human shields’
Mohammed Daragmeh, The Associated Press
Transcribed from the clipping
“We are here because we decided to be human shields to protect our…” 28-year-old construction worker Morad Hashash, and 77-year-old Fatima: “I wanted to see him for the first time.”
Context added by this archive
The earliest human-shields clipping here, and the shields are volunteers.
Cite this item
"Palestinians camp out in compound, saying they will act as ‘human shields’," The Times, 14 September 2003. Covering Palestine archive, CP-2003-006. https://coveringpalestine.org/archive/cp-2003-006
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