Tareq was on his way to pick up his wife and newborn from the hospital. Israeli troops shot him dead
Jun. 3, 2021 10:35 PM Umar Snobar is brought into the room so he can be shown off, held in the arms of his Aunt Iman, his father’s sister. Umar is wrapped in a light blue wool blanket. His little head turns from side to side, his face is sallow, his hands are miniatures. He’s 2 weeks old. A tense silence falls in the room at the sight of the newborn. Only his grandmother breaks into quiet sobs, “Haram [“pity” in Arabic] on the baby,” she whispers through her tears. The other family members stop themselves from responding like her. But no one in the room is left indifferent at the ...