Munib

Munib Al-Masri, an unarmed American citizen, was shot by the Israeli military on May 15 while protesting against Israel on the day Palestinians mark the Nakba -- or catastrophe -- of our dispossession in 1948.

Sari Anabtawi: The Story of Munib Al-Masri Sari Anabtawi 2011

Like many of those injured that day, Munib remains in critical condition.

Sari Anabtawi: The Story of Munib Al-Masri Sari Anabtawi 2011

The U.S. Congress may ignore the efforts of a young Palestinian American like Munib Al-Masri, but at the United Nations, Munib's efforts, and those of countless Palestinians, will very likely soon be heard with an overwhelming September vote in favor of Palestinian statehood.

Sari Anabtawi: The Story of Munib Al-Masri Sari Anabtawi 2011

Side by side, the visions of Netanyahu and Munib for the region are very different, though both challenge President Obama.

Sari Anabtawi: The Story of Munib Al-Masri Sari Anabtawi 2011

Now Munib may well face permanent physical hardship because he dared to dream of Palestinians' right of return to homes to which many still retain keys and deeds.

Sari Anabtawi: The Story of Munib Al-Masri Sari Anabtawi 2011

Arabs see what happened to Munib and regard it as little different from the slap received by the street vendor in Tunisia or the violence perpetrated by Mubarak's thugs in Tahrir Square.

Sari Anabtawi: The Story of Munib Al-Masri Sari Anabtawi 2011

Munib is now learning the hard and unfair lessons of life previous generations of Palestinians endured regarding Israeli military might making "right."

Sari Anabtawi: The Story of Munib Al-Masri Sari Anabtawi 2011

If Hamas persists in opposing Mr. Fayyad, Mr. Shaath said Fatah might agree to electing Munib Masri, a 78-year-old Palestinian business tycoon who has campaigned for unity, as a compromise.

Palestinian Pact Sees Stress Signs Joshua Mitnick 2011

Symbolically, the younger Munib was at the border seeking in the liberating spirit of the Arab Spring to help Palestinians return to stolen homes and land in territory Israel pushed Palestinians out of in 1948.

Sari Anabtawi: The Story of Munib Al-Masri Sari Anabtawi 2011

Munib now will live the rest of his life without his spleen and a kidney.

Sari Anabtawi: The Story of Munib Al-Masri Sari Anabtawi 2011