Munib Masri
WHAT HAPPENED
Munib Masri, a 22-year-old Palestinian-American geology student at the American University of Beirut, was shot in the back with live ammunition on May 15, 2011, when Israeli soldiers fired across the border fence at Maroun al-Ras, Lebanon, during a march marking the 63rd anniversary of the Nakba. Human Rights Watch reported that Israeli fire killed 10 protesters and wounded 112 at Maroun al-Ras, found no evidence that demonstrators breached the fence, and called for a criminal investigation, saying the shootings showed "a disturbing disregard for protesters' lives." The bullet fragmented inside Masri's body, destroying his left kidney and spleen and lodging fragments in his spine; he was left partially paralyzed and uses a wheelchair. The Center for Constitutional Rights documented him as a U.S. citizen critically injured by an Israeli military sniper and criticized Washington's failure to seek accountability. Masri later moved to the United States for rehabilitation.
TESTIMONY
“It's about standing up for what you believe in, and standing up for Palestine.” — Munib Masri, speaking to Al Jazeera in 2012
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