top
Newswire
Features
From the Open-Publishing Calendar
From the Open-Publishing Newswire
Indybay Feature

Palestinian Father in U.S. Recounts How His 11 Year-Old Son Died When Israeli Warplanes Bombed His Family's House

by via Democracy Now
Friday, January 16, 2009 :As the Palestinian death toll in Israel's assault on Gaza climbs above 1,100, we take a look behind the statistics. Suleiman Baraka is a Palestinian astrophysicist working at Virgnia tech with NASA. His 11 year-old son, Ibrahim, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on his house. His wife and three other children are now homeless in Gaza, along with 17 members of his family. In his first broadcast interview in the U.S., Suleiman Baraka tells his story. We also speak with Suleiman's brother, Sayed, who arrived at the house seconds after it was bombed.
As the Israeli assault on Gaza continues, the Palestinian death toll continues to mount. Over the past 21 days, more than 1,100 Palestinians have been killed and 5,200 wounded. At least 700 civilians are among the dead, including more than 350 children.

Today, we take a look behind the statistics. Suleiman Baraka is a Palestinian astrophysicist working at Virginia tech with NASA.

On December 29th, Israeli warplanes bombed his house where his wife and four children were staying. His 11 year-old son, Ibrahim, was killed. His wife and three other children are now homeless in Gaza, along with 17 members of his family. Suleiman Baraka has never before told his story in the US. He joins us now from Norfolk, Virginia. Welcome to Democracy Now.

We are also joined on the telephone from Gaza City by Suleiman’s brother, Sayed.

Suleiman Baraka, Palestinian astrophysicist. He is a post doctoral associate at Virginia Tech working at the National Institute of Aerospace for NASA. His house in Gaza was bombed on Dec. 29th. Severely wounding his son and his mother. His son, Ibrahim died of his injuries in Cairo on Jan. 5th.

Sayed Baraka, Suleiman’s brother. He is in Gaza City.

LISTEN ONLINE
Add Your Comments
Listed below are the latest comments about this post.
These comments are submitted anonymously by website visitors.
TITLE
AUTHOR
DATE
Grabow
Fri, Jan 16, 2009 5:38PM
We are 100% volunteer and depend on your participation to sustain our efforts!

Donate

$240.00 donated
in the past month

Get Involved

If you'd like to help with maintaining or developing the website, contact us.

Publish

Publish your stories and upcoming events on Indybay.

IMC Network