Another Dispatch from the Center of the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict
A Neighbor’s Child; by Larry Rich On Friday afternoon, the 22 nd of August, five-year old Hassan Shgadi was playing outside with his ten-year old brother. They live in the Palestinian village of Kfar Adja that is adjacent to Jenin. Both were barefoot when a large yellow scorpion (poisonous and deadly) aggressively attacked their feet. Both boys were stung, little Hassan in the big toe of his left foot and his big brother on his ankle. Their anguished cries were heard by their mother and... Sign in to see full entry.