A Photograph of the Shaheed Jad Atallah Pointing His Catapult
Found in Nidal abu Aker Collection, this colour photograph is one of a set of photographs documenting the social and political life in Dheisheh Palestinian Camp, showing the shaheed, Jad Atallah, who was killed in the early Second Intifada, pointing his catapult. A catapult is a popular, small hand-powered resistance tool used by Palestinian demonstrators when confronted with the Israeli occupation.
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Nidal abu Aker (Collection owner), interview with PMDA researcher Samar Ozrail and archivist Lujain Abdat, 7 October 2019, the Palestinian Museum Digital Archive.
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