Shurrab family

{{pp|small=yes}} The '''Shurrab family''' is a family in [[Khan Younis]] and [[Gaza City|Gaza]] in the [[Palestinian territories]], which had 2 members killed by the [[Israel Defense Forces]] on 16 January 2009 during the [[2008–2009 Israel–Gaza conflict]].<ref>[http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/middleeast/la-fg-gaza-sons18-2009jan18,0,4442680.story 'I waited for my fate,' says Gaza father] Los Angeles Times, January 18, 2009</ref> A son, Amer Shurrab, attended [[Middlebury College]] in [[Vermont]], [[United States]] and is a member of [[Seeds of Peace]], an international conflict resolution organization based in the United States. Muhammad Shurrab (64) was injured and his two of his sons, Kassab Shurrab (27) and Ibrahim Shurrab (17) were killed during a "lull" in the fighting.<ref>[http://www.alhaq.org/advocacy/topics/gaza/450-shurrab-family-returning-home-from-their-farm-two-sons-killed Shurrab Family Returning Home from their Farm: Two Sons Killed] Al Haq</ref> A service was held at Middlebury on 29 January for the Shurrab family.<ref>[http://blogs.middlebury.edu/newsblog/2009/01/28/service-for-family-of-amer-shurrab-09-january-29-730-pm-the-axinn-center/ Service for family of Amer Shurrab ’09: January 29, 7:30 p.m., the Axinn Center] Middlebury.edu</ref> The family's story was told on the floor of the [[United States Senate]] by Vermont Senator [[Patrick Leahy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leahy.senate.gov/press/statement-on-the-shurrab-family|title=Patrick Leahy - United States Senator for Vermont, Press Release, Statement On The Shurrab Family|work=United States Senate|accessdate=13 July 2014}}</ref>

Amer Shurrab appeared on [[Democracy Now!]] on July 27, 2014 to discuss the death of family members in 2009 and cousins in 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.democracynow.org/2014/7/28/what_do_gazans_endure_a_palestinian|title=What Do Gazans Endure? A Palestinian Student Who Lost 2 Brothers, 4 Cousins Tells His Story|work=[[Democracy Now!]]|accessdate=29 July 2014}}</ref>

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