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Family of Palestinian boy disfigured in 2015 firebomb attack still seeking justice

An Israeli court sentenced to life imprisonment the Jewish settler behind the 2015 arson attack in the village of Duma in the northern West Bank, which killed three members of the Dawabsha family, but the family says the court’s decision is not enough.
DUMA,WEST BANK - JULY 31:   Family members and relatives of 18 month old baby, Ali Saad-Dawabsheh, view the remains of their house after a fire which was suspected to have been set by Jewish extremists on July 31, 2015 in the Palestinian village of Duma, West Bank.  A house fire in the Palestinian village of Duma, West Bank, suspected to have been set by Jewish extremists, killed an 18-month-old Palestinian child, injured both parents and a four year old brother. (Photo by Oren Ziv/Getty Images)

RAMALLAH, West Bank — Ahmed Dawabsha, a 10-year-old Palestinian from the village of Duma in the northern West Bank, is getting ready to go back to school on Sept. 20.

When he learned that he had to wear a face mask as a protective measure against the novel coronavirus, Ahmed broke into tears. “How would I put on a face mask and I don’t have an ear,” he sobbed.

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