Vandalism of Gaza graves

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A poster of a photograph of the apparent humiliation of an Iraqi prisoner in Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad, is seen on a grave as others are broken, background, at the Commonwealth military cemetery in Gaza City, Monday May 10, 2004. Vandals with axes and shovels desecrated or destroyed 32 graves of soldiers killed in World War I, including those from Britain and India buried in the plot at the cemetery in Gaza City. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

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1. Palestinians destroy graves in Gaza Commonwealth cemetery

http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/425770.html

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"The desecration of the war cemetery began Sunday evening, when about 10 Palestinians, some armed with rifles, entered the neat 10-acre plot, which is surrounded by a large stone wall, said Issam Jaradeh, chief gardener of the cemetery.

Jaradeh and his brothers, who live in a house bordering the plot, ran into the cemetery when they spotted the vandals and chased them off, he said Monday.

By that time the vandals had already damaged the cemetery, with its perfectly aligned head stones, well-kept lawn and rows of flowers and trimmed bushes."

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"Jaradeh and his family were shocked at the desecrations.

"Our religion as Muslims and our tradition as Palestinians forbid such acts," he said."