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The cartoonist Naji al-Ali, creator of the character Handala, was murdered, a symbol for the Palestinians

37
years ago

29 August 1987,

The cartoonist Naji al-Ali, creator of the character Handala, symbol for the Palestinians, was killed in exile in London. He was shot and in a coma for a month.

Although the murder was never resolved, the main suspects were Mossad agents who carried out numerous such operations. Critical of the Israeli and Arab authorities, Naji al-Ali was known for his crude satirical tapes on the Palestinian conflict.

His character was Handala, appearing in the print he published daily in a newspaper and witnessed the occupation of Israel, a Palestinian refugee child whose face was unknown, always behind his back.

On this day
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1987-03-11
Enrique Antolín, Government Advisor, was held by steel workers in labour dispute in Cantabria
1987-04-10
Several Gernikarras chained in Madrid asking to bring Picasso's 'Guernica' to Gernika
1987-05-17
Six Palestinian prisoners fled Gaza prison by cutting bars from the bathroom window
1987-06-21
Maddi Heguy, IK member died in Biarritz, recently arrested, hit by a train
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1987-09-28
Seaska gave her classes as a protest in Baiona Square
1987-10-03
The French police launched a massive operation against Basque refugees
1987-10-15
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1987-12-09
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1987-12-29
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