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narrates the story of a 12-year-old boy named Jude, who was conceived with his imprisoned father's sperm. It begins as the boy prepares to meet his father for the first time in prison, but Jude receives news that, "due to security reasons," his visit had been cancelled. Jude, who is heartbroken, goes
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Daqqa mentions in the prelude of the novel that he is writing: "until I am freed from prison, with the hope of freeing the prison from me." The explained goal of his novel is followed by the dedication: "To Jude, that he may live his childhood, to all the children who have become adults before their
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Even on his deathbed, Israeli authorities continued to display chilling levels of cruelty against Walid Daqqah and his family, not only denying him adequate medical treatment and suitable food, but also preventing him from saying a final goodbye to his wife Sanaa
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Daqqa was arrested on 25 March 1986 and accused of either being a member or commander, of the PFLP-affiliated group that abducted and killed Tamam. Daqqa was not present at the time of the abduction and, in March 1987 was convicted of commanding the group, an accusation he always denied. The
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reported that Daqqa's lawyer who had visited him a few weeks before his death said that Daqqa had lost much weight and was subjected to torture. After Daqqa's death on 9 April 2024, Israeli police forcefully dispersed visitors who attended his funeral.
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had delayed the restitution of his body to his family for burial. Ben-Gvir remarked that he was unhappy with his natural death because it was not the "death penalty for terrorists" he considered appropriate.
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named Um Rumi, who is 1,500-year-old. They all listen to the boy's frustration over his canceled prison visit, and tell him of their suffering under the occupation and their struggle for freedom.
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