A photo of two Palestinian men protecting an Israeli policemen is making the rounds on the internet. Here's why.
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#1 “I don’t care what people say or do. For me a person is a person. A life of a person is important,"
In show of the true human nature to protect all human life, Zakaria Sadah stepped in to be an example that every life is precious no matter what.
Photographed by Israeli photographer Shaul Golan, the picture shows, Zakaria, a Palestinian field worker for Rabbis for Human Rights. On the left and the Mayor of Qusra on the right moved in to protect the Israeli policewoman.
Qusra is a Palestinian village nestled with nearby Jewish settlement Aish and Kodesh which the UN considers occupied territory.
#2 Tension between the two communities has been on a high ever since the arson attack last month in which a Palestinian toddler died.
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#3 The scene of the arson attack that fueled tensions between the two communities.
#4 The Israeli police force went in to arrest Palestinians after they were reported by settlers for throwing stones on them.
The policewoman seen in the photo was caught in the middle as things heat up between the Israeli forces and the villages. She froze and began to cry. The Israeli forces then began a rescue attempt. Sadah then stepped in calling out to them to not shoot. He was joined by the mayor. Together they got her back to safety.
"Zakaria may very well have saved Palestinian lives, as another police officer was preparing to shoot," Rabbis for Human Rights said in a statement.
"I don't care what people say or do. For me a person is a person. A life of a person is important."
