Palestine mood: so near, yet so far
July 07, 2017  10:41
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Abdel Fatteh al-Masri's easy smile disappeared at the mention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit. Sitting behind the counter at his grocery off Sultan Suleiman Street, facing the Damascus Gate to the Old City, his eyes turned wistful.


The chubby 65-year-old with trembling hands recalled Indira Gandhi's friendship with former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and how India was the first non-Arab state to recognise Palestinian statehood in 1988. Then, he broke to the present.


"Why is your Prime Minister so silent about our cause even when he is so near?" the Palestinian storeowner asked, sighing heavily.  Read the full report here.
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