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{{Short description|Palestinian victim of Israeli–Palestinian conflict}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Abir Aramin<br />عبير عرامين
| birth_date = 1997
| death_date = 2007
| death_cause = Shot by [[Israel Defense Forces]]
}}
'''Abir Aramin''' ({{lang-ar|عبير عرامين}}, 1997-2007) was a [[Palestinian]] girl who was shot and killed by the [[Israel Defense Forces]] in January 2007.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Moorhead |first=Joanna |date=2013-08-03 |title='Why are men so angry that they kill children to get what they want?' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/aug/03/men-kill-children-middle-east-israel-palestine |access-date=2024-02-07 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Her death gained attention because her father, [[Bassam Aramin]], had been a
▲'''Abir Aramin''' (1997-2007) was a [[Palestinian]] girl who was shot and killed by the [[Israel Defense Forces]] in January 2007. Her death gained attention because her father, [[Bassam Aramin]], had been a militant of [[Fatah]] that subsequently embraced a peaceful resolution to the [[Israeli–Palestinian conflict]] through [[Combatants for Peace]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Macintyre |first=Donald |date=January 20, 2007 |title=The tragic death of an activist's daughter |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/the-tragic-death-of-an-activists-daughter-432899.html |work=The Independent}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Press |first=The Associated |date=2010-08-18 |title=Jerusalem Court Rules Israel Was Responsible for Death of a Palestinian Girl |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/18/world/middleeast/18israel.html |access-date=2024-01-21 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
Aramin was born in 1997 and went to school in [['Anata]], north of [[Jerusalem]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Harris |first=Emily |date=March 22, 2016 |title=A Palestinian Takes A Different Road In His Fight |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2016/03/22/467689134/a-palestinian-takes-a-different-road-in-his-fight |work=[[National Public Radio]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title='Circle of blood': The club no Israeli or Palestinian wants to be in. Yet, they urge peace. |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2023/11/03/israeli-and-palestinian-parents-united-by-grief-israel-hamas-war/71391094007/ |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Izenberg |first=Dan |date=2010-08-16 |title='Compensate killed girl's family' |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel/compensate-killed-girls-family |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
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On January 16, 1997, Aramin left school with her sister and some friends.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Greenberg |first=Jo |date=2007-02-11 |title=A father's plea: 'Stop the killing' |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2007/02/11/a-fathers-plea-stop-the-killing-2/ |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=Chicago Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref> On their way home, she stopped at a candy store.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2010-08-16 |title=Israel ruled responsible for death of Palestinian girl |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-10994441 |access-date=2024-02-07 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> While there, a group of Israeli border officers drove onto the street, attracting the attention of a group of youths, who began throwing rocks at them.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Sherwood |first=Harriet |date=2011-09-26 |title=Israel to pay family compensation over killing of Palestinian girl |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/sep/26/israel-pay-family-compensation-palestinian-girl |access-date=2024-02-07 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> During this altercation, one of the border officers fired their gun, hitting Aramin in the head with a [[rubber bullet]]; she had not been involved in the rock-throwing.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harris |first=Emily |date=March 22, 2016 |title=A Palestinian Takes a Different Road in His Fight |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2016/03/22/467689134/a-palestinian-takes-a-different-road-in-his-fight |access-date=February 6, 2024 |website=National Public Radio}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> According to witnesses, Aramin collapsed, bleeding profusely from the wound.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |date=2007-11-07 |title=Turning the other cheek |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/nov/07/israel |access-date=2024-02-07 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Peled-Elhanan |first=Nurit |date=2007-01-21 |title=Let our children live |url=https://electronicintifada.net/content/let-our-children-live/6694 |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=The Electronic Intifada |language=en}}</ref> She was rushed to the [[Hadassah Medical Center]], where she underwent surgery for several hours.<ref name=":3" /> Aramin succumbed to her injuries within days.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=What Happened to Abir? |url=https://www.rebuildingalliance.org/what-happened-to-abir |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=Rebuilding Alliance |language=en-US}}</ref>
In the wake of Aramin's death, the Israeli authorities alleged that Aramin had died after being hit by a stone.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Sherwood |first=Harriet |date=2010-08-17 |title=Palestinian girl was killed by border guards' rubber bullet, judge rules |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/aug/17/palestinian-girl-killed-rubber-bullet |access-date=2024-02-07 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The authorities closed the investigation in the same year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baranski-Walker |first=Donna |date=2010-08-27 |title=Will the Aramin Civil Trial Lead to Indictments in Israel's Criminal Court? |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/will-the-aramin-civil-tri_b_688514 |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}</ref>
▲== Death ==
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In the wake of Aramin's death, her father, Bassam Aramin, wrote an article in the [[The Palestine Chronicle]], emphasizing his commitment to nonviolence and criticizing the IDF's reaction to her death
In 2010, Jerusalem District Court Judge Orit Efaal-Gabay determined that Israel was liable for Aramin's death.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Waked |first=Ali |date=2010-08-17 |title=Killed Palestinian girl's father: Soldiers are victims too |url=https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3938087,00.html |access-date=2024-02-07 |work=Ynetnews |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2010-08-16 |title=Israel ruled responsible for death of Palestinian girl |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-10994441 |access-date=2024-02-07 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>
On July 10, 2011, the Israeli High Court of Justice ruled that two officers suspected of killing Aramin would not stand trial.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Zarchin |first=Tomer |date=July 11, 2011 |title=No Trial for Cops Suspected in Death of Palestinian Girl, 10 |url=https://www.haaretz.com/2011-07-11/ty-article/no-trial-for-cops-suspected-in-death-of-palestinian-girl-10/0000017f-df27-df7c-a5ff-df7f24880000 |access-date=February 6, 2024 |work=Haaretz |language=en}}</ref> In September of the same year, Aramin's family was awarded $430,000 in compensation.<ref name=":2" />
== References ==
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[[Category:1997 births]]
[[Category:2007 deaths]]
[[Category:Palestinian war casualties]]
[[Category:State of Palestine]]
[[Category:Israeli–Palestinian conflict]]
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