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Article: Remembering Deir Yassin.
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- The Middle East
- Article date:
- December 1, 1998
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In 1948 Zionist extremists massacred every man, woman and child in the sleepy Palestinian village of Deir Yassin. "Remember Deir Yassin" became their battle cry as they continued on their march, driving Palestinians from their homes and villages to seek refuge in foreign lands. Pat McDonnell Twair reports on one man's efforts to ensure the murdered are not conveniently forgotten.
Dan McGowan is probably the only American in the United States whose licence plate reads DEIR YASSIN. Certainly, he is the only New York motorist bearing the name of the Palestinian village destroyed nearly a half century ago.
His earlier licence plate, bought after he made his ...