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Title
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Tribute to Yasser Arafat
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Description
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This collection consists of photographs of the Palestinian-Salvadoran revolutionary leader, Schafik Hándal (1930-2006) attending a tribute to Yasser Arafat following the Palestinian leader's death in 2004. The tribute was held in Plaza Palestina (Palestine Square) in San Salvador and was attending by numerous members of the Palestinian community in El Salvador as well as other public figures and activists.
The photographs have been donated to the Planet Bethlehem Archive by the Instituto Schafik Hándal in San Salvador, El Salvador. Descriptions of the images are provided in both English and Spanish.
Schafik Hándal in front of the monument in Palestine Square, 2004.
Schafik Hándal and comrade Lucio Sosa in Palestine Square, 2004.
Schafik Hándal and John Nasser in Palestine Square, 2004.
Schafik Hándal, in Palestine Square, El Salvador, 2004.
Schafik Hándal, on the podium in Palestine Square, 2004.
Schafik Hándal, is interviewed in Palestine Square, 2004.
Schafik Hándal, arriving at Palestine Square, 2004.
Preparations in Palestine Square, tribute to Yasser Arafat, San Salvador, El Salvador, 2004.
Schafik Hándal, in tribute to Yasser Arafat, San Salvador, El Salvador, 2004.
Schafik Hándal, placing a wreath to Yasser Arafat, San Salvador, El Salvador, 2004.
Schafik Hándal and “Holy Land”, San Salvador, El Salvador, 2004.
Schafik Hándal and the flag of Palestine, San Salvador, El Salvador, 2004.
Profile of Schafik Hándal and "Holy Land", San Salvador, El Salvador, 2004.