"He has spent 14 years in pain, adjusting to paralysis below the waist. But Munib al-Masri Jr, 37, says he forgives the Israeli soldier who shot him. Masri is among Palestinians who welcomed the UK's recognition of Palestinian statehood last month but are pushing the government to go further. The Britain Owes Palestine campaign that Masri is part of wants the UK to formally apologise for what they say is its historical role in creating the Middle East crisis."
"Masri was at a May 2011 march commemorating the Nakba, the mass displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war at Maroun al-Ras, on the border of Lebanon and Israel, when soldiers opened fire. He said: Everyone was unarmed, one child attempted to cross this fencing on the border he was shot instantly. I saw him die, fall on to the barbed wire, in the most horrific way."
Munib al-Masri Jr has lived 14 years with paralysis below the waist after being shot at a 2011 Nakba march near Maroun al-Ras. He forgives the Israeli soldier who shot him and believes many Palestinians would forgive and live side by side with Israelis if promised a just future. Masri is part of the Britain Owes Palestine campaign, which calls on the UK to formally apologise for a historical role in creating the Middle East crisis and to go beyond recognising Palestinian statehood. Masri suffered injuries to his kidney, spleen, stomach and spinal cord and managed pain through treatment, exercise and medication.
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