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About 50 people gather Saturday afternoon at Kennedy Park in Lewiston to protest the bombing of the Gaza Strip by Israel. “I want our country to do a better job making sure justice is served and stop supporting the killing of innocent people and the continued genocide of the Palestinian people,” says Shukri Abdirahman, one of the event organizers. Russ Dillingham/Sun JournalShukri Abdirahman, in purple vest, co-director of Maine Youth Power, leads a chant Saturday afternoon at Kennedy Park in Lewiston. About 50 people showed up to the rally to protest the bombing of the Gaza Strip by Israel. “I want our country to do a better job making sure justice is served and stop supporting the killing of innocent people and the continued genocide of the Palestinian people,” Abdirahman says. Russ Dillingham/Sun JournalShukri Abdirahman, in purple vest, co-director of Maine Youth Power, leads a chant Saturday afternoon at Kennedy Park in Lewiston. About 50 people showed up to the rally to protest the bombing of the Gaza Strip by Israel. “I want our country to do a better job making sure justice is served and stop supporting the killing of innocent people and the continued genocide of the Palestinian people,” Abdirahman says. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
A lifelong resident of Lewiston, Russ stumbled into photography as a college student working toward a career in psychology. His great-grandfather Louis B. Costello was the publisher of the Lewiston Daily...
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