 MARTYRS REMEMBERED: Palestinian artist Bahaa Al-Qedra paints a huge portrait of the late Hamas spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin in Gaza. Under the banner "The Week of the Martyrs", thousands of Hamas supporters took to the streets on Tuesday to mark the first anniversary of the assassinations of Yassin and Abdul-Aziz Al-Rantisi. The anniversary commemorations included paramilitary parades, public rallies and symposia. Demonstrations were not only confined to the occupied territories, as thousands of students rallied at a number of Egyptian universities sending strong messages to Arab leaders holding their 17th summit under the auspices of the 60-year- old Arab League, in Algiers (photo: AP) parent page (24 - 30 March 2005, issue #735) |