Oct 04 2006
How I smuggled a “terrorist” into Israel and the US?
By Daoud Kuttab
An editorial note before I answer this question, I need to make a note that the word terrorist is put within inverted comas signifying that this is not my description.
To begin with I have to tell you the story of Haroon Abu Arra. I met Haroon in 1996. He was a student at Al Quds University’s nursing college.* The nursing school was chosen as the location of Al Quds Educational TV because it was within ,what was thought then- sovereign Palestinian territory.Haroon originally from the Jenin area, would hang around the studio and when we needed someone to man the nightly broadcasting of our educational station, he volunteered. Continue Reading »