The Israeli occupation has gone beyond its policy of aggression against the Palestinian people to the point of fighting its memory and symbols. The Martyrs’ Monument has become part of its target bank in the Palestinian areas it is invading.
The place of Sherine Abu Aqla's martyrdom was a shrine for citizens before its destruction. “The occupation cannot erase Shireen from memory,” her brother says, “and she is firmly established as a Palestinian icon in the minds of future generations”