Faris Odeh

Faris Odeh
Faris Odeh
فارس عودة‎
	Iconic photograph of Odeh throwing a stone at an Israeli tank in the Gaza Strip during the Second Intifada, 29 October 2000
Born	3 December 1985; Gaza City, Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip
Died	8 November 2000 (aged 14); Karni Crossing, Palestine
Cause of death	Gunshot wound
Nationality	Palestinian

Faris Odeh (Arabic: فارس عودة; 3 December 1985^[1] – 8 November 2000^[2]) was a Palestinian boy from the Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip who became known as a popular symbol for Palestinian resistance because of a photograph where he is seen throwing a stone at an Israeli tank during the Second Intifada. In November 2000, he was killed by Israeli troops near the Karni Crossing while he was throwing stones at them.

A picture of Odeh standing alone in front of a tank, with a stone in his hand and arm bent back to throw it, was taken by a photojournalist from the American non-for-profit Associated Press on 29 October 2000. Ten days later, on 8 November, Odeh was again throwing stones at Karni when he was shot in the neck by an Israeli soldier. The boy and the image subsequently assumed iconic status within Palestinian movement as a symbol of their opposition to the Israeli occupation.^[3]^[4]

^ ^a ^b "فارس عودة.. حجر الطفل مقابل رتل الميركافا" [Fares Odeh: the child in front of the Merkava convoy] (in Arabic). Wafa. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2020. كان فارس يحب الاحتفال في عيد ميلاده، الذي يصادف الثالث من كانون الأولى/ ديسمبر
^ "Three Palestinians, one Israeli dead as violence continues". Agence France-Presse. November 8, 2000.
^ Delinda Curtiss Hanley (January–February 2001). "Israel's Spin-Doctors Wage War of Images and Words Against Palestinian Rock Children". Washington Report on Middle East Affairs. Archived from the original on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2007-07-16.
^ Cite error: The named reference laguardia was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[odeh-bd-1] "فارس عودة.. حجر الطفل مقابل رتل الميركافا" [Fares Odeh: the child in front of the Merkava convoy] (in Arabic). Wafa. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2020. كان فارس يحب الاحتفال في عيد ميلاده، الذي يصادف الثالث من كانون الأولى/ ديسمبر

[2] "Three Palestinians, one Israeli dead as violence continues". Agence France-Presse. November 8, 2000.

[Hanley-3] Delinda Curtiss Hanley (January–February 2001). "Israel's Spin-Doctors Wage War of Images and Words Against Palestinian Rock Children". Washington Report on Middle East Affairs. Archived from the original on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2007-07-16.

[laguardia-4] Cite error: The named reference laguardia was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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