PHOTOS: Thousands take part in Palestinian minister’s funeral in Ramallah

Text by Keren Manor, photos by Yotam Ronen, Oren Ziv / Activestills.org

Palestinian Authority Minister Ziad Abu Ein is carried during his funeral procession, Ramallah, December 11, 2014. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
Palestinian Authority soldiers carry the coffin of PA minister Ziad Abu Ein during his funeral procession, Ramallah, December 11, 2014. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Thousands gathered Thursday morning at the Palestinian Authority headquarters in Ramallah to participate in the funeral of PA minister Ziad Abu Ein. Abu Ein, who served as the Palestinian Authority’s settlement minister died the previous day during clashes with Israeli soldiers near the illegal West Bank outpost of Adei Ad.

Palestinian President Mahmous Abbas attended the funeral, and declared three days of national mourning. The attendees marched from the headquarters toward a cemetery in the nearby city of Al-Bireh, where Abu Ein was buried.

PA President Mahmoud Abbas looks on during the funeral of PA minister Ziad Abu Ein, Ramallah, December 11, 2014. (photo: Yotam Ronen/Activestills.org)
PA President Mahmoud Abbas looks on during the funeral of PA minister Ziad Abu Ein, Ramallah, December 11, 2014. (photo: Yotam Ronen/Activestills.org)

 

Members of Mahmoud Abbas' Presidential Guard look on during PA minister Ziad Abu Ein's funeral, Ramallah, December 11, 2014. (photo: Yotam Ronen/Activestills.org)
Members of Mahmoud Abbas’ Presidential Guard look on during PA minister Ziad Abu Ein’s funeral, Ramallah, December 11, 2014. (photo: Yotam Ronen/Activestills.org)

 

Thousands march from Ramallah to the Al-Bireh cemetery during Ziad Abu Ein's funeral procession, December 11, 2014. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
Thousands march from Ramallah to the Al-Bireh cemetery during Ziad Abu Ein’s funeral procession, December 11, 2014. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

 

Thousands march from Ramallah to the Al-Bireh cemetery during Ziad Abu Ein's funeral procession, December 11, 2014. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
Thousands march from Ramallah to the Al-Bireh cemetery during Ziad Abu Ein’s funeral procession, December 11, 2014. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

 

Members of the Al-Aqsa Martyr's Brigade fire into the air during Ziad Abu Ein's funeral procession, December 11, 2014. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
Members of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade fire into the air during Ziad Abu Ein’s funeral procession, December 11, 2014. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

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