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Odeh Jayyusi
Odeh may refer to: People * Alex Odeh (1944–1985), Palestinian American anti-discrimination activist who was killed in a bombing * Ayman Odeh (born 1975), Israeli Arab lawyer and politician * Faris Odeh (1985–2000), Palestinian boy shot dead by the Israel Defense Forces while throwing stones * Lama Abu-Odeh, Palestinian-American professor and author * Mohammed Odeh (born 1965), Palestinian; former al-Qaeda member sentenced to life imprisonment for participation in the 1998 United States embassy bombings * Rasmea Odeh Rasmea Yousef Odeh in Arabic رسمية يوسف عودة (born 1947/1948; also known as Rasmea Yousef, Rasmieh Steve, and Rasmieh Joseph Steve) is a Palestinian Jordanian and former American citizen who was a member of the Popular Front for t ... (born 1947 or 1948), Palestinian-American convicted of involvement in a fatal terrorist bombing, and of immigration fraud * Sheik Odeh (born 1950), Palestinian founder of the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Odeh
Alexander Michel Odeh ( اسكندر ميكل عودة; April 4, 1944 – October 11, 1985) was a Palestinian activist who was assassinated in a bombing as he opened the door of his office at 1905 East 17th Street, Santa Ana, California. Odeh was west-coast regional director of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC). Life and murder Born into a Palestinian Christian ( Latin rite Catholic) family in Jifna, Mandatory Palestine, Odeh immigrated to the United States in 1972 at the age of 28. He was a lecturer and poet who had published a volume of his poetry, ''Whispers in Exile.'' The Boston office of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee suffered a bombing on August 16, 1985, injuring two officers.Harvey W. KushnerEncyclopedia of Terrorism SAGE, 2003, 192-193 . The Santa Ana bombing came the day after the ending of the Palestine Liberation Front–sponsored Achille Lauro hijacking in which Jewish American Leon Klinghoffer was killed.Michael K. Bohn, ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayman Odeh
Ayman Odeh ( ar, أيمن عودة, he, אַיְּימָן עוֹדֶה; born 1 January 1975) is an Israeli Arab lawyer and politician. He is a member of Knesset and leader of the Hadash party. Biography Ayman Odeh was born in 1975, and raised in Haifa, within the Kababir neighbourhood. His father was a construction worker. Although his family was Muslim, Odeh's parents sent him to a Christian school where he was the only Muslim student, proudly noting that he got an A in New Testament studies on his high school final exams. He now describes himself as having transcended the confines of religion and ethnicity. He studied law at the University of Craiova in Romania from 1993 to 1997. During his law studies in Romania, he took part in pro-Palestinian rallies, learned Romanian, and read the memoirs of various political thinkers and revolutionaries. He earned a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Craiova and in 2001 was certified to practice law in Israel, though he is not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faris Odeh
Faris Odeh ( ar, فارس فائق عيسى حمدان عودة, 3 December 1985 – 8 November 2000) was a Palestinian boy shot dead by the Israel Defense Forces near the Karni crossing in the Gaza Strip while throwing stones in the second month of the Al-Aqsa Intifada. 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 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 Israeli troops. The boy and the image subsequently assumed iconic status within the Palestinian territories as a symbol of opposition to the area's occupation by Israel. Early life Odeh was born in the Zeitoun quarter of Gaza City where he lived with his parents Fayek and Anam and his eight brothers and sisters. According to ''The Washington Post'', Odeh was an "adolescent daredevil". He was fond of risky stunts, and once j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lama Abu-Odeh
Lama Abu-Odeh ( ar, لمى أبو عودة, born 1962) is a Palestinian-American professor and author who teaches at the Georgetown University Law Center. She has written extensively on Islamic law, feminism, and family law. Early life and education Abu-Odeh was born in Amman, Jordan in 1962. She is the daughter of Adnan Abu-Odeh, a former senator in the Jordanian House of Parliament and ambassador. She earned her LL.B. from the University of Jordan, her LL.M. from the University of Bristol, England, her MA from the University of York, England, and her S.J.D. from Harvard University. She has taught at Stanford Law School and worked for the World Bank's Middle East/North Africa division. Abu-Odeh has also written on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Israelis ( he, יִשְׂרָאֵלִים, translit=Yīśrāʾēlīm; ar, الإسرائيليين, translit=al-ʾIsrāʾīliyyin) are the citizens and nationals of the State of Israel. The country's populace is compos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammed Odeh
Mohammed Saddiq Odeh (born 1 March 1965) is a Saudi-born al-Qaeda member, sentenced in October 2001 to life imprisonment for his parts in the US embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania on August 7, 1998. Odeh was convicted along with three co-conspirators: Mohamed Rashed Daoud Al-Owhali, Khalfan Khamis Mohamed and Wadih el Hage. Another defendant, Ali Mohamed, pleaded guilty the previous year. Another, Mahdouh Salim, was awaiting trial, and three additional defendants were fighting extradition in England. He is currently imprisoned in the United States Penitentiary in Coleman, Florida. Activities In March 1993, Saif al-Adel ordered Odeh to Somalia to train tribes in fighting. Bergen, Peter, "The Osama bin Laden I Know', 2006. He has been accused of training forces loyal to warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid in 1993, while other sources have suggested he was training Al-Itihaad al-Islamiya members.Benjamin, Daniel & Steven Simon. "The Age of Sacred Terror", 2002Canadian Security ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rasmea Odeh
Rasmea Yousef Odeh in Arabic رسمية يوسف عودة (born 1947/1948; also known as Rasmea Yousef, Rasmieh Steve, and Rasmieh Joseph Steve) is a Palestinian Jordanian and former American citizen who was a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine convicted by Israeli military courts for involvement in the 1969 Jerusalem supermarket bombing. Odeh claimed that the confessions she claimed were obtained under torture, and that the charges were political. She was sentenced to life in prison in Israel and spent 10 years in prison before she was released in a prisoner exchange with the PFLP in 1980. After her release in a prisoner exchange, she immigrated to the United States, became a U.S. citizen, and served as associate director at the Arab American Action Network in Chicago, Illinois. On November 10, 2014, Odeh was convicted of immigration fraud by a jury in federal court in Detroit, Michigan, for concealing her arrest and conviction by military court in Isr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
