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Its a story like that that not only can change perceptions about a player, but perceptions about a nationality. Too often, the media portays Palestinians as savages that only believe in blowing up buses and killing Jews. You never hear a real human interest story about a Palestinian. The US as a whole has been convinced there is no such thing. Just bomb strapped animals searching for an elementary school. That perception couldn't be more wrong.
The fact is that not all Palestinians are blood thirsty, jihad crazed extremists. They are people who want a better life. They want to go about their lives everyday as people, not targets for missiles or verbal hostility. They don't want to be in conflict with the world. They just are out of a desire to survive.
I hope Abdallah sees major playing time this year. He looks like a beast and everything I've read says he will be.
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