Emily Henochowicz, the very talented art student who lost her eye after being shot by Israeli tear gas canister in a West Bank protest, discusses her life, art, and why she plans to return.
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By Democracy Now! – 5 Aug 2010
www.democracynow.org/2010/8/5/exclusiveemily_henochowicz_speaks_out_art_student
Emily Henochowicz Speaks Out: Art student who lost her eye after being shot by Israeli tear gas canister in a West Bank protest discusses her life, her art, and why she plans to return
Democracy Now global broadcast exclusive interview with Emily Henochowicz. She’s the 21 year-old American art student who lost her eye in May after being shot in the face by an Israeli tear gas canister at a protest against Israel’s attack on the Gaza flotilla that left nine people dead. “I’m not ashamed of the fact that I lost my eye. I’m proud of who I am. I believed in the cause and that’s why I came to that demonstration on that day,” Henochowicz says. “I’m not going to be the same person that I was before this happened.”
The complete IOA coverage of Emily Henochowicz
A selection of Emily Henochowicz’s artwork
