As Palestinian women seek to gain greater economic and social independence, the territories have seen a surge in honor killings.
Women demonstrate against violence against women at the spot where Nancy Zaboun was murdered by her husband in the West Bank town of Bethlehem on July 31, 2012; the sign declares in Arabic, ‘Protecting women from violence is an official and social responsibility’(photo credit: ISSAM RIMAWI / FLASH 90)
