Arab-Israeli Karim Younis, who spent 40 years in prison for killing an Israeli soldier, was released Thursday and greeted by hundreds of supporters in his home village.With a black and white keffiyeh around his shoulders, 64-year-old Younis was met by a crowd singing the Palestinian national anthem in Ara in northern Israel."Every prisoner's story is the story of an entire people and I am proud to be one of those who sacrificed for Palestine," said Younis.
Arab-Israeli Karim Younis, hailed by supporters as the "dean of Palestinian prisoners", said Thursday he was proud after being released from 40 years behind bars for killing a soldier.
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