Following the footsteps of Razan al-Najjar, paramedic Sajed Mezher left our world after he had performed his duty and let the whole world know that Israel is an enemy of all that is beautiful and human

Sajed Mezher, 17, was a volunteer medic at the Palestinian Medical Relief Society and an artist in Ibda' Band in Dheisheh refugee camp in Bethlehem.

"Will" was the name of the last show Sajed took part in. He played the role of a Palestinian martyr, chairman of Ibda' Foundation Khaled al-Seifi said.

A hatred-fueled bullet fired by an Israeli soldier ended the life of an artist and a health worker. Sajed was killed on 27 March while providing medical help to a wounded Palestinian citizen in Duheisheh refugee camp despite wearing a vest clearly marking him as a medic.

Sajed was rushed to hospital while in a very critical condition. In the last picture taken of him there he raises his hand giving the "V" for victory sign.

 

Sajed, who was in his last year of high school, was preparing for the graduation ceremony set to be held at the end of the second term. His grieving mother said that he asked her to buy him a white shirt for the ceremony, but he ended up getting "another certificate" as she said.

"We are proud of our volunteer work, but we need to be protected as paramedics. This is not the first time Israel kills paramedics," one of Sajed's colleagues said.

Abdul-Mahdi Gharib, coordinator of emergency at the Palestinian Medical Relief Society, said, "They killed Sajed, and Razan al-Najjar before, and many medics. Our work is humanitarian and it will continue to be so."

"Israel kills the Palestinians for being Palestinians. It doesn't distinguish medics from other people," Gharib added, "We will complete what Sajed started."

According to Sajed's father, Sajed, the volunteer paramedic, rushed to Duheisheh when he was informed about the breakout of confrontations during an Israeli raid on the camp. While he was trying to save the life of a Palestinian youth injured by Israeli gunfire, he was shot in the abdomen.

Crying, recalling the beautiful moments she had with him and the rest of the team, one of Sajed's colleagues said, "Not long ago we were talking about graduation. I asked him what GPA he wanted to get. He smiled and said that he would surpass us all and be the first one to get the certificate."

The doctor, who tried to save Sajed's life but couldn't, sobbed, "He was a kind young man and always fulfilled his duties."

 

Source: Middle East Monitor