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One hundred Gaza widows remarry in mass Hamas ceremony
By Avi Issacharoff
Tags: hamas, IDF, israel news, gaza

One hundred Palestinian widows whose spouses died during Operation Cast Lead remarried on one of Gaza's beaches Saturday, in a mass ceremony organized by Hamas. All the brides wore black.

Most remarried to relatives of their dead husbands, although about 20 married outside the bereaved family.

Hamas pledged to give $2,800 to any man who married one of the widows.
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  1.   They all married the same guy 07:09  |  Humble Jew 12/07/09
  2.   Congratulations to the newly weds! 07:15  |  Maureen Ann 12/07/09
  3.   widows 08:08  |  Jay 12/07/09
  4.   "All the brides wore black" 08:14  |  The Prophet 12/07/09
  5.   I salute these great women. Congratulations 11:13  |  Gazan woman 12/07/09
  6.   Mazal Tov 11:48  |  Meir 12/07/09
  7.   If only...... 12:00  |  US CITIZEN 12/07/09
  8.   jay 3 13:35  |  potobac 12/07/09
  9.   I think Meir`s comment is best, although #1 15:55  |  nina 12/07/09
  10.   ONE hundred unecessary widows.Hamas was warned repeatedly to stop 16:18  |  PETER SM 12/07/09
  11.   peter sm 10 09:39  |  potobac 13/07/09
  12.   one hundred Gaza widows remarry in mass Hamas 20:21  |  proud american 13/07/09
  13.   peter sm 10 10:01  |  potobac 14/07/09
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