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2 unusual facts about Ayat al-Akhras


Ayat al-Akhras

In the 2007 documentary To Die in Jerusalem, Akhras' mother was confronted with the mother of 17 year-old Israeli victim of the bombing, Rachel Levy, but refused to denounce her daughter's action.

To Die in Jerusalem

To Die in Jerusalem is a 2007 HBO documentary film about the effects of a March 29, 2002, Jerusalem suicide bombing on the families of the 17 year-old Israeli victim Rachel Levy and the 18 year-old Palestinian female suicide bomber, Ayat al-Akhras.


Ayat Al-Qurmezi

The student quickly rose to fame through the media channels of Youtube, Twitter and through BlackBerry Messenger as her poem was spread throughout Bahrain and the rest of the world.

Kiryat HaYovel supermarket bombing

In 2007 HBO released the documentary film "To Die in Jerusalem" which focuses on the stories of Akhras and 17 year-old Rachel Levy, who was killed in the attack.

Marcos Elias

Marcos Eduardo Elias is the only male child of Wilson Elias (Brazilian, Syrian descendant, belonging to Al-Akhras family, Homs) and LĂșcia Thereza Falanga (Brazilian, Italian descendant, whose parents are from Torre del Greco and Lauria).


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