Aiia Maasarwe’s three sisters have appeared at a vigil in Israel calling for an end to violence against women, and for their murdered sister’s body to be returned home for burial.
Noor, Roba and Lena, Aiia’s beloved sisters, appeared at a vigil alongside 400 others in their home town of Baqa al-Gharibyye in Israel overnight.
Supporters of the family gathered near the Abu Bacher Mosque close to the family compound, calling for Aiia’s body to be returned, and for violence against woman to end.
Holding signs written in English, Arabic and Hebrew, the crowd called for Aiia’s body be returned immediately to Israel.
The crowd shouted “bring back Aiia”, and “every minute, every second counts” and “bring Aiia home now.”
One sign called on the Israeli foreign ministry to help speed up the repatriation of Aiia’s body.
Eldest sister Noor, who had flown in from China, called for Aiia to be returned to her family.
“We lost our sister, we lost her soul and we want her back right now,’’ Noor said.
“This is a message to the prime minister (Benjamin) Netanyahu that we need Aiia home (and) right now she needs to be back here between us and her family.
“We all miss her. I can’t believe that we just lost her.’’
Read the article by Ellen Whinnett and Shakked Auerbach in the Herald Sun.