Shahada Dadis

Jan 16, 2002 - Shahada Dadis, 30, an Arab resident of Beit Hanina in East Jerusalem, was killed in a drive-by terrorist shooting. He was found dead in a car bearing Israeli license plates south of Jenin in the West Bank.

Dadis' body was found at about 10 A.M. in a rented commercial vehicle with Israeli plates some 500 meters north of the West Bank settlement of Sa-Nur. Dadis, who worked as a salesman for a pharmaceutical company in Shuafat north of Jerusalem, was en route to Jenin for his company when he was shot. Inside his van, which bore a Red Crescent symbol, were medical supplies. His assailants, in an apparent case of mistaken identity, shot from a passing car, firirg a large number of bullets from an M-16 rifle.

The Dadis family were Christian Arabs. Shahada, a bachelor, lived with his mother (his father died last year) and prayed at the local Catholic church. His brother is a priest.

Shahada Dadis had been working at the pharmaceutical company for five years, after completing studies in the U.S. His employer praised his work and his character.

Shahada Dadis is survived by his mother, two brothers and sister.