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Read more: The Palestinian who sparked the Great March of Return

Middle East Eye has interviewed Palestinian political activist Ahmed Abu Artema, who launched the Great March of Return about the goals and implications of the protest movement.

"The March of Return concept is not a traditional way of protesting. It is not an armed struggle or a silent and passive calmness which led to more sanctions by Israel and the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah. The concept was that we could protest and demonstrate without going to war," Abu Artema explains to MEE's Mustafa Abu Sneineh.

Interview: The Palestinian who sparked March of Return with a Facebook post

A great primer for those who have questions on the origins of the movement that has taken over Gaza in the past two-and-a-half months.