Children of Gaza

Noor —

[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wd6SklTzn1A]

On Monday 15th March Channel 4 aired an episode of Dispatches entitled "The Children of Gaza". It focused on the lives of a few of the children living in that small strip of Palestinian land whose lives were devastated when, 15 months ago, Israel launched its military attack on their homes, killing many of their parents and relatives, and shattering their already fragile existences.

It showed how they have bravely tried to deal with their losses and bereavements and have tried to move on with their lives, and simultaneously how Israel has ensured that this is well near impossible as a result of the children’s literal incarceration in Gaza due to Israel’s illegal and ongoing siege.

The documentary focused on how they have been struggling to deal with the fallout of their physical injuries as well as their psychological scars which, in all probability, they will never fully recover from.

For once, this documentary was an opportunity for the children of Gaza themselves to speak out and to tell their own stories instead of it being told on their behalf by propagandists with a vested interest in how these children are portrayed.

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You — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 - 23:15

Surprised at how few comments there are on this. But then I guess there is not much anyone can say.

Have people watched this though?

Exception — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 - 16:23

i watched it to, not much you can really say just tears.
And prayers to Allah for the people of Gaza

rocky — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 - 23:21

i want 2 wtch dis buh youtube sayin it private..any1 kno da name of da user so i could watch dis?

B-H2I — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 - 13:09

Who can we blame for the Gaza War? our selves,our leaders,our weakness ???

You — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 - 14:36

I for one dropped no bombs, so if y want to blame "ourselves" kindly keep me out of it.

B-H2I — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 - 19:59

[quote=You]I for one dropped no bombs, so if y want to blame "ourselves" kindly keep me out of it.[/quote]
It's not about bombs&guns but about how you think&believe!!!

You — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 - 20:03

There will always be oppression and injustice somewhere in the world.

Yes the Gaans have got it bad and the Egyptian government has a lot to answer for there too.

But if there was a "one united ummah to rule them all", that does not mean there will be no oppression anywhere.