Israel/Palestine

Eko

(9,470 posts) Tue Jul 15, 2025, 09:08 PM Tuesday

Gaza: How to Survive a War Zone

The kid who is narrating this is the son of a deputy agricultural minister for the Hamas run government. A scientist. There are no indications that he has done anything other than work in his government to help feed people.

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Gaza: How to Survive a War Zone (Original Post) Eko Tuesday OP

Really worthwhile to watch this. From kids' perspectives. AloeVera Tuesday #1

"We were happy here" Ken Dayenu Wednesday #2

Kids can be happy with little. As long as they are loved and feel safe. AloeVera Wednesday #3

AloeVera

(3,284 posts)

1. Really worthwhile to watch this. From kids' perspectives.

Reply to Eko (Original post)

Tue Jul 15, 2025, 10:19 PM

Tuesday

Big controversy when the BBC pulled it from its iPlayer.

It is a rare look at kids' lives in Gaza from ground zero.

For those who might question its "balance" here is a snippet I caught:

""We were happy here. But Israel destroyed it. Hamas destroyed it too".

Ken Dayenu

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2. "We were happy here"

Reply to AloeVera (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 16, 2025, 09:48 AM

Wednesday

There is so much to unpack in that one sentence.

AloeVera

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3. Kids can be happy with little. As long as they are loved and feel safe.

Reply to Ken Dayenu (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 16, 2025, 10:56 AM

Wednesday

It's pretty amazing.

And of course in restrospect, life for them was infinitely better than it is today.

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