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11th September 2011: USA, Mission Viejo California "THE 9/11 DECADE AMERICAN MUSLIM CONVERTS FACE HOSTILITY"
Shot listing:- INT of Mosque / People performing Eid prayer / TODD GALLINGER MUSLIM CONVERT performing prayer / SOT of TODD GALLINGER MUSLIM CONVERT / PTC of ROB REYNOLDS ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA / CHANTELLE CUMMINGS MUSLIM CONVERT performing prayer at Home / SOT of CHANTELLE CUMMINGS MUSLIM CONVERT / INT of Mosque / People listening Imam / SOT of ROY BRADSHAW MUSLIM CONVERT / More of INT of Mosque/ Prayer
Script: [MOSQUE, PEOPLE EID PRAYING ] Being Muslim in post 9-11 America isnt always easy. Its especially challenging for Americans who have converted to Islam. They face puzzled family and friends, and sometimes hostile responses from their communities. [TODD PRAYS] Todd Gallinger is a California attorney and recent convert.Family members accepted his choice, but his marriage broke up and friends stopped calling. SOT Todd Gallinger 23 35 59 “Yeah, Ive actually received death threats and had people call me a terrorist or a terrorist lawyer...” [CUTAWAY 2 shot] The harshest response came when he ran for local office. SOT TODD 23 36 28 “They actually... sent out a mailer with a picture of a Hamas rally on it, a guy in a kaffiyeh shooting an ak47 into the air, and associating that with me with my picture on it too.” [TODD'S MOSQUE BROLL] According to the Pew Research Center, 20 percent of Muslims in the US say they are converts. STANDUP Rob Reynolds Anaheim California “Its estimated that nationwide about 20 thousand Americans convert to Islam every year.” [CHANTELLE PRAYING] For Chantelle Cummings, Islam lay at the end of a long spiritual journey. [OFF CAMERA SOT FROM CHANTELLE 19 45 54] “I was agressively searching for something that made sense... [CHANTELLE ON CAMERA] ...that I felt could fit into how I live my life a
Japan - Okinawa: people watching, filming and taking photographs of military aeroplanes taking off and landing at united states (USA) USAF air force kadena air base
Philippines - Metro Manila - Pasig city: People walking, pushing bicycles and floating through flooded streets after Typhoon Ketsana / flooded streets, buildings / city hall
South Korea / rustic old fashioned waterwheel tipping water / city park / lotus flowers / totem pole / wind turbines turning / pond and fountain / ducks (water birds) / people recreating in park built on former city landfill / solar electricity panels / people riding bicycles and walking through park / duck preening in pond / solar panels / electronic displays on street showing electricity generated / small solar panels and wind power turbines / colorful flowers in park, sunflower
Australia forest poster/ shots of forest/ trees / Forest industry poster promoting logging as start of forest regeneration
Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur: Singers and dancers performing traditional Malaysian song and dance at Seri Melayu restaurant / Malay musicians / Malay dance routine / Indian dance and music / Chinese dance and music
Australia - Tasmania: Logging operations, mechanical feller and brancher. Cutting down trees from plantation forest/ trees falling/ stands of trees/ mechanical log-strippers stripping and cutting tree trunks for timber in deforested area.
Celebrating Openness, Sharism and Remix: an open tribute to Tunisia under Creative Commons Music concert given by Tunisian artists, opened by other Arab musicians working under Creative Commons from Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, and then a final live remix. Performances will be recorded to prepare a CC Arab CD that should be launched in fall 2011.
. حفلة موسيقية يقدمها فنانين تونسيين ويفتتحها موسيقيين عرب يعملون تحت رخص* المشاع البداعي من مصر ولبنان والمغرب يتبعه مزيج حي بينهم . وسيتم تسجيل هذا للمشاع البداعي العربي ٢٠١١) المنتظر اطلاقه في خريف cd العروض للعداد ( اسطوانات
The 2011 Egyptian revolution took place following demonstrations that began on January 25, 2011. The uprising was peaceful and was mainly comprised of a campaign of civil disobedience - featuring demonstrations, marches, and labour strikes. Millions of protesters from a variety of socio-economic and religious backgrounds demanded the overthrow of the regime of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. Despite being a mostly peaceful revolution, there were violent clashes between security forces and protesters. On February 11, following weeks of determined popular protest and pressure, Mubarak resigned from office. Shots of a little girl with an Egyptian flag singing and chanting slogans on the street.
March 2009: Tripoli, Libya. Libya's oil wealth shows no sign of sharing riches. Shots of hundreds of Libya's top representatives pouring in for what was expected to be a landmark event. Shots of representatives sitting in the conference hall, chanting slogals, Libyan leader showed up with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Shots of Gaddafi and Berlusconi on podium, signing agreement - Libya would try to prevent migrants from leaving and Italy would sent them back without a chance to apply for asylum.
27 March 2011: Libyan rebels in Ras Lanuf have recaptured four more towns and are moving quickly towards Muammar Gaddafi's heartland of Sirte. Shots of various rebels with weapons, man with RPG, van with colonial rebel flag on it, rebels eating in the street, and machine gun. Man says "Ras Lanuf is already free, we are going to get Tripoli as quick as possible from damn Gaddafi."
March 2009: Tripoli, Libya. The British Gaza Aid Convoy that was coming all the way from Britain had to travel through Belgium, France, Spain, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. The long-awaited convoy finally arrived in Zawia municipality in Libya. Shots of aid vehicles in a queue on the road, aid vehicles with British flag, loaded aid trucks coming, banner on truck "viva palestina".
18 January 2011: Various shots of the exterior of Banque Nationale Agricole (or National Agriculture Bank) in Tunis, Tunisia.
18 January 2011: Tunis, Tunisia: Shots of Tunisian streets filled with soldiers and riot police. Shots of armored personnel carriers, tanks covered in flowers, tanks in the streets. Shots of riot police lined up on the mostly empty streets.
Groups of riot police in Tunisia have put down their weapons and joined forces with the protesters. Marches against the interim government have continued in Tunis on Friday - just as three days of mourning began. Nazanine Moshiri reports from one of several marches in the capital. Shots of protests, police mingling with protesters, flowers in guns and tanks, protesters chanting, police in barricades.
January 18, 2011. Angry protesters in the streets of Tunis protesting against the government. Various shots of protesters running through the streets. Riot policemen firing teargas and smoke fills up the streets. Upshots of teargas firing, and police car arriving. Shots of riot police in the street and protesters shouting. Shot of lone woman crying, protesters picking up a teargas canister and showing it to James Bays. Protesters pushing planter, pots. An angry woman protester saying "they're killing us, they're killing us, we want freedom" and angry protesters showing banners that read Revolution Bouazizi.
Libyan rebel fighters continue to fight to retain control of Libya in the revolution against the regime of Libyan dictator Gaddafi. Shots of protests and demonstrations against Gaddafi. Shots of protesters with flags, posters, and banners reading: "Libya will be better without Gaddafi", "No negotiation with killer", "Take the king of kings with you and leave". Shots of women waving rebel flags.
29 April 2011: There were celebrations in the streets of Benghazi - Libyan rebel stronghold - following the death of Saif al Islam Muammar Gaddafi, Muammar Gaddafi's youngest son in a NATO airstrike. The airstrike also killed three of Gaddafi's grandsons and various relatives. There are night shots of Benghazi people in the streets, chanting slogans, waving flags. There is audio of gun shots and vehicles on the street.
Misurata: 19/6/2011 This clip shows young recruits for a rebel bomb disposal unit in Libya. Shows Adnan wearing bomb disposal dress and doing his training, packing a high-explosive rocket in a box. There are shots of unexploded munitions, a picture of Tony Birtley in Misurata. Various shots of rockets, 155 mm shells, unexploded shells and bullets, cluster ammunition. There is a shot of a boy showing bullet marks on the wall and a boy showing the 2 fingers he lost on his hand in a blast. Shot of bomb victims and bomb disposal unit chief.
Mónica Villamizar reporting from Haiti on the distribution of humanitarian aid. Food that was being supplied by the UN and other aid agencies was being looted by desperate people. The police could not keep control of the distribution, and the situation was getting increasingly dangerous and out of control. There was even a black market for humanitarian aid food products because the people are so hungry. Villamizar is an award-winning correspondent for Al Jazeera English based out of Washington, DC. ; She holds a masters degree in political science from the Institut d'Études Politiques in Paris. Besides her native Spanish, she speaks English, French, Italian, and Japanese. In 2006 she received a Premio Nacional de Periodismo Simón Bolívar award for best TV feature or report, for a series of reports on South Africa's peace process.
James Bays reporting from the front lines of Libya. In this clip, two missiles landed about 100 meters away from his position - apparently fired by Gaddafi's forces. Afterward, rebels returned fire. James Bays, is an award-winning correspondent, who has travelled to more than 70 counties and has reported from numerous conflict zones, including Iraq, Congo, Sierra Leone, Lebanon, Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Panama, the former Soviet Union, Israel and the Palestinian territories. As a roving correspondent, James frequently reports from Baghdad and Kabul. He filed reports for Al Jazeera following Taliban fighters in southern Afghanistan, which later took second prize in the Best TV Item category at the Monte Carlo Television Festival in 2008 and was nominated for a Royal Television Society award.
This clip shows night shots of Sherine doing live reports from Gaza as Israel continued airstrikes on the territory. As she reports, she could be seen ducking for shelter as the blasts continued. Sherine Tadros has reported for Al Jazeera from the Middle East and North Africa. Highlights include the the seizure of Beirut by Hezbollah, the 2008/9 War on Gaza, where she was one of the only foreign journalists reporting from inside the territory
Protesters running, tear gas cannisters dispersed, image of Ahmed Nazif alongside a statement issued by him, protesters throwing stone, security responds with returned fire, individual appearing to be shot, protesters on roof, on road, night scene on October 6 bridge, interview with civilian female in English, interview with civilian male reporting on police actions, Al Jazeera reporter on street at night until interrupted by police, close shot of traffic at night
Protesters on street chanting, police running amongst crowd, forming a barriers, correspondent commentary alongside protesters, use of internet to call for day of anger, shots of facebook and mobilization for January 25th (which is Police Day in Egypt) (Facebook), close up of protesters (including females which have largely been absent from footage), interviews with Egyptians in Arabic, translated into English. Police moving through barriers, tear gas dispersed, people
Close up shots of protesters, with commentary, tear gas, images of October 6 bridge from Al Jazeera’s office, police advancing, protesters shaking van, protesters participating in Friday prayers en masse outdoors, El Baradei in mosque, people affected by tear gas, violence on bridge, people looking for cover/running away, protesters surrounding police, Dan Nolan reporting - man approaches from behind, yells ‘don’t stay here Mubarek’, vehicle on fire on bridge.
Street protests, dispersion from tear gas, shots fired, Arabic man speaking, police throwing stones, protester recovering, chants, protesters marching, protesters throwing stones, smoke in streets, tear gas, garbage bin on fire, gathered protesters stomping, tearing, kicking picture of Mubarek, protesting on bridge.
Footage of bridge filmed from Al Jazeera elevated location, tear gas cannisters flying, commentary with re-takes, police throwing stones, protesters on bridge with commentary, tear gas being shot, protesters breaking past barricades before Hilton hotel, protesters going under bridge to find refuge from tear gas, being shot in Al Jazeera’s direction also, crowds dispersed to under bridge
Night time shots of bridges, security vehicles/trucks passing, one vehicle being shook on bridge, fire on bridge
The ancient art of sword making is a dying profession. Kuo Chang Shi is the last remaining professional sword maker in Taiwan. He made the famous Green Destiny sword for the Oscar wining Movie Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon.
Shot on a Canon 7D with a Canon 50mm f1.2 and a Canon 16-35mm f2.8
Shots of students arriving at school after the end of the Israeli war on the territory. One of the children cries as they read a poem. Interview with Dalal Abu Eisha, shots of her demolished house. Her uncle shows the damage from the missile. Dalal's grandmother speaks and photographs are shown of Dalal's dead parents and family.
Shows shots of Shifa hospital, injured people. Interviews with doctors and the director general of the Shifa hospital. Medical volunteers speak about the extent of the damage from the Israeli war on Gaza. Various shots of injured people, interviews with people who lost family members in airstrikes.
Shots of unexploded Israeli bombs, and a huge crater in the ground. Todd Baer showing the damage from the bomb. Shots of old women crying and shouting. Various shots of tunnels being constructed and Palestinians 'smuggling' various foods, medicines, and other items. Kids playing and a wide shot of Palestinians in shanty places.
The Jaydeh neighbourhood of Gaza City after it was hit by the Israeli military. Amnesty International group is collecting evidence of war crimes. Various representatives are investigating the allegation of war crimes. Shots of various streets in Gaza. Overview of the Jabal El Rayyes area of Gaza.
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As before the war the sheep are brought back to their pens for the night –
But the fields in which they grazed are no more -
The Israeli tanks and soldiers have scarred the earth – leaving behind scenes that echo of a great war nearly a century ago –
And as the SMOKE STILL STAINS THE SKY some here are left with little faith in the UNITY TALKS BETWEEN PALESTINIANS across the Gaza border in Cairo –
ABED ELMHAED FARJALLA: I’M VERY PESSIMISTIC. EVEN IF HAMAS AND FATAH DO AGREE ON UNITY… ISRAEL WILL NEVER WANT PEACE.
EVEN IF THE LEADERS DO MAKE A DEAL IT WILL NOT ACHIEVE ANYTHING.
But others like Khalad Abuasey see the reconciliation talks as critical to repairing the ruin – The olive trees his father planted three decades ago were uprooted in a matter of minutes, and if there is no agreement he says the suffering he and other Palestinians have endured was for nothing –
KHALAD ABUASEY: LET ME GIVE A MESSAGE TO ALL THE LEADERS IN CAIRO-THERE MUST BE UNITY. THERE WERE NO DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FATAH AND HAMAS WHEN FACING ISRAEL. IF THERE IS NO UNITY NOW IT MEANS WE WILL BE THE LOSERS HERE. NOBODY WILL BE ABLE TO HELP US REBUILD OUR HOMES AND REPLANT OUR GARDENS AND OLIVES.
Sabh Farjalla returned home three days ago to discover the Israelis had left behind only charred bodies of her ten sheep and fifty chickens – her family of nine left with no livelihood.
The only animal she possesses left alive is the family cat.
SABH FARJALLA: IF GOD IS WILLING I WISH THEY WILL ACHIEVE SOMETHING IN CAIRO. AND THEN IT WILL DEPEND ON ALL THE LEADERS WHETHER THEY HAVE IT IN THEIR HEARTS TO HELP US.
A white dove is partially concealed by birds of different colour – perching next to a position occupied by Israeli snipers in recent days.
MIKE HANNA: JHOER EL DIKE: AMONGST THE RUNS THERE IS STILL THE STRONG HOPE THAT UNITY CAN BE ACHIEVED. BUT AMONG THOSE HERE AN UNANSWERED QUESTION.
REGARDLESS OF WHAT HAPPENS IN CAIRO IF THIS CAN BE DONE WITH IMPUNITY THEN WHAT IS TO STOP ISRAEL FROM DOING IT AGAIN.
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The Abu Sheikh family built their shack entirely with material from the rubble of their demolished home.
The family spent the last week of the war in a United Nations school turned makeshift shelter.
But they were forced to vacate the school so that classes could resume.
Mukarram Abu Sheikh is in a state of shock.
She showed us her new home where she lives with her husband and 7 children.
MUKARRAM ABU SHEIKH
GAZA CITY
"We don’t have anyone from Hamas here, there are no leaders in the neighbourhood. These are the homes for simple people, many of them didn’t even have jobs. My husband used to work just to put bread on the table every day. We didn’t expect this. When I saw the destruction I almost became unconscious."
People are only beginning to process the full extent of what happened.
The UN estimates that the damage from Israel’s air, ground, and sea offensive to be close to 2 billion dollars…
…People’s properties and belongings, much of it damaged beyond recognition.
P2C - 6 people lived in the house that used to be here. This is all that remains of it. If you take a look you can see that there is a school backpack, this looks like a pair of ladies shoes, and this is a blanket. The war may be over, but it will take people a long time to rebuild their lives.
Everywhere you go in Gaza people will tell you that they were promised help…
… help that they are still waiting for.
MUKARRAM ABU SHEIKH
GAZA CITY
"We were told that we would get support, we would get houses. We are refugees and we were told that the UN and the government will help us. When they asked us to leave the school the UN and the Red Cross said they will give us another shelter… all promises, nothing happened on the ground."
Left to their own devices, the Abu Sheikhs and their neighbours say they have no choice but to get on with their lives.
Feature on students of Palestine and how they react and cope to the bombing, killings and atrocities of the war by Israel on innocent Palestinian civilians.
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SHERINE TADROS GAZA – Palestine
An eerie silence as we drove through Gaza City at night. It’s Thursday evening, usually these streets would be bustling. Not tonight, the usual signs of life ..replaced by those of destruction.
We went to spend the night with Nader and Sherine Abu Seedo and their five children. They live in Gaza City, an ordinary family in an ordinary part of town living in extraordinary times.
SOT Nader Abu Seedo - father
“We’ve never seen days like this in all my time in Gaza. Of course there have been airstrikes before but never so continious, with this intensity”
As a father I want to protect my children. When there are strikes I talk to them, tell them it will be okey. They are so scared so I just sit close to them until it stops.
For the first time in 3 days there was electricity in the house…a chance for the family to see in full what’s happening all around them. The effects of the noises they hear all day and night.
While the rest of the world watches the images of this war in horror…for people here this is the reality of what awaits them beyond their front doors.
And although they refuse to give up..Israel’s blockade of goods and supplies is making even the simplest of tasks difficult..
SOT Sherine Abu Seedo - mother
“Our lives were hard before under the siege, now they are even worse”…”18.13 “My children are so afraid so I hold them in my arms and stroke their
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SOT TRANSLATIONS (in order they appear in package)
1)Mohamed ."No, its not right. There are Hamas, Fatah and people who have no political affiliation to any factions working at the police stations. The Police Force is not political, its an institution for the people."
2) Umm Mohamed "while we were sleeping i heard a loud thud at the mosque next door..we were so afraid and look what heppened to my son. At least we are alive"
3) Hanna "seven of us were sleeping in a room when we heard the explosion. The walls collapsed around us. It took two hours to get help but my sisters did not make it.. it was too late"
The use of white phosphorus in weapons against civilian populations is a violation of international law and a possible war crime.
Doctors in Gaza are reporting that many people have been injured due to exposure to burning white phosphorous used in shells fired by the Israeli military forces.
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Burning bright above the skies of Gaza… Israeli munitions that human rights groups say is White Phosphorous…
A deadly weapon, illegal to use against civilians…now it appears landing on the people of Gaza
These pictures show what is believed to be white phosphorous in the heart of Gaza’s neighborhoods…
VOX POPS EYEWITNESS WE SAW THEM BEING DROPPED
On the ground in Jabalaya, home to more than a hundred thousand Palestinians, children unaware of the deadly toxin dropped on them, naively playing with the munitions…as adults look on describing the poisonous effects it has had on them
those who’ve witnessed the attacks are calling on Israel to halt the use of White Phosphorous
These people must be brought to justice because they are just killing women and children
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Amidst the destruction of Israel’s war… a moment of peaceful prayer…
Where a mosque once stood tall, worshippers kneel before god surrounded by rubble…
This is what is left of the Nour al Mohammed mosque on the outskirts of Gaza City,
A house of God for Muslims…became a target for the Israeli military…
This Friday, two weeks into the Israeli assault, the faithful were undeterred …this weeks prayer had an added meaning.
VOX POPS x 2
“This prayer is obligatory for Us Mulims and if the Israelis want to deny it to us, we will despite the bombings, we will and worship god here” // God only strengthens our conviction after these attacks
During the war on the Gaza Strip, no inch has been spared; nearly 13 mosques have been destroyed by the Israeli military who allege the mosques been used as “terrorist havens”…
As worshippers flocked, the Mosque’s imam delivered his message to followers and to those following developments in Gaza….
IMAM SOT To the people around the world and in Arab and Muslim countries, I say your silence allows for this aggression to continue…
and to those praying here, I say, this is our mosque and will pray here till judgment day and we will rebuild this mosque even bigger…
Abu Mohammed usually doesn’t pray here, but when he fled his neighborhood a week ago and joined his daughter’s family nearby, he was moved by a sense of purpose to pray at the Mohammed mosque…
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"Everyone here is afraid, especially from the airstrikes but I didn’t come from far, my house is right there, I just came to get the children food."
(Women with white/blue hijab next to him)
"The windows of our house have been blown out, so we don’t feel safe there either we might as well go out and get some food."
(Man with white hair and white beard)
"We are petrified. But we don’t have anything to eat or drink at home anymore"
(Women wearing orange and white hijab
"This is the first day we leave the house. We can do without food and drink. but not the children, its enough they have to deal with bombs and strikes, at least we have to get them food."
(Fish man)
"People don’t have gas or electricity, there’s not enough bread. so they buy this fish because its ready made. me, yes I am afraid, but I am afraid wherever I am. At any time, even right now, we can all be hit by an airstrike. There is nowhere safe
(Eggs women - sbite starts on eggs)
"We are buying eggs. We cant find bread but at least there are eggs today. I blame the Arab leaders, they sold us to the Israelis. We are Palestinians, shame on the Arabs to do this to their fellow people, their fellow Muslims.”
(Hommus man - sbite starts on beans)
"I need money, I don’t have money and that’s why I have to come here. We are not afraid anymore, God is with us.
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Heba does not want to be here. But like half the population of Gaza, venturing out to get UN food aid, she has little choice. Israel’s blockade has stopped food distribution for 2 weeks…now its war has forced Gazans to choose between going hungry or risking their lives to find something to eat.
We met Heba in the queue waiting to collect a food ration for her 15 brothers and sisters… we followed her home to the Shat’I refugee camp.
For the past 6 days the family have not left their house…which is within target range of Israel’s warships.
The 7 children who live here cant sleep at night…
MOREB SOT
“The sounds we hear are incredible. They are hitting us, normal people, with F16 planes! A person who does that is not a human being. Refugee camps are hit all the time, we are flesh and bone we cannot stand that. The walls, look at the walls, they shake like there's an earthquake, they cant stand that either.”
Heba showed me around her home…and explained what life has been like being trapped inside here for 6 days…
HEBA SOT
“We don’t have water, we cant wash anything, not even clean the fish we managed to get days ago. Look here.. this is shrapnel from an Israeli missile that fell nearby…it broke the window. The Israelis claim they are not harming civilians or their homes. That Hamas is bearing the brunt of this war. Well what does this look like to you?”
I asked her if she blames Hamas for what’s happening…
HEBA SOT
“No, from the day I was born I have seen missiles and attacks in Gaza- with or without Hamas Israel punishes us. It’s the same story over and over again whoever is in control here.”
All over Heba’s home is evidence of Israel’s continuing assault…. and the effects on those they insist are not their targets…
But there is evidence here too of resilience …a family sticking together through times of hunger and now through days of war…both imposed by Israel.
In the hour we spent with Heba we heard 4 rounds of Israeli warships firing onto Gaza…as we said good bye, the sounds of the fighter jets hovering above got louder and she said she had a bad feeling. Minutes after we left the Israeli military rang the home, warning the family to evacuate….the next round of fire was coming.
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When the first Israeli strikes hit 6-yr old Aseel was terrified. For five days he’s stayed at home, and like his brothers, won’t leave his mother’s side…I asked him why
SOT Reema- Aseel's mother “..He thinks I’m dead if I am not next to him” (aseel nods)
SOT Sherine: when it happened where were you and where were your kids?
SOT REEMA: My kids were at school its beside a police centre and I was close next to another police centre and they hit the two at the same time. (Sherine:What went through your mind?) What happened to my kids.. I started to think of my kids
The family have removed all the glass panes from the so they don’t shatter and injure them when the next strike hits…last time, it was close. (pix of damage through window)
Aseel showed me the drawings he’s made in the last few days…he drew a rocket ....SOT mother “and he wrote peace- salam”
(pix: tracking shots) Gaza is silent. Shops, offices and schools are closed. People are too afraid to go out.. the signs of Israel’s war on almost every corner.
UPSOT BAKERY FIGHT ….but people have to eat. ..
PTC We are at one of Gaza City’s bakeries, one of the few still open and we’re going to talk
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They fled the frontlines of this war... knowing that Israel's assault would follow them. In Gaza, nowhere is safe and nobody is immune from the onslaught.
There are hundreds of refugees now living in makehift centres like this school in Gaza City. Thirteen thousand have already been DRIVEN FROM THEIR HOMES, according to the UN.
Noha left her home on the outskirts of the Strip with her husband and three children. Her youngest, Marwa, hasen’t been changed in 3 days. The milk she is drinking is the last bottle Noha has for her…
SOT NOHA – REFUGEE I want to tell people outside to do something, why is Palestinian blood so cheap to you? Why are our neighbours living in peace but we are deprived of that? What have the children done to deserve this? Why should my daughter drink milk from a dirty bottle? She won’t even take it anymore. What did we do wrong? They bring us some milk, a blanket- we don’t want it! we want to go home and eat and sleep and live like everyone else. Where is the great Arab world that they taught us about at school? They have left us…shame on them.
Conditions here are deteriorating..creating a CLEAN, SAFE shelter in a warzone is no easy task.
PTC Sherine Tadros – Gaza City
“The school simply isn’t equipped to be able to handle the number of refugees staying here night after night. This is the only place they can get clean water, but you can see most of the taps aren’t working and people are using this sink to wash their hands, their faces, their feet…and they're also using it to drink from because it’s the only clean water in the whole school”
We could feel the anger all around the shelter.... disappointment at the inaction of the international community….and rage at the Arab leaders who they feel have sold them out.
SOT Sobhi Rizk - Refugee
Where are the authorities, where are our leaders..they have shut their eyes. Why is it that children around the world are allowed to live in peace but not Palestine’s children? Aren’t we all the same, the children of God. We just want to be free to live in peace.
61 members of Sobhi Rizk’s family are now living in this shelter….his granddaughter amal was overwhelmed by what was happening around her..
SOT Amal Rizk - Refugee
I am crying for the children of Gaza that have been thrown in the streets. We have nothing to do with this. We don’t fire rockets, we don’t know what this war is about. Why should children be forced to drink dirty water, what did we do wrong? where is everyone?!
Refugees are a casualty of every war. But in Gaza, there is nowhere safe to flee. Israel says its enemy is Hamas, but while it fights its battle it keeps a million and a half people trapped inside the warzone its created.
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