Arna's Children: The Life and Death of Palestinian Children

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ARNA'S CHILDREN tells the story of a theatre group that was established by Arna Mer Khamis. Arna comes from a Zionist family and in the 1950s married a Palestinian Arab, Saliba Khamis. On the West Bank, she opened an alternative education system for children whose regular life was disrupted by the Israeli occupation. The theatre group that she started engaged children from Jenin, helping them to express their everyday frustrations, anger, bitterness and fear. Arna's son Juliano, director of this film, was also one of the directors of Jenin's theatre. With his camera, he filmed the children during rehearsal periods from 1989 to 1996. Now, he goes back to see what happened to them.

Yussef committed a suicide attack in Hadera in 2001, Ashraf was killed in the battle of Jenin, Alla leads a resistance group. Juliano, who today is one of the leading actors in the region, looks back in time in Jenin, trying to understand the choices made by the children he loved and worked with. Eight years ago, the theatre was closed and life became static and paralysed. Shifting back and forth in time, the film reveals the tragedy and horror of lives trapped by the circumstances of the Israeli occupation.

If you haven't seen this documentary before (was aired several times on different Arabian TV channels), this is your chance to learn more about the childhood of Palestinians.

Here is the documentary in nine parts:

Arna's Children - (1/9):

Arna's Children - (2/9):

Arna's Children - (3/9):

Arna's Children - (4/9):

Arna's Children - (5/9):

Arna's Children - (6/9):

Arna's Children - (7/9):

Arna's Children - (8/9):

Arna's Children - (9/9):

For your sake, my steadfast people,
Together we will fight and struggle,
Raise your voice and say:
God is great, God is great.

Every mother's tear and every drop of blood takes its toll,
For every martyr that falls a new one will rise.
For your sake, my steadfast people…

[Hat tip: Shakir]

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shergald | April 13, 2007 at 10:28 pm | Permalink

Great story Sabbah. Stolen lives.
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Clo | April 14, 2007 at 12:41 am | Permalink

Thank you so much for giving us the opportunity to see this film.
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Shakir | April 14, 2007 at 2:21 am | Permalink

Thanks Sabbah for posting the videos here. This is a great way to convey the message. Everybody, here is some info about Zakaria Zubeidi : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakaria_Zubeidi .
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fatima | April 14, 2007 at 11:39 am | Permalink

The criminals , they have been doing it for years and when they get embarrassed they say well investigate

here are a few human shields

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40879000/jpg/_40879524_shield203ap.jpg

http://lawrenceofcyberia.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/hebron_human_shield_2.jpg

http://www.btselem.org/english/Human_Shields/20070225_Human_Shields_in_Nablus.asp

plenty more..
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fatima | April 14, 2007 at 11:43 am | Permalink

watch another video of Human shield .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQHEwEwgp4E
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Haitham | April 14, 2007 at 2:05 pm | Permalink

shergald, Clo, Shakir et all, you are welcome

Fatima,

Thank you for all the links as will the video link. I'll add it to my links at YouTube.
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jay | April 18, 2007 at 5:40 am | Permalink

This comes from a people who say they are the "Master Race"
http://100777.com/node/603
http://www.texemarrs.com

Who BOAST that they CONTROL America !!!
http://100777.com/node/500

Whose holiest book, the tal-MUD says that ONLY jEWS are human beings…. Gentiles, goyim, NON-jEWS are beasts and excrement…
http://www.hoffman-info.com/talmudtruth.html … http://www.abbc.net/talmud/index.htm

Time to LEARN the TRUTH about the jEWS, folks !!!
http://www.jewwatch.com

AND ….WAKE UP !!!
http://wake-up-america.net
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Robin | April 25, 2007 at 8:12 pm | Permalink

Great news if you live in the Los Angeles area:

WHAT: Arna's Children (screening)
WHEN: Thursday, May 10 at 7:30 pm
WHERE: The Workmen's Circle, 1525 S. Robertson Blvd., L.A. 90035;
310-552-2007

Juliano Mer Khamis, an actor, filmmaker and activist who lives in Haifa and Jenin, and is now the artistic director of the company, will be present to host a Q&A session after the screening.

For further information about the theatre: http://www.thefreedomtheatre.org
"Arna's Children": http://www.jerusalemites.org/book&film/film26.htm

Our cosponsors include 4th Monday, a consortium of documentary film makers, and American Friends Service Committee.

Admission will be without charge, but there will be an appeal to lend support to the Jenin Freedom Theatre. Copies of the film will also be available for purchase. Seating on a first-come, first-seated basis.
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