Gaza · Firsthand account
What a note in a schoolbook brought back
Diyar Murshed writes about finding a childhood note and remembering friends, school and home in Gaza City.
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Follow life and reporting in Gaza and the West Bank. Read the original work, then pass it on to someone in Australia.
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West Bank · Firsthand perspective
Exhaustion is not surrender
Ayham Freihat reflects on new roadblocks near his family’s hometown of Al Yamun, and on how fear, distance and hope shape Palestinian life in the diaspora.
Read Ayham’s perspective at We Are Not NumbersWatch Palestinian lives on film
Three free films and short reports on childhood, daily life under occupation and the art of Palestinian embroidery. Each link opens the publisher’s own player.
The photographs below show places and traditions connected to the films. Each has its own source and date.
How I survive: a seven-year-old’s life in Gaza
Majdi Fathi follows a day with Lina and her siblings after their family was displaced from Jabaliya.
Content note: war, displacement and descriptions of bombardment.
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Skies Above Hebron
Esther Hertog and Paul King follow three Palestinian boys growing up in Hebron over five years.
Content note: armed soldiers, threats and distress involving children.
The art of embroidery in Palestine
Rashid Almashharawi’s short documentary explores how Palestinian embroiderers share the craft across generations.
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