"A Day in the Life of Abed Salama": 5-Year-Old's Death Sheds Light on Life Under Israeli Apartheid
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- We spend the hour with Nathan Thrall and Abed Salama, the author and subject of a remarkable new book detailing the many bureaucratic barriers and indignities that make the lives of Palestinians living under Israeli occupation even more difficult. A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy focuses on the 2012 death of Salama's son, 5-year-old Milad, who was killed in a fiery bus crash during a school field trip to a theme park. What followed was a desperate daylong search by Salama and his family to locate Milad's body across different cities and hospitals, encountering numerous barriers due to the Israeli occupation system, like different ID cards giving varying levels of access through military checkpoints, and lack of help from any Israeli authorities. "This awful event allowed me, in telling the story, to describe the entire elaborate system of segregation and subjugation and apartheid in which all of these people live," says Thrall, who first wrote about the tragedy in a 2021 essay for The New York Review of Books . Salama says his main motivation in participating with Thrall was to keep Milad's memory alive. “When I start to talk about him, I feel that his spirit is behind me, around me,” he says. “I hope if anyone from the American government hears me … we want only justice. This is what we want as Palestinians.”
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I have family in refugee camps all over Palestine. The Israeli soldier that killed my aunt Huda Hawaja in Aida Bethlehem smiled on camera and said he was purifying the land. This interview I uploaded to my channel for the world to see what this 'conflict' is really about. Please remember that after the 30 years of British occupation that dismantled Palestinian farms, libraries, and infrastructure, we had our Nakba where over 530 Palestinian villages were destroyed by acts of terror to make way for the Israeli occupation that stands today. I hope for freedom for my children to return to our home and to live with democracy and equality for all people all religions not for the benefit of only 1.
The interview is on my youtube channel here for the world to see. There is also a Washington post and CBC article as well as a CBC video on the event. Also local Bethlehem news. I am a Palestinian and we will tell our story and our history from our perspective. @@jewswhoswingssnakes923
what slander and cynicism you display, sad and ignorant!@@jewswhoswingssnakes923
Salaam aleikem! Such a sad tragedy for you and your family.
It was the British who destroyed farms and infrastructure? I didn't know that.
I pray for Peace.
I appreciate your kind words, thank you so much. Yes, in 1917 the British occupied Palestine and announced publicly to lord Rothchild the 'Balfour Declaration' that Palestine will be a new home for immigrants from Europe. This terrible occupation lasted 30 years and lead to the 1947-1949 Nakba. @@leviashanken2506
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The Israeli settler colonial apartheid racist criminal state is truly disgusting. They way they treat Palestinians is really appalling - I'm surprised the UN does nothing, Israel should be heavily sanctioned for all their horrible crimes.
because you, whites, kowtow to the jews.
the fact that you refer to it as "israel" and not the jews reveals your position.
The US shields Israel with their veto at the UN Security Council
But they are God’s chosen, bow before Netanyahu 🙄.
The US backs them to the tune of Billions of dollars a year, and the UN army rape women and children, boys and girls, look at what’s happening in Haiti ! All the systems that once protected the underprivileged those that needed help are so corrupt and compromised that they are now worse than whatever local threat is already occurring. God help us all.
AGREED! Sanctions only hurt the population of the nation they are enacted against. Sanctions are an act of war! The Zionists in apartheid, ethnic cleansing, murdering, child torturing, occupying Israel are the only people who deserve to be sanctioned by the U.S. and NATO! All but a few of them support (edit: and take part in) the crimes against humanity that are routinely enacted against the Palestinian people!
What all I agree, besides the UN part. Not surprised by UN’s actions at all.
Thank you Mr Abed Salama. Keep your Son's Spirit Alive by telling us the Truth of what happened to him. This is a Coward's way to break all your Spirits. Please find a moment of Peace & realise the World is crying with you. This is the worst pain your family has suffered. You are in our Prayers & Peace will come to you in time.
Exactly the way they were treated by the Nazis, they are treating Palestinians now.
actually they have been at it for their entire history.
during ww2 germany managed to contain them. but once the germans were bombed into oblivion, the jews went back to their original ways.
That line is getting so old and it is a lie. Pathetic.
@@PMSPauline
it's not a lie.
the jews are the original, and current, na-zis.
Maybe you need to study the Holocaust, watch some documentaries. Could Jews use German hospitals during that time, if they escaped from the camps? Would doctors have been nice and helpful to them, when they weren't performing experiments on them? How about the slave labor, gassing, the starvation and other tortures?
Yes, what has become of Israel is horrific and must change - but comparing it to the extreme unthinkable does not help but causes rage and resentment to survivors and their families, who has hope and faith that Israel would finally be their refuge.
Thank God you don't have the same capabilities.... @@PMSPauline
Over the years I have read about Israel’s abuse not only of Palestinians, but also other ethnicities. Look up forced sterilizations of Ethiopians. The world needs to re-examine the kind of relationship they want to have with Israel if they decide to continue on this path. With the world finally discovering the ugly side of Israel, they absolutely need to be held responsible.
The forced sterilizations on African Jewish immigrant women is heartbreaking and scary as it's similar to the US practices against "undesirables" and the Nazi experiments that followed during WWII. 💔😭
This is truly horrifying, not only because of the tragic loss of this man, but also due to the racist and deplorable conditions created by Israelis under their apartheid rule. It's as if they're attempting to establish a situation where Palestinians bear the brunt of the pain Jews endured during the Holocaust, perpetuating a cycle of dehumanization across generations. The racist sentiments and animosity towards Palestinians in Israel are eerily reminiscent of the radical right's racism in the US. One can see that it stems from the shared commonality of neo-fascism.
People who throw the word "apartheid" at Israel should check out the situation in South Africa, and the southern United States, last century. I am still awaiting someone to tell me which shops, hotels, etc in Israel have notices stating "Only Jews allowed"; where there is public transport that segregates Jews, and non-Jews; which beaches have areas to which non-Jews are denied access; etc. They should also explain why, in an allegedly "apartheid" state, non -Jews hold positions of authority and influence in every area - the Knesset, education, medicine, etc.
As Israel has already handed over "land for peace", perhaps the finger should be pointed at the leaders of the various factions in the Gaza strip - it is they who refuse to compromise. Terrorist groups like Hamas have, in their manifestos, the clearly expressed desire to destroy the State of Israel, and annihilate the Jewish people. What nation would sit by and allow that to happen to it?
Of course every story that brings a tear to the eye provokes passion - but please look at ALL of the facts!
@@CrazyRev hogwash. Y’all lost the propaganda war. Israel has true apartheid state UN believes this amnesty human watch even the Israeli human rights group agreed. Also Israel pays settlers to take Palestinian land at gun point this is recorded in video and is in CZcams IG TikTok. The footage shows Israelis are liars they terrorize Palestinians steal land arrest’s Palestinians without due process tortures them bombs innocent children &civilians. Israel has been exposed fir what it is. You can no longer use the martyrdom and holocaust or claims as antisemitism as an excuse And this is why millions & millions around the world are against you. You list the war the day you started torturing and killing innocent civilians.
@@CrazyRev Let's take apartheid right out of the conversation then. No threat automatically justifies settler colonialism, forcing people into a concentration camp and denying their access to clean water and food, consistent indiscriminant bombings of that camp, dehumanizing all the people who live there with racist propaganda, or devaluing the loss of their children's lives. When the Israeli government has given the other side countless more casualties than they ever receive (1/3 of which consistently are kids), when they let defense manufacturers test biological weapons on Gaza, when Jewish people call other Jewish people Nazis for supporting Palestinian human rights, the people with the power and who therefore hold more responsibility, ARE NOT HAMAS. Not to mention, the average Gazan was 3YEARS OLD when Hamas was put in power. Maybe you should be more critical of the information you have, because it sure doesn't seem like you're promoting human rights in the conversation.
@@CrazyRev Also, we know that terror groups are formed when the conditions of life are lacking due to an oppressive force. Don't ignore that. Israel's illegal occupation has caused a lot of suffering and many historical occupations have also. If any Gazans had US indoctrination about freedom, I guarantee their response to this occupation would be far more loud and violent. Many Americans are being hypocritical as hell because we don't have to live that hell. Think harder about their situation. Think harder about the fact that most of the people who voted for Hamas are literally dead. Think harder about the fact that Israel consistently takes far less casualities. Think about the fact that 1/3 of Palestinian casualities are CHILDREN.
PALESTINIAN CIVILIANS ARE NOT HAMAS AND PEOPLE WITH POWER HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO NOT MISUSE THEIR POWER TO THE POINT OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS. These violations have been CONSCIOUSLY chosen to starve out a terrorist cell, despite potentially 2 million civilians in the same area. They can do better and they refuse.
@@CrazyRev If you also have a problem with the term concentration camp:
"a place where large numbers of people, especially* political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities, are deliberately imprisoned in a relatively small area with inadequate facilities, sometimes* to provide forced labor or to await mass execution".
Firstly, 'especially' and 'sometimes' do not mean 'always'. Secondly, we can argue how 'deliberate' the Nakba was, but 70% of Gazans are refugees from it or their descendents.
I prefer to focus on settler colonialism and illegal occupation, but the definition for concentration camp also applies.
Hi iam Jewish and and appalled of what is happening in Palestine this breaks my heart we are all human beings I am against the Jewish settlers colonizing segregating this is terrible and a tragedy thank you Nathan for talking the truth
First of all, you are not Jewish. Can you at least be honest? Second, your knowledge on the subject matter is clueless at best.
In this case, he doesn't have an East Jerusalem permit as he is from outside the wall Israel built and treated as from the West Bank, and they try to cut off East Jerusalem from the West Bank and try to evict some from East Jerusalem if a Jew lived there long, long ago and settlers with zero relationship to the document claiming a certain Jew lived there move in. But Christians and Muslims cannot claim properties taken from grandparents. Israel just expect the Palestinians to take abuse, deaths of relatives, and not to crack, but people do crack.
When I see Jewish calls for peace and empathy I have hope
Jew (ish)
It is a crime against humanity & the world stands by doing nothing.😢
Maybe the Palestinians should have chosen peace. Why don’t you guys ever look at that option.
because whites like the one who commented before me kowtow to the jews and blame the victims.
@@TheOneAndOnly61300Israel is a lion, Palestine is a mouse, why doesn’t the mouse chose to not be eaten ? They claim to be God’s chosen, they are a hateful, egotistical, evil regime.
@@TheOneAndOnly61300maybe Israel can stop building settlements and stealing land for 5 mins?
@@TheOneAndOnly61300 NO peace with land thieves.
This has been one of the most educational, eye-opening, and sobering insights into the current state of affairs in Palestine, and an enormously important piece for understanding the current crisis. Thank you, Democracy Now! for this interview. May justice prevail and human rights be observed, irrespective of religion or ethnicity!
Why is the world remaining so indifferent to what is doing to the Palestinian people?
The US has been swallowing the CIA propaganda pills for decades. Whatever the corporate owned mainstream reporters tell the people, you can the opposite is true. Therefore they live in their own reality.
Because they fear being labelled anti-Semitic and neo-Nazi. Anything not supportive of Israel is being seen as anti-semitic anti-jew. The fact that a good percentage in the Muslim world are Holocaust deniers is not helping things...
THIS WORLD BELONGS TO SATAN~
The synagogue of Satan.
Ok, so I'm a be the one brave enough to say it....
so when white people went colonizing the world, they went on a rein of terror. They killed people into submission. It was systematic rounding up of their enemies' kids, the future generation of the other shades, into missionary schools to raise them on white ways. When they grew up to raise the next generation, they couldn't speak on anything they endured as children or what they witnessed and went thru.... Or else. Any defiant people were killed and survivors were terrorized to the point that they raised their next generation to not know about what they endured.... or else they would get blacklisted in their jobs, their families targeted, harassed or even killed.... Noone spoke on this rein of terror and got to live to tell the tale. The FBI tailed Billie Holiday til her dying day over just singing a song that brought awareness to the situation.
Do you get it now???
The fear is literally embedded into DNA. This is why noone dares to do anything
You don't with a systemic power
I've gotten death threats over talking about this before
Thank you, THANK YOU, for bringing this story to light! I have been crying for the Palestinian situation for decades, and I am so ashamed that OUR nation, the United States of America, has continued to be complicit in supporting the Israeli government in its horrific treatment of its own citizens, based only on their being Palestinian, rather than Jewish Israelis. NO ONE IS MORE ANTI-SEMITIC THAN ISRAELIS; Palestinians are also semitic, and we in the United States continue to enable their maltreatment. What is wrong with his picture?! I hope that his book, and your presentation of it, will help to bring to light the TRUTH of life in Israel.
…I agree with you, we…apparently other Americans need to speak more forcefully about our support for Israel! A great deal of it comes from the Evangelicals, who want to help bring in the next ‘coming of Christ!’ The simmering cruel treatment of the Palestinians, should be called out in serious terms, by the US! And stop those billions of our tax dollars going to promote their cruelty!
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Milan was a beautiful child. The father, Mr. Salama and the author, Nathan Thrall, honor Milan's life and allow his tragedy to shine a light on the cruelty of a religiously centered country rather than a democratically centered country.
Israeli Zionists are secular; not religious.
This made me cry as a mother of a 5 year old boy... this is rhe age where they are full of curiosity .. life ahead of them. My heart bleeds for thr children killed in this war esp the poor Palestinian children born in this oppressive regime .
It's been horrible for the Palestinians. I can't stand behind Israel. I'm sorry, I just can't. They have been ignored for so long.
As a father of very young boy. Hearing Abed's story is absolutely gut wrenching. Truly every parents' worst nightmare.
The cruel banality of Israeli apartheid and racism is fully exposed by this family's tragedy.
We used to say: "If Americans knew"....not anymore Americans know and the US government is equally culpable....w/o US support, Israel would not be able to commit these crimes.
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@@nkb3101look at what happened with the NFL kneeling... people are afraid to speak out. The racism got so crazy, cities burnt and they climbed all over the White House ready to take America down before any equality for All.... gaslighting all the way... you can't reason with that type of Hate.
Trust me, many people want to speak out but are afraid of backlash. They are trying to keep their jobs. They don't want to get targeted, harassed, blacklisted and worse
Please let this man know that this american heard his story…I offer my deepest condolences for the loss of his son and I stand for Palestine….
"The early Israelis taught the Palestinians about terrorism. Israel was formed by terrorism. There were a number of gangs, like the Stern gang and the Irgun Zeva’i Le’umi. They fought as terrorists against the British and the Palestinians, and ‘won’ the area we know as Israel. They fought and wrestled for that land just as the Palestinian people are fighting to hold onto the little bit of land that they could call home. It is so unfair, and it has the weight of the American government and the strength of the American dollar and army behind it. There will never be peace in the world while that situation pertains. If there is no peace in Palestine, there will be no peace in the world as a whole." -Benjamin Creme /2007
Thanks to Democracy Now for giving this story air time 🙏
What specific religion are you promoting?
@@dianahill5116it’s called humanity (or lack of)and discrimination. Not religion.
@@dianahill5116This boy died in 2012. DN does a 45 minute story on a 10 + year old story. Boy are they reaching. Amy, clearly you don’t have any material
@@PMSPauline The story is on Democracy Now! because if, as you listened, Nathan Thrall has just published a book on the incident described. Thrall has previously published what I think is a shorter version of the book. That initial publication received a great deal of attention, largely because Thrall is a greater writer. Often, outlets like Democracy Now! have authors on in the wake of their publishing a book on a subject of great public interest, which this one is. IMHO, you might think about why this story about an incident that happened 10 years ago-has resonated with readers of Thrall's previous work and while it may not with you, you might consider why it would with Democracy Now's audience.
@@PMSPauline ⬅Right-wing comprehension skills on display. Your ignorance would be blissfully-adorable if you weren't so abhorrently-deplorable.
What a brave father. Heart breaking. Sending strength and solidarity to him, his family and the Palestinian people.
He's a terrible actor who exploited his son's death to sell books.
I admire the father's bravery and strength to be able to stand and speak about his son and this terrible and unjust tragedy they had to endure at the hands of the Israeli state. Sir, know that most people in this world are with you and stand with the Palestinian struggle for freedom. I'm so sorry for your loss.
You are no different that the Americans who stood with the Nazis, his son was a terorist as is he
The father's strength in light of such pain is incredible.
Thank you Ms. Goodman, Mr. Gonzales and Democracy Now for your work and commentary.
My heart and souls cries in sadness for Mr. Salama and his family. The circumstances surrounding this tragedy are beyond my spiritual capacity. I’m greatly impacted by the horrors this Palestinian family has suffered. May God forever be with them.
This is terrible. Palestine by rights owns all the lands from the river to the sea. It must be returned
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Mr. Salama's story brought me to tears and I am ashamed for humanity. While this form of apartheid exist in various parts of the world, it takes stories like Nathan's which puts mothers and fathers (readers/viewers) in the position of Mr. Salama and his wife. Trapped and powerless in a world dominated by racist oppressors and no hope of change or help from outside democratic countries. This is the hypocritical world of democracy we live in. Thank you Nathan and Abed, bless you both sharing this very poignant and difficult story.
@@jewswhoswingssnakes923 Zionists racist stole Palestinians land and build that wall.
kol khara @@jewswhoswingssnakes923
This Israeli apartied must stop. Thank you for sharing this painful tragedy. 😢
I’m. Very sadden by this😪
@@lynnwilson965 That is because you are a humanitarian. It is not easy seeing our own governments stand by and watch this happen.
This is such a tragedy. I am so very sorry for the little boy and his family. His parents should have been allowed to go to wherever he was, without any questions. His story must be told and we shall not forget.
When you visit decades of trauma on Palestinians, treat them like animals, what do the Israelis expect? I have seen Palestinian culture change so much over the decades. I feel horrible for Palestinians under occupation.
It is unconscionable and indefensible that the loss of innocent children in a tragedy would ever be celebrated. My condolences to Mr . Abed and all of the Palestinians subjected to cruelty and depravity.
Your comment would make sense if you were referring to hamas. They celebrate cruelty, the more barbaric the better.
@@sarayechieli1344Hammas has nothing to do with this little boys death.
It's horrible what the Israelites are doing to the Palestinians!
Not Israelites, but occupying Zionists from Europe, Eastern Europe, and the U.S.. Not just horrible, but also criminal. As in crimes against humanity, war crimes, apartheid, and ethnic cleansing of Palestine!!!
A heartbreaking story that needed to be told 😑 I fear that we may now be entering a final phase in the story of Israeli occupation.
What a heartbreaking account of a father’s loss and what he must except to live as a Palestinian in a walled off piece of land, where he is only allowed to travel outside with a pass. 😭😭😭 what a beautiful child and I hope his memory changes things for the better.
Thank you Nathan for making this Story heard. What evil lies in the hearts of people who Standby & watch a Bus burn with Children in it. My blood froze when I saw this documentary. This Story will be shared for sure. I pray that the Powers in Israel will realise this oppression will not last. The World is no longer sympathetic to Israel. It is shameful that the World accepts this injustice that Israel inflicts on innocent people. We must persevere & awaken our Humanity toward all people.
How about now? Looking like Gazas not winning the hearts of anyone that matters.
Ridiculous you let this sob story sway you into supporting terrorists.
The Jewish community suffered so tremendously from the Nazis and now heap this suffering on others. How is this possible?!?
Zionism is NOT Judaism!
It's like the man who gets treated like 💩 at work. He comes home to take it out on his wife. Then the wife takes it out on the child. Then the child takes it out on the dog.
Thank you for dedicating the time to this important discussion, often not covered elsewhere
That little boy was innocent he's in heaven I am so sorry for your loss my heart breaks they will answer to God for this
Im so sorry for your loss. Your little boy is precious
Thank you, Democracy Now, for sharing this story. It is abhorrent for ANYONE to treat another human being in this manner. It is more abhorrent, in my view, that Israel would treat ANYONE in this way, when their own history is almost exactly this.
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Thank you for bringing this very important story to us
Thank you for giving those people a voice … 🙏🏻
Bless you Democracy Now for bringing this absolutely essential, thoroughly heart- breaking story to your audience.
I wanted to listen to this story but couldn't. It was too painful. My eyes started to fill with tears and i began to feel rage. Even if I can't bear to listen. I hope others will know what it is like for a Palestinian living in occupied territory. All that I hope is for justice to come to these people. Thank you.
Every single Palestinian is traumatized since birth
Every Israeli and many Jews, too. Collective suffering lasts long.
@@leviashanken2506 No they are not. Last year Israel was ranked the sixth happiest country in the world. They neither know nor care about Palestinian suffering.
@@leviashanken2506 Israel was created on the dust of the Palestinian footprints
Yes, Palestinians are pretty much born with trauma from the death of relatives, mass imprisonment, minors jailed and abused, poverty, checkpoints, settler attacks, land seizures, being cut off from relatives in other places. However, Israel expects them to be immune, not crack mentally and break. Many do.
I am Israeli and cannot watch this without tears. I apologize for my country for doing this horror.
Not all people are monsters. Our government is. Gazan’s too.
I wish it was different. We are not our government. May Milad’s soul rest in peace 🤲 my heart cries
We know that not all Israelis support this evil and we certainly don't blame the religion it has nothing to do with the evil the Netanyahu govt is doing we cry together and hope that one day God will intervene
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Abed..I am so sorry for the loss of your son . I cannot begin to imagine the pain that has caused you and your wife. Unimaginable!
Breathtakingly Sad and tragic ...Thank you Nathan for your work on highlighting the plight, cruelty and capriciousness that the Palestinians suffer through this Racist apartheid regime.
Thank u Amy for this report
Apartheid in Palestine is something most Americans are unaware of. We need this story to help us understand the plight of the Palestinian people and to help our government realign itself with justice and help to end this tragedy of the Palestinian people. Those who have suffered or know the history of the holocaust should be less inclined to commit this unspeakable offense against others yet the current leader of the Jewish settlers in Palestine deliberately alienate, oppress, and murder the Palestinian people.
I am so sorry for the loss of your beautiful son, but so thankful for your strength to tell the world. God be with you and the Palestinian people. 🙏🏾
They keep people ignorant to it on purpose... just like US history... growing up, the way the school books were written, really had us believing the racism had died out long ago with our great great great great great great great great grandparents... Reality is farthest from the truth.
If most people knew the truth, they wouldn't support it!!!
This is exactly why Britain gaslit its own people about colonization as they went around the world.... White people involved in colonization, hands on, were forced into silence and submission or killed for speaking out on it. Took forever for Britain to admit and tell their own people what went on and what they did.
Many things about colonization are still covered and kept hidden. Do you know there still isn't equal pay????
For the same job, same experience and education, a white man gets paid more than white woman and the white woman will get paid more than any other race and there is a hierarchy.
People try to gaslight you into its not true... It is true.
I wouldn't have read it in a effin article in a magazine and it wouldn't be saying there were studies on this if it wasn't true!!! And yet society will blatantly deny what you see with your very own eyes!!!
And usually people succumb to that peer pressure and just stop questioning anything and remain ignorant of what's going on
Hello Amy! I have been your fan and audience for decades, being a peace activist since Ronald Reagan's contra army days. I just want to express my admiration and huge respect for your unyielding energy in the service of truths most people never get to see. You are one of few people who give me hope for humanity, though more and more I have to witness the stupidity and lazyness of the populus, especially in the US, but also in many many other places on earth. Thanks for bringing some light into the darkness of mainstream media, the echo chambers of power! Every time I see you, I'm impressed by your good judgement and sound interview practice. Take good care! All the best! Christian Heyne
I'm so glad he shared his story. It's important that the world see the atrocities and perverted perceptions going on in that part of the world.
Google has algorithmically suppressed this video. There are 100,000 views of today’s DN headlines, but only 6,000 views here.
Not the case. Believe it or not, DN covers more than this nonsense
Nonsense ?
@@bjornjensen1309 The term nonsense is accurate
The System is for white supremacy... I noticed racist comments on fb from white people always seem to be allowed to stay up bc it's all over the place yet when I mentioned something not even as remotely close to racist, mine gets flagged immediately!!! Whenever I speak out on it... against it. And no wonder the government supports white supremacy!
The Family mafia runs the US government... They brag about it in a documentary on Netflix! It's one of the largest white supremacy gangs in the world and it continues the hate wars.
Thank you so much for sharing Milad's story. It is his legacy to touch hearts around the world. Wishing Palestinians a future of peace and prosperity.
Wow what a brave man Nathan Thrall, I wonder how many of us are willing to stand for Truth and Justice. Humanity is disintegrating as we speak because he is correct in every word. Very sad world
I'm absolutely astonished that this kind of treatment of people is still in existence. Nothing excuses what happened last weekend but nothing excuses this either. I has no idea this was happening to these poor people. This is absolutely horrifying and heart braking. May God bless and keep these poor people 💔
It so sad that Palestinians endured the inhumane treatment for almost 70 yrs. My condolence to this father 😭
Interesting and informative. Thank you.
Eye opening story. Heartbreaking!!! Once the nation that was going through the horror of genocide and extermination became the oppressor of another nation. Tragic!
The group of Zionist Jews who first invaded Palestine never spent ine second in a German camp
Wow... the visiting restrictions alone, 1st degree relatives only... is mind boggling 😮
Sounds like prison!
My heart breaks for this father. May God have mercy on this father and comfort him. I am so sorry for your loss.
It's so painful to hear the tragedy of Abed and family, love and all support to all Palestinians who are so brave. And many thanks to Nathan Thrall who is telling the stories of oppressed Palestinians. Thanks Democracy Now as well
I am So Sorry for your loss. God sees you know what ! ❤️ E
Heartbreaking 😢
My heart breaks for this man and every innocent soul stolen by the evil that has taken over this earth! ❤️
Excellent interview.
As an American what can i do to stand up for Palestine? I tried calling my senator to demand a cease fire, but couldnt get through
Keep protesting, keep showing solidarity online.
thank you democracy now, mr. salama, and mr. thrall
It’s hard for me to believe that something as bad as the holocaust happened to these people. I don’t question if it actually happened, I wonder what lessons were learned. Bc they came out rich rich and nasty to neighbors.
What lessons learned? The world did nothing to help the Jews during the Holocaust. But then they voted to give them Israel, which was already on its way anyway.
Persecuted people are desperate and stop putting others' needs first. If you want to look at the atrocities as totally equivalent, that is. There is collective pain and suffering that comes out for generations when not allowed to live in peace and safety. Israel has been attacked many times; the occupied territories were taken then. Show me any other country pressured to give back land they took in self defense or for any reason, for that matter.
How about Russia, China, the Americas, and on and on. How about the Chinese persecution of the Ughar Moslems - that is extreme persecution but who demands it be condemned. Yes, a what-about-ism but please do tell me - what about?!
What do you mean rich rich? Who have you been listening to?!
SYNAGOGUE OF SATAN ~
The love of money is the root of all evil.
I think this is what started this whole war ❤ someone heard this poor babies cries ❤ may Israel pay for every tear spilled by innocent children ❤
Thanks Amy!! ❤
Firstly I'm so very sorry for your loss Abed, but I just want to say thank you for bringing your son's tragic story to all of us. Right now it's important for the world to see the humanity and horrendous situations Palestinians are facing in their everyday lives.
Oh heartbreaking. The extreme compassion I feel for this dad can’t reduce his grief but this apartheid system has now made me proactive for Palestinians in Israel 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔
My heart hurts for the people of Gaza and Palestine. I am Jewish and strongly condemn this genocide!
“Human beings are members of a whole…in creation of one essence and soul…if one member is afflicted with pain, others uneasy shall remain. If you Have no sympathy for human pain…the name of human you should not retain” Saadi. 13th century Persian Poet
God bless you Amy ..❤ You likely won't read this but I know I speak for millions who appreciate all you do for humanity...You are a blessing 🙏 Thank you ❤
that guy is the best of kindest person ever and he deserves noble prize ❤❤❤
Sorrow for this is 😢😢😢 much sadness
I hate that little kids lives are taken because adults can't figure their bs out. It's infuriating no matter what country it happens in.
Nathan Thrall is an excellent journalist to follow. If any of you have time read his book on this matter, you will only educate yourself and be in a better position to decide what's right and what's wrong.
Thanks to all of you for making this video available and I encourage you to spread it as much as possible. It is important for the world to see other Jews speaking out against these government policies. This war has brought an opportunity for the world to have a discussion about Israel. The world ignored South Africa for a long time but eventually that system came down. The segregation policies of America came down as well. These kinds of systems that separates people based on religion and ethnicity cannot last forever. Eventually the oppressive systems of Israel will also come down and its important for Jews with a conscience to be on the right side of history.
After what happened to them in WW2, they still have the audacity to turn around & segregate people into ghettoes & give them “special “ identification. Unbelievable
Sir I am sorry for the loss of your son he is a beautiful little boy , and what is happening is not right ! Peace for you and your family
Thank you sooooo much for telling the truth
😢 thank you for this breakdown of information. Thank you Nathan and all my love to Abad’s father, mother and siblings. Change is necessary and hopefully coming soon!!!!!!! ❤
I think cutting US funding to Isreal would more than cover the expense of military aid for Ukraine. Since **so** many GOP politicians seem concerned about the costs involved with US military aid for Ukraine, I offer this as a solution to the problem.
How about cut funding for both and sent our military to the southern border to intercept mass illegal immigrants?
Very heartbreaking video but very enlightening.
Such a sad and at the same time shocking story of a family tragedy. A bus accident and people don't automatically rush to help is unbelievable. Until I watched this video, I didn't understand people lived in this type of environment, its appalling.
Just imagine being amazed that people actually had pavements and parks to walk your dog. Heartbreaking for a little boy and his family..
Humans are at a pivotal point on this earth in so many ways.
They should have the right and ability to be in their own land with freedom and safety. I want that for all Palestinians.
Maimonides Hospital in Brooklyn, NY practices Israelis first medical care.
My daughter , age, 20, fell and had a complete fracture of her wrist. It was hanging only by skin and nerves.
Two Jewish women saw her fall and rolled up their car window and drove kff. The temperature was around zero f*.
She walked to our bldg
Her fingers were frozen. She had a hard time getting the key in the downstairs door.She walked up to our apt and called me and called 911.
The police never came.She went downstairs and waited half an hour. A police car drive by. She hailed it.
She said they were reluctant to drive her to the hospital. But, the Irish cop said they would drive her to the ER.
They left and didn't make a report.
The triage put a sling with ice , no pain killer, and left her sitting like that for 13 hours.
When I arrived I also met a Puerto Rican man in hus 20's.
He told me a previous visit was for his 16 yr old brother who was stabbed in his shoulder for no reason just a guy walking by who stabbed him and walked off.
His brother was left in the emergency room for 10 hours before they took him in and he died.
I walked into the inside and asked why they were leaving my daughter like that.
Eventually, 13 hours later, they took her in.
A Dr, orthopedic , Dr Styles, atended her, she screamed kiud during the setting.
At home she developed a fever and complained the cast was too tight.
She had to go back to have the cast changed.
She wound up with a permanent limitstion of rotation of her wrist.
Omg, that is horrendous. Jews have no accountability, too much entitlement. Wherever they live!
i remember being in palestine when this happened. my friends and I had spent months planning a party of celebration, and the day of, while we were in school, we learned about this was happening. we canceled the party; the venue, DJ, catering, and entertainment were understanding and gave my back the deposits. we sat at the bar in silence, each clutching their drink. palestine was in an official state of morning for 3 days. but the whole nation was in morning for months. i remember my friend's mother talking on the phone, crying. she was there when it unfolded. her car was stuck in the traffic cause. she was crying that she can still hear thee voices of the children screaming as they burned. as per usual, the israeli military prevented the medical team and fire department from reaching the children for hours. i remember the israeli news celebrating the israeli man whose truck hit the bus causing the fire to consume them. that day changed a lot of people for ever.
Thank you so much for your hard work and for bringing awareness…
When it comes to children, Israeli apartheid looks very much American apartheid: Both seem to embrace violence against innocent children! One watches as children burn in busses, while the other permits, with impunity, the slaughter of innocent children in classrooms and do nothing! There is no worse here. Both are guilty and despicable.
So grateful you are telling the stories of the Palestinian people.
Netanyahu needs to be stopped one way or another.
Please share with all you know so many more can learn the truth. Thanks to certain channels allowing people to speak up.
Hi Amy my heart is with the Father! no one should endure prejudices. & during a time of crisis is the Abomination of desolations.I am a white Christian Australian. I know a Muslim 6 year boy i care for him as a Son! & a Son of the the most high God!
Free Palestine
Palestine doesn't exist.
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😢😢😢 I'm so sorry 😞 that's a parents worst nightmare! He was beautiful may he R.I.P!
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What a beautiful precious little boy Amed is.
To Amed’s father, my heart goes out to you for the loss of your darling boy and for the callous disregard by the Israelis. I hope too for a time when your children and grandchildren can run and laugh and play and be forever happy. I hope one day that you too will come to know some form of happiness.
Thank you for your more balance d coverage of this humanitarian crisis/genocide.
This is so sad, my heart is with his family, so many lives destroyed is heartbreaking, the families will never recover, those at the accident never acted to save them because of racism, it's murder really.
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