A few months ago I had occasion to visit the exhibition "Gaza under the eyes of their children" in Weaver. This exhibition is a series of films selected by the "Foundation Middle East Partnership for Children '(MECA) that were meant to be displayed at the Museum of Children's Art in Oakland (San Francisco Bay) where he eventually was suspended due to pressures received.
I have no words to express the emotions I felt when observing each of the drawings with your message, but I can say I felt very sad to see how some are stealing the laughter and the future opportunities for Palestinian children, and also a lot of indignation at the thought of living in a society in which they are tolerating injustice so enormous in size with the Palestinian people.
I invite you to visit the exhibition in The Weaver. In advance of it I have left the previous video montage and leave you messages too (some tearing) of the children who have developed each of the drawings:
We are children who live life on the border, narrow streets, we have no places to play. We could laugh and dream about security?!. When ending the occupation?! (Nizar Ismail, 8 years, refugee camp of Al-Fara'a).
A message to the world's children of a Palestinian child who has no desires. I ask you to accept my message, live your life and not lose your time in sadness (Khaled Soboh, 13, Um-Zinat, Haifa).
I have the right to live and sleep in peace as you do. I have the right to education and refugees returning to their homes. There should be no discrimination between children of the world (Hind Abu Yusef, 14, Abasan Al-Kabira, Gaza).
I hope that children all over the world live together in security and freedom (Islam Abi Dib, 14, Bani Shaila, Gaza).
I go to school and love it. I like to play. I see on TV as children play, swim, run and have it all (Amal, 5 years).
I want to thank the children of the world for their solidarity with us, want to live as you live. I need affection, love and compassion. I want to be a teacher (Hanin Abu Did, 11, Bani Shaila, Gaza).
I want to be a teacher and allow children to play away from cars, but I do not know what to do with the Israelis (Rand Ismael, age 7, Al-Fara'a).
I have the right to live in freedom and security, and to express my opinion (Ahmad Abu Dan, 13, Bani Shaila, Gaza).
Greetings to the world's children. My heart fills with joy in the Universal Children's Day (Mabu'ut Abu Yusef, 14, Abasan Al-Kabira, Gaza).
I am a Palestinian girl from the village of Sabbarin. I hope that all children are happy in the Universal Children's Day (Tasbih Abu Hasan, 7, Sabbarin).
My hope is that we return to our land and live in freedom and not fight among ourselves because we have the right to live in security and freedom (Salah Saeed, 13).
I love my brothers and friends, and I hope that the wall and disappear for no barriers away from them and to see them forever (Tasneem Khader, 13, Sharayet Um, Ramallah).
I dream of being a lawyer to defend the rights of our Palestinian people and force the Israelis to return the usurped lands to build their settlements and the wall. The wall that separated the Palestinian territories, families, friends, farmers from their land, workers from their jobs and children from their schools (Fanoun Ameer, 12, refugee camp of Al-Ama'ari).
I want every child in the world and want to be like you, thank you very much for your support and celebrate with us on the Universal Day of Children (Muhanad Qdaih, 13 years).
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