Arafat’s Control Over Gaza Is Slipping (2001)

Journeys To Heaven and Hell (2001) - A look at the impact of suicide attacks on Palestinian society, and the limited powers of Arafat. Subscribe to Journeyman here: In Gaza, politics and religion define every aspect of daily life and never more so than recently. As Israel retaliated for the recent suicide attacks our crew was on the streets attempting to understand what propels ever greater numbers of Palestinians towards suicide attacks. In a school, pupils abandon their lessons in tears as a gun battle erupts nearby, and in a hospital mothers tend young children wounded in the last battle. In so many ways it’s the youngest in Gaza who suffer the worst but it’s also them who define the most brutal aspects of the Palestinian conflict. For more information, visit Like us on Facebook: Follow us on Twitter: Follow us on Instagram: Mentorn – Ref. 1219