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Gaza Fights For Freedom
[edit]Gaza Fights For Freedom is a 2019 documentary, showing first hand footage of the Great March of Return which took place between March 2018- December 2019 and in which 214 unarmed demonstrators were killed and over 36,100 were injured.[1]
It was written and directed by Abby Martin and produced by Mike Prysner. Director Abby Martin is the founder of The Empire Files. Mike Prysner is a former U.S veteran and is also the husband of Abby Martin.
Synopsis
[edit]The subject of the documentary was on the Great March of Return, a series of weekly peaceful demonstrations held by Palestinians living in Gaza from March 2018 till December 2019. The concept of the March was devised by journalist Ahmed Abu Artema, who wrote the question “what would happen if thousands of Gazans attempted to peacefully cross the fence that separated them from their ancestral lands?”[2]
The documentary presents different first hand accounts of those living in the Gaza strip, highlighting the living conditions of the Palestinians who have been under a blockade since June 2007[3], which has impacted their livelihoods. It illustrates how there is a shortage of clean drinking water, food and how the Palestinians living in Gaza are unable to rebuild their infrastructure damaged by Israeli bombs due to the Israeli government prohibiting material to come into the Gaza strip which would help rebuild the damaged homes and infrastructure.
The documentary also presents first-hand accounts of those who took part in the marches and injuries they were inflicted with. It illustrates some of the international laws that Israeli forces committed during the marches, including the protection of children during war and conflict (UN Geneva convention Article 77[4]), the protection and rights of people with disabilities (Article 11 of UN convention on rights of persons with Disabilities)[5], targeting of journalists (Article 79 Geneva Convention, protocol 1), targeting of medical staff (Article 15 of Geneva Convention) and the use of unidentified chemical gas (which is banned under the chemical convention).
The documentary also depicts the death of Rouzan al-Najjar, a Palestinian nurse who was shot dead on June 1, 2018, by Israeli Defence Forces whilst attempting to aid to some demonstrators who were injured near the fence, and highlights how her killing came about.
- ^ Heaney, Christopher. "Two Years On: People Injured and Traumatized During the "Great March of Return" are Still Struggling". Question of Palestine. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
- ^ "The People of Palestine Are on the March". Stop the War. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
- ^ "A guide to the Gaza Strip". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
- ^ "Treaties, States parties, and Commentaries - Additional Protocol (I) to the Geneva Conventions, 1977 - 77 - Protection of children". ihl-databases.icrc.org. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
- ^ "Article 11 – Situations of risk and humanitarian emergencies | United Nations Enable". www.un.org. Retrieved 2022-11-08.