Saturday 11 February 2023

What’s the Story? Rawan Bisharat on practicing return in Ma’alul

 

What’s the Story? Rawan Bisharat on practicing return in Ma’alul

What’s the Story? Rawan Bisharat on practicing return in Ma’alul

February 9, 2023

Watch more from the What’s the Story series here.

During the Nakba, most Palestinian refugees were displaced to Arab states and Palestinian territories that did not fall under Israeli control. 150,000 Palestinians remained in the areas of Palestine that became the state of Israel, including 40,000 Palestinians who were internally displaced during the war. Similar to the 800,000 Palestinian refugees expelled beyond its borders, Israel refuses to allow these internally displaced Palestinians to return to their homes and villages. The Israeli government refers to these internally displaced Palestinians as “present absentees,” and confiscated their land under the 1950 Absentees Property Law.

Rawan Bisharat grew up in Yafat al-Nasira (Yaffa of Nazareth), a small village near Nazareth. During the Nakba, her grandparents were expelled from their homes in Ma’alul, a town 12 kilometers west of Nazareth that was depopulated and destroyed by Jewish forces. Like most of Ma’alul’s residents, Rawan’s grandparents and their children fled to the Nazareth area. Along with many former Ma’alul residents and their descendants, Rawan visits what remains of Ma’alul frequently. In this video, she tells the story of her connection to Ma’alul and how she and others from Ma’alul practice exercising their return despite Israeli laws that deny her and her family their right to do so.

As told to producer/director Ghousoon Bisharat and cinematographer/editor Thomas Dallal.

Shu al-Qusa/What’s the Story is a video series by Ghousoon Bisharat and Thomas Dallal that illuminates Palestinian life and politics through intimate first-person interviews with PalestiniansView the series here.


Ghousoon Bisharat

Ghousoon Bisharat is an experienced journalist and producer, as well as a strategic communications and international cooperation expert. She has more than 20 years of experience working with leading international broadcast news outlets and the European Union.

Thomas Dallal

Thomas Dallal is an award-winning photojournalist and cinematographer currently based in Haifa. His photographs have appeared in leading international newspapers and magazines thousands of times over three decades, including The New York Times and Der Spiegel among many others and his cinematography work has been broadcast by Aljazeera Documentary.


https://mondoweiss.net/2022/12/whats-the-story-rawan-bisharat-on-practicing-return-in-maalul/

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Apa Ceritanya? Rawan Bisharat berlatih kembali di Ma’alul

Donshafi911 10 Februari 2023

Apa Ceritanya? Rawan Bisharat berlatih kembali di Ma’alul

9 Februari 2023

Tonton lebih banyak dari seri What's the Story di sini.

Selama Nakba, sebagian besar pengungsi Palestina mengungsi ke negara-negara Arab dan wilayah Palestina yang tidak berada di bawah kendali Israel. 150.000 warga Palestina tetap berada di wilayah Palestina yang menjadi negara Israel, termasuk 40.000 warga Palestina yang mengungsi secara internal selama perang. Mirip dengan 800.000 pengungsi Palestina yang diusir di luar perbatasannya, Israel menolak untuk mengizinkan orang-orang Palestina yang terlantar secara internal ini untuk kembali ke rumah dan desa mereka. Pemerintah Israel menyebut orang-orang Palestina yang terlantar secara internal ini sebagai "orang yang tidak hadir," dan menyita tanah mereka di bawah Undang-Undang Properti Absen 1950.

Rawan Bisharat dibesarkan di Yafat al-Nasira (Yaffa dari Nazaret), sebuah desa kecil dekat Nazaret. Selama Nakba, kakek-neneknya diusir dari rumah mereka di Ma'alul, sebuah kota 12 kilometer sebelah barat Nazaret yang berpenghuni dan dihancurkan oleh pasukan Yahudi. Seperti kebanyakan penduduk Ma'alul, kakek-nenek Rawan dan anak-anak mereka melarikan diri ke daerah Nazaret. Bersama dengan banyak mantan penduduk Ma'alul dan keturunannya, Rawan sering mengunjungi apa yang tersisa dari Ma'alul. Dalam video ini, dia menceritakan kisah hubungannya dengan Ma'alul dan bagaimana dia dan orang lain dari Ma'alul berlatih melakukan kepulangan mereka meskipun ada undang-undang Israel yang menyangkal hak mereka dan keluarganya untuk melakukannya.

Seperti yang diceritakan kepada produser/sutradara Ghousoon Bisharat dan sinematografer/editor Thomas Dallal.

Shu al-Qusa/What's the Story adalah seri video oleh Ghousoon Bisharat dan Thomas Dallal yang menerangi kehidupan dan politik Palestina melalui wawancara orang pertama yang intim dengan orang-orang Palestina. Lihat serialnya di sini.

Ghousoon Bisharat.

Ghousoon Bisharat adalah jurnalis dan produser berpengalaman, serta pakar komunikasi strategis dan kerja sama internasional. Dia memiliki lebih dari 20 tahun pengalaman bekerja dengan outlet berita siaran internasional terkemuka dan Uni Eropa.

Thomas Dallal.

Thomas Dallal adalah jurnalis foto dan sinematografer pemenang penghargaan yang saat ini berbasis di Haifa. Foto-fotonya telah muncul di surat kabar dan majalah internasional terkemuka ribuan kali selama tiga dekade, termasuk The New York Times dan Der Spiegel di antara banyak lainnya dan karya sinematografinya telah disiarkan oleh Aljazeera Documentary.

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