Palestinian film From Ground Zero shortlisted for Oscars
The film about Israel’s war on Gaza has been shortlisted in the Best International Feature Film category of the 97th Academy Awards for 2025. It features 22 short films by Palestinian filmmakers and was put together by Director Rashid Masharawi.
The shorts include 24 Hours by filmmaker Alaa Damo, which documents the events his friend Mosab al-Nadi experienced in one day, surviving three Israeli air strikes before being buried under rubble, despite sheltering in so-called “safe zones”.
You can watch 24 Hours below:
UN General Assembly overwhelmingly passes resolution on Palestine statehood
Some 172 countries voted in favour of the resolution, which affirmed the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination, while eight countries opposed it.
Israel, the US, Micronesia, Argentina, Paraguay, and Papua New Guinea voted “no”.
ترحب وزارة الخارجية والمغتربين باعتماد الجمعية العامة للأمم المتحدة اليوم الثلاثاء، قراراً يؤكد على حق الشعب الفلسطيني في تقرير مصيره بأغلبية ساحقة، باعتباره حقاً أساسياً غير قابل للتصرف وركيزة في ميثاق الأمم المتحدة. كما تضمن القرار في نصه الرأي الاستشاري الذي صدر عن محكمة… pic.twitter.com/eEPAQuz4Gw
— State of Palestine - MFA 🇵🇸🇵🇸 (@pmofa) December 17, 2024
Palestinian child eats banana for the first time
Watch the joy-filled reaction of this Palestinian boy in Gaza as he eats a banana for the first time in his life.
Israel has blocked the entry of food, medicine, and other essential supplies into Gaza since October 7 last year.
Everything tastes like chicken!
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