Palestine, despite poor conditions musicians tour refugee camps to teach children the art

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*The idea is to promote a different perspective on life *Group of musicians joined the tour of each refugee camp *People struggle to maintain hope in the midst of Israeli genocide

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00:00In other news, Palestinian musicians tour refugee camps to teach displaced children

00:04how to sing and play instruments, all this in the midst of the Israeli genocide against

00:08the Gaza Strip.

00:09Let's see.

00:10Despite the poor conditions resulting from the humanitarian crisis affecting the Palestinians,

00:21groups of musicians decided to give music lessons in the Rafah camps.

00:29My colleagues are helping me with this initiative.

00:31The idea came about because of the difficult conditions in Rafah, where I was staying in

00:36a shelter for artists during the war.

00:39The psychological conditions were very bad, and it occurred to me to take up the guitar

00:44and sing with the children in the camp.

00:51The idea of this Palestinian artist is to promote a different perspective of life.

00:56To mitigate the chaotic environment and the lack of requirements to meet the daily needs

01:01of the population.

01:06The people in the camps did not fully understand the idea of music, as their priorities during

01:12the war were food, water and shelter.

01:15Despite these difficulties, I insisted on my position and continued with the initiative.

01:20With God, people began to realize the importance of music.

01:27Soon, however, a group of musicians joined the tour of each refugee camp, to bring a

01:36little joy through music and art, in the midst of the devastation caused by the Israeli occupation

01:42in the Palestinian territory.

01:48We had left Beit Hanan.

01:49We didn't have any musical instruments.

01:52I spent three months looking for an instrument so that I could teach the children.

01:56Despite all these difficulties, we managed to carry on and bring joy to the children

02:01in the midst of these difficult circumstances.

02:08The Palestinian people are making efforts to maintain hope, in the midst of the difficult

02:13circumstances they have been facing for the past year and two months.

02:17And Israel intensified the siege that led to the genocide they are living through today,

02:22which has claimed more than 45,259 martyrs.

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