The lives of young Palestinians living under occupation in Sheikh Jarrah

Home: Surrounded by settlements, the Palestinians of Sheikh Jarrah like Muna al-Kurd are targeted by demolitions and evictions. For some in East Jerusalem, building a future has become an act of resistance. Subscribe to Journeyman here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures Muna al-Kurd has been forced to share half of her house with Israeli settlers since 2009. Her dream is to become a journalist to expose the injustice: I wake up three hours before my class starts just to arrive on time. Because there is chaos and checkpoints on the roads. I decided to study media because I love to work with cameras. That s how my voice and the voice of my people can reach the world. Beside evictions and demolitions, a big problem for residents of Sheikh Jarrah is the constant denial of planning permissions by the government. Hanni Issawi, director of a local committee, says: We have no empty places or room to build new buildings for a new generation, so it is very difficult to keep living a normal life. We are surrounded from all sides. We are like an island in this area. For some like Omar Abdelqader, however, the occupation has become too much. He plans to move to Jaffa to seek a better life: Sometimes we take too much pride in being able to withstand pain and suffering. Maybe in that sense I feel like it s a little bit like running away from Jerusalem, but I m a human being. It seems that building a future in East Jerusalem has become an act of resistance. For more information, visit https://www.journeyman.tv/film/8062 Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures Visit our subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/JourneymanPictures/ Berber Verpoest – Ref. 8062