A Diary of Genocide w/ Atef Abu Saif [01:04:17 | JUL 31 2024 | The Chris Hedges YouTube Channel]

In this first episode of the new and independent iteration of The Chris Hedges Report, Palestinian novelist Atef Abu Saif and Hedges explore Saif's experiences under siege by the Israelis in Gaza, and the meaning behind them, in a substantive and powerful conversation. Through it, the texture of the genocide and the damage it inflicts on its victims is captured, as Saif’s eloquence and vulnerability reveals the weight of the tragedy in a way only facts and data simply cannot.

Timestamps:

1. (0:00) Intro
2. (2:55) History of war in Palestine
3. (5:22) Growing up in the midst of war
4. (9:39) Arrested by Israelis and mother’s visits
5. (14:54) 2014 war in Gaza
6. (21:44) The poet Refaat Alareer
7. (34:14) Excerpt from “A Diary of Genocide”
8. (47:43) Why Atef stays in Palestine
9. (55:32) Nightmare of living in Gaza