5 Broken Cameras Page #2

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She loves picking olives

working the land.

This place ties us together.

More than feeding us,

the land connects us.

Israel uses lots of techniques

for occupying lands.

Some are illegal, even

according to their own laws.

One way is allowing settlers

to place trailers

on Palestine land.

Once they do, it becomes fact.

So we try to keep them

from placing them.

No way is this going down!

I'll bust your ass!

Get lost!

Go on, hit me!

Don't touch me!

I'll sue you.

I know who you are.

We're non violent.

There's no need for violence!

In the end,

they beat us all up

You're killing me!

Don't film this!

Don't tell us not to film!

We can't keep the settlers

from putting down their trailers.

So we have another idea.

Why not put down our own trailer

on our stolen land

on the other side of the barrier?

Sit down! Let Emad film.

Good morning,

Please vacate this land

What do you want me to do?

It doesn't take long to move it.

So we bring a second one

Only this time,

we lock ourselves inside

There are people inside!

And then the second trailer is removed.

After the trailers,

the settlers build concrete outposts.

They make use of a law

that prevents the army

from destroying concrete

structures.

Once they claim the land,

construction companies can step in.

So we decide to use the same law

to hold onto our land.

Throw another one!

Daba!

How did you sleep

in the new outpost?

How did you sleep

in the new outpost?

Did you sleep well?

Wake up!

The soldiers are here.

Why are you filming me?

You just got here.

I was already here.

Did you ever film in your house?

Who cares?

What are you doing here?

I'm filming here.

If you point that camera at me again,

I'll bust it, okay?

Okay.

The settlers retaliate at night

The settlers did this!

You see, Emad!

The olive trees!

What did the olive trees do?

This olive tree that prays to God,

what did they do?

We have to plant this on our land.

Don't swear!

I'm just saying no to the wall!

Do it nice and quietly.

We'll plant it

and it'll feed us with olives.

We'll destroy you, fence!

No, no to the wall!

A tear gas grenade hits Yisrael.

Did it hit your face?

What did hey do?

Eyad is my second brother

to be arrested.

It's an endless cycle.

They destroyed our outpost.

We're rebuilding it.

it's impressive how Phil and Adeeb

can raise morale

even when things seem hopeless

The outpost becomes our hangout.

I look at Phil and Gibreel.

Something connects them.

Something strong

that I can't explain.

What's up?

What can we do?

They're gobbling up

all our land, Emad.

They'll never take down the wall

if they can

keep building the settlement.

It's all for nothing!

When we get to the settlement!,

we see Phil's brother, Daba,

trying to stop construction alone.

Daba never seems too worried.

He always has that childlike grin.

I'll sue you!

- Film them.

- You were told not to come here.

- Protect the cameraman!

- I have permission to film.

They're attacking me.

What's the problem?

I'll file a complaint.

Stopo filming!

if he films, I'll break his bones!

Tell them to go away.

We're not doing anything wrong.

What's up, man?

The second camera witnessed winter

2006 to spring 2007.

The focus isn't working.

Why won't it turn?

As months pass,

Gibreel becomes more and more

sensitive to the world around him.

Bil'in keeps demostrating,

week after week.

Where's Israeli TV?

Film your soldiers!

Now thay Gibreel is old enough

to understand,

he comes to see the demostrations.

What are you doing?

He sees people he knows

getting arrested

but doesn't understand why

Jaffar is my third brother

to be arrested.

Close the windows!

Close the windows!

Then the soldiers came

and started shooting.

They were everywhere.

But I wasn't afraid.

They were in front of Daddys's car.

And you weren't afraid?

Weren't you afraid they'd take you?

Weren't you afraid, Gibreel?

Yes, I was.

If there's tear gas,

just smell the onion.

You're a hero.

- No!

- A hero.

Gibreel's skin is so sensitive,

even the scratch of a sponge

leaves marks on his back.

I hpe he'll develop

a thick skin fast.

The army comes into the village

more and more often.

They try to keep people

from demostrating.

When I film,

I feel like the camera

protects me.

But it's an illusion.

I film my brother Khaled's arrest.

My mother and father

try to stop the jeep.

I keep thinking,

"What should I do?"

I have to believe that capturing

these images

will have some meaning.

Now the soldiers

start comming at night.

Mostly for kids.

They're trying to force us to quit.

Welcome to the club, Bil'in!

Go in and shut the door.

How can you arrest a child?

Hush, little baby, don't say a word

Mama's gonna trap you a bird

Where are you going?

Where are you going?

To the wall.

Watch out, you're gonna fall!

- Why?

- Because they're taking our land!

To take back the land

the army stole!

We want to sleep!

Stop filming.

Get behind the fence.

You're strong Gibreel.

- Don't be afraid.

Look!

They're afraid of a bunch of kids

If you go back,

nobody will throw stones at you!

This is a small village.

Lots of Israelis come here.

These people want peace

The Israelis are

our cousings, my friend.

If you leave,

we'll go back to our village.

What's this?

You've wounded and Israeli!

Call an ambulance!

He's bleeding!

Open up!

Get out of here!

There are no kids here!

- What?

- They shot your brother, Eyad,

in the shoulder.

Let's see your shoulder.

It's not serious.

Sit down and let me see.

It's nothing, Mom

It's superficial, okay?

Le tme see the brochure

the soldiers distributed.

It says, "Stay away from the Wall

all day during

friday dimostrations"

So we'll demostrate on Saturdays

Let's look at the map

This is Bil'in

They took all this.

What's left?

They can't tell us what to do

We''ll stop when we decide to stop.

Open up!

Now it's my turn.

I take the camera

to protect myself.

- I ask you to stop filming.

- I can film in my own house.

Show me your I.D.

Get my I.D.

- What's the matter?

- This is a Closed Military Zone.

"The military has declared this area

a Closed Military Zone."

"Anyone found

in a Closed Military Zone

must evacuate the area at once.

"No one can enter

or remain on the premises..."

You are now in violation

of the order

- I ask you to stop filming.

- I'm a journalist, I can film.

This is a Closed Military Zone.

Stop filming.

Put down the camera.

I'm a journalist

and I'm in my own home.

Put down the camera.

That's an order

Turn the lens to the wall.

Give it to your son,

He can put it down.

Why is he being taken?

The police interrogate me

and accuse me of throwing rocks.

I do time in jail.

My lawyer gets them to release me

under house arrest.

I'm held in a house outside Bil'in.

The camera is pretty much

all I took.

He'll talk to you.

I'm a psychologist.

I do evaluations for the court.

Is that constantly filming?

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