Trapped in Palestine

What does it mean to live under Israeli occupation? As the world watches, or looks away, what future do Palestinians have? Together with Nadia Moussaid, Rode Hoed is organizing a conversation about Palestine, oppression, violence and responsibility.In the new documentary Trapped in Palestine by NTR (airing Feb. 12, 8:30 p.m. on NPO2), journalist Nadia Moussaid goes to the occupied Palestinian territories. After Witnesses to Gaza and The conscience of Israel, she focuses in this documentary on the daily reality of Palestinians living under the Israeli occupation that involves a lot of violence and discrimination. The perspective of Palestinians is central. What does it mean when your life is determined by Checkpoints, illegal Jewish settlements, violence, arrests, land confiscation and a far-reaching restriction of freedom of movement?

Using excerpts from the documentary, we talk about this with Ambassador of the Palestinian Mission in The Hague Ammar Hijazi, director of Oxfam Novib Michael Servaes, political scientist Berber van der Woude, Senior Officer Human Rights Programmes at Amnesty International Floor Beuming, human rights lawyer Ahmed Abofoul and, of course, journalist and programmer Nadia Moussaid. The conversation will be led by journalist Abdou Bouzerda.

Speakers

Ammar Hijazi

is ambassador of the Palestinian mission in The HagueSince Sept. 5, 2024 Ammar Hijazi the head of the Palestinian Mission and serves as the ambassador to the Netherlands. The Palestinian Mission in the Netherlands is the official representation of the state of Palestine in the Netherlands.

Michiel Servaes

is general director of Oxfam Novib. He has extensive diplomatic experience, spent nearly five years in the House of Representatives for the Dutch Labor Party, and worked in various policy positions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. His last position was deputy director of the Social Development Directorate at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Berber van der Woude

is a political scientist. She worked at the State Department for 14 years, including as a diplomat in Colombia and occupied Palestine. Van der Woude is president of The Rights Forum, a foundation committed to an Israel-Palestine policy based on international law and human rights.

Floor Beuming

is senior Officer Human Rights Programmes at Amnesty International (focus on Gulf states and IOPT). Beuming conducts research for Amnesty International on the human rights situation in the occupied West Bank.

Ahmed Abofoul

is a human rights lawyer with Al Haq, a Palestinian human rights organization.

Nadia Moussaid

is an NPO programmer. She made the triptych Nadia across the border: Witnesses to Gaza, The Conscience of Israel and Trapped in Palestine (broadcast Feb. 12, 8:30 p.m. NPO2).