Another Take: The life and death of one Palestinian child
The Take
Al Jazeera
4.7 • 748 Ratings
🗓️ 11 April 2026
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
Every Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. This originally aired on May 26, 2021. None of the dates, titles, or other references from that time have been changed.
Obaida Akram Jawabra grew up outside of Hebron in the occupied West Bank and dreamed of growing up to be a chef. When he was 15, his dreams were put on pause for the first time when he was arrested and imprisoned by the Israeli military. He was later acquitted but spent two months in jail. On May 17, as many Palestinians were protesting against Israeli air strikes on Gaza and Israelis were taking over Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem, Obaida, at 17 years old, was shot and killed by Israeli forces. At least 66 Palestinian children were killed by Israeli forces in the past month. Today, we take a look at the life of one Palestinian child.
In this episode:
- Farah Bayadsi (@DCIPalestine), Human Rights Lawyer, Defense for Children International – Palestine
Episode credits:
This episode was updated by Chloe K. Li. The original production team was Amy Walters, Priyanka Tilve, Negin Owliaei, Alexandra Locke, Ney Alvarez, Dina Kesbeh and our host Malika Bilal.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our engagement producers are Adam Abou-Gad and Vienna Maglio. Andrew Greiner is lead of audience engagement. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer.
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| 0:00.0 | Al Jazeera Podcasts. |
| 0:07.0 | Hi, I'm Chloe K. Lee, and this is another take, where we revisit the archives. |
| 0:17.0 | After 35 years, Defense for children international has stopped operating in Palestine. |
| 0:25.6 | In a statement, it said it can't continue its work because of, quote, |
| 0:31.6 | Israel's targeted criminalization of Palestinian human rights organizations. As part of its work, DCIP track the number |
| 0:42.3 | of children that Israel imprisons without charge. And as of March 18, 26, that number is now over |
| 0:51.2 | 50% of Palestinian children. |
| 0:56.0 | Five years ago, the take told the story of one child. |
| 1:01.4 | This episode originally aired on May 26, 2021. |
| 1:07.5 | All references are from that time. |
| 1:25.9 | Agriculture can lead to a decent, respectable job. |
| 1:28.3 | Work alone on your own terms. That's what I like. |
| 1:36.8 | That was Palestinian student Ubeida Akram Jawabra three years ago. He was studying agriculture at a local vocational school in the occupied West Bank. |
| 1:42.1 | I'm 15 years old and I like to cook. He had dreams of becoming a chef. |
| 1:47.0 | I don't want to work for someone else and have him order me around. |
| 1:50.0 | It's better to order yourself around. |
| 1:53.0 | As Israel and Hamas agree to a ceasefire, we turn to look at the tragic death of one Palestinian teenager, |
| 2:00.0 | Obeida Jawabra. On Palestinian teenager, Obeida Jawabra. |
| 2:01.6 | On May 17th, Obeda Jaabra became one of more than 60 Palestinian children killed by the Israeli military in this latest conflict. |
| 2:11.6 | Who was Obeda Jaabra? And why is his story so similar to so many Palestinian young people before him? |
| 2:20.4 | And to the many more young Palestinians being arrested today. |
| 2:28.5 | I'm Malika Bilal, and this is the take. |
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