Lawfare Daily: A New Documentary on Surviving the War in Gaza
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4.7 • 6.4K Ratings
🗓️ 6 August 2024
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
A new film from Al Jazeera’s Fault Lines series called “The Night Won’t End” profiles three Palestinian families as they try to survive the war in Gaza.
On today’s episode, Lawfare Managing Editor Tyler McBrien speaks to the documentary’s director, Kavitha Chekuru, along with a few of the journalists and researchers who came together to work on the project, including Emily Tripp, Director at Airwars; Samaneh Moafi, Assistant Director of Research at Forensic Architecture; and Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Founder and Director of investigations at Earshot.
They discuss the three families at the center of this story, other investigations into the killings of civilians by the Israeli military in Gaza, and the role of the United States in the war since Oct. 7.
Please note that this episode contains content that some people may find disturbing, including depictions of war and violence against children. Listener discretion is advised.
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| 0:27.0 | That was one of the reasons that we wanted to focus on it because it really |
| 0:34.8 | highlights the way that the US is complicit in the way that they defer to the |
| 0:40.4 | Israeli military. It's the Law Fair Podcast. |
| 0:44.0 | I'm Tyler McBrien, managing editor of Law Fair. |
| 0:47.0 | With Emily Tripp, director at Air Wars, |
| 0:49.0 | Sammin and Moafi, assistant director of research at Forensic Architecture, |
| 0:53.0 | Lawrence Abu Hamden, |
| 0:55.0 | founder and Director of Investigations at Earshot, |
| 0:57.0 | and documentary filmmaker Kavita Chakuru. |
| 1:00.0 | I suppose one of the most heartbreaking things |
| 1:02.0 | was the fact that Lagan and him said it. |
| 1:08.1 | They said the tank is next to it and they're firing at us. |
| 1:12.1 | And it took all of our work just to be able to hear them as a witness, |
| 1:17.8 | to be able to lift them from the status of just another victim, another number into a witness that could be heard and |
| 1:24.8 | listen to. Today we're talking about a new film directed by Kavitha for Al Jazeera's |
| 1:29.5 | fault line series called The Night Won't End, which profiles three Palestinian families as they try to survive the war in Gaza. |
| 1:37.0 | Kimitha, as the director, I wanted to start with you. |
| 1:40.0 | This is a story that many, if not all, of our listeners will be familiar with at least some aspects of it |
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