“When I heard about the attacks, I said, “Oh, it’s all gone.” I mean, it’ll be hell, and hell will break loose. And it did. We knew that, but for them, from their point of view, I think they didn’t even know what was happening. They were among the last people who learned about the attacks, the Palestinians. In the film, she says, “First, I thought it was yet another Israeli attack.” It takes hours because the communication is cut. So then they get the news at some point, a few hours later, what has really happened. She doesn’t even say, “Fight back.” She says, “Resist.” These are her words. She says, “We showed the world that we can resist with empty hands.” She is something to reflect upon. As you said, why is it that Palestinians have to let themselves be pushed around without resisting? Why?”
