Motaz Azaiza, Acclaimed Journalist from Gaza, on Photographing War & Making “Art from the Pain”
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“I never expected the world will know my name [because of] a genocide of my people,” says Palestinian photojournalist Motaz Azaiza, who gained international acclaim for his work during the first 108 days of Israel’s brutal assault on Gaza. Since evacuating in January, Azaiza has brought his advocacy for Palestinian rights around the world. Democracy Now! speaks to him from Washington, D.C., where he has just wrapped up a nationwide speaking tour titled “Gaza Through My Lens” in support of UNRWA USA. “Israel is targeting our children. Israel is targeting our babies, targeting our mothers, targeting our families. I just want to show the whole world so maybe I can bring help to my people through my photography,” Azaiza says.
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Every time I see Motaz speak before an audience or do an interview I feel the depth of his grief and how torn he feels about leaving Gaza. I worry that survivor guilt is tearing him apart. I hope that he can go home some day to help his people build the future they deserve. Stay strong, young man! You are doing good work.
That’s my hope as well… but I don’t know. Gaza.. doesn’t seem like it can even be ‘rebuilt’ at this point.
@@daemon4621 I read recently that, even if all the aggression stopped today and Gaza received all the goods and materials it could ever need immediately, it would take 18 years to clear the wreckage and rebuild their infrastructure to resume anything like a normal life. That's an entire generation missing out on clean food, water, housing, and education. Devastating. That's exactly how people are radicalized.
Respect to all the journalists Speaking truth to power.... ✊✊✊
Motaz you are the champion of humanity and justice in my eyes, I'm so sorry you had to go through all of those horrible things😢
I've been following Bisan from Gaza since the start of Genocide. God bless all the journalists who've survived thus far
What genocide? You mean the thousands of JEWS killed by Palestinians, right??
What genocide?
If Henry “evil” Kissinger won a Nobel peace prize while he murdered millions…. That prize isn’t even worthy of a man of Motaz standards, who’s people were betrayed by the world as a whole. Early on in the genocide last year his pictures were everywhere online and I can only imagine the burden he faces daily and the survivors guilt… he truly helped changed the way millions viewed this genocide against the Palestinians
Exceptional human beings deserve recognition. His lifes work qualifies him for the Nobel prize. Truly pure strength, bravery and devotion to his people. An appeal to the goodness of the world. Stop the genocide, and free the oppressed.
i hope that the Pulitzer Prize Board are watching closely. too many hero journalists have already seen their last day
Yup if anything Noble prize is just a stamp of approval.
They are just an excuse to pacify and give a feel good vibe to people who otherwise are knowingly or unkowingly the very reason for the misery and suffering of people half the world away.
There is nothing "noble" about it.
There IS no genicide whatsoever against the Fakestinians. There is always genocide BY the bloody Fakestinians tho. The Palestinian Arab population has increased noticeably over the last century while the Jewish population has decreased. That's not genocide. Jews are the only real genocide victims in history. Palestinians are publicly declared terrorists. Grow up.
It is worse nothing
Absolutely grateful for his talent. I can't imagine the PTSD that he has developed over this time. What an outrageous tragedy.
Journalist killed in Gaza, by Israel? Give us a break from your BS lies! So far, every embedded journalist in Gaza has been the enemy of Israel. Every UN personell, the same. Remember that Gaza is not a separate country, it is part of Israel and nationally, Israel has every legitimate right to enter and impose the rule of law in whatever way is necessary. That is what they are doing right now. Under emergency conditions they have every right to ban any journalist whatsoever, for safety reasons. This journalist dying in Gaza at Israeli hands? Tough titty. He's a propagandist collaborator, nothing else, like the Al Jezeera one... funny how these Muslim monsters (Fakestinians) start a genocide against the Jews and then cry when they are, correctly, suddenly, losing it.
Almost all those videos and pictures have been proven to be staged by the Fakestinians. Many dozens of exposes on this lie. It's called Palleywood, Palestinian Hollywood fiction. Fake babies and painted victims. Boo-hoo and wah!wah! Mara Kronenfeld: "...UNWRA assistance provided in Gaza." Indeed. UNWRA participated in the massacres of Oct 7th. Assistance indeed. The UN is pure evil. And the Nobel Peace prize? A totally useless thing. Your photographer is a useful idiot for them.
You monsters. How about a few pictures of October 7th victims ... which started all this. We dare you.
I don't think he has PTSD...I think he has constant trauma because what he sees is still happening and it hasn't stopped. There is no "post-trauma" for him.
@EsperUltima He's totally fake.
@@joeboudreault4351 lol...your people were killed by your own soldiers using Hannibal directive. Wake up! Bibi doesn't give a sh*t about you.
Motaz, his photography a story that was best told thru his lens and the powerful images of human lives encountering all moments of life. So glad he was nominated for Noble Peace prize. Motaz, I'm so sorry about Gaza and the suffering Palestinians have endured. You are a huge renowned influencer for human rights and an exceptional photographer expert storyteller ❤
What is a prize as if it washes away the guilt? Only good thing is he can use to keep fighting against this total extremist satanical cult and educate people
What a fucking nightmare. People are brutally insane. Pray for peace
Pray fir Israel. God has his hand of protection upon them. How else to explain their remarkable victories over Hamas Hezbollah Houthis Iran..?
“The Punishment of Gaza ”. Book by Israeli journalist Gideon Levy, May 17 2010.
Levy Gideon shows how the brutality at the heart of Israel’s occupation of Palestine has found its most complete expression to date in the collective punishment of Gaza’s residents
So terrible to see all these people and their everyday lives and now, what happened to them? I'm half-Palestinian, half-German, I have relatives in Gaza myself (they are as save as possible right now). This hit's hard. 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
Yes, you are a mischling.
@@Walter-x1j I'm proud of that.
@@AvaLynn.v.A. Are you a Christian?
@@AvaLynn.v.A. Are you a Christian?
@@AvaLynn.v.A. Are you a Christian?
Thank u Motaz Azaiza !!!❤ The world has failed your people!! One day there will be justice and solidarity enough to have a free Palestine!!! 🇵🇸
Strong heart Israel!
@@ziff1066
Lost soul, ISRAEL!!!!!!!
@@faniarethas2716⬅️ no soul
Thank you, Motaz. Your work is outstanding & so necessary.
Motaz please remember that you are needed to tell their story. 🙏🇵🇸🇱🇧💔
Thank you Motaz !! ❤
Love you ma'am
The Grayzone w/Liam Cosgrove - "People are sick of the bullsh*t in here"
I wasn't surprised he was a Grayzone reporter...they're good at calling out bs
The photo of an old lady with her cat closing their eyes at the same time is more than outstanding! 😻💝😻💝😻
“Collective Punishment in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip” Book by Carmel Shalev 1990.
Good to see you again Motaz. Totally agree with you. So many refuse to see and watch. Too heartbreaking. No excuse as if it was done to them they would be screaming. Stay strong. Bisan is still being strong. Like you an incredibly beautiful soul
Awesome people and an amazing story. Thank you Amy Goodman
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Saw him on hasans stream. Good work showing the atrocities israel has committed and the resilience and humanity of the Palestinian people
Bless this man! He has seen so much death. Thank the God's for keeping him safe. Free Palestine, we free ourselves.
Thanks for posting
I learned so much about Gaza from Motaz last year.
I wish that Palestine would be awarded peace, healing and security.
More than nine words for the algorithm so more people can see this
Excellent ❤️❤️
Motaz's color compositions in his phothography is just amazing!!! 💝👍
UN chief calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza, Lebanon☮
Joe Biden repeats call for ceasefire in Lebanon as strikes continue
26 September 2024...................................................................................................
Dozens of headlines , DOZENS OF COUNTRIES, ALL IGNORED. The world abhors this violence!
Genocide Joe calls for ceasefire but arms lsrl with weapons worth x billions. What a hypocrit.
Motaz is an extraordinary person and journalist. Viva Palestina!
Palestine people are Hero's of humanity.
Thank you DN for having Motaz on the show. Free Palestine ❤❤❤
He is not a hero, but a human being doing what he can from his heart to help in a situation no one should ever have to do
Thank you Motaz for your heroism❤️🙏
This man was a 🎯 target by 🇮🇱 especially by US Congress who continues to fund this genocide entirely.
We are human and want to survive,🥺🥺🥺
MoTaz te amamos ✌🏻🇵🇸✌🏻
God Bless you Motaz🙏
This is heartbreaking . Bless this amazing human being for sharing stories of the survivors, some of them No longer with us ! Prayers for all involved .
Even when we see all this on video, and hear about in the news, we are SO removed from the hell this reality is in Gaza. These journalist are absolute heroes of our time!! 🙏
Real journalised. I pray you are safe and healthy thank you for your service. Thank you for being a human and thank you for your services for humanity
“The Occupation of Water” amnesty international
Soon after Israel occupied the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, in June 1967, the Israeli military authorities consolidated complete power over all water resources. The Israeli state-owned water company Mekorot has systematically sunk wells and tapped springs in the occupied West Bank to supply its population, including those living in illegal settlements with water for domestic, agricultural and industrial purposes. While Mekorot sells some water to Palestinian water utilities. In Gaza, some 90-95 per cent of the water supply is contaminated and unfit for human consumption. Israel does not allow water to be transferred from the West Bank to Gaza, and Gaza’s only fresh water resource, the Coastal Aquifer, is insufficient for the needs of the population and is being increasingly depleted by over-extraction and contaminated by sewage and seawater infiltration.
More freaking lies by you.
@@joeboudreault4351you are irrelevant.
His eyes hold such sadness and grief... "making art from the pain", this is what artists do. What he has faced is so extreme, yet he understands the importance of sharing the experiences of his people. Such heart and courage.
Thank you, Motaz, for you're extremely important work. You shouldn't have to do this. You're a young man and should be traveling and falling in love; not having to document the g-cide of your people. And thank you for the correction; she's a young girl, not a woman. Idk why the media tries to adultify children in Gaza 😔
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All hero ❤🍾🎹🎹🍾⭐️⭐️😊😊
Free Palastine Stop Genocide
So much respect to Motaz. My tears flow when I see these photos. God bless the beautiful people of Palestine.
Ty🫶🏽Ty
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Free Palestine
Two State solution must be implemented now. That will end the violence and oppression, and that is what most countries are calling for. We have a U.N., let's respect it!!
"Antonio Guterres appealed on Tuesday for an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon and for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country to be respected, U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said." Reuters
At this point, I don't see the humanity in telling the victims of gcidal nzis to live among the gcidal nzis
Guterres is a fanatic Islamist. He's rightly barred from Israel. Those who curse the Jews will themselves be cursed. That's God's pronouncement, not mine. Genesis 12:3. Why do so many Jew-haters and misfits flock to this channel in support?
@@joeboudreault4351 The zionists of lsrl are mostly not religious. They abandoned god from the start.
The real jews are against lsrl because the jewish religion forbits to have or creat a nation.
Amazing work, and wonderful human heart man!
We must find a Leader who respects humanity.
I hope Motaz can again photograph sunsets, beauty, & art someday. 🙏🏼💔
Wish him peace and good health. Peace is the only option
Waiting for a self determined, secure, peaceful Palestine
Now, more than ever it is so dangerous to be a Palestinian journalist. Hundreds have been unalived by Itsnotreal.
I'm a proud Jewish antizionist woman. I support Palestine.
How can you possibly be anti-zionist and yet a Jewish supporters? Do you know what zionism is? I don't think you do, woman. Your view is contradictory, and a lie.
Thank You ❤
If we can help with the woman who may have to have an amputation who do we contact?
There's many families from there that you can help. They have IG or TikTok accounts and you can donate
Dangit I missed the Houston TX tour date for him.... 😢 that makes me sad. I wish I had known sooner ❤ much love to him
May he stay safe 🙏
beautiful
Motaz Azaiza ❤ from an Indian heritage but misplaced in time.
Thank Drmocray now
He is a very talented photographer and also young ,and went through too much 😢
So many journalists are murdered by Israel in Gaza 😭
The Palestinian journalists are the very distillation of all the positive virtues, courage, hope, strength and inspiration that humanity can be, and they continue determinedly under the most inhospitable and dangerous conditions that we couldn't even imagine, to speak and show the world reality for no other reason than the truth be known.
There could he no greater contrast in the good and evil that humanity is capable of than what we are witnessing unfolding before our eyes today. Those with nothing, still giving everything, even knowing that this could lead to their deaths. Good versus evil.
Why don't we all just STOP. Lay down our tools and go on strike. No transportation, no sanitation, no food distribution, nothing, nothing, nothing at all. There are many of us, and 'they' are scared of what we are capable of when we unite. Within forty eight hours we could stop this. Without our money, they have nothing.
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Thank you. Free palestine ❤
The more I see and hear about this slaughter, the more I fail to understand why the west is doing nothing to stop it, this young man is incredible.
I LIKE when Motaz set the record for IOF and not IDF.
God bless you Motaz and God bless everyone impacted by the evil actions of Israel.
Would be great if joutube would allow a list of those evil actions as examples of what the zinnyists really are.
There are so many old souls in Occupied Palestine. Free Palestine forever.
“Israeli military again destroys roads and water pipe” Israeli human rights group B’Tselem,
16 June 2021.
I wish you success in becoming a great wedding photographer in the future.
The nobel peace prize isn't worthy of kissing Motaz's feet
RIP Dr. Refaat Alareer.
It’s easy to hear & scroll away but if you are there seeing the suffering what would you do are we derogated as human what right do we as humans have to live safe while these people suffer out of human tragedy it’s not God given calamity its human production with blood &something we can prevent see you cut & bleed
With Kamala Harris's complicity in this genocide I really don't understand how anyone could justify voting for her. No one actively committing genocide should be eligible for presidency. This country is disgusting. We deserve a Trump presidency after everything we have allowed our government to do to innocent people because we can't be bothered to rise up or make any personal sacrifices.
I agree but there is also a third option, Jill Stein
Imagine having to wear a press shirt to protect yourself from being seen as a civilian by a military force invading an open air prison.
BOYCOTT ISRHELL 4 LIFE
Something wrong when commentators call CHILDREN; women and men. 😢😢
DN, please don't delete this message: Where are photos of dead Israeli and other civilians, including women and children, other innocent people killed by Hamas on October 7th last year? Where?
IDF hid the evidence that would incriminate them.
Someone hid the evidence that would incriminate them.
if i write idf instead of someone it gets deleted
Why did the Palestinians and the world allowed them to live under the feet of another nation for so long?
This is non- partisan. If they vote to support the Apartheid State of Israel vote them out.
Did this dude hide hostages?
These long ass titles need to stop lol
"This propaganda is funded by viewers like you."
We are so proud of the brave Israeli soldiers 🇮🇱 ❤❤❤💪💪💪
Yet we never see them in combat.
@@micixduda maybe in gaza or Lebanon you know
@@gevaeilan3132 no, i do not know.
Even a year ago 1st thing they did was go to gaza, there was no fighting in gaza.
2 hours later they come to 'save' their own.
'Save' aka not letting them get to gaza alive or unalive.
@@micixduda what are you talking about
@@gevaeilan3132 oct 7th and 'honeyball' directive.
You said Gaza is a open air prison…. How it could be “the most beautiful place”? You have to choose your lies, scoundrels.
There is no genocide in Gaza.
She should have started from kobburz and Israel. Otherwise it is a one sided story. Motaz should also take pictures from 7th October attack.
He can't take pictures of oct. 7th because he lives in an open air concentration champ.
A known fact for you: lsrl killed a lot of its own people on this day because of the Hannibal doctrine.
Motaz was in his country 🇵🇸 Gaza, he took pictures of Oct 7 about the attack that his people suffered on that day.
Thank you to bring this real hero 🙏
She never gives any sympathy to motaz on the loss of his friends murdered in a ambulance just give these people who are hurting some time and be a little bit nicer
we despise amy goodman and her disinformation campaign.
And we humans despise the "juice"🤮🤣
@@grzegorzgreg09 you not humans you demons, soon be x-demons
@@grzegorzgreg09 subhuman juice.
Amy is your sister. You were taught to betray your own. Can you see how you were used ?
*”Divide and conquer”- I understand the addiction to be fed the notion of lies. Lies become an addiction and you lose sight of the whole big picture. You know it. Like a spell.
I learned so much about Gaza from Motaz last year.
I wish that Palestine would be awarded peace, healing and security.