In Their Own Words
I am 4 years old. I
want to swim. I want a home, a house and a window to look through.
Yanal Zayed.
This is a very difficult situation, I got bored. My parents do not allow
me to play in the backyard. They don't allow me to watch TV, for they're
watching the news. I am sad for the martyrs but my sorrow increased when
I heard the number of martyrs is increasing also. But I am playing with
my friends in neighborhood. My only wish is the Israeli soldiers to get
out of my land.
Ahmed Atrash, 8
 Waleed Jarrar talks about the war. |
I think it (suicide bombing) is a good idea. I would still be throwing
rocks, too, and try to take a weapon. I would do the same thing they're
doing to us. They're (Palestinian children in 10 years) all going to be
dead or extinct. There won't be any kids.
Waleed Jarrar, 11, South San Francisco, Calif.
And the people who do survive, they wouldn't be able to forget what happened
to their parents. They just couldn't live with that fact. We know what
they're feeling over there. They don't have lives anymore. Everybody's
just dying.
Mohamed Jarrar, 12, South San Francisco, Calif.
Salwa Jarrar talks about Israel. |
Israel's soldiers are killing innocent children my age and younger. And
they're damaging houses and killing parents. We're scared for our family
there. We don't know what's going to happen.
Salwa Jarrar, 13, South San Francisco, Calif.
The suicide bombers – it's not like they do it for fun. Yeah, maybe
they die. But at least they gain respect. They're killing themselves just
for their country and their parents and their family. Their life is miserable
and they don't want to live anymore.
Donna Jarrar, 12, South San Francisco, Calif.
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| Yanal Zayed |
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| Ahmed Atrash |
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| Waleed Jarrar |
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| Mohamed Jarrar |
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| Salwa Jarrar |
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| Donna Jarrar |
Photos by Cheryl Bowlan.
Photos of Ahmed Atrash and Yanal Zaved courtesy of their families.
