Song About Jenin Massacre

In Arabic with onscreen English subtitles, this song describes the “Jenin Massacre” from the Palestinian perspective, telling the stories of innocent civilians who were killed and of a surviving orphan who became a “resistance fighter” following his experiences. In an effort to root out terrorists during the Second Intifada, the IDF entered the Jenin refugee camp, where they were met by Palestinian militants who had booby trapped the camp. While Palestinian and foreign media sources initially referred to the incident as a massacre, genocide and human rights atrocity, reporting more than 500 dead, the final UN investigation confirmed between 52 and 54 Palestinian deaths, over half of whom were militants, along with 23 IDF soldiers.