Born in Gaza, Hanin moved to Japan at a young age during the Second Intifada. Shaped by her early years, Hanin built a life in Japan but never forgot her Gaza roots. Now, she uses her experiences to build bridges and organise impactful events in Japan that shine a light on the plight of the people in Gaza. In this interview, we learn what life is like in Japan as a foreigner and much more. Find out more about events in Tokyo by following @hanin.gaza.jp on Instagram. You can also check out the ongoing "Japan Stands with Palestine" events & demonstrations on this calendar here: rb.gy/vcqo6a Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 1:30 - Memories as a child in Gaza 2:15 - Life in Japan as a Palestinian 5:08 - Is there a big Palestinian community in Japan? 5:41 - Life in Gaza right now? 8:01 - Future of Gaza / Palestine? 9:24 - On Japanese Activists & Initiatives 10:56 - Japan's stance on Israel & Palestine? 12:50 - Do Japanese people care? 14:36 - Hanin's future plans & ambitions? 16:30 - Thoughts on NGO's & International Organisations 18:04 - Final words
This interview was so important to watch…Haneen you can tell has such a big heart and understands the struggle of a Palestinian, at the same time have grown up in Japan and can be such an incredible bridge! Thank you for making this interview available to us!
I am Japanese and support Palestine. Like she said, I also hope that Japan stands up and recognizes Palestine as a state. If there is any positive thing coming out from this conflict, many Japanese finally started to realize that the US is not a good guy. People took the red pill. So hopefully Japanese diplomacy breaks free from the US's collar and becomes a bit more independent in future.
I hope Asia as a whole will be free from all US military bases. Suzuyo Takazato, co-chair of Okinawan Women Act Against Military Violence, has helped gather details of around 350 sex crimes for the booklet ‘Postwar U.S. Military Crimes Against Women in Okinawa,’ I read her work and it pained me to know this is common for all the countries that are hosting US military bases. Not to mention the pollution caused by military fuel leak. I think Japan is in a better position than a neighboring country of mine. Their dependency on the US is worse and they accepted a ClA headquarter in their capital, Manila. I worry they have no choice when they pick fights with their neighbors, it is by design.
If Japan imports enough of her people, theyll see what theyre really like. Theres a reason why Japan and SK are so conservative when it comes to immigration.
Sweden imported a bunch and now they have to deal with riots and grenade attacks. Not even one should be the philosophy. P.S. Most Japanese know this woman will never be Japanese.
