Gaza Video Conference Questions

Trillium Questions for Gaza Students

For May 21, 2008 Video Conference

(Students listed in bold will ask the questions.)

1. How was your day? TIMOTHY

2. What do you do for fun? LEILA

3. What are your parents’ occupations? TIMOTHY

4. Marriage: are marriages arranged by parents? JIM

5. Media: how much faith do you have in your news outlets? OCEAN

6. What images do you see of American youth and culture in your media? How are Americans portrayed? CHRIS

7. What involvement do your parents have in Why Not program? What do they think of it? CHRIS

8. What problem do you face with school? CHAU

9. How active are the women in the community? CRYSTAL

10. Do you ever have contact with students in the West Bank? SOLOMON

11. Where is the nearest security wall to you? How close is it? JIM

12. How do you feel about Hamas and the services they provide? HANNAH

13. Is there a specific set of rules and laws dictated by Israel that Palestinians have to live by? HANNAH

14. Do you know people in Israeli prisons? CHRIS

15. Is violence happening on a daily basis? IAN

16. How has the violence affected you and your community? LEILA

17. Do you have any Israeli friends? LEILA

18. Could you leave Gaza if you wanted to? SOL

19. Do people want to leave? CHAU

20. What conflicts are there within the Palestinian community? HANNAH

21. How active are youth in the intifada? IAN

22. What do you think Gaza will be like in ten years? CARMELA

Video Conference Questions for Trillium Students

Written by Gaza Students

(Students listed in bold will prepare responses to the questions.)

May 13, 2008

General+ Culture

1. What’s up? How are you feeling these days? What’s new? TIMOTHY
2. Do you enjoy education in the US? Do you face any problems? CHAU
3. Do you work voluntary activities or a job? CARMELA, HALSTON
4. What do you wish to be when you finish your school? CRYSTAL, IAN, HALSTON
5. What is your favorite band? TIMOTHY, HALSTON
6. What sports do you practice in your schools? HANNAH
7. Have you ever seen any Palestinian Folklore dance show (Dabka)? Or the Palestinian Traditional Embroidery? SOLOMON
8. What are your hobbies? Do you have much time to practice? LEILA, OCEAN, HALSTON
9. Do you like to travel? What's your favorite place to visit? Where have you traveled? LEILA

Family+Society

1. Do you face the conflict of generations between you and your parents? In which ways? CHRIS
2. Are you very much connected to your family? Do they affect your decisions? CHRIS
3. In your perspective…What does life mean to you? TIMOTHY
4. Do you face problems related to discrimination issue? TIMOTHY
5. What are the things you most don’t like about your country? TIMOTHY, CHRIS, HANNAH
6. Is there much violence at your school or neighborhood? If yes, how are you affected? HANNAH
7. How many friends do you have? Do you hang a lot with them? IAN
8. Do you think that the American Society can thrive with so many different cultures in it? JIM

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

1. Do your parents and community know anything about the Palestinian Intifada or the Palestinian issue in general? HANNAH
2. Few days ago was the 60^th anniversary for the Palestinian Catastrophe (Nakba) do you know anything about it? CHRIS
3. Have you heard about the severe siege imposed on Gaza strip since last June? And are you aware of the Gas and fuel problems that we in Gaza are facing nowadays? CHAU
4. Can you imagine how your daily life would be without fuel? CRYSTAL?
5. In your opinion…What is the best solution to end the Palestinian Israeli conflict? SOLOMON (This is the only question.)
6. What do you know about the apartheid wall in the West Bank? CARMELA
7. Do you think Palestinians enjoy their human rights?

Elections+ Foreign Policy

1. Who do you support the most in the presidential elections? IAN
2. Do you support all of the government actions? CHRIS
3. Are you for or against the war in Iraq? Why? (This is a doozy.) Ken, SOLOMON, CHAU