Najla Said reads of her teenage visit to Gaza

[ta3tiki]

OMG, she said that "she does not say that because she has contempt for the palestinian way of life (she was talking about filth and stench)". Is she real this stupid, ignorant who---? 1.5 million palestinians most of them ethnically cleansed by her jewish friends, jailed in the worlds largest prison/concentration camp, being battered, plundered and murdered by all the savage europeans, and she is talking about arab/palestinian way of life being dirty and filthy?

[ta3tiki]

Well she too wants to be a european, not a filthy, dirty and stupid arab. She wants to be a savage european, stealing other people's lands and labor. The filth of Gaza is the jews' filth, the failed states of the world are european/euro-american states, that is the failed savages of europe have made failed states all over the globe. As Frantz Fanon put it: european opulence is literally scandalous, it has been founded on slavery and the sweat and blood of arabs, indians, africans and asians.

[najibubble]

this is najla said, the writer and performer. i respect your commentary but you have no idea what you are talking about when you criticize my words. i did not put this on youtube and cannot help that it was excerpted and you misunderstood the point. for those who have written positive comments, thank you,

[lambdontmatter]

that she saw is true than why say it in such a negative tone? there are other ways to go at it. and even if that was all true, the environment was like that because of that horrible circumstances the jews and America put them in. the arabs are to blame as well, but there is no need for all these disturbing comments!

[lambdontmatter]

to PALPRIDE: i dont want to be rude but i think you are the one misunderstanding her. i have watched the video very conspicously and i noticed that nagla is a major exaggerater. she is only telling the negatives of Gaza ! what about all the good things we have in the middle east. shoo? we forget that now? Also, nagla says she wishes that she didnt have to see both sides of either arab or american, well, its very clear that she prefers being American! very obvious! and if she really believes all

[palpride82]

sorry i had to cut up my comment response so its backwards plz start with the part that says TO ALL THOSE...

[palpride82]

TO ALL THOSE WHO HAD NEGATIVE comments about this video and young woman:

You guys are sooo ignorant, go back and watch the video and pay close attention to what this young lady is saying. She is not saying anything bad about Palestine or being arab. First, she says that this is part of her play from the perspective of a 9 YEAR OLD/TEENAGER, not her adult perspective.

[elsaidst]

Bravo young lady, carry the torch your dad lit... Love your angle to Palestinian plight.. right on young lady..

[playonwords55]

nauseating false modesty

[mrmizzo]

Full of passion and nationalism, a proud Arab American , also , not all Gaza was like najla descriped, thanx to Hamas , gaza came a long long way and it'such better now,

I was in gaza 30 years ago , and I saw in my own eyes how clean it was and how much advanced it was, I visited a COLOR TELEVISION assembly plant, and thus was in 1980

[Nis8Nis]

SHAME on you. Learn how to talk about other people with a bit more respect. As a Gazan Im severely insulted by your performance. I didnt feel any genuine empathy in your failure performance. Moreover, this is not Gaza in 1992 that you describe. Learn how to be a bit more honest and accurate.

[ishbakyabuya]

@Nis8Nis get a life!

[The600375]

@Nis8Nis god bless you. you are totally right. a woman like this should not even be alive. a person who is not proud of where he/she is from, they're not worth living.

[The600375]

@Nis8Nis palestine is the best, and it at least teaches you how to be greatful of what god gives you. but living in the united states had a bad influence on this ungreatful person. she calls our place hell??? well, at least we are proud of our country!!! oh by the way, i am going to palestine next week, and my happiness is undescribable. because i only care about my people that i miss, not about money and skirts.

[palpride82]

Second, she says that she feels BAD about having a privileged life in America while others suffer in Palestine and that she wants to suffer by starving herself because it is not fair that she got sooo lucky in life while her people are suffering.

[palpride82]

@Nis8Nis Third, she says that she hates being AWARE, meaning that she has seen what America has to offer and what Palestine has to offer, and that its hard to KNOW that there is a BETTER life (freedom of religion, speech, movement, clean water and food, no oppression from jewish settlers) in America while

[palpride82]

@Nis8Nis others have a WORSE life (not that Palestine itself is bad, but that the conditions surrounding it has damaged its beauty, and she does not want to point fingers at any particular group for fear of being labeled racist or anti-arab or anti-semetic , because in MY OPINION (so don't confuse my words for what she says on this part) the arabs are partly to blame because back in the day it was not a priority to EDUCATE women or girls (which would have better helped the economic conditions)

[palpride82]

@Nis8Nis and the Jewish SETTLERS (not all Jews, settlers are a specific group of Jews that steel Arab land by FORCE (unlike many ignorant individuals who label all Arabs as terrorists, I will not categorize all Jews based off the acts of radical individuals who happen to be part of the same religion or ethnic background and give the group a bad name)).

[palpride82]

@Nis8Nis As I was saying, before I went off on an explanatory tangent, Jewish settlers are partly to blame because they have isolated Palestinians in what seems to be a concentration camp, which has stunt the growth of Palestinians in all dimensions (economically, culturally, educationally, technologically, etc.).

[palpride82]

@Nis8Nis Fourth..you know what, I could go on forever but honestly I am not the best voice for MY PEOPLE (Palestinians) because I am pretty sure there is someone out there with a degree in Political Science that would be far more appropriate in explaining the complex concepts involving the history and present state of PALESTINE.

[palpride82]

@Nis8Nis Also this video is a form of ART, that means freedom of expression and interpretation, so accuracy is not essential but can be used to criticize the ART NOT THE INDIVIDUAL. 

[palpride82]

@Nis8Nis And Lastly a PS to all those ARABs who misunderstood this video AND made a negative comment....even if your original interpretation was correct, do you honestly think that the negativity helped?

[palpride82]

@Nis8Nis Instead of respecting other points-of-view and merely disagreeing with them YOU took it upon yourselves to judge people and to re-enforce NEGATIVE stereotypes about OUR people....did you ever think about showing people the GOOD stuff about OUR PEOPLE and possibly through persuasion change and enlighten them about the beauty of PALESTINE?

[Nis8Nis]

By the way, what makes you talk about Gaza after almost 20 years of your visit? Is it because Gaza is becoming a global sexy topic? Are you in need to buy more fancy skirts and shoes?

Our apologies for disgusting you and your wasting your mom precious time with meaningless talks with our women. Please dont sacrifice and visit Gaza ever again. You are not welcome in our great Gaza. Enjoy your lavish life in NY and dont pretend to be in any agony because of us.

[ModernPharaoh77]

May God Bless her & May he have mercy on the Great Edward Said...EDWARD SAID was a true voice for Palestinians...now idiots like HAMAS are destroying the Name of Palestinians

[saharalaeddin]

god bless you we hope to continue your message your father was agreat man. it is important to show the west we are a peacful people.

[mixedoman]

I hope she continue down her father's road till Palestine is free!

[hani1963]

This video should be circulated around the Globe! Thank you for your voice dear Najla & please keep well!

[TheAleph1]

Dear dear Najla, you are so right, it is NOT OK, no it isn't but this voice is our only means for it to become OK, do not punish yourself for what you are or what you are not, just keep that voice, your voice to be heard loud and clear, it might be our salvation, thank you and keep it going PLEASE.....

[widdo17]

to Rachel : Shame on you! Who invented lies about Saddam Hussein in order to start the invasion of Iraq?? Your Mossad!!

But I don't expect a person whose religion is based on "an eye for an eye" to feel compassion.

[joefriendly]

@rachelgolem

The US occupation of Iraq is an international disgrace.

The US has demonstrated its bad faith by contaminating the sands of Iraq with vast quantities of depleted uranium dust that will be causing birth defects and cancer for millions of years! The US installed Saddam Hussein originally, after arranging his assassinating Iraq's popular president Qassim. So much for the US justification of the invasion when no WMD's were found. Life is far worse there after his hanging.

[ishbakyabuya]

@rachelgolem your statement "in about a year, the American army will withdraw from Iraq and the world will see how peaceful Islam really is" describes a twist in your soul. you talk about an **army** occupying another people's country based on nothing but lies and then you try and imply that Islam is the bad spot in the picture. hypocrite! go search for your soul. you lost it somewhere as you were brought up on hatred and lies.

[AbuSous2000]

Mashallah, I see your father in you Najla!!

ماشاء الله والله تذكريني بوالدك رحمة الله علية

كلماتكي ادمعتني دما

بارك فيكي

[ccloud13xsi]

Thanks for bringing this crucial issue to light.

May all beings find Peace

[sysarchitect]

This brought me to tears, and shook me to the core

My God save Gaza

[BayRidgeGem]

Truly heartfelt and poignant. Najla captivates much like her father. God bless.

[WhiteSeptember]

Brilliant and compassionate just like her father. Thank you Najla. May the Lord bless you the Said family.

[hotyrocks121]

My name is Najla

I am african-american

and Najla Said is in my words:Most Oustanding