Palestinian photojournalist Motaz Azaiza speaks to hundreds at Free Derry Corner

Palestinian photojournalist Motaz Azaiza speaks to hundreds at Free Derry Corner on Thursday, August 22, 2024.

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00:00Hello, everyone. Thank you so much for being here. Thank you for my face. As I always say,

00:20I'm speechless in front of this love and solidarity. So thank you so much. So I will go directly

00:28to the real world. I'm here as a messenger from my people to tell you that we need your

00:37support because you got your freedom. I know, even still, you are like struggling from occupation

00:46till now. But we need your help because what's happening to us, it's not compared to anything.

00:59It's a genocide. And I saw a dog here with someone. I don't know where he went. But

01:08yeah, yeah, this dog. He's cute dog. But the dogs in Gaza is eating our bodies.

01:16So I'm here to deliver more the message of my people, the people who have to have a voice.

01:23I never choose to be in this place, but I never had a choice as any Palestinian,

01:27we don't have a choice. And just thank you so much for caring. And hopefully all together,

01:35we can do something. I know like you coming here under this rainy weather,

01:41because you care. You are human, you care. So thank you so much for caring. And I'm just sharing

01:47the voice of the people in Gaza. They see you through my channels, through my story, like other

01:54journalists. And they feel you, but they are really, real struggle. And the other ongoing

02:03genocide since 1948. This didn't start yesterday or like 10 months ago. So thank you so much. And

02:13please just keep, keep doing what you're doing. Thank you so much.