Palestinian children continue to bear the effects of the never-ending conflict between Israel and Palestine.
The New York Times reported that during 11 days of fighting in May between Israel and Hamas, “.” of siblings, friends and family members by weapons of mass destruction and violence. Despite this, their voices and experiences go unheard.
"My own research about transnational childhoods ," says 첥Ƶ Faculty of Education Associate Professor Aparna Mishra Tarc. "But parents, teachers, helping professional adults and political leaders overlook and discount children’s immersion in armed warfare and forced displacement."
"As tiny witnesses to war, . Children capably and clearly express the unspeakable atrocities they have faced. They construct expressions, ideas and art forms from their witness. Often unknown to the adults around them, children’s embodied, playful and symbolic re-enactments send covert messages about how and what they are learning to be from violent adult conflicts."
Read the full article by Tarc on the .