PALESTINETV — broadcast 20261105 120500 UTC 436 transcript segments Google Cloud Speech-to-Text API (Chirp) + Gemini 2.5 Flash Non-Thinking Data courtesy of The GDELT Project (https://www.gdeltproject.org/), from the Internet Archive TV News Archive. Machine transcription. Treat it as a searchable index of what was broadcast, not a verbatim quotation record. [00:00:00] Hasten to salvation. [00:00:16] This ball was before the war. It was good and nice [00:00:18] Hasten to salvation. and good. It wasn't as compressed as this. When the war came, [00:00:22] our house was bombed, and we came out from under our house and found it torn and we didn't find anything. [00:00:26] I made it myself. I made it all myself. [00:00:30] I wrapped it so we could play with it. The second one is inside it. Inside it. [00:00:33] This is sponge. I collected a big sponge and put [00:00:37] a stone in it to make it heavy and wrapped tape around it so [00:00:41] it would bounce. But this is our reality [00:00:44] today that we live in. There is no alternative for them. [00:00:47] Toys or even safe places for them to play [00:00:51] in. [00:00:53] Why? [00:00:58] the price of installments or payments for I hope [00:01:03] have about 15,000 students at [00:01:09] the Jews will bring us toys [00:01:12] and return our homes to what they were and our streets to what [00:01:17] students and so on. And how is this they were, and we can play safely without fear of anyone. [00:01:29] of students, right? And you are part of [00:01:41] movement, with At Birzeit University, the story does not begin in lecture halls nor does it end with [00:01:45] continued with these university degrees. Here is a story of knowledge [00:01:49] Good morning. Welcome. and dreams, and a story of generations striving for a better future for their homeland. Between [00:01:53] the university buildings [00:01:55] movement, does not affect and its green spaces [00:01:57] be with and its academic and student facilities, young people live [00:02:00] experiences that shape their personalities and open [00:02:03] doors of knowledge before them, despite [00:02:06] the difficulties and challenges they may face. [00:02:09] The university is not just a place for learning, [00:02:12] but a space for building human beings and promoting [00:02:16] responsibility [00:02:18] Besides being raised on it at and consolidating the values of dialogue and respect. [00:02:21] like that for free to Respect for the professor is a duty, and appreciating their message is part of [00:02:25] Liqya. So he had this the ethics of seeking knowledge. The university where the student learns how [00:02:28] to discuss also teaches them [00:02:31] how to listen and how to express their opinion [00:02:36] and the student is with politely, and how to preserve the other's status and dignity. Disagreement in [00:02:40] opinion does not spoil respect, and elegant dialogue is [00:02:43] the path to understanding. How do we demand our rights, [00:02:48] as a student movement, a few young men, with and how do we maintain our relationships with our professors [00:02:51] do you communicate with and our university? And can we [00:02:54] I mean, there is a dedicated reception at disagree without losing each other's respect? Our guests [00:02:57] today in this episode of the program "Faces [00:03:01] previously? Yes, I mean, this and Stories" are the This is active students Khalil [00:03:02] shrine, in the Haikal and Mu'taz Al-Tawil. [00:03:05] Welcome, welcome. You have honored us in [00:03:10] children, in this the program "Faces and Stories". We are honored. First, we want to appear with you in this [00:03:14] meeting and on Palestine TV. Welcome. [00:03:17] We want to talk about the beauty of Birzeit [00:03:20] University and its importance, the ancient university that is [00:03:25] whose name is Liqa in this place, in this a significant number [00:03:30] God, we worked on renovating this a little bit of sadness from in the world. What can you tell us about Birzeit University? Who should [00:03:35] of Tourism and Antiquities. We worked on renovating this and from outside the homeland, from the north, from I start with, Khalil? Of course, Birzeit is an ancient [00:03:38] the shrine to preserve them and make it easier for them university, a large university, and it has its academic [00:03:41] weight and academic level in the Palestinian [00:03:44] homeland, in the Arab world, and even globally. Birzeit University is not [00:03:48] just a place for study, but [00:03:51] Birzeit has study [00:03:55] and character building. Birzeit [00:03:58] doesn't just lead you to the path [00:04:01] will help you." We introduce them to of knowledge. Yes, it leads you to the path of how to start your [00:04:05] social life, let's say, or [00:04:08] cafeterias, the build your personality the study places, the the university, the university atmosphere, the to face your social life among people and in this world. [00:04:09] 休息 areas at [00:04:11] Yes, yes. [00:04:13] it is our duty to reassure this And if we want to talk about the university atmosphere, Mu'taz, [00:04:16] what can you tell us about it? The university atmosphere, honestly, [00:04:20] as for Birzeit, Birzeit is very well-known for [00:04:25] a certain circumstance from having a different atmosphere, a completely different atmosphere from other universities. [00:04:29] Yes. Birzeit's atmosphere, whether joy, [00:04:34] through. For example, checkpoints. If sadness, all these [00:04:36] like you and his relationships with things, Birzeit Hasten to prayer. always excels in them. It is [00:04:38] always distinguished by its atmosphere, its presence, [00:04:42] its students, [00:04:44] welcomed us when we came to register at the professors, [00:04:46] the university, we must also pass all the components of the university are completely different from any [00:04:51] Hasten to university we have [00:04:52] and Mu'taz, how many years have you been at in the country. Yes, that's true. And I hear many people who studied at Birzeit [00:04:55] University say that Birzeit's atmosphere is different, and older [00:04:59] people, you know, Birzeit University is old and ancient. [00:05:03] We want to talk about friendships and belonging. [00:05:07] How much do the relationships among you students affect your [00:05:10] university experience, Khalil? [00:05:13] Of course, we, as a student movement at Birzeit University, [00:05:17] or as students in particular, we start [00:05:20] from the moment we enter the university, we find people waiting to welcome us, who are the student [00:05:24] movements at Birzeit University. This is one of the features of Birzeit University [00:05:27] that it has a student council and a student movement that supports [00:05:31] the new student and supports them in [00:05:34] this journey. Yes, of course, when a new student enters Birzeit University, for example, [00:05:38] the student movement, away from the university administration [00:05:41] and university staff, welcomes them [00:05:44] as brothers and friends. I mean, when you go to a place, you move from school [00:05:48] to university, there will be a difference. You definitely enter a new [00:05:52] society, a new world where you don't know anyone yet, and it's something [00:05:55] different for you. So you find people and friends, and people you [00:05:59] don't know come to you and welcome you with kindness. [00:06:02] You feel like they are your family and friends you've known for years, and it's the first time [00:06:06] you see them. So we, as a student movement at Birzeit University, [00:06:09] welcome the student from the first day until we stay with them in their educational [00:06:13] journey until they finish so that they don't feel alone at Birzeit University. [00:06:17] I mean, if a student enters and doesn't know anyone, we are your friends, we are your brothers. What [00:06:20] do you want? We are ready for you. And we help them and try to guide them to everything [00:06:24] they need at the university. And this enhances the spirit of friendship and social [00:06:28] life. [00:06:31] And let's talk about your relationship, Mu'taz, with the professors. You are [00:06:34] a student movement and always [00:06:37] active for your rights and the rights [00:06:41] the students. Right. [00:06:45] The relationship with professors, we always try to build it, and it [00:06:48] is always built, whether [00:06:51] as a student or as a student [00:06:53] the professors, that it should be built on mutual [00:06:57] respect. And it is known that Birzeit University is always [00:07:00] built between the student and the professor that there should be mutual [00:07:03] respect between them. It is our duty [00:07:07] as a student movement to always [00:07:09] the student with respect, with appreciation [00:07:13] for the professor. Always. [00:07:16] How do you build this relationship? Do you make friends with professors? [00:07:19] Do they accept? Some [00:07:22] accept, some don't. It's natural for this to happen. Yes. [00:07:26] How do you become part of the professors and [00:07:30] reach a dialogue together? We reach a dialogue through respect. We show [00:07:34] the professor that there is still respect. [00:07:36] The student might discuss. [00:07:40] We show him that the student is aware, the student knows, the student can help [00:07:43] the professor. Yes. And it happens a lot that the student helps the professor [00:07:49] the professor, and that the atmosphere in general is comfortable [00:07:52] for the student and for the professor himself. Yes, yes. When you discuss together, where [00:07:56] does the discussion take place between you [00:08:01] the professors? How [00:08:04] the administration? We communicate with the Deanship of Student Affairs. Yes. [00:08:08] We communicate with them through the Deanship of Student Affairs [00:08:11] through meetings, through dialogue. It's not [00:08:14] that we ask for a meeting and they don't. At any time, they might [00:08:18] receive us, listen to us, listen to what we want, what our demands are, what [00:08:22] problems there are, what things like [00:08:24] that, and the relationship. And they help us, that's why Birzeit [00:08:28] University is an ancient university. Well, I want to [00:08:30] talk, Khalil, about the new student who comes to you, and you know, they are [00:08:34] happy to be entering university, but sometimes [00:08:37] this happiness comes with [00:08:40] the political, economic, social [00:08:44] life we live. How do you reassure [00:08:48] at the beginning? And they say that whoever enters Birzeit University [00:08:52] and drinks from its water remains attached to it. That's right, [00:08:54] 100%. Birzeit University, of course, we, as a student movement [00:08:58] within Birzeit University, in light of the circumstances that the [00:09:02] Palestinian people specifically live, I mean, from a political [00:09:05] situation and an economic situation, for me, Birzeit [00:09:09] University is every Palestinian student's dream. Yes. [00:09:12] Because Birzeit is an ancient university, Birzeit has its advantages. So when [00:09:16] a new student enters Birzeit University, there are fears about the economic [00:09:19] situation, about the political situation that the country is going through. We, [00:09:23] as a student movement, [00:09:26] new student. We are a student movement present at Birzeit [00:09:29] University. When the new student has, [00:09:32] for example, fear of the political situation, that they won't be able to reach the university, or [00:09:35] for example, something happens to them, [00:09:38] the political circumstances that the country is going through, we reassure them that there will [00:09:41] be, for example, something compensatory instead of what you went [00:09:47] checkpoints cause delays, you will get [00:09:50] compensatory lectures instead. Do you keep track of attendance [00:09:53] and absence? Yes, of course, it's our duty, of course, first and foremost, it's our [00:09:57] duty to be with the new student, whether a new student or an old [00:10:00] student. And this spirit of initiative you have is wonderful, and your [00:10:04] patience and help are very nice. We learned [00:10:07] these things from our homes first. The spirit of initiative [00:10:11] and cooperation, we learned it from our parents who raised us on these [00:10:14] things, and we grew up with it until we reached university. Yes, I mean, the new student is [00:10:18] afraid of the economic situation they are going through, unable, for example, [00:10:21] to pay for university needs and university fees. There are facilities [00:10:25] from the student movement [00:10:28] in agreement with the university administration for example, in installments, in [00:10:31] commitments to pay every now and then. I mean, it's nothing [00:10:34] to fear for any new student who wants to come to Birzeit University. [00:10:38] In terms of politics or economy, don't [00:10:42] be afraid. There are many facilities and many things that he [00:10:46] might not have known about. We reassure him about them. Yes. [00:10:49] Okay, Mu'taz, how do you help new [00:10:52] students? Khalil told [00:10:56] me, but how do you guide them? And how many of you [00:10:59] help them? How do you keep communicating with the university? And this [00:11:02] is effort and time too. [00:11:06] And you arrange everything. How? Okay, how will the new student get to know [00:11:10] you? Now, we do question by question [00:11:12] by question. We do, like every [00:11:16] year, a reception for new [00:11:19] students. I mean, the student comes. The university designates [00:11:23] a building, for example, for the reception of new students. We are present [00:11:27] throughout the entire period. I mean, the university set a month for the reception of new students to come [00:11:30] and register. We are with the university welcoming them. How wonderful! [00:11:34] Now, does the university send for you, or are [00:11:37] you just there? I mean, the university tells us that there will be a reception for new [00:11:42] day? I mean, it's about 24 days every [00:11:46] year, from 20 to 24 days every year. Tiring [00:11:49] and nice. Yes, I mean, how is it? [00:11:52] It's like the atmosphere is nice. [00:11:56] Very much so. I mean, the student is still [00:11:59] getting to know the university. You are like the student's [00:12:03] dictionary. I mean, the student comes wanting to know what the university is, [00:12:06] who the students are at the university, how the ideas, [00:12:09] the buildings, the doctors, the specializations. [00:12:12] The student has a thousand questions in their head. Yes. When you meet the student, [00:12:16] you feel that you are doing something good for the student, something that the student, when [00:12:20] they see you, even after 10 years, they will know that this is the one who was at the first day [00:12:23] of reception, or this one helped me, or this student told me this, I don't [00:12:27] know what. Yes, this student will have become a doctor, a professor, [00:12:31] something. And in response to [00:12:35] Khalil's words, the spirit of initiative was instilled in us [00:12:38] because it happened to us ourselves. [00:12:43] home, and it has been present in Birzeit for years, [00:12:46] when we entered Birzeit, the student movement [00:12:50] and students welcomed us and guided [00:12:53] us and showed us what a university means. Yes. What do you advise [00:12:56] students, Khalil, when they first [00:12:59] come to you? When students enter Birzeit [00:13:03] University in the days after the Tawjihi results, let's say, [00:13:06] yes, they come wanting to get to know the university. Will they like [00:13:10] the university or not? I mean, they have questions even before they choose [00:13:14] a major. They want to see the university atmosphere. Yes. We conduct, [00:13:19] the university from a certain date to a certain date. We, as a student [00:13:23] movement, do not adhere to it exactly on the specified [00:13:26] date. We like to be present from the time the Tawjihi results are announced [00:13:30] until, I mean, after the student's first [00:13:33] month of classes, because some students sometimes are shy to come [00:13:37] and ask you. They might be embarrassed to come and ask you. So we [00:13:40] go to these students. I mean, when we see new students coming, we might have [00:13:44] tables set up and, I mean, it's clear [00:13:47] to the student the areas where the new students [00:13:50] are. For new students, I mean, for me, it's a feature of Birzeit that it [00:13:54] gathers everyone from the homeland [00:13:57] the south, even from outside the homeland. I mean, for example, there are students [00:14:01] from outside Palestine who come and study at Birzeit. Yes. [00:14:04] And all governorates of the homeland have a good number of students, I mean, [00:14:08] not a minority, who head to Birzeit [00:14:11] University. We, as a student movement, are [00:14:14] waiting for them at the university gates. I mean, as soon as you enter the university gate, you will find the student movement in [00:14:18] front of you. Mashallah, the student movement comes to you and tells you, "Are you a new student? Come, [00:14:21] please, let us introduce you to the university. What do you need? We [00:14:28] faculties at the university, the landmarks, [00:14:34] the university, the sports facilities at the university. I mean, we introduce them to everything [00:14:38] in general [00:14:40] at the university. I mean, the sports facilities, the cafeterias, [00:14:43] the faculties, the lecture halls, and, I mean, [00:14:47] we give them full details that they might not even be thinking about [00:14:51] at that very moment. I mean, they might be thinking, "Okay, I'll ask about it when I get back." [00:14:55] No, this student comes sometimes shy or [00:14:58] not knowing what to do. We guide them to everything. We try to be [00:15:02] as much as possible, yes, as much as possible, to make [00:15:06] everything easy for them. I mean, just as people [00:15:11] on this thing that happened to us [00:15:14] to the new students. Yes. You [00:15:17] the university? I mean, what year are you in? What are you studying now? [00:15:21] We finished our third year, entering our fourth year, mashallah. And then you hand [00:15:25] over to others? Yes, every, I mean, every [00:15:28] year there is a new student movement. And [00:15:30] Birzeit used to have student council elections every [00:15:34] year. Currently, the student council is [00:15:37] suspended for a certain period due to the political situation it is going through. [00:15:41] Yes, but what represents the student council is the student [00:15:43] movements that were within the council. I mean, the student [00:15:47] movements, each student movement has, for example, a representative [00:15:50] who represents this student movement and communicates with... How should [00:15:54] I ask Mu'taz, how is your relationship with each other and the other student [00:15:57] movements? Good, [00:16:00] I mean, there is respect. Yes, of course. We sit at the [00:16:03] meeting table and come out with one decision. [00:16:07] Always on. Yes, between the student blocs and student [00:16:10] movements. The nice things you do, I heard that you have [00:16:14] bazaars and you have heritage things. Tell [00:16:17] us about these nice atmospheres. I mean, [00:16:20] every now and then, I mean, every two months, we hold a big [00:16:24] bazaar. Yes. [00:16:27] What is the importance of this bazaar? Its importance is first [00:16:30] for the economic situation in the country. Yes. This is, [00:16:34] for example, something that is cheaper at the bazaar. [00:16:37] Yes, because the situation, you [00:16:41] the university. Not everyone can afford it. Not all students' financial situations are [00:16:44] the same. Yes. So we try to hold the bazaar also because some [00:16:48] students have projects. The economic situation does not allow [00:16:51] the student to, I mean, [00:16:55] act normally. [00:16:57] I mean, this situation is financial hardship [00:17:00] for them, and the economic situation is bad for everyone. It [00:17:03] is indeed. We hold it, I mean, almost [00:17:07] every semester, if not once, [00:17:09] then twice. [00:17:11] We hold it every semester, but its basis is the economic [00:17:14] situation. [00:17:16] And students can participate in it. Students also, and companies participate in it, and [00:17:20] sports projects participate in it to help each other. [00:18:08] There is no god but [00:18:11] Allah. Muhammad [00:18:14] is the Messenger of Allah. [00:18:22] Allahu [00:18:24] Akbar. [00:18:29] Allahu [00:18:36] Akbar. [00:19:11] I bear witness that [00:19:12] there is no [00:19:18] god [00:19:21] but [00:19:22] Allah. [00:19:31] I bear witness that [00:19:34] Muhammad [00:19:38] is the Messenger [00:19:39] of Allah. [00:19:48] I bear witness that [00:19:52] Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. [00:20:29] prayer. [00:21:54] There is no god [00:21:56] but [00:21:58] Allah. [00:22:07] O Allah, Lord of this perfect call [00:22:11] and the established prayer, [00:22:14] grant Muhammad the Wasilah and the Fadilah [00:22:17] and the high exalted rank. [00:22:21] And raise him, O Allah, to the praised station which [00:22:24] You promised [00:22:26] You do not break Your promise. [00:22:47] I mean, the student who has a project can make it known. [00:22:51] The university students, given that the number [00:22:53] is large, I mean, as Khalil said, from all governorates [00:22:57] of the homeland, they can know, for example, what your project is, what your product [00:23:00] is, things like that. And there [00:23:03] are also things like [00:23:07] the student movement distributes summaries and things [00:23:11] students [00:23:14] to help the student. You, the student [00:23:17] who is in financial hardship, you can give them summaries without [00:23:21] them feeling any kind of God forbid, humiliation or anything. [00:23:25] No, it comes through an exhibition, through [00:23:27] something, a summary. Yes, this is a summary, things like that, very [00:23:31] neat and really nice. Now we want to talk away from lectures. I know that [00:23:35] you told me that the university adds many nice [00:23:38] things to you, but what did it add to your [00:23:41] personality, Khalil? Now, Birzeit [00:23:45] University, away from the student movement, let's talk a bit. Birzeit [00:23:49] University as a university, first of all, it gives you [00:23:52] an opportunity. I mean, for me, it's the opportunity of a lifetime to build your [00:23:56] personality. Yes, I mean, Birzeit has people from all [00:23:58] social classes and all political affiliations. I mean, you find [00:24:02] the rich and the poor, right? You find people from this party and [00:24:06] that party. You find people from all social strata, I mean, [00:24:09] and from all governorates of the homeland. This is your chance to mix with [00:24:13] all of them and build your personality. Yes, I mean, let's talk [00:24:16] about my personal situation. Birzeit changed my [00:24:20] life. It made a big leap. How? From what I was and what [00:24:24] I became. I mean, maybe when I entered university, I didn't know, [00:24:27] I was young. Yes, I didn't learn this way, and I didn't know how [00:24:31] to deal with people, or even how to ask where my lecture [00:24:34] is. And some are shy, of course. I'm one of those people who, when I first entered, [00:24:38] I used to be shy, for example, to go and ask someone where my lecture is. Today I am a representative of a student [00:24:42] movement at Birzeit University. Mashallah you are. And a board member in the General Union [00:24:45] of Palestinian Students. I mean, this is what I reached. [00:24:49] Of course, first of all, thanks to Birzeit University, thanks [00:24:52] to my father who raised me and supported me. Yes. Then we come [00:24:56] to Birzeit University, which built my personality and developed it to reach this [00:24:59] place. Mashallah, Birzeit gives you a great [00:25:03] opportunity to embark [00:25:06] on this thing that will strengthen your personality forever. For me, [00:25:10] that's how I see it. Yes. Okay, Mu'taz, what's the difference between [00:25:13] saying academically [00:25:16] excellent young man or student, male or female, [00:25:20] and a young man who succeeded in building his personality [00:25:26] people? Now, one can be academically [00:25:29] excellent and succeed in their relationships with people. [00:25:32] Yes. But it's [00:25:35] not necessarily about the university, it could be before [00:25:38] university. I mean, it's not a condition that if someone was [00:25:42] academically excellent before and their situation became [00:25:46] worse at university, that this is because of them. [00:25:50] The student might [00:25:52] have circumstances. Circumstances occur in life due to university, due to when you start seeing [00:25:56] your friends working, so and so is working. We [00:25:59] need to help each other and help our families in these circumstances. You need to work, you need [00:26:03] to move, you need to go according to the environment you are in. Yes. Do you [00:26:06] understand? So you start looking for how [00:26:10] you can become better. That's right. I mean, [00:26:14] Khalil and Mu'taz, we would have loved [00:26:17] to have you with us for longer and more space [00:26:21] too, but we want to talk, I mean, in one [00:26:24] minute, about how you as a student movement influenced [00:26:27] the university administration in Birzeit not to raise [00:26:31] student fees. We [00:26:34] as a student movement at Birzeit University, [00:26:37] we had [00:26:40] faces against or we discovered that there was a fee increase. I mean, [00:26:44] my brother Mu'taz discovered that a student pays 100 dinars instead of 70 [00:26:47] dinars for registration fees. Yes. So we, as a student movement, it is our duty [00:26:51] and our responsibility to monitor these points. [00:26:54] First of all, as for the student movement, it is forbidden to increase [00:27:00] students in light of the economic conditions that the Palestinian people [00:27:04] as a whole are experiencing, not just Birzeit University students. Yes. [00:27:08] We also, as a student movement, [00:27:11] engaged in more than one dialogue session and more than [00:27:14] one discussion with the university administration to reach [00:27:17] a solution that, I mean, it's not right to raise the installment [00:27:20] price for students in light of the economic [00:27:22] situation. So we resorted [00:27:25] to dialogues, at first they didn't work. I mean, it [00:27:29] didn't have a positive result. So [00:27:32] the student movement had escalatory [00:27:35] steps to pressure the university administration to boycott [00:27:38] registration, for example, until you lower it, to boycott, [00:27:41] for example, classes at Birzeit University until [00:27:45] you go back. In the end, I mean, we [00:27:48] escalatory steps or pressure on the university [00:27:51] administration with love and respect, of course. [00:27:54] Our work, our work as a student [00:27:58] the mutual respect between students or the student [00:28:01] movement and the university administration and staff. Everything [00:28:04] that happens between the student movement and Birzeit University administration or [00:28:07] staff is based on respect. Yes. We succeeded, [00:28:11] we succeeded in the end in, I mean, achieving these [00:28:15] demands that we had raised to the university administration for the [00:28:18] installments at Birzeit University to remain the same and for the registration [00:28:21] fee to remain the same as it was, because the economic situation that the [00:28:25] Palestinian people are going through is very difficult and affects everyone, not [00:28:28] a specific group. And we, I mean, with the efforts of all the youth, [00:28:32] we were able to reach this point, for sure. [00:28:36] I want to thank you. I want to thank you, [00:28:40] Khalil, and I want to thank you, Mu'taz. [00:28:43] I am very proud of you. You didn't talk about us. [00:28:47] We thank you very much for this very beautiful [00:28:50] hosting. You didn't say what you are studying at [00:28:53] Birzeit University. You didn't say what courses or what [00:28:57] specializations you chose. [00:29:01] law. Yes. I am studying Public Administration at Birzeit University. [00:29:04] All respect and appreciation to you. And we always say that Birzeit [00:29:08] University remains a space for hope, knowledge, and education. [00:29:11] Dear viewers, we have reached the end of this [00:29:14] episode of the program "Faces and Stories". Until [00:29:18] we meet you in another story, goodbye.