From Palestine to Chile

Collection title

Palestine's Club

ID

PBC00184

Source

PBC (PS)

First broadcast date

01/03/2010

Production year

2010

Abstract

The episode from the program "Palestine's Club" is about the expatriates who have returned from Chile, the reasons for their return and the reasons for the Palestinians' emigration especially people from Beit Jala to Chile. Interview from the virgin’s church with George Chahwan who explains the reasons for the emigration of Beit Jala's people and why they have chosen Chile. Interview with Essam who talks about his experience in Chile and the reasons for his return. He gave statistics and says that there are about 55.000 expatriates from Beit Jala in Chile. Abdel Fateh, the governor of Bethlehem , wishes the Palestinians would return to their country. He talks about their emigration. The experience of the expatriate Houssam Kamssia and how he returned to his country. The experience of Paola and her marriage with a Palestinian.

Type

video

Production companies

• PBC - Own production

Broadcaster

PBC - Palestine T.V.

Audiovisual form

Documentary

Personalities

• Chahouane Georges
• El Saras Issam
• Hamail Abdellatif
• Kamssia Houssem
• Adinas Paola

Primary theme

Migrations

Secondary themes

• Society and way of life
• Society and way of life / Family and related
• Society and way of life / Religious Practices
• Society and way of life / Public areas and social issues

Credits / Cast

• Ihssen Torkia - Speaker
• Torkia Ihssen - Theatre director

Period of events

• 2010

Map locations

• Palestine - West bank - Various places

Original language

Arabic

Media running time

29m31

Additional information

- Georges Shahwan - Pastor of the church of the virgin's birth, - Issam El Sarras - formerr emigrant in Chile, - Abdelfattah Hamail - Governor of Bethlehem, - Houssam qamsia - former emigrant in Chile, - Paola Adenas - a Chilean ciitzen in Palestine.