Two Kids a Day
The film offers a rare glimpse into the video interrogations of four Palestinian children. The children’s stories highlight a systematic method behind the arrests of minors in the West Bank, aiming to “break” popular uprisings in villages opposing the occupation. These arrests suppress resistance, with over 700 Palestinian minors detained each year. 95 percent of these minors live near settlements, linking their detention to the IDF’s settlement protection. Interviews with a soldier involved in the arrests, a former deputy division head in the Israeli security agency, a human rights lawyer, and a former military prosecutor expand the personal story into a larger narrative.
Soon after his appointment, the Israeli Minister of Culture Miki Zohar, announced his intention to retroactively defund the film. In response, the film creators and the organization “Parents Against Child Detention” are screening the film throughout Israel, holding public discussions. The film has been screened many times since then, and continues to be shown frequently both in Israel and around the world.