Not Another Child! - RIF Podcast w/Lama Khouri - ep. 12. 8 April 2025

In this episode, hosts Nounja, Sacha and Benji welcome dear friend Lama Khouri, a New-York based psychoanalyst who is a central figure in the Not Another Child campaign launched by Doctors Against Genocide, which works to raise awareness for the children of Palestine who are being deliberately targeted in the ongoing genocide. Lama is a cofounder of Palestine-Global Mental Health Network.

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Keywords

#resistance #oppression #decolonization #collectiveconsciousness #selfdetermination #psychology #borders #love #capitalism #psychoanalysis #humannature #community #Palestinianchildren #conflict, #mentalhealth #trauma#resilience #advocacy #dehumanization #familydynamics #culturalidentity #hope

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to the Campaign for Palestinian Children
04:01 The Systematic Targeting of Children
09:10 The Psychological Impact on Palestinian Families
13:06 Resilience Amidst Violence
18:03 The Dehumanization of Palestinian Children
23:10 The Role of Society in Child Welfare
27:47 The Psychological Effects of Witnessing Violence
32:13 The Dark Side of Human Psychology
35:45 The Impact of Settler Colonialism on Children
38:33 The Stolen Generations and Collective Trauma
42:36 Cultural Resilience and Hope in Children
46:58 Activism and Supporting Palestinian Children

References

Mahmoud Darwish Poem The Law of Fear
https://everyboxcar.wordpress.com/2015/01/26/by-mahmoud-darwish-the-law-of-fear-thank-you-o/

Al Jazeera Kids Under Fire: An investigation into Israeli soldiers shooting children | Fault Lines Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-0zrQZWwDE

Dialogue Works with Laith Marouf: Tensions Explode: Resistance Never Rests — Fight to the Final Breath! The killing nature and nurture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_e9uBnfQrA

TRT World - Life under siege: A harrowing reality for Gaza’s children https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74yowIPc55s

TRT World Special Documentary: Gaza's Missing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28gearQVUv0

Doctors Against Genocide A Global Health Coalition committed to stopping genocide doctorsagainstgenocide.org
https://doctorsagainstgenocide.org/no-child-a-target

https://www.dci-palestine.org/17_year_old_palestinian_child_prisoner_starved_to_death_by_israeli_prison_guards

Lebanon: Hostilities Wreak Havoc on Civilians - The 14-month conflict between Israel and Hezbollah had devastating impacts on civilians in Lebanon and included scores of apparent war crimes and laws of war violations https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/01/16/lebanon-hostilities-wreak-havoc-civilians

Israeli drones lure Palestinians with crying children recordings then shoot them Locals report Israeli quadcopters drawing people out of their houses by playing sounds of women and children in distress https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/disturbing-recordings-crying-infants-played-israeli-quadcopters-lure-gaza-residents-shooting

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