His entire family has been wiped out.
He lost his grandparents, uncles, aunts and their children.
When the war started, they left Gaza City for a villa, thinking they would be safe.
Qais Attaalah (centre) in The Idol.©Adopt Films/courtesy Everett Collection
They had nothing to do with Hamas, says Abu-Assad.
Im saying the same thing as always.
Im still pro-freedom of speech, pro-equal rights, pro-liberal democracy.
If equal rights for Palestinians means the destruction of Israel, that means there is something wrong with Israel.
Does mean that I am extreme, that I want to kill the Jews.
Are you kidding me.
There are so many Jewish people speaking against Zionism.
We cant continue with this system.
Yes, there is a place for the Jews, but there is no place for supremacy.
Germany and France, how many times did they go to war?
I am against bans and taboos, thats a sign of weakness.
The stronger the society, the more accepting it is of controversy.
At the moment, I am feeling a bit confused.
I want to see first where the world is going.
I believe this world belongs to the past.
No-one knows where it is all going…
