Israeli forces terrorize Palestinian artists in Jenin refugee camp

On March 12, 2024, Dimitri Lascaris and Canadian-Palestinian artist Rehab Nazzal visited the Freedom Theatre in Jenin refugee camp in occupied Palestine. The theatre was established decades ago, during the first Intifada. It was run initially by Arna Mer Khamis, a revolutionary who devoted her life to campaigning for freedom and human rights, together with Palestinian women in the refugee camp. Mer Khamis was born to a Jewish family and chose to live and work among Palestinians. During their visit, Lascaris and Nazzal spoke at length with the Theatre's Artistic Director, Ahmed Tobasi. Tobasi described the horrific abuses to which Israeli forces had subjected him and other members of his team after the attacks in Israel on October 7, 2023.