The Voice of Hind Rajab: The Film They Don’t Want You to See - Read by Eunice Wong

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Eunice Wong reads an article discussing the film 'The Voice of Hind Rajab' and its moral implications in the context of war.

This article is read by Eunice Wong. You can find her work at www.eunicewong.actor . Text originally published January 19, 2026 . The Chris Hedges Report is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Full Text NEW YORK: “The Voice of Hind Rajab,” like all great pieces of art, takes a straightforward story — the battle to save the life of a 6-year-old girl, Hind Rajab, trapped in a car in Gaza surrounded by murdered family members — and elevates it to an archetype. This story is as old as time. It lies at the heart of all religious and moral literature. It pits the cruelty and heartlessness of power against the empathy and compassion of the powerless. It asks us what kind of a life we want to live. Is it a life defined by hubris, domination and violence? Or is it a life defined by compassion, justice and self-sacrifice? These are moral, not political questions. To nurture, preserve and protect the lives of those demonized in war is to be branded a traitor — a subversive, the enemy. It is to risk death. War, and especially genocide, is the quintessential expression of what Sigmund Freud called Thanatos…

People in this episode

Host: Chris Hedges

Guest: Eunice Wong

Topics covered

• art
• war
• morality
• compassion
• genocide
• power dynamics

Keywords

• Hind Rajab
• Gaza
• war
• compassion
• genocide
• art
• morality

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Organizations: The Chris Hedges Report

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