Epicly Palestine'd: The Birth of Skateboarding in the West Bank(NaN)
Palestine, Sports, Skateboarding
The story of how a small group of teenagers created a skate scene from scratch in a place where you can't even buy a skateboard, whilst facing the challenges of living under military occupation.
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The story of how a small group of teenagers created a skate scene from scratch in a place where you can't even buy a skateboard, whilst facing the challenges of living under military occupation.
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Palestine, Sports, Skateboarding
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