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Very young population. unfortunately with the continuous degradation of political and economic situation, we are in a situation where we have no playgrounds or green spaces anymore. >> anthony: children play in the streets beneath walls covered in images of martyrs, plane hijackers, political prisoners. 6,000 people of that number, 66 percent are under the age of 18. i don't care where that is in the world, that's pretty much a recipe for unruly behavior i think would be the best. >> abbed: well, especially yes. especially when you don't have any possibilities to evacuate the anger and the str...

Themselves or burn themselves, but to stay alive. >> anthony: abbed takes me to the camp's martyr's quarter. to be fed by islam abu uda. she runs a women's collective for palestinian cooking classes. helping her provide for six children, one of whom is disabled. in america, kids grow up with pop stars, sports players. never a politician. i mean, it's unthinkable for a child to look up to a politician. or to look up to a military figure. sports or entertainment. here, kids four, five years old, every day, they're looking to somebody who, you know, brought down a plague. >> abbed: yeah. >> antho...

Abbed abbasur is the founder of the al rawad children's theater center. >> so we are at the north entrance of bethlehem and heading to ida refugee camp. >> anthony: so this has been here since 1950? >> abbed: yes. it started with tents, people were under the tents for about 7 years, and later on the un saw that it was not temporary as it was supposed to be, so they started building what they call shelters. >> kid on street: hello, hello, hello. >> anthony: first impressions of the camp, there's a remarkable number of kids. [ speaking arabic ] >> abbed: now it's about 6,000 people and two-third...

Of bethlehem and heading to aida refugee camp. >> anthony: so this has been here since 1950? >> abbed: yes. it started with tents, people were under the tents for about 7 years, and later on the un saw that it was not temporary as it was supposed to be so they started building what they call shelters. >> kid on street: hello, hello, hello. >> anthony: first impressions of the camp, there's a remarkable number of kids. [ speaks arabic ] >> abbed: now it's about 6,000 people and 2/3 are under 18 years old so it's a very young population. unfortunately with the continuous degradation of political...

Offering palestinian cooking classes. helping her provide for 6 children, one of whom is disabled. >> anthony: in america, kids grow up with pop stars, sports players. never a politician. i mean, it's unthinkable for a child to look up to a politician. or to look up to a military figure. sports or entertainment. here, kids four, five years old, every day, they're looking to somebody who, you know, brought down a plane. >> abbed: yeah. >> anthony: um, i'm not questioning why that is. >> abbed: i know. yeah. >> anthony: do you think it's helpful? >> abbed: well, i guess we have a history. we are...