i got shot in the back. it was uh tear gas. anthony: the canister hit you. betty: yeah, so my speed sisters they took me to the hospital. i fainted. anthony: have you thought of challenging the israelis to put up a team? betty: i can t race because my car is palestinian. anthony: what if they come over here? betty: they re not allowed to enter the west bank and we re not allowed to go to jerusalem so how can we race together? anthony: okay. silly question. at fidelity, we help you prepare for the unexpected with retirement planning and advice for what you need today and tomorrow. because when you re with fidelity, there s nothing to stop you from moving forward.
two members of the group of women who call themselves the speed sisters. the first all female palestinian racing team. betty: hi. anthony: hi, i m anthony:. betty: hi, betty. anthony: good to meet you. betty: when i m riding a car, i m the happiest girl ever. racing. it s in my blood, racing. here in palestine. it s very small. there s no roads, so when i drive i speed. i feel free. anthony: did you find that people underestimated you at first? betty: at the beginning, they could maybe make fun of us, but when we got good scores, we win our respect. anthony: now they know. betty: yeah, well a car doesn t know if you re a woman or a man. anthony: yeah. betty: a lot of girls want to join us, the speed sisters. but some of the families are
anthony: meet betty sadeh and mona inale. two members of the group of women who call themselves the speed sisters. the first all-female palestinian racing team. betty: hi. anthony: hi, i m tony. betty: hi, betty. anthony: good to meet you. betty: when i m riding a car, i m the happiest girl ever. racing. it s in my blood. here in palestine it s very small. there s no roads, so when i drive i speed. i feel free. anthony: did you find that people underestimated you at first? betty: at the beginning, they could maybe make fun of us, but when we got good scores, we win our respect. anthony: now they know.
and the israeli soldiers, they came running at me, and they started shooting at me, and i got i got shot in the back. it was uh tear gas. anthony: the canister hit you. betty: yeah, so my speed sisters they took me to the hospital. i fainted. anthony: have you thought of challenging the israelis to put up a team? betty: i can t race because my car is palestinian. anthony: what if they come over here? betty: they re not allowed to enter the west bank and we re not allowed to go to jerusalem so how can we race together? anthony: okay. silly question. (vo) dogs have evolved, but their nutritional needs remain instinctual. that s why there s purina one true instinct. high protein for strong muscles.
betty: yeah. well, a car doesn t know if you re a woman or a man. anthony: yeah. betty: a lot of girls want to join us, the speed sisters. but some of the families are very reserved, they don t like their daughters to be between men racing, you know? palestine is a very reserved society. anthony: so are things getting better, staying the betty: you never know what s going to happen in palestine. one day it s good and the other day it s just, you never know, it s a crazy country. anthony: the local police would prefer them off the streets for obvious reasons. but the track here, such as it is, has its drawbacks. it s basically a parking lot across from the ofer detention center. anthony: what do they think about this next door, do they ever give you problems? betty: this is an israeli jail. it s called ofer. one time we were here with speed sisters and there was problems because of the prisoners. so i just stopped my car over there, and i was walking, i wanted to see wha