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VIDEO: MCCer Photos and interview about Gaza on ‘Context with Lorna Dueck’
From the episode synopsis: “GAZA. Meet Izzeldin Abuelaish – a Palestinian who turned a personal nightmare into a lifelong pursuit of peace. And a photographer -Ryan Rodrick Beiler – and peace worker describes everyday life on this extraordinary strip of … Continue reading
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Exit Into Gaza
by Emma Bergen I was allowed the possibility of going into Gaza. As we entered Erez Terminal an object caught my attention. It was a small sign with a few words. It read “Exit to Gaza”. I found it was … Continue reading
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Gaza Visit Photos: Putting Faces to the Numbers
In early December, MCC staff traveled to Gaza two weeks after a major escalation in violence in which Israeli attacks killed at least 176 Palestinians, most of them civilians, including 42 children. At the same time, rockets fired by Gaza … Continue reading
Gaza After the Ceasefire: Still Bleeding
By Majeda Al Saqqa Yes there is a ceasefire, and some are celebrating in the streets, but many more are still bleeding, waiting for a coordination to Egypt or Jerusalem to get the right treatment. Like my colleague, who was … Continue reading
Free-Thinking Activists Raise Hopes for Gaza’s Future
The sound of children’s laughter fills the air at MCC’s partner, The Culture and Free Thought Association (CFTA) in Khan Younis, Gaza. Children are playing soccer, learning computer skills, playing house, taking part in Dubka dancing, and reading. It is … Continue reading
Putting Faces to the Facts: The Last Five Years of the Gaza Blockade
Five years ago, Israel intensified its blockade of Gaza as a form of “economic warfare” against the de facto Hamas government which controls the densely populated Palestinian enclave. As in all forms of warfare, civilians, especially children, suffer the worst … Continue reading
Loving Gaza Neighbors in Spite of Occupation’s Injustice
Araxi Waheed remembers the terror she felt in the middle of the night as 12 Israeli missiles pounded the building across the street, shaking her house as if it was the end of the world. In spite of the fear, … Continue reading
Toothbrushes, Towels, and Tackling Root Causes in Gaza
We met 10-year-old Noor Al-Abid in November during our first visit to Gaza. She was the bravest of her six siblings, willing to cradle one of her family’s adorable baby rabbits while a strange man with a big camera (me) … Continue reading
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Hit or Miss: Militants and Militaries Attack Hopes for Nonviolent Change
Children walk past militant graffiti on a wall in Gaza City depicting rockets. The bombing at Jerusalem’s central bus station yesterday that killed one person and injured more than 30 others is shocking and saddening—especially after years without such an … Continue reading
Sewing Hope and Untwisting War’s Wreckage in Gaza
Like almost all women in Gaza, Suheir Zaqoot wears a head scarf and a shapeless dress in conformity to local standards of modesty. But behind her on the wall of the sewing shop, a poster covered with magazine cut-outs of … Continue reading
