The Dreams of Youth

The stories linked below provide glimpses into the lives of four young people currently living in Gaza.

Israel has an obligation to ensure Palestinians have Covid-19 protection

On March 19, 2020 Mr. Michael Lynk, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, called on Israel to ensure proper steps are taken to protect the health and safety of Palestinians living in the occupied Palestinian territory and under Israeli control. 

Gaza's Undrinkable Water

Please take a moment to watch this important video on the ongoing water crisis in Gaza caused by the Israeli blockade.  This video from Rakan Abed El Rahman was published by the Middle East Eye on March 5, 2020.

Travels through Gaza

Over the last twelve years I have traversed this path into Gaza at least once each year, often more frequently, and I have watched as the rubble that remained after Israel destroyed the Erez industrial zone has disappeared into the surrounding landscape, ground down by tanks during multiple invasions and grown over by weeds.

Leaving for Life

Two years ago I interviewed Samar Zaanin in Gaza. Samar, then 24, worked as an English teacher in a United National Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) school in Gaza.

From Brooklyn to Chicago: Actions in Support of Palestinian Rights in Gaza

From Brooklyn to Chicago, supporters of Palestinian rights organized actions in solidarity with besieged Palestinians in the Gaza Strip this month. This summer marks five years since the 2014 Israeli attack on Gaza and 12 years since the imposition of the blockade on the Gaza Strip.

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