The Dreams of Youth
The stories linked below provide glimpses into the lives of four young people currently living in Gaza.
Blockade
غزة: إعادة تخيل حدود الممكن - دعوة لتقديم ملخصات
The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) seeks abstracts for an anthology tentatively entitled – “Gaza: Reimagining the Boundaries of Possibility.” Writers from Palestine are invited to submit essays for this anthology.
Gaza: Reimagining the Boundaries of Possibility - Call for Submissions
The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) seeks abstracts for an anthology tentatively entitled – “Gaza: Reimagining the Boundaries of Possibility.” Writers from Palestine are invited to submit essays for this anthology.
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.
Representatives Pocan and Dingell lead in calling for an end to the Gaza blockade
On February 19, 2020 Rep. Pocan and Rep. Dingell sent a letter, signed by an additional 33 members of congress, to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asking that he reinstate US assistance to Palestine and support an end to the blockade of Gaza.
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.
AFSC holds a Personal Essay Writing Workshop in Gaza
As part of the My Life Under Blockade essay contest, AFSC’s Gaza and Chicago teams organized an essay writing workshop on writing personal narrative essays.