Guest blog by Gerri Haynes: A visit to some of the many tunnels of Gaza | Looking for Trouble
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Guest blog by Gerri Haynes: A visit to some of the many tunnels of Gaza | Looking for Trouble
Guest blog by Gerri Haynes: A visit to some of the many tunnels of Gaza | Looking for Trouble Looking for Trouble News and opinion on international affairs by Larry Johnson Home About Contact Samples of published work: Syria sinking in flood of refugees from Iraq P-I Focus: Independent-minded youth hold future of Taiwan in their hands Wars unintended effects: use of depleted uranium weapons lingers as health concern A Trip to Baghdad Reveals a Nation Sagging Under the Weight of Sanctions Resume Guest blog by Gerri Haynes: A visit to some of the many tunnels of Gaza As she did last year, Gerri has organized a Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility delegation of doctors and other health care providers to work in hospitals and clinics in Gaza in an effort to directly help the people there and to bring attention to the ongoing humanitarian crisis that the Israeli blockade has created. She will be sending back reports from inside the Israeli blockade. And so to the tun nels. This is Friday, day of worship in the Muslim world. For our group, a day of rest and a time to take a wider look at the country we are visiting. We traveled in a large bus with our hosts and friends from the northern border with Israel to the southern border with Egypt. The crossing between Egypt and Gaza at Rafah. (Bob Haynes photo) As we traveled, we talked with these wonderful residents of Gaza and listened as they sang the spirited songs of their country. Buildings damaged or destroyed in Operation Cast Lead were visible in abundance in the north. Along the way, we noted the areas where Israeli settlers once lived. In 2005, approximately 5,000 Israelis were evacuated from Gaza – moved by Israel to different homes in the Occupied Territories and Israel. We learned that, while all of the settler homes were destroyed by Israel when Israel left Gaza to become an external occupier, several lovely schools and most of their greenhouses were left standing. Rubble from th e destroyed houses has been cleared from the settler home si! tes – in par...
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