Seattle delegates in Gaza hear stories full of sadness and of courage | Looking for Trouble
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Seattle delegates in Gaza hear stories full of sadness and of courage | Looking for Trouble
Seattle delegates in Gaza hear stories full of sadness and of courage | 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 Seattle delegates in Gaza hear stories full of sadness and of courage 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. The stories we are he aring as we go about our work are full of great sadness and often, great courage. This week marked the commemoration of The Nakba (Catastrophe) the time 62 years ago when hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were driven from their homes as the state of Israel came into being. Now, while the siege continues, these stories most frequently reflect the pain remaining from the thousands of deaths, tens of thousands of injuries and countless destruction resulting from the December 2008/January 2009 attacks by Israel on Gaza. A wall painting commemorates the Nakba. (Bob Haynes photo)In the Women Empowerment Clinics we hear of families who narrowly escaped prior to the total destruction of their homes. We listen as stories of the death of mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers are related. In these clinics, the Post Traumatic Stress treatment includes group sessions, physical exercise, personal counseling and mind/body care. Across Gaza, there are projects of healing, but the hover ing trauma in the population of Gaza is nearly universal. To! day, sev eral...
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