Category: Gaza

WPSR team returns to Gaza

By Gerri Haynes Hosted by The Gaza Community Mental Health Programme and sponsored by Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, ten medical professionals have come to work in Gaza. Over two million people live on this narrow, 25-mile long strip of land on the Mediterranean Sea, bordered by Israel and Egypt. For nearly 13 years, Gaza […]

Wednesday March 4th, 2020 in Gaza, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | No Comments »

Last full day in Gaza filled with love

(Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility has traveled to Gaza since 1993. Since 2009, following the Cast Lead invasion by Israel, WPSR has sponsored 12 medical delegations to serve the people of Gaza.) Today, our last whole day in Gaza, was full of people we love and people who came to our hotel for consultation in […]

Tuesday November 15th, 2016 in Gaza, Gerri Haynes | No Comments »

WPSR returns to Gaza, by Gerri Haynes

After a brief stay in Jerusalem and short visit to the Palestinian Center for Reconciliation in Bethlehem, the January, 2016 delegation of medical professionals sponsored by Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility returned today to Gaza. In Bethlehem, we met and were inspired by the dedication to learning and service of a visiting group of students […]

Friday January 15th, 2016 in Gaza, Gerri Haynes, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | No Comments »