Leaving Gaza, November 15, 2016 Please understand this: the taxes you pay directly support the siege of Gaza. Two million people live here. In this small plot of land, surrounded by Israel, Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea, the population density is one of the highest in the world. At night, or in the dark of […]
(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 […]
(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.) Day Six in Gaza In Gaza, we find gracious, generous, helpful people – people who live in this small prison and yet find […]
(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.) Day five in Gaza Basmat Amal Association for Cancer Care is one of the heroic NGOs serving Gaza. Maria was invited to join […]
(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.) Day Four in Gaza Gaza is home to Women’s Empowerment Clinics – NGOs that provide education for adult women in such areas as […]
(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.) Day Three in Gaza Friday is a holy day and during this day, we were treated to time with Akram, a brilliant journalist […]
(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.) D’vorah Kost, member of our delegation, spread laughter this morning as she magically entertained the children of a Gaza kindergarten. The children were […]
(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.) Gaza, November 9, 2016 Three months after applying to re-enter Gaza, our Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility medical group is back in Gaza […]
On our way home. In the last hours of our time in Gaza, my computer quit working – wouldn’t accept more photos, etc. so I’m writing on the trusty iPad. We left Gaza Sunday morning in the rain, made a quick visit to Bethlehem to visit wonderful Zoughbi and our godson, Tarek, and then spent […]
Although most of our group will be in Gaza until Sunday, Clyde Farris had to return to the States early, as do Rich Grady and Laura Hart, so we gathered this morning at Marna House with Dr. Yasser Jamei, Medical Director and Marwan Diab, Public Relations Director of Gaza Community Mental Health – so grateful […]
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