Posts tagged: Mideast

Gaza and the sea, by Gerri Haynes

(Gerri Haynes and Laura Hart, of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, have returned to Gaza, taking in medicine. Gerri will be sending back reports.) Sometimes listening to a sage is the most enlightening way to learn about a situation. Today, Laura and I were treated to time by the Sea with Dr. Sarraj – surely […]

Saturday December 1st, 2012 in , , , , | 2 Comments »

Touring Gaza City, by Gerri Haynes

(Gerri Haynes and Laura Hart, of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, have returned to Gaza, taking in medicine. Gerri will be sending back reports.) This morning, our friend Marwan took Laura and me on a tour of the damaged areas in Gaza City. It is stunning to realize how tightly packed the areas are where […]

Friday November 30th, 2012 in , , , , | No Comments »

On the way back to Palestine, a guest blog by Gerri Haynes

(THIS POST FROM GERRI WAS LOST SOMEWHERE BETWEEN PARIS AND SEATTLE. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST IN THIS SERIES) (Gerri Haynes and Laura Hart, of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, have returned to Gaza, taking in medicine. Gerri will be sending back reports.) Laura Hart and I have planned this visit for several months. […]

Thursday November 29th, 2012 in , , , , | 1 Comment »

Gaza: Optimism amid the universal trauma, by Gerri Haynes

(Gerri Haynes and Laura Hart, of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, have returned to Gaza, taking in medicine. Gerri will be sending back reports.) We are coming to the end of our first full day in Gaza. Last evening, we had a good meeting with Dr. Sarraj and the Minister of Health and several other […]

Thursday November 29th, 2012 in , , , , | No Comments »

On our way to Gaza, by Gerri Haynes

(Gerri Haynes and Laura Hart, of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, have returned to Gaza, taking in medicine. Gerri will be sending back reports.) On the way to Erez and the hoped-for crossing to Gaza… the night held little sleep – the roosters started crowing at 2 a.m., then I had a phone call from […]

Wednesday November 28th, 2012 in , , , , | No Comments »

Bert Sacks vs. the U.S. government: Reflections, a guest blog by Bert Sacks

(Seattle activist Bert Sacks defied the draconian sanctions against Iraq, for which the U.S. government fined him $16,000. But he refused to pay despite years of government threats and court actions.) Friends: Those who’ve followed these postings know that my legal battle with the federal government over a $16,000 fine (for traveling to Iraq to […]

Our final day in the Middle East, for this journey anyway, by Gerri Haynes

(Gerri Haynes, a former president of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, is once again sending back reports from inside blockaded Gaza. As she did four times before, Gerri has organized a team of doctors and other health care providers to work in hospitals and clinics in Gaza in an effort to directly help the people […]

Saturday April 28th, 2012 in , , , , , | No Comments »

To Jerusalem amid reflection and plans for the future, by Gerri Haynes

(Gerri Haynes, a former president of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, is once again sending back reports from inside blockaded Gaza. As she did four times before, Gerri has organized a team of doctors and other health care providers to work in hospitals and clinics in Gaza in an effort to directly help the people […]

Friday April 27th, 2012 in , , , , , | No Comments »

A visit to Nablus, by Gerri Haynes

(Gerri Haynes, a former president of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, is once again sending back reports from inside blockaded Gaza. As she did four times before, Gerri has organized a team of doctors and other health care providers to work in hospitals and clinics in Gaza in an effort to directly help the people […]

Thursday April 26th, 2012 in , , , , , | 2 Comments »

Leaving Gaza for the West Bank and Bethlehem, by Gerri Haynes

(Gerri Haynes, a former president of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, is once again sending back reports from inside blockaded Gaza. As she did four times before, Gerri has organized a team of doctors and other health care providers to work in hospitals and clinics in Gaza in an effort to directly help the people […]

Wednesday April 25th, 2012 in , , , , , | No Comments »