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| Palestinian youth seek way out of tough Gaza life |
| 2009-01-24 |
| Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip were already suffering under a crippling blockade, which saw the poverty-stricken people turn to secret tunnels for support, but after Israel's deadly assault that left more than 1, 330 people dead; it seems most people just want to get out. Widowed mothers, orphaned children and anyone with relatives out of Gaza are all desperate to get away from the rampant death and destruction, worsened by Israel's 22-day assault. For 20-year-old Gazans Ahmed and Mohammed--stranded on the devastated coastal strip sandwiched between Egypt and Israel--they have just one dream-- get out of Gaza as fast as they can. And across the border an Israeli widow said she was desperately trying to bring three of her children out of Gaza after her Palestinian husband was killed in the blitz on the coastal enclave. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 next week on my extended stay here at the Chez`RB! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-01-24 22:32 |
| #6 O Lord, please don't let him do the camel/ship of the desert joke. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2009-01-24 21:39 |
| #5 but can you take the Gaza out of the boy? kinda like: how do you separate the Arab men from the boys. With a crowbar. *rimshot* I'm here all week, try the veal |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-01-24 21:29 |
| #4 You can take the boy out of Gaza, but can you take the Gaza out of the boy? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2009-01-24 20:59 |
| #3 The children "belong" to the Father, tw. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2009-01-24 19:37 |
| #2 Nothing in the article suggests that the Israeli widow is Jewish, .5MT. One does wonder why she left the children with her Gazan husband, when the education and opportunities are so much better outside the security fence. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2009-01-24 19:18 |
| #1 And across the border an Israeli widow said she was desperately trying to bring three of her children out of Gaza after her Palestinian husband was killed in the blitz on the coastal enclave. Long distance relationships are always difficult. Seriously tho... WTF? |
| Posted by: .5MT 2009-01-24 07:18 |