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Gaza Under
Siege
Charles Stewart
One
of the most densely populated places on
earth, the Gaza Strip, is home to a million
Palestinians -- and is a virtual prison.
Just forty-three kilometers long and ten
kilometers wide, most of its residents are
refugees who have lived in camps since 1948.
Since the Palestinian uprising -- the second
Intifada -- began in September 2000, none
of Gaza's forty thousand day laborers have
been able to cross the border to Israel.
The checkpoint is also closed to all goods
and medical supplies coming in from Israel
and the West Bank. Local Gazans bear the
brunt of Israel's determination to quash
the uprising.
This
program from the City Life series films
Reyidh and Sabah -- from just one refugee
family trying to cope. Already poor, the
family has reached breaking point, with
Sabah wondering how long life can go on
with no solution in sight.
Raji
Sorani, a human rights lawyer, asks why
the United Nations shies away from its responsibilities
and fails to criticize Israel's aggression
and the denial of the Palestinians' rights
-- rights laid down in UN resolutions, but
ignored by Israel, and it seems, by the
rest of the international community.
Related Links
Extensive
resources collected by the producer of this
program
Related Items
Book: Men
in the Sun & Other Palestinian Stories
(Ghassan Kanafani)
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Palestine (Joe Sacco)
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