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The Gaza Strip: No Place is Safe


August 26, 2011 - Today I went to check out the places in my neighborhood where Israel bombed yesterday. The first place I visited was the Al Salam Sports Club and then onto the Al Huda Kindergarten in Beit Lahia. I cannot put into words the hideousness of what I saw there; the aggrieved faces of children, youth, and mothers. A nice sports club and a kindergarten were both demolished in the Beit Lahyia Refugee camp. Games, footballs, child-sized chairs, and books were strewn about amidst the destruction....

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The Gaza Strip: No Place is Safe

By Mohammed Al Majdalawi

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August 26, 2011

Watch these interviews with local children and residents in Gaza following the recent bombings.

No Place is Safe in Gaza from Mohammed Al Majdalawi on Vimeo.

August 26th, 2011: Today I went to check out the places in my neighborhood where Israel bombed yesterday.  The first place I visited was the Al Salam Sports Club and then onto the Al Huda Kindergarten in Beit Lahia. I cannot put into words the hideousness of what I saw there; the aggrieved faces of children, youth, and mothers. A nice sports club and a kindergarten were both demolished in the Beit Lahyia Refugee camp.  Games, footballs, child-sized chairs, and books were strewn about amidst the destruction. 

Yousef Khader, a member of the Free Running Group in Al Salam Club, said to me when I met him, "We used to play in this Club, and I am very perplexed over why would Israel bomb this place? We are just players and despite the fact that Israel destroyed the club, we will continue to practice our favorite sports."

Another local woman, Um Salem, said, "This must be a new type of Israeli aircraft. It flies over our skies without making any sound when it suddenly bombards us and we hear a huge explosion. It is different from the Apaches or F-16s. We live near Al Salam Club, and while thankfully no one was injured from my family, they all continue to be frightened and panicked."

The people of Jabaliya Refugee Camp cannot move freely in the evenings after they break their fast (Iftar) during Ramadan.  This is because Israel has and continues to target civilians in the streets between Iftar time and Suhoor (the pre-dawn meal for those who fast).

Abu Mohammed lives in the Abd Rabbu area in the east of Jabaliya. Frustrated, Abu Mohammed exclaimed, "I lost my home during Israel’s last invasion in 2008, and what we have suffered during that time is enough. Every day we have had Iftar to the sounds of bombing and air strikes."  

Another resident, Adham Abu Salmyiah, described the dire emergency response situation. "There is a shortage of medicines and medical supplies in hospitals so I appeal to the outside world to stop Israeli aggression and to send the medical supplies for the people in Gaza."   

This recent escalation in Israeli aggression has been deemed by many politicians from the various factions as an exportation of, and diversion from, the internal Israeli crisis. It is a deliberate attempt to quell protests by shuffling cards with Palestinians all over again. People in Gaza wish to live in a safe place and achieve the peace and freedom.   It is still the voices of ordinary Gazans like myself and the people I spoke to that are not being heard.  If things are to change here, the international community needs to recognize our right to exist and speak out the against the occupation and bombing of our people and the places we live and play.

Mohammed Al Majdawali is a recent university graduate, a member of Al-Assria Children's Library, and volunteer with Middle East Children's Alliance. He lives in Jabalya Refugee Camp with his family and aspires to be a professional filmmaker.

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