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Gaza’s normality
I read a report on the BBC website following a recent exchange of fire between Gaza's and Israeli's militants. And although there was much to credit the article, while I…
Sad to leave this suffering and blessed place
Whenever I am asked by a man who is expecting his first child what it's like to be a father, my reply is standard. It is much tougher than you…
A little bit about our partner
In an earlier post, I wrote about how the older children in the YMCA in Gaza seem to have an unofficial responsibility to drum louder on the tabla when an…
Twenty minutes of play
On our way to Beit Lahiya today, we stopped for a quick tea at the YMCA. The summer games were in full flight. I saw a European looking boy in…
Gaza’s summer camps start
In a beautiful start to the day, I visited the children's summer games organised at Gaza's YMCA. The club was full of laughter and play, which hit me like a…
Day 1 in Gaza
Gaza's people live in half buildings. They have either run out of money part way through building their house as the blockade has killed the economy, or they had a…
Crossing into Gaza
Go through the tunnels under the border to Gaza or give up and come back another time. That was the decision I was faced with last night. The Egyptian authorities…
Unplanned (and unwelcome) Stay in Cairo
As I board the plane at Heathrow, I get a call from my contact in Gaza that due to security concerns, the border crossing to Gaza from Egypt is going…
And so, to Gaza
After a final false start, which itself followed 3 failed applications, I am in possession of an entry permit to Gaza through Rafah, the border with Egypt. As often appears…