As Israel’s war against Gaza hits six months, I have many friends trapped inside the Strip, all desperate to escape. They are in the South, mainly in Al-Mawasi, a strip of coast and sand dunes I know well, close to the city of Khan Yunis. When I lived in Gaza, I used to swim at […]
Discount-ing Gaza
The price for escaping Gaza has recently dropped. It was a whopping $10,000 per person, but has gone down – first to $7,000 – and now it hangs at about $5,000. This ‘coordination fee‘ per person, to move from Gaza into Egypt via the Rafah Crossing is still way beyond what most Palestinians inside Gaza […]
It’s personal: appeal for funds to help friends inside Gaza
Hello, there – here is the link to my appeal / fundraiser to help two of my friends inside Gaza, who have no salaries and no savings and right now no homes. Their names are Hala and Faiza and they are both women from Gaza. Hala is stranded in Khan Yunis and Faiza is living […]
When do human rights lawyers become rock stars…..?
You probably haven’t heard of Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh. She’s an Irish human rights lawyer, part of the team that just nudged the International Court of Justice (ICJ) verdict regarding South Africa’s case against Israel. One week ago, the ICJ delivered their verdict with calm measured syntax: but their words rattled international leaders around the world. […]
