By now we have all heard the reports that Trump is continuing the US assault on the Palestinian people by cutting off all aid to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). What does this mean for the Palestinian people, especially those in trapped in Gaza? We address that this morning in a presentation by Mohammed Eid, who was born and who grew up in a refugee camp in the Gaza strip, and who has been working for UNRWA in Gaza. Eid gave this power point presentation in the Palestine Center in Washington, DC. Unfortunately as a radio audience you will not see the images he occasionally refers to, but the power of his narrative is the core of the presentation and makes it relevant for our purposes.
In particular, he describes the culture of human warmth that makes Gaza a wonderful place to live despite Israel's vicious, never-ending bombings and home demolitions.. Braving Israel's endless checkpoints and brutal "security" apparatus is just a routine day for Palestinians, who do not respond in kind. He describes some of UNRWA's experiences.
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This Week In Palestine 9-30-2018
Mohammed Eid on the effect of Trump's UNRWA cutoff on Palestinian people