Israel pulled out of Gaza more than a year ago, but residents there say they are anything but free. Israel retains a tight rein on the border. Palestinian militants continue to direct attacks outward towards Israel, but fighting has also turned inward, as Fatah and Hamas struggle for power.
Laila El-Haddad is a Palestinian journalist who divides her time between Gaza and Durham, N.C. She was in Gaza City this December when violence broke out between the two factions. Dick Gordon talks with Laila about the prospect of civil war in Gaza on The Story. He also hears what it’s like to raise a child under occupation. Laila has a son, 2 ½ year old Yousuf, who is just now beginning to question what the fighting is all about.
For more information, visit:
www.thestory.org
a-mother-from-gaza.blogspot.com/ (Laila El-Haddad’s weblog)
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