In this episode, I speak to May Salam from Gaza. Although she was able to leave, her family is still trapped in the war, living in a tent on a street in Southern Gaza after their home was leveled by Israeli bombing. Her brother is badly injured, with no access to medical treatment. May has had no contact with her family for three weeks.
You will hear May tell her story as she has seen and experienced it. We talk about what it was like growing up in Gaza, life under Hamas, surviving Israel's bombing, the blockade, living through five wars in fifteen years, resisting the occupation, the deadly consequences of failed leadership, where your aid money is going, the "fees" that Gazans must pay Egyptian brokers to leave through the Rafah border crossing (prepare to be shocked), and the one thing above all else that keeps May going — her unwavering love and commitment to her family.
Read May's story on her GoFundMe page: https://www.gofundme.com/f/averting-leg-amputation-aid-for-gaza-victims
Every dollar helps.
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