Gaza Surf Club: "We teach life, sir". And surfing, someday. Must-see doc, esp. for US auds in the Trump era https://youtu.be/qonly9By1aQ #tdf19
Though it will break your heart to see what's become of Gaza's beachfront landscape & imagine what it could be again granted peace & freedom
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I rooted for 15 y.o Sabah, kept from her beloved water by double oppression, and her awesome dad who raised all his daughters as swimmers
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Surfboards are the least of items restricted for Gaza import, but it's telling that Israel would even deny Gazans the joy of water sports
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Gaza is often dubbed an open air prison, but its waters aren't free either, w the Israeli blockade restricting fishing (and sports) to 6nm
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Gaza weathered 2 major wars & innumerable air raids in the last 8 yrs. The Trumpanyahu doctrine doesn't portend anything good for its people
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