Make a Difference in the Lives of Gazan Families
WWFOR Member D’vorah Kost writes about Trying To Make a Difference in the Lives of Gazan Families
In my 5 decades of protesting war, never have I personally known and been in steady contact with the people living the war. Never have I personally known and loved whole families grappling with the unfathomable decisions of where to run for safety, who should get out of the killing fields of Gaza first while leaving family members behind, because the cost for the whole family’s travel is prohibitive. For a Gazan to escape to Egypt, they need $5000 USD per adult, $2500 per child, and someone in Cairo to have those US dollars to register them. The process of obtaining USD in Cairo, registering Gazans at a sporadically opened office, then waiting weeks for actual border crossings while bombs explode everywhere, is excruciatingly complex and frustrating all along the way. Some people are killed before their name comes up to cross. Daily insults are added to chronic injury, time and time again. They want the world to know their stories. There are so many.