One of the ways for people to understand the effects of Israeli action in Gaza is to look at the personal and human levels. This podcast does it well.
Listen to Yousefs week on 4PR – Voice of the People on #SoundCloud
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Excerpt from the podcast:
Yousef Hammash [A Palestinian from Gaza who has fled with his family to Rafah]: I failed to convince them (his children [ages 2 1/2 and 5] that this is not a war. And I failed that they know that this is a war at that age. And they see how we are shouting, my sisters are crying. It’s not enough anymore for my children, when they feel panic from bombing, to run towards us. They start scream without even running towards us because somehow they understood that we don’t have that ability to protect them.
And that’s something really awful when you understand that your children understand that you cannot protect them. When I start to feel useless in front of my children and when I found that I cannot protect my children, I deeply regret it because– [SIGHS]
Chana Joffe-Walt: You regret what?
Yousef Hammash: What is the meaning as a father? I regret having children here. What is the meaning for me as a father if I cannot protect them?
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