Gaza Seige

Smoothies in Gaza: In Defiance of Nature and the Siege

Hani Almadhoun | Posted 11.08.2009 | World


Hani Almadhoun

As you know, people in Gaza lose their jobs, others lose loved ones and even their own lives, but that does not mean I have to lose my mojo. I am not going to let an international embargo kill my smoothie buzz.

The Endless Adventure of Trying to Leave Gaza

Hani Almadhoun | Posted 09.10.2009 | World


Hani Almadhoun

If Hamas has a reason to ban you from traveling they will, and occasionally they'll detain you.

No Way Out: I'm Trapped in Gaza

Hani Almadhoun | Posted 08.16.2009 | World


Hani Almadhoun

I am being told that it will be "unlikely" for me to make my way out of Gaza due to the ongoing Israeli-Egyptian siege that has closed borders on every front. Gaza is the largest open air prison in the world.

God, Painkillers, and Politics in Gaza

Hani Almadhoun | Posted 06.26.2009 | World


Hani Almadhoun

Israel's siege is achieving the exact opposite of what it hoped. The tougher life gets, the more spiritual Gazans become, thus driving the people toward religion -- an area Hamas knows a lot about managing.

Hezbollah's Hassan Nasrallah: Israel Might Attack Lebanon

Haaretz | Posted 01.28.2009 | World


The head of the Lebanese militia Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, said Sunday that he had asked his fighters to be on alert for any possible Israeli attac...