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Can Soccer Shoes Open the Blockade of Gaza?

Donna Baranski-Walker | Posted 11.15.2009 | World

Read More: Rebuilding Alliance, Donations, Israel, Gaza, Soccer, Rafah, Rachel Corrie Ramadan Soccer Tournament, World News
Donna Baranski-Walker

The Rebuilding Alliance, the organization I founded to rebuild war-torn communities, just sent a shipment of sports shoes donated by hundreds of people for Gaza. Will our shipment make it through the blockade? Will it make a difference?

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Gaza's Mud Homes Build Hope

Salena Tramel | Posted 10.29.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Gaza Blockade, Gaza, Rafah, Green Building, Architecture, Adobe, Refugees, Advocacy, World News, World News
Salena Tramel

Not only are some of the ideas coming out of Gaza extremely creative, but they also present a modern twist on working with indigenous knowledge and the environment.

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Egypt-Gaza Border-Crossing A Soap Opera Filming Set

Salena Tramel | Posted 10.29.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Gaza, Egypt, Foreign Affairs, Palestinians, Rafah, Rafah Border Crossing, Advocacy, Gaza Entry, World News
Salena Tramel

The Egyptians are world famous for their soap operas. And this Monday, I accidentally ran into one of these productions in full swing ... at the Rafah border-crossing into Gaza from Egypt.

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Gaza Tunnels: Smugglers Back At Work

The Independent | Donald Macintyre in Rafah | Posted 02.22.2009 | World

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Some Gazans are working to restart - or are continuing with - the smuggling of contraband under the Gaza-Egypt border, despite the hundreds of Israeli...

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On The Ground In Rafah: Egypt Sends Mixed Messages

GlobalPost.com | Theodore May | Posted 02.02.2009 | World

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RAFAH, Egypt - The town of Rafah and the Gaza border crossing just down the road told two different stories Thursday about how the Egyptian governme...

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