Day: May 19, 2019

Haaretz: Gazans’ only way out is through Egypt – if they can afford it

Gazans’ only way out is through Egypt – if they can afford it A two-track system offers wealthier Gazans to pay for expedited exit permits to Egypt through middlemen while all the others are left waiting https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/egypt/.premium-gazans-only-way-out-is-through-egypt-but-only-if-they-can-afford-it-1.7172812 Zvi Bar’el | Apr. 29, 2019 | 2:55 PM |  1 The honor accorded to Youssef al-Najjar, in whose memory the departure […]

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Haaretz: 35,000 Palestinians left Gaza in 2018; Hamas blocking doctors from leaving

35,000 Palestinians left Gaza in 2018; Hamas blocking doctors from leaving Most of those departing were young, educated and relatively well-off, and mainly reach Europe via Turkey and then Greece https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/palestinians/.premium-35-000-palestinians-left-gaza-in-2018-hamas-blocking-doctors-from-leaving-1.7254747 Yaniv Kubovich | May 19, 2019 | 2:59 PM |  2 Some 35,000 Palestinians who left the Gaza Strip via Egypt last year haven’t returned, according to Israeli […]

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