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April 13: Living in the real world

Posted on April 13, 2009 by talestotell

When we began our first level medic course here in Khan Younis Red Crescent after the Israeli attacks, we found a lot of black humour in the training slides, developed in America, which their authors were probably unaware of. The … Continue reading →

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April 11: Disarming by direct action

Posted on April 12, 2009 by talestotell

Last night I was playing chess in the shisha cafe across from Al Quds Red Crescent, where I am sure to find a familiar face and where they seem to have got over me being a girl in amongst the … Continue reading →

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Feb 25: Soldiers kneecap 17 year old Khoza’a girl

Posted on February 25, 2009 by talestotell

We went to see 17 year old Wafa Al Najar, who was shot yesterday, in Naser Hospital today in Khan Younis. In Palestinian tradition, both her family and neighbours were keeping her company. But they were able to do little … Continue reading →

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Feb 24: Teenage girl shot in leg in Khoza’a

Posted on February 24, 2009 by talestotell

Today (footage here) the farmers were mostly elderly folk and mostly women and the bullets were so close they could only face 5 minutes of them. You could feel the thud of the air on your body as they flew … Continue reading →

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