GAZA: He Broke The Siege
Posted on 03. Sep, 2010 by Raja Mujtaba in Gaza Today
Shadi Nassar, a young Palestinian broke the Siege
By Marivel Guzman
Summer games in Gaza - Shadi Nasr
Before his profile was deleted from Facebook, he was another resident of the besieged Gaza Strip, with dreams to travel the world, and like any other young person with university degree with plans for his future.
He worked arduously for 2 years fighting the injustice of an oppressive regimen that sees the 1.5 millions residents of Gaza as enemies of war, but in reality they are regular, ordinary citizens like you and me.
Gaza is been under an inhumane siege for more than 3 years, Israel have destroyed their schools, public buildings, and thousands of homes.
The Occupations Forces had murdered thousands of unarmed civilians, dozens of non-violent protesters. Just in her last incursion what Israel equivocally called war, she killed more than 1400 civilians, including more than 400 children.
The world have been trying to help Gaza to brake the siege, and have organized land convoys and Sea Voyages, the whole world was in outrage during the piracy act of Israel that in International waters, assaulted and killed 9 peace activists, there only “crime” was to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, and with this, brake the siege, that the UN with its silence has stamped with official indifference.
Life in Gaza is less than pleasurable, the youth have no other entertainment but few left with enjoyments that are not robbed yet by Israel. The beach is meters safe only, before it becomes a target practice for the Israel Occupying Forces that shoot live ammunition to the beach goers and fishermen as well.
Facebook have offered the escape window to the world for residents of the besieged Gaza, I meet my dear friend Shadi Nassar almost a year ago, his story was appealing for me, he told me his dreams. The dreams of a young person, that wanted to go study abroad. Really for most of the developed world, this is just a step in their education, but not for the youth of Gaza.
They suffer the problematic of countless troubles, simple documents that in a regular free country will take few minutes, for Gaza students that want to travel out of Gaza, is an huge waste of time and energy, documents signing takes months to get. Even the Palestinians Authority as in complicity with Israel make the procedures eternal and sometimes impossible to achieve.
Shadi, lost already an opportunity last year during the Gaza Massacre, where life become unbearable for the residents. He was ready to leave, when the assault started and all his dreams were killed with “Operation lead”.
But you can’t kill the dreams as easy as you kill a Palestinian, his resolve proved stronger than Operation lead, and he continued with his efforts to work again for another opportunity until finally “HE MADE IT OUT OF GAZA”.
We can say, that he broke the Siege in its own merit.
His case is one to tell, because not all the youth, have the opportunity to fulfill his dreams. The adversity of Gaza life couldn’t stop my Dear Shadi from wanting to leave and continue his higher education.
Persistence paid off to him and after much waiting, asking, filling applications, sending documents, mad moments, despair, consolation, hopes, patience, impatience. He made it, all in his own..
But we can offer our support to help them in the outside world more students can achieve their dreams.
Scholarships are hard to get for Palestinians in the occupied territories, advocate in Universities to offer support for Palestinians. There are thousands of foundations that offer grants and facilities for students, but not for Palestinians, if you are part of this foundations, work hand and hand with the administrators to offer more grants for this students, that need more than anybody in the world. There are few foundations that I have found in the internet:
USA: For Palestinians Resident – 2011 – 2012 Fulbright Science and Technology Scholarship PhD Student Program, “They help you to apply for the Travel Visa Plane ticket Money to spend for 36 months, Telephone to call: Gaza Residents: Tel: 08-2864-623?
The writer is a friend from the Cyber world, a lady of strong commitments and devotion whose heart burns for those
who are distressed and are in pain. She is a fighter on moral grounds, her convictions and truth are her only weapons.
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Shadi Nassar
04. Sep, 2010
Thank you dear Marivel for the article. Indeed, YES I could do it finally with so much suffering but there are still so many brilliant youth in Gaza and Palestine in general who cannot even think about travel! The situation there is so awful and depressing. Honestly, I bit anyone of you to live in Gaza for 2 or less weeks!! The people there really need all the help.. the children need to feel safe and secure.. the women the elderly not only the youth. Thank you again dear!
Marivel Guzman
07. Sep, 2010
Gaza now more than ever, need the help of the world. And we can not expect or wait that any government or officially stamped organization come to the rescue,
Palestine has waited too long, too much and help did not come.
We are seen that more people everyday is getting involved. Hopefully other students follow your example of perseverance and make it out of Gaza.
And of course the situation is not just braking this illegal siege, but ending the Occupation in whole, and helping to rebuilt the infrastructure and dwellings.
Dear Shadi, in the mean time your story is very important to be spread around the world, every Student in Gaza, needs to know, that it is possible to Leave and fulfill their dreams.
Thanks Dear Shadi for giving me your story to be known.
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