It is not rioting. It is not young Palestinians throwing stones and get killed by Israeli gunfire. It is much more than all that. And it has to do with a message. The Gaza Strip is one of the most densely populated areas in the world, averaging 2,150 persons per sq.
Children remain on of the most vulnerable segments of the population.
During the Intifada they were beaten, shot, exposed to tear gas, physically abused, and their friends and families humiliated. They have been left with lasting psychological damage. Restrictions imposed on Gaza by Israel have condemned most Palestinians to a life of extreme poverty and destitution. Despite the peace process, the closures imposed on Gaza and West Bank since 1996 have had a devastating effect on the economy and on the development of democratic institutions. From underneath the Rubble, we emerge.