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Help! I was 25 years old and was born in a 25-mile prison: a true story
My name is ’Mervat , and I'm sad to tell you that you were born in prison. Most of you read this reminder in 1991, when I was born. However, unlike you, I have never been allowed to leave a rectangular piece of land all my life. My prison is the largest in the world: the Gaza Strip, Israel. I'm desperate to see the outside. But it is illegal for me to leave like most people, and I want to live a normal life. I need to escape with my young husband (28 years) and three young children.
The Gaza Strip is a 25-mile stretch of land along the
Mediterranean Sea. The area now serves as an outdoor prison to
accommodate children and grandchildren of Palestinians who were
arrested in 1947 but not nearby. This tour is referred to as the
Nakba or "catastrophe" in Arabic. Our "crime"
was owning someone else's property. Many families still have home
keys and royal titles in the hope that they will be allowed to
return one day.
In Gaza, we worship together very tightly. 3 times more
tightly than Beijing, China! However, instead of the natural
economic productivity that brings us together, we have prison
guards. There are miles of open land outside the walls of our prisons
Like most prisons, nothing enters or exits. People are not free to leave or enter. Military guards threaten all sides of Gaza, including the powerful navy, which destroys any boat more than three miles from our small shore. Snipers surround the walls of the prison and shoot at anyone approaching. This is the nature of our external prison.
In some ways, Gaza is worse than ordinary prison. In an
ordinary prison, there are mostly criminals. Here in Gaza, most of
them innocent. Very few 1.85 million people committed a real crime
here. In regular prisons, prisoners are given food, shelter and
clothing. Here in Gaza, we must defend ourselves. We are struggling
to get basic materials like propane gas to cook a meal.
Air strikes and naval artillery are a constant concern here. I do not support fighting. I have a family to take care of. I worry about my family being killed every day. Please understand that I can not control the status policy or what others are doing here.
There is only one exit from Gaza: money. The funds cover fees for the Egyptian government and the Palestinian Authority. Passports, visas and "coordination" fees to use the Egyptian border crossing are very expensive. Modest travel fees are also included. The total is $ 9,000 for 2 adults and 3 children.
There is no other way out. Our economy is destroyed by bombing and military siege, so making money is impossible. My only value is my cell phone, which is necessary to save life here.
عائلتي بحاجة لمساعدتكم للهروب إلى مصر أو إلى بلدجمة بالسلام. أطلب منكم أخذ دقيقتين من وقتكم والتبرع. أنا أصغر من أن أقضي بقية حياتي في هذا السجن.
يرجى مساعدتنا في شراء حريتنا. شكرا لك والله يعافيك.
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