Mike interviewed me early Sat Dec 7, 2013, on the situation in the Gaza Strip. Listen here:
Mind Over Matters, KEXP 90.3 FM Seattle, Dec 7, 2013
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Mike interviewed me early Sat Dec 7, 2013, on the situation in the Gaza Strip. Listen here:
Mind Over Matters, KEXP 90.3 FM Seattle, Dec 7, 2013
In Gaza 
[…] ← Interview with Mike McCormick, Mind Over Matters, on Gaza Gaza drowning …and under power and media blackout Posted on December 13, 2013by evabartlett Photos and updates from Gaza paint one of the most dire scenarios the Palestinians locked in the Strip have faced, Israeli bombing campaigns aside. For over a month Palestinians in Gaza have endured 18 or more hours/day power outages. Now, with unusually heavy rains, cold temperatures, Israeli-released torrents of water (suddenly opening of dams along the border with Gaza), and even snow, Gaza is under water, under siege, and people are suffering freezing conditions. According on one international in Gaza, a baby has frozen to death in one of Gaza’s refugee camps. Omar Ghraieb, from Gaza, writes: “44 days without electricity! New emergency schedule started yesterday, electricity hours r downsized to 3 instead of 6, per day! Leaving Palestinians in Gaza with a 21+ hours of power outage a day. Add to this the horrible weather, constant rain, floods, wind, thunder & lightening!” […]