I got quite a treat last night I woke up in the middle of the night dripping sweat head to toe from the heat, I walked out to use the washroom & there was a huge 24 inch fan sitting there so it helped make things much nicer
Not to lose sight of the fact I am here primarily for the kids. The kids here are so great. I only wish I taught kids this respectful & eager to learn back home.
The political situation here is complex. Hamas is in power & basically their mandate is to regain control of Israel & return it to Palestine, I hate to tell the people here but that is never going to happen, Israel is here to stay. What is difficult is to try & convince these people that a political, diplomatic solution is best. Easy for me to say I come home in a month, to live in this day in & day out is incredibly frustrating from me it is easy for me to try & convince them to continue to take the high road. I hope that things remain peaceful. The other main party is Fattah who wants to control Palestine within the West Bank & Gaza. There is a third party Jihad who refuses to participate in elections. Hamas buys elections, they are in power because they do make day to day life better for Palestinians, but they do buy votes. That is one of the things I respect about Karama is they do not accept donations with conditions, so they go without more than other organizations.
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