The Oslo Accords in 1993 determined that the Gaza Strip and the West Bank are a single territorial entity which cannot be divided. Immediately, the United States and Israel set about separating the two and making sure that they would not be united.
I believe that if Israel were to put an end to the settlements in the West Bank tomorrow, as it did in Gaza, there would still be reluctance on the part of the Palestinian Authority to recognize Israel's right to exist as a Jewish secular democracy.
I feel a freedom when I start running. If I don't train, I feel like everyone else in the Gaza Strip.
Any Israeli attack on Lebanon, Iran, Syria or Gaza will be met with a fierce response.
Gaza has 1.2 million Palestinians living in crowded places and the resistance will be strong.
One wonders what exactly Israel did to earn Arab enmity between 1948 and 1967, when Egypt controlled the Gaza Strip and Jordan controlled Judea and Samaria.
It cannot be too often stressed that Israel had no credible pretext for its 2008-9 attack on Gaza, with full U.S. support and illegally using U.S. weapons.
During my travels in Iraq, Israel, Gaza, Brazil, Indonesia, Japan, Europe and all over the United States, I have seen and heard the voices of people who want change. They want the stabilization of the economy, education and healthcare for all, renewable energy and an environmental vision with an eye on generations to come.
Each time there is a conflict between Israel and Gaza, accusations fly over who started it, each side blaming the other.
I practice on the roads of Gaza as we don't have good stadiums and tracks so I gave my best.