In Azza, Gaza Street in Jerusalem, the old road from Jerusalem to Gaza. Gaza or Azza meant mighty; treasure; or prickly vegetable, which also means “endurance.” A donkey could carry you from Jerusalem to the coast in a day. Before the Nakba, a bus could take you to Gaza in a couple of hours. Now this short road is impassable. Only military vehicles pass. During the 1930’s this was Gaza Strasse. where wealthy Jews who fled Germany during the rise of the Nazi’s made their home. Ironic, a place of refugee for Jews, is now forbidden for Palestinians who were born and raised here.Bibi Netanyahu lives on Gaza Street, this street of thorns, his house a cocoon of barbed wire, electronic sensors, cement with iron rebar. A drone flew into the building last year and was smashed.The Shin Bet Major said, “A flea couldn’t get in here. The air is purified and refined, not even a drop could enter.”Bibi couldn’t sleep. The fly buzzing around. As he dozed off, the fly struck his forehead, and then buzze… Continue Reading on Substack →