Long-Distance House Calls
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
THE sound of a bomb exploding nearby could be heard. The Arrival Hall at Rafah, on the border between Egypt and Palestine—where volunteers stay before entering the Gaza Strip—shook. Everyone panicked, including four volunteers from the Medical Rescue Committee (Mer-C) of Indonesia, which finally received permission to enter the Gaza Strip after a two-week wait.
They had actually anticipated such a harrowing welcome. The Indonesian volunteers
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