Palestine

As Written by: MICHELLE BRIGNONE, WOW Intern in Geneva UN

The little girl was confident and self assured, speaking quickly as she explained her drawing. This was her house with flames coming out of it, here was her mother with the missile that killed her pointing at her head as she held the little girls hand. Over there was her father and brothers, each with a missile pointing at their heads.  In front of the house were the tanks and the trees the soldiers had uprooted. Behind the house were more soldiers and tanks; overhead was a couple of planes, dropping more missiles.  The neighbors were all on the ground, laying in pools of blood. She explains the drawing very matter of factly, without emotion, oblivious to the large gauze bandage covering her for-head and part of one eye; she is maybe 10 years old and the only member of her friends and family to survive the attack. She lives in Gaza. Read more

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