Surfing in Gaza – Part VI
12 surfing boards were delivered by Doc and David through Mowaffaq’s facilitation, amidst enormous media attention. Here are a couple, amidst hundreds of stories that were picked up on TV and Newsprint:
New York Times Story – Prescribing Surfboards for Peace
The Guardian Story – Reuters – Surfer Promotes Israeli-Palestinian Peace
And a couple pics, some public and some from behind the scenes:
More pics here:
Dorian being interviewed, David watching over
Mowaffaq from OV Gaza and Ayelet from OV Tel Aviv
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