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Gaza was arguably the prettiest part of Israel before 2005. The Mediterranean sea is met by gorgeous yellow sands and year-round decent weather, not many places exist like it on earth. As the meeting point between the Sinai desert and the Gush Dan region of Israel, it would have made the perfect destination for Europeans in need of a break from the bitter cold.
Israeli residents prior to September of 2005 did an amazing job of cultivating the land and creating gorgeous green farming lands on top of sands that were thought to not be capable of any growth. Today, 17 years after Israel unilaterally vacated the strip in an effort to bring peace, and 16 years into Hamas’s bloody coup against the Palestinian Authority, even fierce Palestinian activists could not argue that the former land of the ancient sea-faring Philistines is still magical. So what happened to Gaza?
I was in Gaza before and after Jews were thrown out of their homes. Before was like the garden of eden, after... Just 2 days after, it was full of filth, flies, and terrible smells. It was a mess. Now #Hamas moved in.
— No2BDS 🇮🇱 (@no2bds) October 16, 2018
Time to take back Gush Katif. pic.twitter.com/9TRIaJ1xli
Read more: Gaza Could Have Been The Jewel Of The Mediterranean, So What Happened?