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Source: http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0125/p01s02-wome.html
Israelis Try to Help Old Friends in Gaza
[Christian Science Monitor] Josh Mitnick - It's been more than two years since Amir Efrat last saw the Gazan who helped him maintain the water systems in Kibbutz Kfar Azza. But he has talked to him by phone, and about a month ago he wired 500 shekels to an account in Gaza to help his friend support a family of nine children. Gaza has grown more isolated since Hamas took charge last June. But that hasn't choked off personal ties between Israelis and Gazans who once worked together daily. Transcending the politics that divide them, they reach out as best they can as individuals.