Nelson Mandela frequently said that “Palestine was the greatest moral issue of our time.” After the apartheid regime in 1994 was toppled, he went further, saying “we South Africans cannot consider ourselves free until the Palestinian people are free”. During 51 nightmarish days of “Operation Protective Edge” a community of 1.8 million in ruins, Khozaa, Shujaiya, Beit Hanoun with entire families and neighborhoods gone. According to the United Nations, 2,131 Palestinians were killed during Israel’s offensive. Of those 501 were children with 70% under 12. In this edition of “Tam Tam Express” we revisit the onslaught in Gaza in July/August 2014 and bring you an eye witness account. Dr Madds Gilbert is a Norwegian Surgeon who spent several weeks at the Al Shifa hospital in the Gaza strip treating and attending to the injured and wounded during the Israeli assault. Tune in for more!
