We Are Gaza

According to the UN, at least 1.9 million people (90% of the population) across the Gaza Strip are internally displaced. Many have been displaced repeatedly, some ten times or more. Red areas on these maps are considered highly-risk areas with ongoing military operations. In this project, the Gaza Strip map is overlaid onto 27 cities.

The red areas on these maps represent the territory from where the Israeli military forced Palestinians to flee and are considered highly-risk areas with ongoing military operations. What remains are the small areas in white. They are labelled 'safe,' though, in reality, safety is an illusion.

Overlaying Gaza onto familiar cities is a minimal gesture, but we hope it helps people understand the horrible circumstances that Palestinians face day and night. What's happening 'over there in Gaza' isn't distant from us. It's happening wherever we are because we are all interconnected in our shared humanity.

This project is not about division. It's about the love that binds us together, a love that, at its heart, seeks peace.