We are orphans reaction

This article was a fantastic insight to a borderline humanity crisis which is rarely talked about. With all the atrocities going on around the planet every day, it's tough to touch base on every single one. This piece provides a lens into the nightmarish hellscape that is this refugee camp in Israel. The government of Israel is exploiting these people in any way possible, from not reciprocating their tax dollars, making it illegal to leave the camp for some people who do not have proper ID, to allowing infrastructure to deteriorate to the point where there are hardly any paved roads. Many of the people living within the walls of the camp simply cannot leave because they are from Gaza, and it is illegal for any citizen of Gaza to enter Israel. It's an extended form of oppression that dates back to the mid 20th century when Israel became an independent state and all Arabs were exiled to what is now Palestine. The pictures definitely helped paint the decrepit scene the author was describing to us. The encampment looked as bad as I thought it would, however, its size is what really shocked me. I believe she said it was 2 square km in the article, but seeing that size through photos really makes it set in how much this place really is like a city.