Land of Ruins: A Special Report on Gaza’s Economy

A Palestinian woman prepares a fire for cooking on the wreckage of her destroyed home in Jabalya refugee camp in Gaza January 23, 2009. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis (GAZA) Democracy Now! producer Anjali Kamat files a report on the state of the Gazan economy, where unemployment and poverty rates are among the highest in the world. Despite international pledges of over $5.2 billion to rebuild Gaza, in the four months since Israel’s assault the siege has not been lifted and only one truck carrying cement and other construction materials has been allowed entry into the Gaza Strip. [includes rush transcript] Report: Land of Ruins, report by Anjali Kamat and Jacquie Soohen. Special thanks to Hany Massoud.