The free runners of Gaza

[Jefferson23]

For young, often unemployed Palestinians in Gaza's Khan Younis camp parkour has become the ultimate means of escape.

Mariam Shahin Last Modified: 29 Jun 2011 15:33

In the narrow sandy alleys of the Khan Younis refugee camp Mohammed al-Jakhbeer and Abdallah Enshsi, both 22, navigate their path out of the camp and into the many corners and open spaces of the tiny strip of land which is famous for being the most densely populated in the world.

In video ( at link)

Abdallah is a high school drop-out whose passion as a youth was acrobatics. When he discovered parkour while watching the film Jump London on television, he knew he had found his calling.

Five years ago he approached Mohammed, a neighbourhood basketball star and film editing student, to join him and build a team to represent their refugee camp at local competitions and events.

snip* A way to escape life under blockade:

Filming Mohammed and Abdallah performing parkour and free running was an unprecedented challenge for us. When George Azar and I first met the two in October 2010, we were fascinated and filmed with them for two days.

in full: http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/artscape/2011/06/20116287828979191.html

[aranthus]

1. One day in the Olympics. n/t

[Jefferson23]

2. I hope they realize their dreams aranthus, thanks for posting. n/t

[holdencaufield]

3. For the record..

"...the tiny strip of land which is famous for being the most densely populated in the world."

Population densities around the world...

London -- 4,761 / km2
Tel Aviv -- 7,867 / km2
Manhattan -- 27,485 / km2
MongKok (New Territories, Hong Kong) -- 130,000 / km2

Gaza -- 4,118 / km2

[oberliner]

4. You are comparing individual cities to the entire Gaza strip

The most populous city in Gaza, namely Gaza City, has a population density of 9,982.69/km2, much greater than that of London or Tel Aviv.

[holdencaufield]

5. Maybe they should spread out...

Regardless... not even in the top 20 of the most dense cities on Earth. Just more Gaza hyperbole from people trying to make it look like a gulag and blame the Jews.