Wonderful piece from Gaza by Eva Bartlett on one Palestinian family rebuilding their home out of bricks of mud-and-straw.
Prior to Israel's crippling siege on Gaza cement would have cost 20 shekels
(about five dollars) a bag. Now, with cement among the many banned items,
what does make it into Gaza through tunnels under the Egypt border costs
ten times as much.
Cement costs about $10 a bag in the U.S.
