Vigil for Gaza (Video)

Gaza has had its fuel supplies cut off by Israel. There is no power in the Strip. The sewage systems, the hospitals, the water... everything is starting to fail.

It's collective punishment for the rockets Hamas has been raining down on Sderot and the southern towns the past few weeks. This, in turn, has been only half of the exchange: Israel unloads missiles and launches raids on Gaza. The israeli government claims they're targeting militants, but of course, there's a fair amount of- I LOVE this term- collateral damage.

Which is the chicken, and which is the egg? Who cares?

I won't write about it. You can read about it on CNN, BBC, NY Times, or watch it on any news channel.

An hour ago, two hundred Palestinians- mostly young men- gathered outside the Damascus Gate in the Old City to protest the blockade and show solidarity with their countrymen in Gaza. Holding lit candles, they chanted, sang, and prayed.

A bunch of us were sitting in the common room of the hostel, a hundred meters away, and we could hear them bellowing Allahu akhbar! Allahu Akhbar! through the window. We grabbed our cameras.

The video is of poor quality, but so is my camera and cinematographic know-how.