November 30th marked the eight-month anniversary of the Great March of
Return. Every Friday since March 30th, thousands of Palestinians in Gaza
have taken to the borders with Israel to demand the right of return of
refugees to their ancestral homelands in present-day Israel, and an end
to the siege on Gaza. Israel has imposed an 11-year land, air, and sea
blockade on Gaza, crippling the coastal enclave's economy. Gazans suffer
from lack of access to clean water, high unemployment rates, and
electricity for only a few hours a day -- contributing to growing
frustrations in the coastal enclave. Despite reported efforts from
political officials to bring the Great March of Return to a close,
protesters maintain that they will continue demonstrating until the
siege is lifted once and for all.