"God will surf with the devil, if the waves are good…When a surfer sees another surfer with a board, he can’t help but say something that brings them together." —Dorian Paskowitz, 86, an avid surfer and retired doctor. Dr. Paskowitz crossed the Israel-Gaza border on Tuesday and donated 12 surfboards to surfers in Gaza. Dr. Paskowitz, who is Jewish, is part of a larger Surfing for Peace movement, which seeks to bring together Israeli and Palestinian surfers. He was moved, he says, when he read about two Gazan surfers who shared one board. The beach in Gaza is accessible by Palestinians, but the Israeli military monitors the beach and controls Gazan airspace above it and the coastal waters beyond it in the Mediterranean Sea.
Dear Reader,
In The Fray is a nonprofit staffed by volunteers. If you liked this piece, could you please donate $10? If you want to help, you can also:
- Follow us on Twitter: @inthefray
- Comment on stories or like us on Facebook
- Subscribe to our free email newsletter
- Send us your writing, photography, or artwork
- Republish our Creative Commons-licensed content