And that includes bringing people elsewhere closer to the music and soul of the Palestinians.

And it was inspired by my uncle's peculiar habit of constantly asking me to do things for him, almost like I were an extension of his body to turn on the lights or to bring him a glass of water, a pack of cigarettes.

While Hamas denied they were replacing staff, as soon as the strike started it brought in hundreds of new teachers Hamas Education Minister estimated that 2,000 of the 9,000 government school teachers had been replaced.