{"id":12281,"date":"2024-07-09T14:14:59","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T11:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/palthink.org\/en\/?p=12281"},"modified":"2025-07-09T14:27:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T11:27:15","slug":"feature-article-in-search-of-hope-gazas-youth-face-death-and-row-the-boat-in-uncertain-waters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/palthink.org\/en\/2024\/07\/12281\/","title":{"rendered":"Feature Article: In Search of Hope: Gaza\u2019s Youth Face Death and Row the Boat in Uncertain Waters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12283 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/palthink.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1-e1694944673800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"331\" \/>In a paradox of embracing and rejecting life, Gaza youth are caught in a moment of depression, knowing that it\u00a0may be death lurking around the corner, but a glimmer of hope may still be found on their risky journey.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/palthink.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/In-Search-of-Hope-Gaza-Youth-Face-Death.pdf\">View and download<\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4729 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/palthink.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kisspng-pdf-computer-file-clip-art-file-format-document-international-conference-on-materials-energy-april-5b630034cc5aa3.784415241533214772837.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"112\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a paradox of embracing and rejecting life, Gaza youth are caught in a moment of depression, knowing that it\u00a0may be death lurking around the corner, but a glimmer of hope may still be found on their risky journey. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; View and download<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12283,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[75,61,71,59,65,63],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcement","category-articles","category-new-releases","category-publications","category-research","category-youth"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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