Crime and Punishment in the Gaza Strip

February 01, 2012 from Vice via Journeyman Pictures

It has been nearly impossible for anyone to see what life inside the Gaza Strip has been like under the rule of Hamas - until now. In 2006 and 2007, the rival Palestinian factions of Hamas and Fatah were engaged in a bloody war for control over Gaza, and Hamas took power by force. When the post-Mubarak government of Egypt decided to start letting small numbers of people into Gaza through the Rafah Crossing, the opportunity to catch a glimpse of the embattled Gaza Strip and life under the rule of Hamas finally presented itself.

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