Alexander Klein’s film God Went Surfing with the Devil gets more well-deserved coverage on CNN today in a story titled Gaza surfers ride on wave of goodwill from Israel.
Dirt poor and mainly from refugee camps, they find joy riding waves, often on makeshift boards, in the green waters off Gaza’s beaches. . . Over the past few years, a number of groups, some based in Israel, have made it their business to try to help the Gaza surfers. . . Explore Corps and Jewish Surfing 4 Peace have sent surf boards and wetsuits to the 20 or so Palestinian wave riders, hoping to extend the hand of friendship across the bullet-pocked border.
We have to admit—a few hours in the surf can pretty much erase anything.
[Link: CNN]
