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They probably did a cost-benefit analysis and realised the logistics and effort required to get one israeli into a gaza hackathon were not worth the pay off. M
by cup 10y ago
They probably did a cost-benefit analysis and realised the logistics and effort required to get one israeli into a gaza hackathon were not worth the pay off.
Maybe you could organise a fundraiser to sponsor gazans to come to israel instead. They might like a chance to get out and have new experiences.
- inglor 10y agoI offered to do remote and I offered to do it for free. They did refer me to a supporters group: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/gsg-yaffa https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/gsg-yaffa It's a shame, I really do believe me and others like me have a lot to contribute and we're interested in contributing. We hate the Gazan government but we don't hate the Gaza population. I would really want to see them prosper like Israel and what better way than technology and what better way to bring it to them than to code together. We're on the same time zone too.
- chvid 10y agoCan you explain this: what logistics and effort? They are taking in people from all over the world yet not next door?
- golergka 10y agoOfficial line of Hamas is that you have to kill all israeli jews they encounter on sight — even if it means making a suicide attack. Kids in kindergarden play through scenes of stabbing, kidnappings and suicide bombings. And despite Israel's security measures, this happens (inside Israel borders, not in Gaza) almost weekly. So, if unarmed israeli would find himself on his own in Gaza, we would have a full-fledged security crisis which would probably lead to the next war (because the dude most likely would be killed) instead of a hackathon.