A metropolis on the crossroads of historical past: Unearthing Gaza’s historic heritage – Mid-East Junction
Before Gaza turned synonymous with clash, it was a spot the place retailers offered wine from native vineyards, pilgrims crossed continents, fishermen set out earlier than daybreak, and generations of households lived between sea and desert. RFI explores its deep historical past.
Sitting on the coastal hall linking Egypt, the Levant, the Arabian Peninsula and the Mediterranean, the port metropolis has all the time been a strategic crossroads.
Like many locations across the Mediterranean, Gaza’s identification wasn’t constructed by a single individuals or tradition. It was formed by generations of arrivals, departures and exchanges.
As the Mid-East Junction podcast returns from a six-year hiatus, we’ll hint the town’s history from the age of the Philistines till the creation of Israel in 1948.
In this primary episode of season 3, a Gazan archaeologist, a historian, and a professor of up to date Arab individuals make clear Gaza’s little-known but fascinating historic historical past.
Mid-East Junction is produced by RFI’s English-language service. This episode was combined by Vincent Pora.
