Gaza _ Palestine News Network
Young people are said to be the mainstay of the future for any nation that wants to outpace others, but the situation in the Gaza Strip appears to be different in the light of the deteriorating economy and job opportunities.
Gaza is a constant Israeli blockade in the twelfth year and an internal division between the two parts of the country in the middle of occupation,
At a time of crisis, the "Gaza pillar" is only migrating abroad; looking for any other life after he has won
them despair.
Cheb Mahmoud Abu Naji, separated from his family and friends, left the strip during the Israeli war in 2014, after
Difficult conditions and poverty have kept him helpless in the ranks of the unemployed for years.
Mahmoud said that when he started the travel procedures he did not know where the earth was heading, adding: "But I wanted to get out of this big prison."
He refers to the many difficulties he faced while leaving Gaza on a small rubber boat at sea,
However, he arrived in a European country and was imprisoned for 40 days.
Abu Naji is staying in Belgium now, but has not yet achieved his goal amid persistent demands from his family to return to live again in Gaza.
Mohamud refuses to return to the strip as he left, saying: "I have come a long way and I insist on completing my journey...
All risks fade in front of me when looking at the disastrous condition of Gaza now ".
Dream of leaving Gaza!
Despite what Mohamud spoke about, his young counterpart, Mohammed Khaled, has for years been dreaming of having the same chance and leaving the Gaza Strip.
"After graduating from college, I did not find a job, so I decided to look for an opportunity outside the sector, but my hard physical circumstances are an impediment to that," Mohammed said.
"I barely saved university fees, hoping to get a job even if I had a temporary contract after school years, but that didn´t happen," he said.
Mohammed tried to owes the price of the visa, but it is very expensive under these poor conditions.
The young man who sees that Gaza is "unable to protect and embrace her educated children" follows.
Muhammad paused a little and then said: "The siege and division destroyed generations of talented young people, who are able to innovate in every field, and everyone is now frustrated."
According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the results of the Palestinian youth Survey show that about 24 percent of young people (15 to 29 years) in the Palestinian territories have a desire to migrate abroad.
The difficult humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is the main reason for the increase in the rate of desire to migrate abroad, where
The proportion of young people wanting to migrate abroad in the sector was 37 percent, compared to 15 percent in the West Bank.
It is also noted that young males are more inclined to think about migrating abroad than young females; This is 29 percent for males compared to 18 percent for young females.
