Tuesday, August 21, 2007
"Surfing for Peace," or "God will surf with the devil if the waves are good"
by Larry Geller
It's seldom that Hawaii and "Mid-east peace" appear in the same paragraph. Here's an AP story, Hawaii Surfer Donates Boards for Gazans, describing a very unusual gesture.
It's seldom that Hawaii and "Mid-east peace" appear in the same paragraph. Here's an AP story, Hawaii Surfer Donates Boards for Gazans, describing a very unusual gesture.
In a nutshell, Dorian Paskowitz, a retired Hawaii doctor who, the article says, has been surfing for 75 years, donated 12 surfboards to Gaza's small surfing community today. Paskowitz is also the guy who introduced surfing to Israel fifty years ago.
Click the link above and read all about it.
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