A Palestinian activist is launching a fizzy drink called Gaza Cola to raise money for rebuilding a hospital in Gaza and to send a message to corporations profiting from the armed trade.
Sales of fizzy drink from London hoped to raise money and send a message to big firms ‘investing in armed trade’, according to the UN, because of the targeting of hospitals by Israel . While it is still impossible to say how much time and money it will take to rebuild, one Palestinian activist has plans to piece one small part of it back with the help of a soft drink..
“It’s been reduced to rubble for no just reason, like all of these hospitals in Gaza,” according to the 43-year-old film-maker, human rights advocate and, now, fizzy-drink maker. Qashoo has chosen that hospital because, relatively speaking, “it’s small, it’s quite manageable, it doesn’t cost a lot of money”. He could not put a figure on how much that would mean, or when it might happen, but, he said, “we are allowed to have an imagination … we have to dream, otherwise we can’t live”. He is already looking into the best medical equipment and the design, right down to the lighting, but for the time being they have built a field hospital in another location inQashoo first had the idea for Gaza Cola in November 2023. The red can features the Palestinian flag, “Gaza Cola” written in Arabic calligraphy, and a pattern riffing on the Palestinian keffiyeh, the scarf often worn as a symbol of resistance. Ironically not himself a fan of fizzy drinks, Qashoo identifies Gaza Cola as a vehicle for a message. It is, he said, “a statement to all these corporate companies who are investing in armed trade. To ask them the question of dignity. Do you see what your money’s doing? Because it is doing damage. It is destroying homes and our environment … they need to wake up and they need to understand that their money, their greed, is causing our genocide”.Our morning email breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what’s happening and why it mattersQashoo is an advocate of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movemen
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