Sister organisation Surfing4Peace simply hopes to promote friendship between people from different backgrounds and create an open atmosphere Although mainly cooperative, the
Hamas government also creates an administrative problem for the US organi- sation. Explore Corps is not permitted to work with the Hamas government, or even to ask for permission for projects, as this would come across as collaboration. Olsen uses his contacts to get a feel for what will be tolerated. “Getting involved in politics is a no-win situation for the club,” explains Olsen. “But we have helped to humanise the people of Gaza by offering a new view of their daily life.” On the other side of the blockade, Explore Corps is involved with a second
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surfing organisation – Surfing4Peace (S4P) was established by Israeli surfer Arthur Rashkovan and US surfer Dorian Paskowitz at the same time as the Gaza Surf Club, and was brought under the Explore Corps umbrella. This partnership gives it the backing
to administer the bulk of its initiatives, but the flexibility to remain more of a community than an organisation. S4P is prohibited by the Hamas government to have a presence in Gaza, as all peace- building initiatives between Palestinians and Israelis in Gaza were banned in 2010. Surfers in Israel have a much better deal
than in Gaza. Whereas Gaza has access to less than 30 boards, in Israel the surf scene is mature with about 20,000 surfers, including lots of females. The main aim of S4P is simply to
promote friendship. “Opposite to what it looks like in the media, many of us want to find ways to co-exist,” says Rashkovan. “We want to get people in the water, show them the Aloha spirit and let them enjoy a pure feeling of freedom. Surfing can bring people from different backgrounds together. We try not to deal with politics, but keep it at a roots level and talk only with surfers.”
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