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Blocking a Gazan's Path to San Diego

As a young Palestinian from Gaza, I had been eagerly anticipating the opportunity to study at the University of California San Diego on a Fulbright scholarship. The chance to escape Gaza's confines and immerse myself in an American education was deeply thrilling. With Israel controlling Gaza's border exits, air space and sea access -- notwithstanding its "pullout" of 2005 -- I imagined the long, open roads of the United States and its people's unchallenged freedom of movement.