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[PREVIEW] Patron Exclusive: 'I Got Out, It Was God's Plan For Me' - Mohammed Elkhatib


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One week before the Hamas attacks on Israel, Mohammed Elkhatib's dad pleaded with his son to "get out of Gaza" and go start the life they'd saved up for him to live. So, against his own wishes, he drove to the Rafah crossing and began the journey to London, not knowing the destruction that was to become of his home as he went.

Mo joins us now to talk about his fear for his family, the dark humour he sees when watching western media speak about his people and the hope he has that this can end soon and it doesn't have to be repeated again. 

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