"The Lottery" in Khan Younis

We must fight religious fundamentalism in all its forms.

On a cold and rainy morning, a crowd gathers in a town square. Hundreds of people cluster around a central clearing; more are visible on the roofs of nearby buildings. There are men, women, children, babies. Jaunty music blares from a nearby speaker; flags wave. A man brings out plastic chairs and arranges them in a semicircle. A sense of anticipation h…