 Dear Ivanka Trump, I hear in the media that you have a soft spot in your heart for children who are victims of war and oppression. This gives me the inspiration to ask you to take a tour with me. If you fly high above the earth at night, you'll see how brightly lit and alive Israel is. Israel has all the things reliable electricity makes possible. Flaming pools, bright green lawns, state-of-the-art hospitals and functional schools. But if you fly over Gaza at night, you'll see pitch darkness. Today, the two million people here only get four hours or less of electricity a day. Preciable food is rotting, hospitals are shutting down vital services, and a drinkable water is in short supply. It is true the feuding between Palestinian political parties has contributed to this crisis, but Israel is the occupying power and makes the final decision. Ivanka, your father's administration gives the three billion dollars a year to the government of Israel for military aid. Three years ago, those funds were used to buy weapons that killed more than 2,000 of my people and left more than 100,000 homeless. Why not ask your father, President Trump, to use those funds for humanitarian purpose this summer? Bring electricity to Gaza, not bombs.