Walking among giants: An eyewitness report from Rafah w/ Dr. Yipeng Ge

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Walking among giants: An eyewitness report from Rafah w/ Dr. Yipeng Ge

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Ottawa-based Physician Dr. Yipeng Ge (@yipengGe) reflects on being attacked by the Zionist lobby for speaking out on the Gaza genocide and his subsequent trip to Rafah as part of a medical delegation. Watch the episode on The East is a Podcast YouTube channel Support www.patreon.com/east_podcast

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Walking among giants: An eyewitness report from Rafah w/ Dr. Yipeng Ge

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