Technology
Creating a Tech Hub in Gaza
A pioneering startup accelerator is building businesses in one of the world's toughest places
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When Iliana Montauk moved to the Gaza Strip in 2013, what most struck the former Google staffer and Harvard graduate wasn't the poverty, the rubble from decades of conflict, or the lack of reliable electricity. It was the drive and focus of the citizens.
"I had never seen such hard-working people except at Harvard and in Silicon Valley,'' Montauk recalled. "People just want to lead a normal life."