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Ibrahim Abu Jayab sitting at his computer in his family's home in Gaza on Tuesday. (AP)
Last update - 21:51 28/10/2008
Palestinian student campaigns for Obama from Gaza refugee camp
By Associated Press
Tags: gaza, elections, israel news 

A young Palestinian in a Gaza refugee camp is doing his part to get Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Barack Obama into office.

With a little help from the Internet, 24-year-old Ibrahim Abu Jayab is cold calling random American families from his parent's home in Gaza, imploring them to vote for Obama.

Seated in front of his computer, he uses the Skype internet phone service to leave messages for potential voters.
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"I'm Ibrahim Abu Jayab from Gaza Strip. I support the Senator Obama from Gaza Strip," he said in one. "I think the Senator Obama achieve the peace in the world and in my area."

"For the peace, please elect Senator Obama. Thank you very much."

The media student at Al-Aqsa University, who doesn't speak English, recited these words specifically for this purpose. His computer features a screensaver of a smiling Obama giving a thumbs-up.


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      1.   WOW!! I`m American, but..... 21:12  |  newsreader 28/10/08
      2.   He`s very cute, but this is probably NOT helping 21:41  |  Aphemia 28/10/08
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      9.   Not a bad size screen for a refugee whizz 22:57  |  Joe Moer 28/10/08
      10.   Ehh? 23:00  |  Matthew 28/10/08
      11.   Meddling 23:05  |  Eddie 28/10/08
      12.   Refugee camps don`t have computers/internet and satellite TV 23:33  |  Zion 28/10/08
      13.   Re: Meddling 23:39  |  James 28/10/08
      14.   Ralph Nader could need a little bit of help too...... 23:49  |  Swiss (Dino) 28/10/08
      15.   Stop doing this 00:40  |  Habib 29/10/08
      16.   Palestinians and Obama 02:09  |  Bert 29/10/08
      17.   Palestinian Student 03:38  |  watch dog 29/10/08
      18.   Democratic Palestinian 04:59  |  samuel raini 29/10/08
      19.   "REFUGEE CAMP" with a color TV ! 05:04  |  PETER SM 29/10/08
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