One of the first questions people ask me when they see my resume is Were you out of your mind moving from the USA to Gaza? I tell them, Well it did seem like a good idea at the time!
Seriously though, it does distinguish me as a different kind of executive; one who has been willing to seize the big challenges in business and in life, and carry them off successfully. Despite having never lived in Gaza and being unfamiliar with the culture and business before I moved there, I managed to build the third largest ISP in the Palestinian Territories in just six years.
As I often say, if I can keep internet services and land-lines connected and steer a business to thrive in a war, i