Soft Drink Fizz Goes Flat in Gaza
Ammar Yazji stands in front of empty Pepsi and 7-Up bottles in his factory in Gaza.
David Blumenfeld for TIME
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Pacing through the funereal gloom of his empty factory, Yazegi glances up at the silent machinery and says, "All I need is for the Israelis to let me have the fizz. The workers will come back. We'll flip the switch and start right up again." And that would make life for the Palestinians of Gaza just a little sweeter.
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