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This view puts a distant war in closer perspective. Gaza has 1.8 million people living in only 139 square miles. That’s a lot of people in a small area, so when bombs fall, they make a big impact. To get a sense of what the area containing 1.8 million people looks like in your city…

Mrill Ingram

Jul 30, 2014

= 1.8 million people in Gaza

1.8 million New Yorkers

1.8 million Bostonians

1.8 million Houstonians

1.8 million Chicagoans

1.8 million Miamians

1.8 million Washingtonians

1.8 million Philadelphians

1.8 million San Franciscans

1.8 million Angelenos

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