If The Gaza Strip Were In Shelby County

Imagine if the Gaza Strip was in Shelby County. It's not hard. Here is a map that is to scale. Shelby County has 927,000 people in 763 sq miles of land. The density is 1,228 people per sq mile. Gaza has twice the population of Shelby County, 1.8 million packed into 139 sq miles. That's 13,000 people per square mile. Now lets walk in the shoes of an average Palestinian but use Shelby County locations. Remember, Gaza has a been a giant prison camp for years and the Israeli Army calculated that there can only be 2,279 calories of food intake per person per day. "In 2007 the Gaza Strip was effectively sealed shut. All exports were banned, and just 131 truckloads of foodstuffs and other essential products were permitted entry per day. Israel also strictly controlled which products could and could not be imported. Prohibited items have included A4 paper, chocolate, coriander, crayons, jam, pasta, shampoo, shoes and wheelchairs." (From this article) So lets imagine being in Gaza but using Shelby County locations. The Israeli Army has started to do airstrikes in Bartlett and tanks are lined up along Summer Avenue waiting on orders to invade. The Israelis tell you to leave, but as cited above, there isn't any extra food. Plus, where would you go? You could walk to the Raleigh Springs Mall, but Israeli artillery and warplanes are dropping bombs. Additionally, Israeli warships are shelling Austin Peay Hwy. 4 children were blown up in a parking lot. Could you and your family walk all the way to Graceland? Would the Egyptians let us cross Elvis Presley Blvd to escape the war? In a couple days you might be able to get to Sam Cooper. But by then the Israeli tanks will be invading Gaza and Sam Cooper is at the narrowest point in Gaza. Only a mile or two from the invading tanks and army. May be you could get to the Defense Depot in South Memphis, but 1 million other people without food and water are thinking the same thing. Plus, you would be next to the Israeli settlement at the airport. The Israeli army will go there first. When you put in your hometown locations, it is easy to see how screwed it is to a Palestinian in Gaza.