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Thursday, December 12, 2002

'Patch' Adams Looks for Humor in Mideast

By JASON KEYSER, Associated Press Writer

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Wearing huge floppy shoes, a duck hat and a honking red nose, Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams and his gang of zany clowns charmed a swarm of Palestinian children Thursday.

The physician, activist and clown from Arlington, Va. was on a weeklong visit to hospitals and schools in the region, trying to bring laughter to a place of pain. It's another stop during years of touring that has taken Adams to refugee camps and war-torn cities in the Balkans, Africa, Afghanistan and Russia.

On Thursday, his funny-faced troupe, playing carnival music and handing out balloons, flowers and smiley face stickers got lots of laughs and a few shocked looks in Gaza, starting with bewildered Israeli soldiers they bear-hugged and showered with balloons at the Gaza-Israel crossing. [...]

Noting the ease with which Dr. Adams was able to gather a crowd of children, Palestinian activists asked the mirthful comic if his costume was large enough to conceal a bomb belt.

posted by Terry at 2:51:00 PM

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