GAZA CITY,Eva Bartlett, Jul 7, 2010 (IPS) – At precisely 12 noon on a Thursday afternoon, among the rolling sandy hills in southern Gaza, a controlled explosion destroys another round of white phosphorous shells left in Gaza following the 2008-2009 Israeli war on Gaza. Explosives experts from the Mines Advisory Group (MAG) and the United [...]
PCHR, Gaza City, Palestine—Ahmed Zourob is one of the 164 patients who fill the Dialysis Unit at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City everyday. Like the others, he is here because his kidneys, deteriorated by disease, cannot adequately perform their function; as with many of the patients here, he relies on the medical treatment he receives [...]
International Solidarity Movement, 6 July 2010 An Nabi Salih The Friday protest in An Nabi Salih was passionate and vibrant as ever. Israeli Army jeeps pre-emptively invaded the village, setting up a roadblock at the main crossroads. Dozens of villagers, joined by a handful of international and Israeli activists, marched down the main street to [...]
Palestine Monitor, Aaron Dearborn, 1 July 2010 Hidden between the ancient cities of Jerusalem and Bethlehem, lies the village of Al-Walaja. Home to around 2,000 people, mainly agricultural workers, the land is rich in olive trees, summer crops and other natural resources. But the village is at a crossroads. This year has witnessed a surge [...]
Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Laureate On Saturday 5th June, 2010, 35 heavily armed Israeli Navy Seals commandeered our boat, MV Rachel Corrie, one of the Freedom Flotilla, in International waters (30 miles off the coast of Gaza). As they did so, we 19 humanitarian activists and crew, sat on the deck. We were quietly anxious, [...]
16 June 2010: Following B’Tselem’s action, prosecution of soldier appears likely on charges of killing Majda and Riyeh Abu Hajaj while they carried white flags during Operation Cast Lead The Ynet website reported today that a Givati Brigade soldier is to be summoned for a hearing prior to the filing of an indictment against him [...]
Cultures of Resistance, June 11, 2010 On the night of Sunday, May 30, showing a terrifying disregard for human life, Israeli naval forces surrounded and boarded ships sailing to bring humanitarian aid to the blockaded Gaza Strip. On the largest ship, the Mavi Marmara, Israeli commandos opened fire on civilian passengers, killing at least 9 [...]
Democracy Now – Web Exclusive In the wake of the commando raid that left nine dead, the Israeli government confiscated every recording and communication device it could find–thus allowing the state to control what the world learned about the assault. Click here for the full article & Video
Jamal Elshayyal – Aljazeera Middle East Blogs Firstly I must apologise for taking so long to update my blog. The events of the past few days have been hectic to say the least, and I am still trying to come to grips with many of the things that have happened. It was this time last [...]
Stuart Yates | The Activist “Water is life, Without water we cannot live; not us, not the animals, or the plants. Before we had some water, but after the army destroyed everything we have to bring the water from far away; it’s very difficult and expensive. They make our life very difficult, to make us [...]
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