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Young man in critical condition after being shot three times in the head by Israeli forces during demonstration for Gaza

Posted on: December 31, 2008
Young man in critical condition after being shot three times in the head by Israeli forces during demonstration for Gaza

December 29th 2008 – Abu Dis

A young Palestinian man is in critical condition after having been shot three times with rubber-coated steel bullets by Israeli forces. He was shot from two metres away while attending a demonstration in solidarity against the Israeli massacres in Gaza on the 29th December. He is currently in critical condition in Muqassad Hospital in Jerusalem.

The demonstration in support of the people in Gaza took place at 5pm in Abu Dis in the centre of the town, near the mosque.

Hammam Al-Ashari, 18 years old, was on his way with … Continue reading


Updated on December 31, 2008
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Mohammed Khawaje, shot by Israeli forces in Ni’lin while demonstrating in solidarity with Gaza, has died

Posted on: December 31, 2008

A Palestinian man, who was left brain-dead on the 28th December after being shot in the head with live ammunition by Israeli forces in the village of Ni’lin, died this evening.

Israeli forces shot 20 year old Mohammed Khawaje in the forehead with live ammunition as he was demonstrating in the village of Ni’lin against the Israeli massacres in Gaza. He was pronounced brain-dead on the evening of the 31st December.

Arafat Khawaje, 22, was shot in the back and killed by Israeli soldiers at the same demonstration on the 28th December.

17-year-old Muhammad Hamid was also killed on the 28th December as … Continue reading


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Interview with Ewa Jasiewicz in Gaza

Posted on: December 31, 2008

11p.m – 28th December 2008: Interview with Ewa Jasiewisz, activist with the Free Gaza Movement, in Gaza, Bayt Lahiya


Updated on January 10, 2009
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Interview with Jenny Linnel in Gaza

Posted on: December 31, 2008

Rafah, 29th December 2008: Interview with Jenny Linnel, volunteer with the International Solidarity Movement in Gaza


Updated on January 10, 2009
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Journal: Tuesday by the sea

Posted on: December 31, 2008

By Sharon in Gaza

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Last night was a hectic scramble to get to our Jabaliya house soon after dark; the further into the night, the greater the danger. On Sunday night, other commitments had delayed us, and then over the phone the family said any car on the road late would for sure be hit and they couldn’t bear any more loss, even new friends like us. So we arrived at about 6 yesterday evening, and F told us they hadn’t spent more than brief moments up from the basement that day, since … Continue reading


Updated on December 31, 2008
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Free Gaza Movement: Dignity docks in Lebanon

Posted on: December 31, 2008

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Video by Al-Jazeera English

(Lebanon, Tuesday 30 December)

Today the Free Gaza ship “Dignity” carefully made its way to safe harbor in Tyre, Lebanon’s southern-most port city after receiving serious structural damage when Israeli warships rammed its bow and the port side, Waiting to greet the passengers and crew were thousands of Lebanese who came out to show their solidarity with this attempt to deliver volunteer doctors and desperately needed medical supplies to war-ravaged Gaza. The Lebanese government has … Continue reading


Updated on December 31, 2008
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Ninety people arrested in East Jerusalem as Israeli police look to prevent protests of solidarity with Gaza through intimidation

Posted on: December 31, 2008
Ninety people arrested in East Jerusalem as Israeli police look to prevent protests of solidarity with Gaza through intimidation

29th December 2008 – Occupied East Jerusalem

At 6pm on the 29th December, another demonstration of solidarity with Gaza people took place in Jerusalem.

The demonstration to support the people in Gaza took place at 6 o’clock, starting at Damascus Gate and continuing into the old city of Jerusalem. Around 150 people joined the demonstration which was calm and non violent. People marched and chanted slogans of solidarity. The demonstration lasted for about one hour, watched by a very large number of border police who were surrounding the demonstration…. Continue reading


Updated on December 31, 2008
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Ni’lin holds funeral for Arafat al Khawaja

Posted on: December 31, 2008
Ni’lin holds funeral for Arafat al Khawaja

29th December 2008 – Funeral for the 22 year old resident of Ni’lin village killed by Israeli army while protesting against Israeli massacres in Gaza.

After the Israeli attacks against Gaza strip, Ni’lin village has been continuously protesting in solidarity with the people in Gaza.

Photos courtesy of Activestills

During the demonstration on the 28th December, Israeli soldiers used live ammunition against the protesters, hitting three people from the village. 22 year old Arafat Khawaja, was killed after having been … Continue reading


Updated on April 6, 2009
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Vice President of the European Parliament, Luisa Morgantini visits Um Kamel and the Sheikh Jarah protest camp

Posted on: December 31, 2008
Vice President of the European Parliament, Luisa Morgantini visits Um Kamel and the Sheikh Jarah protest camp

29th December 2008

At around mid-day on the 29th December, in the neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah, Jerusalem, Luisa Morgantini, Vice-President of the European Parliament, led a delegation of fifty people to express solidarity with Um Kamel al-Kurd.

She also expressed her deep concern about the situation in Gaza to the people that were in the tent when she arrived.

From the protest tent in Sheikh Jarrah, a march in solidarity with the people in Gaza, with about 30 people participating, went towards the French consulate…. Continue reading


Updated on December 31, 2008
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Adalah-NY: New Yorkers march to demand end of massacres in Gaza and boycott of Israel

Posted on: December 31, 2008
Adalah-NY: New Yorkers march to demand end of massacres in Gaza and boycott of Israel

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New York, NY, December 29 – For the second day in a row, over a thousand New Yorkers marched through midtown Manhattan, chanting and carrying signs and Palestinian flags, to voice opposition and demand an end to Israel’s assault on Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. In the last three days, Israel’s bombing of Gaza has killed over 360 Palestinians. Reports indicate that at least 60 of those killed were women and children.

Photos by Adalah-NY

The Monday evening protest, which drew a diverse and noisy crowd of more … Continue reading


Updated on December 31, 2008
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