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Aftermath: ‘the only BMW shop in Gaza’

Posted on: March 30, 2009
Nasser Al ‘Amoudi on his motorbike outside the remains of his BMW Spare Parts shop

Palestinian Center for Human Rights

29 March 2009

In this new series of personal testimonies, PCHR looks at the aftermath of Israel’s 22 day offensive on the Gaza Strip, and the ongoing impact it is having on the civilian population.

Nasser Al ‘Amoudi, with his biker’s jacket and sunglasses, embodies the essence of a car enthusiast. For years he has been the proud owner of the only BMW spare parts shop in the Gaza Strip. People would travel from every corner to purchase second hand parts from his shop. Now Nasser’s workshop and garage, which were worth $300,000 before the Israeli … Continue reading


Updated on April 22, 2011
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European Union failing its obligations to protect human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

Posted on: January 29, 2009

28 January 2009 | Palestinian Centre for Human Rights

The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) demands that the European Union (EU) immediately takes action in order to protect human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. The EU is currently failing in its obligations to effectively intervene in order to protect the lives of civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), especially civilians in the Gaza Strip, whose human rights are being massively violated by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF). PCHR is dismayed by recent statements made by, and actions taken by, EU states regarding human rights violations in the … Continue reading


Updated on April 22, 2011
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It’s a ceasefire…just not on the beach, not in your home

Posted on: January 27, 2009
Ahmed Hassanin

Eva Bartlett | In Gaza

On the 5th morning after Israel declared a ‘ceasefire’, Israeli gunboats began shelling, as they had on several mornings since halting the 22 day air and land bombardment of Gaza. The shelling, which began just after 7:30 am off Gaza city’s coast, injured at least 6, including one boy with shrapnel in his head.
Yasser Abed, 15, came out from his home in Gaza’s … Continue reading


Updated on January 27, 2009
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PCHR and anti-apartheid wall campaign: stop support for Israel’s war crimes!

Posted on: December 4, 2006

The PCHR and the Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign urge you to act immediately

Stop support for Israel’s war crimes!

Former Israel Chief of Staff Moshe Ya’alon was spared arrest or any proper prosecution process in New Zealand this past Tuesday, despite a decision the day before, by His Honour Judge Avinash Deobhakta in the District Court at Auckland to issue warrants for his arrest on suspicion of committing a grave breach of the Fourth Geneva Convention 1949.

Ya’alon’s escape from justice was facilitated by the intervention by the New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister and Attorney General, Michael Cullen.

Moshe Ya’alon was Chief of … Continue reading


Updated on January 10, 2009
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