January 11, Ben Gurion Airport — Israel has stopped one Swedish and one Danish human rights activist from entering the country through Ben Gurion Airport. On Sunday morning, Andreas Kaivarainen and Fie Knutsenwere were taken for questioning. Israeli authorities insisted ...
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Injured, denied access
By Eva Bartlett View Eva’s blog In Gaza Friday night, Red Crescent ambulances in Jabaliya collected numerous victims of smoke inhalation: a strange chemical smoke which seizes the lungs and air passage, and suffocates the victims. Many elderly were collected ...
Read More »ISM video of Israel troops shooting Palestinian paramedics in Jabaliya
A Palestinian medic, traveling with two International Solidarity Movement volunteers, has been shot by Israeli forces in Jabaliya, northern Gaza. Red Crescent medic, Hassan al-Attal, was shot through the thigh while collecting a civilian killed by Israeli fire from Zemmo, ...
Read More »Free Gaza to Israel: “We are coming in on Tuesday”
For Immediate Release: (Cyprus, 11 January 2009) – The Free Gaza Movement ship, “SPIRIT OF HUMANITY,” will leave Larnaca Port at 12:00 noon, Monday, 12 January, on an emergency mission to besieged Gaza. The ship will carry desperately needed doctors, ...
Read More »European MEPs enter Gaza
Luisa Morgantini, Vice President of the European Parliament, and the MEPs delegation entered to Gaza Strip, today 11th January 2009, through Rafah border crossing. The delegation – composed by 8 MEPs belonging to different political groups and by one Member ...
Read More »Israeli military threatens to expand attacks on Gaza
The Israeli military dropped leaflets over Gaza warning of an imminent expansion of the attacks which have already killed over 800 Palestinians and wounded over 3000. This is a translation of the leaflet provided by ISM Volunteers in Gaza. To ...
Read More »Six members of the same family killed by Israeli shell in Jabaliya
10th January 2009 – Jabaliya, Gaza: An international Human Rights Activist, working with medical teams in northern Gaza, today assisted in the collection of six members of the same family killed by an Israeli shell. British citizen Ewa Jasiewicz, a ...
Read More »Working with Red Cross evacuation team in Gaza
By Sharon in Gaza To view Sharon’s blog please click here So, Thursday.. the Red Cross co-ordinated evacuation into Zaytoun. Doctor Said would look good on a Red Cross poster – black sweater, shaved head, muscles enough to keep that ...
Read More »ei: Too much to mourn in Gaza
By Eva Bartlett – ISM activist in Gaza To view original article, published by Electronic Intifada on the 8th January 2009, click here After finishing a shift with the Palestine Red Crescent Society yesterday morning, we went to the United ...
Read More »Sharon in Gaza: January 7th, 8th and 9th 2009
By Sharon in Gaza To view Sharon’s blog please click here I covered another ambulance shift Wednesday night, working with two guys who might turn out to be my favourites. S is a sweet EMT driver with good English, very ...
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