Author: ISM Media Group

  • Journal: Why we are staying

    By Eva Bartlett To view Eva’s blog please click here January 2, 2009, 1:13 pm Israeli authorities benevolently announced that today, January 2nd, the 7th day of Israel’s air attacks throughout Gaza, internationals would be permitted to leave through the Erez crossing. As I write, the radio reports the latest attack: a drone rocket targets…

  • Israeli army attack funeral of Mohammed Khawaje, the second martyr from Ni’lin in four days

    1st January 2008 At around 9pm on the 31st December, Mohammed Al-Khawaje died as a result of severe brain damage following being shot in the forehead the previous Sunday. At 10:30, his body was taken from the hospital in Ramallah in a funeral procession to Ni’lin attended by around 2,500 people. During this time, soldiers…

  • Fida Qishta: About my daily life in Gaza Strip, Rafah

    Fida Qishta lives in the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. She is a freelance journalist, filmmaker and blogger, and the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) coordinator for the Gaza Strip. 31st December 2008 For the last year and a half the Israeli government has intensified the economic blockade of Gaza by closing all…

  • Journal: A personal post

    By Sharon in Gaza To see Sharon’s blog please click here People have asked me if I am frightened. What I am frightened by is the enormity of these events, at how few international eyes there are here to witness them, and that it is hard to imagine how it will end. In the last…

  • Photos from Rafah following Israeli air-strike – 30th December

    These photos were taken on Tuesday 30th December in a residential neighbourhood of Rafah called Hi Alijnina, following an Israeli air strike at approximately 5.00am local time. One house was totally destroyed and adjacent homes were severely damaged. A teenager was injured when his bedroom wall collapsed on him as he lay sleeping. Other civilians…