Category: Features
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Ramadan begins with the killing of two Palestinians
2 August 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank At 3am Qalandia refugee camp was invaded by the Israeli army. Approximately 300 soldiers raided the camp, shooting live ammunition directly at people, killing two Palestinians. The two young men, Mutasin Issa Udwan who was 22 years old was declared to have passed away when he…
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IDF shoots live ammunition at ISM activists at sea
24 July 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza On Saturday the ISM crew for CPS Gaza rode out on the trawler that rescued us during the second attack on the Oliva on Thursday, July 14th. As I mentioned before, the Oliva project is currently on an indefinite hiatus. Nils, Joe and I went to the…
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Escalation of attacks by the Israeli navy on the CPS Gaza boat
23 July 2011 | Civil Peace Service Gaza Footage of the second water-cannon attack by the Israeli navy against the Civil Peace Service Gaza boat “Oliva” on Thursday, July 14, 2011. The camera used was lost in the sea when the crew evacuated the “Oliva,” recovered in a fishing net, and returned on Wednesday, July…
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A plea to cease attack met with threats of violence at sea
14 July 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza Following yesterday’s assault by the Israeli navy upon a trawler observing Israeli aggression in the three mile fishing radius along the Gaza coast, today warships again targeted two US observers and their Palestinian captain and threatened them that their next attempt at sailing would be fatal. Alexandra…
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CPS Gaza crew attacked by Israeli warship
13 July 2011 | Civil Peace Service Gaza For Immediate Release Israeli naval forces attacked the Civil Peace Service Gaza monitoring boat with water cannons earlier today. Civil Peace Service Gaza is an international third party non-violent initiative to monitor potential human rights violations in Gazan territorial waters. The initial attack happened at 12.05pm local time.…
