Category: Journals
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Interview with Saeed Amireh: “The occupation affects our life in so many ways, economically and socially.”
28th November 2013 | International Solidarity Movement | Ni’lin Can you tell us a bit of the history of Ni’lin? In the past, Ni’lin used to be part of the area which is within the ‘48 borders now. In 1994, when the Palestinian Authority came, Ni’lin became part of Ramallah city. So now Ni’lin is…
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The water in Gaza is not only water
22nd November 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Charlie Andreasson | Gaza, Occupied Palestine I was just going to make dinner when I realized the filtered water in my tank was almost done. Perhaps it would be enough if I used the last of my bottled water. But then I would have nothing to drink with my…
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Photos: A hero returns to Gaza
5th November 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Charlie Andreasson | Gaza, Occupied Palestine What could be a more appropriate theme for this Monday demonstration for prisoners than those recently released by Israel? Would it have been possible to have a different one? Possible, but hardly appropriate. On the street outside the Red Cross, a temporary stage…
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In Gaza, hundreds of miles from the battlefield
28th October 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Charlie Andreasson | Gaza, Occupied Palestine Drones fly over rooftops at night, awakening peoples’ memories. They may only patrol, or carry deadly cargo with them. F-16 planes draws streaks across the sky. Here on the ground, no one knows what order the pilot has for the day. Tanks raid…
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Photos: A morning with the resistance at Gaza’s Monday protest for detainees
23rd October 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Gal·la López | Gaza, Occupied Palestine It’s 9:00 am, and today the Red Cross in Gaza City is more crowded than usual. Women, men, children and the elderly await the arrival of the resistance. In a moment, they will receive some members of the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas…
