Category: Journals
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What the medics see, do, and are subjected to; uncensored
By Eva Bartlett in Gaza To view Eva’s blog please click here On 31st December, around 2 am, two emergency medical services personnel were targeted by an Israeli missile as they attempted to reach injured in the Jabaliya region, northern Gaza. The first died immediately, the second soon after of complications from his internal injuries.…
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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…
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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…
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Journal: From the Kabariti kids
By Sharon in Gaza To view Sharon’s blog please click here I’ve been asked to send some messages to a couple of the worldwide rallies on Saturday (yay!), and decided that I would much prefer to let Palestinians speak for themselves, especially some of the 50% of Gaza’s population who are under 18 years old.…
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Il Manifesto: The angel factories
By Vittorio Arrigoni Translated from Il Manifesto To view original article, published by Il Manifesto on the 30th December 2008, click here Jabilia, Bet Hanun, Rafah, Gaza City are the legs of the journey in my personal map of hell. Whatever the press releases from the summit of the Israeli military may say, recited parrot-style…