Category: In the Media

  • The University of Manchester occupation in solidarity with Gaza

    University of Manchester Students in Occupation Over 150 University of Manchester students have occupied the main university administration building in a demand for a stronger and more proactive position from the university on the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The students have proposed a set of demands on the university’s Vice Chancellor Alan Gilbert, including…

  • NLG Members in Gaza Document Executions of Civilians, Blocking of Humanitarian Aid, and Destruction of Civil Property

    National Lawyers Guild For Immediate Release—February 5, 2009 Contact: Paige Cram, NLG Communications Coordinator, 212-679-5100, ext.15 Gaza—On its second day in Gaza, the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) delegation witnessed the rubble of the American International School in Gaza. An Israeli aerial attack killed the watch guard on duty and completely demolished the school at 2am…

  • Israeli kidnaps five young men from the village of Bil’in near Ramallah

    Ghassan Bannoura | IMEMC News Five young men from the village of Bil’in located near the central West Bank city of Ramallah were kidnapped on Wednesday by the Israeli military. Troops stormed the village then raided several houses and searched them. During the search troops took five men away, including: the brothers, Ali and Haitham…

  • Aid workers and journalists risk life in Gaza

    International Solidarity Movement volunteers Eva Bartlett and Ewa Jasiewicz were featured on Russia Today for their activism and reporting from Gaza. Humanitarian workers and rights activists in Gaza are helping locals put their lives back together after the three-week-long Israeli offensive. Many aid workers were in the region during the fighting and came under fire…

  • South African dock workers union decides not to offload Israeli ship

    Congress of South African Trade Unions In a historic development for South Africa, South African dock workers have announced their determination not to offload a ship from Israel that is scheduled to dock in Durban on Sunday, 8 February 2009. This follows the decision by COSATU to strengthen the campaign in South Africa for boycotts,…