Category: Press Releases
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THE SIEGE HAS BEEN BROKEN: MEPs IN GAZA STRIP IN SOLIDARITY WITH CIVIL POPULATION
For Immediate Release Jerusalem, 7th February 2008 A delegation composed of 10 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from different political groups (see the list of participants below) and led by Luisa Morgantini, Vice-President of the European Parliament, broke the Israeli siege and travelled to the Gaza Strip on 5th February 2008. During a press…
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Starting Today: Escalation in Collective Punishment of Gaza – With High Court Approval
Further Electricity Cuts Planned Human Rights Groups: “Israel is Depriving Civilians in Gaza of Basic Needs – in Violation of International Law”. Wed., February 6, 2008: Beginning tomorrow (Thursday, Feb. 7), Israel will reduce supplies of electricity it sells to Gaza, as part of punitive measures taken against Gaza’s civilian population, with the approval of…
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PYN, Paz Ahora, and ISM attempt to break the blockade by sending a 50,000 Euro medical convoy into Gaza.
February 6, 2008 For Immediate Release [RAMALLAH] The Palestinian Youth Network (PYN), together with the Spanish Paz Ahora Association, and the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) in Spain will deliver 50,000 euros worth of medicine to United Nations-operated clinics in Gaza’s eight refugee camps. A delegation in which participates Julio Rodriguez, President of Paz Ahora Association,…