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NYCBI launches Motorola boycott
New York Campaign for the Boycott of Israel 30 March 2009 Why Boycott? In the wake of Israel’s recent assault on the people of Gaza and the US government’s complicity in the attacks, we as people of conscience in the US must challenge Israeli policies. Israel systematically violates Palestinian human rights through unrelenting checkpoints, surveillance, […]
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Aftermath: ‘the only BMW shop in Gaza’
Palestinian Center for Human Rights 29 March 2009 In this new series of personal testimonies, PCHR looks at the aftermath of Israel’s 22 day offensive on the Gaza Strip, and the ongoing impact it is having on the civilian population. Nasser Al ‘Amoudi, with his biker’s jacket and sunglasses, embodies the essence of a car […]
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Gazan fishermen abducted by Israeli forces
ISM Gaza 29 March 2009 Since Friday 13th March 2009, 16 fishermen from the Gaza Strip have been abducted by the Israeli Navy. 12 were abducted while fishing off the coast of Beit Lahia; Zaki Mostafa Tarowsh, 44; Ismaeen Zaki Tarowsh, 16; Thaher Mahmoud Zayad, 45; and Nedal Thaher Zayad, 23 were abducted on Friday […]