-
Foreign passport holders in Gaza decide to stay – “We will not leave”
2nd January 2009, Gaza: Despite the exception that Israel is making or foreign passport holders to allow them to leave Gaza for safety, some of the foreigners have chosen to remain and share the fate of the rest of the Palestinian people. Alberto Arce (Spain) has been accompanying ambulances and reporting from hospitals; “Israel does not want witnesses to the crimes that it is committing against the people of Gaza. International journalists and aid agencies are…
-
Ramallah sees in the new year with candles for Gaza
Candle-lit demonstration in solidarity with Gaza – Ramallah, New Year 2009 Around 2000 people gathered in Al-Manara to see in the new year in solidarity with the besieged Palestinians under Israeli attack in Gaza. Over 400 people in Gaza have now been killed in the Israeli massacre, one fifth of whom are women and children. Over 2000 have been injured with the rest of the 1.5 million people imprisoned in the Strip as Israel bombards them…
-
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 all over Europe and the US via the disinformation experts, in the last few days I’ve been an eye witness to…
