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Palestinians calculating next move: Coexistence with occupation not an option

By Sam Bahour To view original article published by the Arabic Media Internet Network click here Palestinians have been historically outmaneuvered, politically neutralized, and made totally dependent on international handouts. Or have they? A newly released Palestinian strategy document which outlines strategic political options gives witness to a renewed breath of fresh air in the Palestinians’ struggle for freedom and independence. After 60 years of dispossession and 40 years of a brutal Israeli military occupation, many…

September 5, 2008

Israeli army open fire of Gazan fishermen and international activists

On the 1st September 2008, the first day of Ramadan, several volunteers with the Free Gaza Movement and the International Solidarity Movement accompanied a small fleet of seven fishing vessels from Gaza City port. The fishermen exercised their right to fish in Gazan territorial waters, providing them with a livelihood and providing food for the besieged people of Gaza. The fishing fleet reached approximately nine miles offshore and began trawling along the Gazan coast, well within…

September 4, 2008

Maan: Two injured in Israeli attacks on Palestinian fishermen in Gaza

To view original article, published by Maan News Agency on the 2nd September, click here Two Gazan fishermen were injured when Israeli naval vessels fired on Palestinian fishing boats on Monday. Palestinian medical sources told Ma’an that 32-year-old Husam Sultan was hit in the head with shrapnel. His wounds were described as serious. Ninteen-year-old Muhammad Sultan was lacerated by shrapnel in various places on his body. The Israeli navy opened fire at the fishermen off the…

September 2, 2008