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The Guardian: Israel ‘almost doubles number of homes being built in settlements’

By Rory McCarthy To view original article, published by The Guardian on the 26th August, click here Israel has nearly doubled the number of homes under construction in Jewish settlements in the West Bank this year, according to a report published today. The report, by Peace Now, an Israeli organisation, said the housing ministry had begun work on 433 new settlement housing units between January and May this year compared with 240 in the same period…

August 26, 2008

Free Gaza Movement is at sea again on the 8 mile limit off Gaza Harbour

For Immediate Release SS Free Gaza, with six Palestinian fishermen’s boats, is 8-miles off the coast of Gaza, being circled by three Israeli Dabur naval vessels. No shots have been fired. The fishing boats are continuing to exercise their right to fish and have not turned round, but the Free Gaza has just now turned round (10.15 a.m.). The Oslo Accords allow Palestinian Gazans a 20-mile limit off the coast of the Gaza Strip. Currently the…

August 25, 2008

Free Gaza Movement: On Monday morning, Human Rights Workers go to sea to fish

To view the Free Gaza Movement website click here For Immediate Release Gaza City, Gaza (24 August 2008) – Two days after the SS FREE GAZA and the SS LIBERTY arrived to a jubilant welcome in Gaza, 20 to 25 of the human rights workers will go to sea with the fishermen in a show of support for their struggle to keep their industry productive. According to a recent article in The Guardian, “in the 1990s,…

August 24, 2008