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Journal from Gaza: Ghost town
10th July 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Charlie Andreasson | Gaza, Occupied Palestine The entrance to the harbour was yesterday blocked for cars and other vehicles, but it was no problem to enter by foot. No one tried to stop me; there was no one there to stop me. The sentry box, where the police…
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Politics in Gaza
9th July 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Charlie Andreasson | Gaza, Occupied Palestine I wake up after a night shattered by rocket launches, airstrikes, and flyovers, to sparrows friendly twittering, seemingly unconcerned by the drones swarming overhead. No explosions have been heard since five o’clock in the morning, almost four hours ago. The sun shines…
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Report from Gaza: “This is our country, even if it’s just a country by name”
9th July 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Charlie Andreasson | Gaza, Occupied Palestine The Israeli air forces’ strikes on Gaza over the past days have increased in intensity and are creeping ever closer to the center of Gaza City. Just after 2PM yesterday, four people were killed, according to initial data they belonged to Hamas’s…
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Settlers attack village of Einabus
7th July 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Einabus, Occupied Palestine The village of Einabus lies approximately 10 km south of Nablus, in the northern half of the West Bank. The illegal settlement of Yizar is located just up the hill from the village. In the evening of Monday, July 6th, ten to twelve settlers descended…
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Palestinians protest the murder of Mohammed Abu Khdeir and destroy apartheid tramway
6th July 2014 | International Solidarity Movement | Shu’afat, Occupied Palestine On the 04th July 2014, at least 2,000 Palestinian mourners gathered in Shu’afat for the funeral of Mohammed Abu Khdeir, who was kidnapped last week. His mutilated body was later found in a forest on the outskirts of Jerusalem. The autopsy indicates that he was burnt…
