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New Briefing – Besieging health services in Gaza: a profitable business

19th February 2014 | Corporate Watch, Tom Anderson and Therezia Cooper | Gaza, Occupied Palestine Corporate Watch’s new briefing exposes how the Israeli economy profits from the siege of health services in Gaza and highlights calls from health workers in Gaza to boycott Israeli pharmaceutical companies. Read the briefing online | Download a PDF of the briefing Overview The … Continue reading New Briefing – Besieging health services in Gaza: a profitable business

Two people were injured and dozens more suffered from tear gas inhalation at weekly demonstration in Bil’in

24th January 2014 | FFJ Media Center | Bil’in, Occupied Palestine Two people were injured and dozens of other civilians, including international solidarity supporters, suffered from tear gas inhalation during Bil’in’s weekly protest against the wall and settlements. This week, the demonstrators also marched in protest of the continued siege and starvation of the Yarmouk … Continue reading Two people were injured and dozens more suffered from tear gas inhalation at weekly demonstration in Bil’in

Photos: Eid al-Adha under the Gaza siege

18th October 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Charlie Andreasson | Gaza, Occupied Palestine It’s Eid al-Adha, the festival commemorating Ibrahim, or Abraham as the Christian part of the world knows him, and his willingness to sacrifice his son. He never had to do it, and none of the three monotheistic religions are associated with human sacrifice, … Continue reading Photos: Eid al-Adha under the Gaza siege

Mass protest aims to focus attention on Jerusalem

16th June 2013 | The Electronic Intifada, Joe Catron and Patrick Strickland | Occupied Palestine Activists demonstrated internationally on Friday as part of efforts to focus attention on Israel’s aggression against Palestinians in Jerusalem. Known as the Global March to Jerusalem, the protests marked the 46th anniversary of theNaksa (setback) — Israel’s 1967 occupation of the Gaza Strip and West Bank, Syria’sGolan Heights, … Continue reading Mass protest aims to focus attention on Jerusalem

Photo essay: Gaza joins the Global March to Jerusalem

10th June 2013 | International Solidarity Movement | Beit Hanoun, Occupied Palestine Thousands of Palestinians from across the Gaza Strip rallied by the closed Erez checkpoint on Friday, marking al-Naksa (the setback), Israel’s 1967 seizure of the Palestinian West Bank and Gaza Strip, Syria’s Golan Heights, and Sinai Peninsula, ceded to Egypt in 1982. Israel’s … Continue reading Photo essay: Gaza joins the Global March to Jerusalem