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Israeli navy harasses Palestinian fishermen off Gaza coast
by Rosa Schiano 21 December 2011 | Civil Peace Service Gaza The Oliva sailed from Gaza Seaport at 8:15 am. The Palestinian captain and two international observers from CPS staff were on boardAt 8:45 am Oliva reached four hasakas in the north of the Strip, about 2.2 nautical miles off shore (31° 35.40N / 034°…
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Drones in the shower, F-16s on the street: On leaving Gaza
by Radhika Sainath 20 December 2011 | Notes from Behind the Blockade I made the long journey out of Gaza last week. I must say, though I will miss the dozens of people who invited me into their homes, shared their stories, cooked me lunch, put up with my bad Arabic, boiled me countless glasses…
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Military court in Gaza holds another session to consider the case relating to the death of Italian solidarity activist, Vittorio Arrigoni
20 December 2011 | Palestinian Center for Human Rights On Monday 19 December 2011, the Permanent Military Court in Gaza held the ninth session in Gaza City to consider the case relating to the death of the Italian solidarity activist, Vittorio Arrigoni. Lawyers from the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) attended the session in…
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Choir bus hit by settlers on way back from Nablus
17 December 2011 | Notes from Bethlehem I was hoping to write about something more pleasant regarding our Christmas ministry in Nablus. I was hoping to write about the usual; singing and rejoicing with the believers there. As always, Nablus concert was special. The Anglican church where we usually go was full. There was joy.…
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Your help needed: Donating olive trees this holiday season
19 December 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank As we creep up to Christmas and are seeing more and more trees appear in houses and high street windows, while we debate when to put up our own, if at all this year, I ask you all to give consideration to a much more special…