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March for freedom ride, Palestine
28 November 2012 | Freedom Theatre, West Bank Dear Friends, Communities in the Jordan Valley and South Hebron Hills are in grave risk of being entirely expelled from their traditional homelands. They are therefore calling on people of conscience to join them in solidarity with their struggle to remain. The March Freedom Ride will provide people from all over Palestine and abroad with this opportunity. Please help publicize the ride by circulating the text below through…
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Ceasefire re-awakens dreams of Gaza fishermen
27 November 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza Strip Fishermen in Gaza are able to fish six miles from the shore for the first time since 2006 after the ceasefire between Israel and Gaza. Fishermen hope the fishing industry will recover after its almost complete destruction by the siege but say that 6 miles is not deep enough. Abu Alaa El Amoudi, (A fisherman in the Gaza strip): “Since October 2000 when the Second Intifada began…
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Gazans return to the “buffer zone”
26 November 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza Strip After years of being barred from their land, Gazan farmers celebrate their ability to return. Once the terms of ceasefire were announced thousands flocked back to their property that has been vacant for eleven years, though many are still understandably wary. Jaber Abu Regaleh, who is a farmer from Farahin (which is near the border of Gaza and close to the former buffer zone) said: “We are…
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