Gaza summer camp teaches service, struggle

6 July 2011 | International Solidarity Movement At Vittorio’s funeral in Gaza the crowds chanted “Viktor is with the fisherman, Viktor is with the farmers”, Vittorio is still with the people of Gaza. He lives on in their hearts. He has been honored with a football tournament in Rafah, with a street in Gaza, with … Continue reading Gaza summer camp teaches service, struggle

Israel deports Spanish aid worker

21 June 2011 | Civil Peace Service Gaza Ignacio Garcia-Pedraza, a Spanish PSCC worker and Al Quds University trainer, 36 years old and living in Madrid, has been informed this morning at 9:00 a.m. by the Israeli Ben Gurion airport authorities that he had been denied the entry into Israel and the occupied Palestinian Territory … Continue reading Israel deports Spanish aid worker

Two fishing boats shot off Gaza coast

21 June 2011 | International Solidarity Movement At around 9am on June 21, two fishing boats were attacked by the Israeli Navy, with bullets piercing both engines, rendering them unusable. The first boat was shot at in the motor, at the rear end and, when the 4-man crew took cover at the front of the … Continue reading Two fishing boats shot off Gaza coast

A call from Gaza in support of the Freedom Flotilla II

12 June 2011 | Gaza We the Palestinians of the Besieged Gaza Strip, on this day, five years after closures began on Gaza , are saying enough inaction, enough discussion, enough waiting – the full siege on the Gaza Strip must end. Shortly after 2006 democratic election which were supervised by people and bodies from … Continue reading A call from Gaza in support of the Freedom Flotilla II

With love and respect from the bottom of my heart to my Italian Family

22 May 2011 | Rewa’ Ahmed Since the day I heard about the Italian convoy that is coming to Gaza I was longing to meet Vitorrio’s friends, and dreaming of the day they would arrive in Gaza. The 12th of May was the arrival day. It was a long day because some friends and I … Continue reading With love and respect from the bottom of my heart to my Italian Family