Fida Qishta lives in the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. She is a freelance journalist, filmmaker and blogger, and the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) coordinator for the Gaza Strip. 31st December 2008 For the last year and a half the Israeli government has intensified the economic blockade of Gaza by closing all … Continue reading Fida Qishta: About my daily life in Gaza Strip, Rafah
The shelling of Gaza’s port continued on the evening of December 30th, as Israeli Apache helicopters began firing rockets on the area and Naval vessels continued their ongoing shelling. Eva Bartlett, a Canadian human rights worker, heard and witnessed the attack from a building 150 meters away. She reports that the first explosion began at … Continue reading Israeli helicopters and navy continue to fire on Gaza’s port
Neta Golan, an Israeli citizen and co-founder of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM), has been arrested by Israeli police while attempting to leave Gaza through the Erez border crossing. Neta Golan, 38, arrived Gaza on the 20th December, along with 17 human rights observers on the SS Dignity, the fifth boat to break the Israeli … Continue reading Neta Golan arrested by Israeli police after attempting to leave Gaza
Vittorio Arrigoni, one of the ISM volunteers kidnapped from Palestinian waters by the Israeli navy has returned to Gaza on-board the ‘Dignity’. Vittorio was deported by Israel, after engaging in a hunger-strike for the return of the Palestinian fishing trawlers stolen by the Israeli navy, despite never having been inside Israeli territory. He now returns … Continue reading Free Gaza Movement: Dignity pulls into Gaza Port despite Israeli threats
Three Palestinian trawling vessels confiscated by Israeli naval forces were returned on Thursday 27th November. ISM Gaza Strip made this video as the boats were finally returned. Almost immediately following the announcement that three Human Rights Groups had filed an appeal against Ehud Barak and the commander of the Israeli navy the boats were returned … Continue reading Reaction in Gaza as the boats stolen by the Israeli navy are returned damaged
