Forty-six international human rights workers are now sailing to Gaza through international waters with one overriding goal: to break the Israeli siege that Israel has imposed on the civilian population of Gaza. Any action designed to harm civilians constitutes collective punishment (in the Palestinians’ case, for voting the “wrong” way) and is both illegal under … Continue reading A statement to the press from the Free Gaza Movement
To view original reports, published by the BBC, click here Activists from the California-based Free Gaza Movement are planning to sail from Cyprus to Gaza in defiance of an Israeli blockade of the territory. The BBC’s Rachid Sekkai will be on board and sends his first diary entry. About 45 people are here in the … Continue reading BBC: Diary – Challenging Gaza blockade
London Review of Books By Louisa Waugh ‘Don’t ask me how I am,’ a colleague said to me when I arrived at the office yesterday morning. ‘You know how bad things are here now, so please don’t ask.’ Things are certainly very bad in the Gaza Strip. The fuel crisis grinds on, and though Israel … Continue reading LRB: Diary from Gaza
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Continue Systematic Attacks on Palestinian Civilians and Property in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) * 16 Palestinians, including 3 children, were killed by IOF in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. * 10 of the victims were extra-judicially executed by IOF. * 18 Palestinians were wounded by IOF gunfire in … Continue reading PCHR: Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations
1) Free Gaza Movement 2) Palestinian Farmer killed in Tulkarem 3) 16 Palestinian children made homeless today 4) Palestinians exit Friday prayers and enter mass detentions 5) Protesters take Rubber Bullets to Head and Stomach 6) Muslim graveyard vandalized by followers of biblical war criminal 7) Amnesty: Enduring Occupation 8) CounterPunch: Sailing to Gaza 9) … Continue reading Get on the Boat! –The Free Gaza Movement
