Search results for: “fishermen”
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Hopes and dreams on the Gaza coast
Ayman Mohyeldin | Al Jazeera 20 May 2009 Every day, as the sun sets on the coast of Gaza, people make their way to the coffee shop-lined beaches and the pot-holed streets that run parallel to its coastline. On the terrace of the famed Al Deira Hotel, patrons jostle for position, sipping sweet Arabic coffee…
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Israeli navy damages Gazan fishing boats
ISM Gaza | Fishing Under Fire 20 May 2009 These are some of the “hassakas” , small fishing boats of poor Palestinian fishermen in Salateen, Gaza Strip, damaged by the Israeli Navy. The first two were stolen in March 2009 and were returned after two months, about a week ago, in this condition. The third…
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You cannot sink our boats
Free Gaza Movement 1 May 2009 In most of the world, May 1st is a day of international labor solidarity. It is a day of joy as workers picnic together with their families and celebrate the achievements of one of the most phenomenal movements of the 20th century. It is fitting, then, that the Free…