Tag: Cast Lead

  • “It was the hardest day of our lives”

    Wednesday 14th January, 2009 In an escalation of the ground offensive in the south of Gaza, Israeli forces terrorised the population of Khoza’a, a small rural community east of Khan Younis. They entered the area at about 3.00am on the morning of Tuesday 13th January in an incursion lasting until Tuesday evening. This follows heavy…

  • Jewish Women occupy Israeli Consulate in Toronto

    Eight Jewish Canadian and Israeli women occupied the Israeli Consulate in Toronto on January 7, 2009 to protest Israel’s attack on Gaza.

  • FGM: Israel threatens to shoot unarmed civilians aboard mercy ship

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Israeli navy today threatened to kill unarmed civilians aboard a mercy ship on its way to deliver medical supplies and doctors to besieged Gaza. The Free Gaza Movement ship, SPIRIT OF HUMANITY, left Cyprus Wednesday morning carrying doctors, journalists, human rights workers, and parliamentarians. The ship also carried over a ton…

  • Voices from Tel al Huwa, Gaza City

    As a result of the ongoing shelling in the Tel al Huwa neigbourhood of Gaza City, many families are attempting to find shelter in the Al Quds hospital. Australian Human Rights Activist Sharon Lock has described the events as Israeli snipers opened fire on families seeking refuge in Al-Quds hospital, in Tel al Huwa: One…

  • Women and children in Ni’lin protest against Israel’s war crimes

    15th January 2009 On 15th of January women and children in Ni’lin protested against Israel’s war crimes against the Palestinian people. They were accompanied by international and Israeli human rights activists. The demonstration with approximately 100 participants took place inside the town and was good in expressing the mood of the village. The demonstration started…