Tag: Gaza Siege
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Urgent call to action: Tell Egypt to end Gaza siege, refuse complicity in Israeli genocide
2nd August 2014 | International Solidarity Movement | Occupied Palestine Urgent call to action In response to calls from our fellow human beings and comrades in Gaza who ask that we bring an end to the Egyptian government’s complicity in Israel’s genocide of…
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The Palestine Trauma Centre – psychological support for Gaza
30th April 2014 | Paramedics in Gaza | Gaza, Occupied Palestine We connected with the Palestine Trauma Centre (PTC) before we had left the UK. Within a few days of contact with them they had resolved all of our complicated visa issues and have since proved to be the most wonderful hosts. In our first couple of…
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British war cemetery not immune to Gaza siege
21st April 2014 | The Electronic Intifada, Joe Catron | Gaza City, Occupied Palestine On a recent, sunny afternoon, Kath Henwood, a Yorkshire paramedic volunteering in the Gaza Strip, walked through rows of headstones at the Gaza War Cemetery with a camera and notebook. “My regular crewmate at work, in his spare time, researches World War…
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What will Gaza’s Ark face from the Israeli navy as it challenges the blockade?
17th April 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Charlie Andreasson | Gaza, Occupied Palestine The heavy bang is heard clearly, and I have to resist the impulse to climb over the breakwater to try to get a view of the attack in the haze. And a new round of bangs is heard. It can’t be far off…
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“We leave without expecting to return” – meeting the firefighters of Gaza
15th April 2014 | Paramedics in Gaza | Gaza, Occupied Palestine Yesterday I visited the Civil Defence Directorate, which provides the fire and rescue service in Gaza, as well as some emergency ambulances and marine rescue. These guys have a reputation as being fearless, as well as being the most vulnerable to attack during times…
