Tag: Gaza Siege
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A day with fugitives in Gaza’s fishing waters
by Lydia de Leeuw 2 December 2011 | A Second Glance It’s 6.30am when Ahmad’s fishing boat leaves the Gaza City fishing port. Together with his three nephews and a friend, he will stay at sea for 48 hours, trying to catch as many fish as possible within the Israeli-imposed 3 nautical-mile limit.[1] Ahmad (Abu…
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Israeli navy shoots Palestinian fisherman who sued Israel, kidnaps at least nine others in Gazan waters
by Radhika Sainath 30 November 2011 | Notes from Behind the Blockade The Israeli navy violently seized two Palestinian trawlers in Gazan waters yesterday, shooting one fisherman in the arm, and ultimately forcing at least ten men to Ashod, Israel, where they were interrogated for several hours. Israel released all of the fishermen at 2…
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Israeli navy kidnaps two Palestinian children and uncle fishing in Gazan waters
by Radhika S. 12 November 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza Seventeen-year-old Abdul Qader Baker still has no idea why the Israeli navy surrounded his small fishing boat at 4 a.m. Thursday morning, ordered him, his 17-year-old cousin Mohamed Baker, and his uncle, Arafat Baker, to strip off their clothes, stand shivering in their underwear…
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“I wish Dad was here celebrating Eid with me”
by Shahd Abusalama 6 November 2011 | Palestine from My Eyes The day before the start of Al-Adha Eid is the day of Arafa. It is said that a believer who fasts on this day expiates the past year’s sins and the sins of the coming year. As it is considered to be a day…
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In Photos: Palestinians gather support for #FreedomWaves and ending blockade of Gaza
by Alistair George and Ben Lorber Canadian and Irish ships sailing with Freedom Waves to Gaza were illegally boarded by the Israeli military in international waters yesterday afternoon. The Israeli military stated that “Upon arrival of the vessels at the Ashdod port, the activists will be transferred to the custody of the Israel Police and…
