21st March 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Rosa Schiano | Gaza, Occupied Palestine On Tuesday, 11th March, Israeli naval forces arrested two Palestinian fishermen and confiscated their fishing boat off the coast of Gaza City. The two cousins, Shabaan Abu Ryala (33) ...
Read More »“When we see that our efforts are making a difference, it is easier to continue”
11th March 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Charlie Andreasson | Gaza, Occupied Palestine On Christmas Day 2013, a small armada of tank trucks drove around Jabaliya, the largest refugee camp in the Gaza Strip and one of the areas severely affected during ...
Read More »Bahaa runs for Palestine
4th March 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Rosa Schiano | Gaza, Occupied Palestine In the shadow of the bleachers of Yarmouk stadium in Gaza City, still damaged by Israeli bombing, 400-meter Olympic runner Bahaa Al Farra trains. Bahaa took part in the ...
Read More »Israel continues military violence against Palestinian fishermen in Gaza waters
19th February 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Charlie Andreasson | Gaza, Occupied Palestine Three Palestinian fishermen were arrested and had their boats and gear confiscated by occupation forces on Tuesday, 11th February, in two separate incidents, despite the fact that they were well ...
Read More »New Briefing – Besieging health services in Gaza: a profitable business
19th February 2014 | Corporate Watch, Tom Anderson and Therezia Cooper | Gaza, Occupied Palestine Corporate Watch’s new briefing exposes how the Israeli economy profits from the siege of health services in Gaza and highlights calls from health workers in Gaza to ...
Read More »Will the flowers of Gaza break Israel’s siege this Valentine’s Day?
12th February 2014 | Corporate Watch, Tom Anderson and Therezia Cooper | Gaza, Occupied Palestine Valentine’s Day is almost upon us and for supermarkets and florists that means a massive increase in the sale of flowers. But how many romantic couples consider ...
Read More »Madleen Kolab, Gaza’s only fisherwoman
9th February 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Charlie Andreasson | Gaza, Occupied Palestine I have seen her standing there more then once, at the edge of the port, looking out over the boats in the harbor and then towards the horizon. ...
Read More »A long, bloody January in Gaza
5th January 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Rosa Schiano | Gaza, Occupied Palestine It was a bloody beginning of the new year for the Palestinians of Gaza who, in addition to suffer from more and more difficult socioeconomic conditions, continued ...
Read More »Gaza children with terminal illness spend their final years under the siege
3rd February 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Charlie Andreasson | Gaza, Occupied Palestine Epidermolysis bullosa is an exotic name for what is, in its most severe form, unusual, painful and fatal disease. It is caused by a deficiency of the protein ...
Read More »Two Palestinian fishermen, including child, kidnapped by Israeli forces off Gaza
27th January 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Rosa Schiano | Gaza, Occupied Palestine On Monday, 20th January, at about 6:00 am, Yousef Amin Abo Warda (age 18) and his cousin Ahmad Kamal Abo Warda (age 16) left their house to go ...
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