Tag: Gaza
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75 year old woman shot in Johr al-Dik
16 August 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza Strip Selma Al Sawarka, or Um Ahmad, is an active woman, a mother of seven, and a grandmother of 35, who has never quit working. August 10, 2011 dawned like most days do for her; she went out to graze her family’s goats. She took her neighbor…
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As protesters hold Iftar in the “buffer zone,” Israeli bulldozers sever Gaza’s links with the world
16 August 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza On Tuesday, August 9, members of the International Solidarity Movement – Gaza Strip joined the Beit Hanoun Local Initiative for its weekly protest by the Erez Crossing against the Israeli-imposed “buffer zone.” During Ramadan, these protests take the form of Iftars with local farmers threatened by Israeli…
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It’s time to end this siege for good
13 August 2011 | Viva Palestina Viva Palestina is returning to Gaza with our sixth major international aid mission to bring an end to the illegal siege. Much has changed for the Palestinian people and the wider region in the 11 months since our last convoy. Dictatorship has fallen in Egypt. Palestine has moved up the international…
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Call from Gaza: open the Rafah crossing permanently and unconditionally
Today, a call demanding the re-opening of the Rafah Crossing between Egypt and Palestine has come from Gaza. It is propelled by support from Egypt and has been endorsed by dozens of organizations, citizens’ groups, associations and coalitions in many countries, as well as by distinguished international personalities. The call to action underscores the Geneva…
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While in Gaza: The Other Gilad Shalits
8 August 2011 | The Palestine Chronicle, Johnny Barber ‘Dear Johnny: ‘While you are in Gaza, please visit Gilad Shalit. He is the Israeli soldier who was kidnapped from outside Gaza 5 years ago, and has been held by Hamas without visits by anyone, including the Red Cross or Red Crescent, in violation of international…