Tag Archives: Gaza

In the morning of Sunday the 23rd of November, several international human rights observers accompanied Palestinian farmers to plough their field close to the green line, in the village of Al Faraheen, east of Khan Younis. At about 10 o’ ...

By Reuters To view original article, published by Haaretz on the 22nd November, click here Gaza faces a humanitarian “catastrophe” if Israel continues to prevent aid reaching the territory by blocking crossing points, the head of the main UN aid ...

On Thurdasy 20th November the Beit Hanoun Local Initiative organised a protest at Erez crossing, in which tens of youth marched carrying Palestinian flags and banners demanding the release of the 3 ISM activists (Andrew Muncie, 34, from Scotland, Darlene ...

By Eva Bartlett To view original article, published by The Electronic Intifada on the 21st November, click here On the evening of Tuesday 18 November Khalid al-Habeel sat surrounded by his wife, family, and other concerned fishermen. Until the early ...

To listen to the interview by Democracy Now! with ISM activist Darlene Wallach click here Israel’s tightened blockade of a million and a half Palestinians in the Gaza Strip is now entering its third week. On Monday the Israeli Navy ...

To view original article, published by the BBC on the 21st November, click here Three International Solidarity Movement activists detained with 15 Palestinian fishermen off Gaza by the Israeli navy say they have gone on hunger strike. Briton Andrew Muncie, ...

Massiyahu Prison, Lida, Israel (20 November, 2008) – Three Human Rights Observers (HRO) with the International Solidarity Movement began a hunger strike today in protest over the illegal confiscation of Paestinian fishing boats by Israel. The three HROs, Darlene Wallach ...

By Agence France Presse (AFP) To view original article, published by The Daily Star on the 19th November, click here UN rights chief implores Israel to lift illegal siege of Gaza Strip GAZA CITY: The top United Nations human rights ...

19th November Update: The fifteen Palestinian fishermen who were abducted from Palestinian waters by the Israeli navy on the 18th November have been released. Their boats, however, have yet to be returned. The three internationals who were also taken by ...

‘Palestinians forcibly deprived of their most basic human rights for months,’ UN High Commissioner for Human Rights says By Hanan Greenberg and AP To view original article, published by Ynet on the 18th November, click here The UN’s top human ...