Tag: Gaza
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‘We Are The Accusers, Not The Accused’ : EDO Decomissioners victorious in court
Chloe Marsh | Palestine Monitor 3 July 2010 On 16th January 2009 seven U.K. peace activists broke into the premises of EDO MBM, suppliers of weapons components and in the words of one of them, Elijah Smith ’set out to smash it up to the best of our abilities’. It was an entirely accountable action…
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Response to the Israeli Cabinet’s Decision to Ease the Siege on Gaza
Bianca Zammit | ISM Gaza 28 June 2010 On June 17th 2010, the Israeli Cabinet decided to take steps to ease the Israeli-imposed siege on Gaza by allowing more items to enter. These items include mayonnaise, ketchup, chocolate, sweets and children’s toys, all of which have been prohibted from entering Gaza for the last 3…
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Israeli violence continues in Gaza ‘buffer zone’: wheat harvest prevented; three injured by shelling
International Solidarity Movement 20 June 2010 Five female farm-workers returned to the Gaza ‘buffer zone’ early Saturday morning, with the intention of continuing the wheat harvest near Khoza’a village, Khan Yunis. The harvesters were forced to abandon their work after just thirty minutes as snipers attacked the unarmed workers with a barrage of live ammunition.…