Tag: Gaza
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Democracy Now!: U.S. activist detained in Israeli jail condemns blockade of Gaza
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 seized 15 Palestinian fishermen and three international activists off the coast of Gaza. The fishermen…
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BBC: Gaza activists ‘on hunger strike’
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, Vittorio Arrigoni from Italy, and American Darlene Wallach are being held in a prison near…
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Human Rights Observers start hunger strike in Israel
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 of the U.S., Vittorio Arrigoni of Italy, and Andrew Muncie of Scotland, were forcibly abducted…
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The Daily Star: UN rights chief implores Israel to lift illegal siege of Gaza Strip
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 official on Tuesday called on Israel to immediately lift its blockade of the Gaza Strip,…
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Fifteen Palestinian fishermen released
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 the Israeli navy are still being held in Ben Gurion detention facility. All three face…