Tag: Gaza

Gaza massacre reflections

Eva Bartlett | In Gaza 28 December 2009 The anniversary of the first day of Israel’s massacre of Gaza last winter passed yesterday. Palestinians still locked in Gaza couldn’t avoid thinking about that hell, recalling to others where they were when the first strikes hit…what they did, what they thought, what they saw and smelled…

December 29, 2009
Gaza Freedom March: 85 year old Holocaust survivor Hedy Epstein begins hunger strike to open Gaza border

Gaza Freedom March 28 December 2009 Hedy Epstein, the 85 year old Holocaust survivor and peace activist, announced that she will begin a hunger strike today as a response to the Egyptian government’s refusal to allow the Gaza Freedom March participants into Gaza. Ms. Epstein was part of a delegation with participants from 43 countries…

December 28, 2009
1 Year after Gaza Massacre: Over 500 Academics and Cultural Workers Call for Boycott

United States Campaign for an Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel | Dissident Voice 27 December 2009 December 27, 2009 marks the one-year anniversary of the beginning of “Operation Cast Lead,” Israel’s 22-day assault on the captive population of Gaza, which killed 1400 people, one third of them children, and injured more than 5300. During…

December 28, 2009