Tag: Gaza

  • Let’s Talk About Resistance

    Natalie abu Shakra 27 November 2009 The choice of civil resistance in challenging the Israeli occupation is considered by some as a form of “surrender.” In an interview [in Arabic] on Al Aqsa, Palestinian activists Mazen Qumsiyeh and comrade Haidar Eid answer these questions. Eid was asked about the meaning of civil resistance of which…

  • The Palestinian Prisoners’ Plight

    Bianca Zammit and Fadi Skaik 29 November 2009 There are currently approximately 11,000 Palestinian prisoners being held captive in Israeli jails across Israel. Whilst their imprisonment is of itself in direct contravention of international law, the whole arrest, judiciary and imprisonment process compromises their basic human rights. In Gaza, the families of prisoners in Israeli…

  • Eid al-Adha highlights a Gaza family’s struggle to survive

    Rami Almeghari | The Electronic Intifada 25 November 2009 Muslims around the world are about to celebrate Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice), one of the most important dates in the calendar, marking the end of the annual pilgrimage season to Mecca. Traditionally, Muslims slaughter a lamb (or offer money for one to be slaughtered…