Tag: Gaza

  • PCHR: Narratives Under Siege

    In order to highlight the impact of the siege and closure of the Gaza Strip on the civilian population, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) is publishing a series of “Narratives Under Siege” on their website. These short articles are based on personal testimonies and experiences of life in the Gaza Strip, highlighting the…

  • The Guardian: Love and resistance in the Gaza Strip

    To view original article, published in The Guardian Weekly on 22nd April 2008, click here In an apparent softening of its position, Hamas has said it will accept a partial truce covering the Gaza Strip. But the lack of water, fuel and medicine has taken its toll and Palestinians continue to die of malnutrition and…

  • Protest outside UNRWA building, Nablus, after more killings in Gaza

    On Wednesday 16th April, 2008, up to fifty people protested outside the office of United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Nablus, in repsonse to attacks that have taken place in Gaza by the Israeli army. The protesters called on UNRWA to take action in regards to the recent Israeli attacks on Gaza, and…

  • The Guardian: Parents of Briton shot by Israeli soldier seek talks with ambassador

    By Rory McCarthy (for original article click here) Five years after their son was fatally shot by an Israeli soldier in Gaza, the parents of the British student Tom Hurndall are still pressing the Israeli government for compensation and a formal apology as they try to build a criminal case against senior Israeli army officers.…

  • Egyptian police block international action in solidarity with Gaza

    On March 31st, the European Campaign to End the Siege on Gaza, comprising around 30 international activists from the Basque country, Austria, Scotland, Norway, Italy, Netherlands, France, Spain, Greece, Turkey, Palestine, Jordan, Egypt, America and India attempted to get in to Gaza. The group left Cairo around 8 in the morning after a small demonstration…