Tag: Gaza

  • UPDATE: International Action in Solidarity with Gaza is stopped by Egyptian authorities

    EUROPEAN CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE SIEGE OF GAZA: International Action in Solidarity with Gaza UPDATE: The demonstration was stopped in the Sinai by Egyptian authorities. As protesters attempted to ‘Walk to Gaza’, they were threatened with arrest before eventually turning back to Cairo. There will be a press conference in Cairo tonight (31st March). Original press…

  • 5 years on, we remember Rachel Corrie

    This article was originally published in The Observer newspaper on the 2nd March 2008 It is impossible to underestimate quite how much life for Rachel Corrie’s family has changed since she was killed by an Israeli army Caterpillar D9 bulldozer in the Gaza Strip on 16 March 2003. As Rachel’s elder sister Sarah puts it:…

  • Gaza’s ‘bigger holocaust’

    By: Fida Qishta This article originally appeared on the website of the Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU) Rafah, the Gaza Strip, 3 March – Israeli officials said today that they finished their military operation in the Gaza Strip, but the Israeli attacks continue, and we fear that Israel is still planning a major invasion.…

  • Ma’an: Women march for rights, end of occupation in Gaza

    Women staged two demonstrations in the Gaza Strip on Saturday to demand a stop Israeli violence that has recently led to the death of 18 women, including two infants recently. Women marched to the slogans “Under what fault was she killed,” “Where is my right to live in peace and safety?” and “I am a…

  • PYN, Paz Ahora, ISM Spain: Breaking the Siege of Gaza, Taking to the Streets

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Palestinian Youth Network (PYN), Paz Ahora, and ISM Spain March 5, 2008 Breaking the Siege of Gaza, Taking to the Streets After three and a half weeks of waiting at Rafah with much needed medicines for Gaza, on the evening of Wednesday, March 5, Saif Abu Keshek, General Coordinator of the Palestinian…