Tag: Gaza

  • New Statesman: The grim reality in Gaza

    By: Mohammed Omer 10 December 2007 Traffic in the Gaza Strip slowed to a trickle last week, and this week medical centres have scaled back treatment in the medicines and sustenance-destitute Strip. “Israel’s decision is a death penalty: our reserve of fuel is almost zero and it may very likely run out by the end…

  • Why don’t the residents of Sderot ask this question to their government?

    By Nick Can you please stop the collective punishment of 1.5 million Palestinians in Gaza? BBC news reported the resignation today of the Mayor of Sderot, Eli Moyal. Eli Moyal is fed up with the situation and says the Israeli government is not doing enough to stop the missiles coming from Gaza nor is it…

  • Ha’aretz: Leftists announce mock power cuts to protest Gaza fuel slash

    By: Yigal Hai Residents of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem were surprised Thursday morning to find on the doors to their homes mock notices announcing that the flow of electricity to the two cities would be cut off next week. The 10,000 or so fake notices were posted across both cities by some 70 left-wing activists…

  • PCHR: Heart attack patient dies after being sent back from Erez crossing twice

    Left on the Ground for Nearly an Hour, a Patient in a Serious Condition Dies Due to Restrictions at Erez Crossing PCHR strongly condemns the unjustified complicated procedures adopted by Israeli occupation authorities at Erez crossing, which have led to the death of an old patient from the Gaza Strip, who was suffering from diabetes…

  • A United Front for Peace: Breaking the Siege on Gaza

    A United Front for Peace December 2007- May 2008 We, the National Committee to Break the Siege on Gaza (hereafter the National Committee), have adopted the initiative of the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme to launch an international campaign for breaking the siege imposed on the Gaza Strip since June 2007. The aim of this…