Tag: Gaza

  • 1967: Abandoned and rejected

    By Ahmad Shaheen | Guardian: Comment Is Free I was born in a tent and I’m living in a tent, but I hope I won’t die in a tent. I’m a middle-aged journalist and a human rights advocate. My children are grown up and college educated – three of them married with children. I’m far…

  • Dreadful Consequences

    Gaza today -lawless embargo , sanctions and occupation by Dr. Mona El-Farra, 23 May 2007 A few days ago, a ceasefire has been signed again between the two Palestinian fighting parties, Fatah and Hamas. And children are back at school. My daughter started her end of the year exams early. All the schools had to…

  • Setting Sail to Break the Siege of Gaza

    Setting Sail to Break the Siege of Gaza from Free Gaza, 6 May 2007 This summer – forty years after the Israeli seizure and occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip – international, Palestinian and Israeli civilians will sail to Gaza to challenge Israeli control and isolation of the 1.4 million Palestinians who live…

  • The Olympia-Rafah Sister City Project

    Ei: Bringing the discussion home: The Olympia-Rafah Sister City Project Andrew Ford Lyons, 1 May 2007 Possibly noteworthy was that more than 300 people attended the standing-room only public hearing on the project. People waited outside the building to get in to comment and observe. Forty-eight people spoke in support, 24 people expressed opposition. Hundreds…

  • The Guardian: My son lived a worthwhile life

    My son lived a worthwhile life from The Guardian March 26, 2007 ‘My son lived a worthwhile life’ In April 2003, 21-year old Tom Hurndall was shot in the head in Gaza by an Israeli soldier as he tried to save the lives of three small children. Nine months later, he died, having never recovered…