Tag: Gaza

  • Ha’aretz: “UN aid chief warns Gaza is on the verge of humanitarian crisis”

    by the Associated Press, 30th June Gaza is three days away from a deadly humanitarian crisis unless Israel promptly restores fuel and electricity to the densely populated area after its offensive to free an abducted soldier, the United Nations aid chief warned on Thursday. “They are heading for the abyss unless they get electricity and…

  • Independent: “Gaza: ‘The children wake up screaming. I am worried it will damage them’”

    Palestinian boy looks at the destruction of a school in Gaza after an early morning Israeli strike July 5th. (AP Photo/Laura Leon) by Donald Macintyre, 3rd of July Mahmoud Mughari speaks bluntly. “I normally wash and shower twice a day. Now I can only do it every four or five days. The children smell. We…

  • The Media on Prisoners

    by Alizarin Crimson

  • New Action Alert: “Stop Israel’s Attacks on Gaza”

    3rd July: Israeli tanks, armored bulldozers, and APCs roll into the northern Gaza Strip in the early morning. (AFP/David Furst) US Campaign to End the Occupation, June 30th, 2006 BACKGROUND: Israel is using weapons supplied by the United States to target Palestinian civilians and civilian infrastructure in the Gaza Strip in violation of the US…

  • Ha’aretz: “A black flag”

    From Haaretz By Gideon Levy A black flag hangs over the “rolling” operation in Gaza. The more the operation “rolls,” the darker the flag becomes. The “summer rains” we are showering on Gaza are not only pointless, but are first and foremost blatantly illegitimate. It is not legitimate to cut off 750,000 people from electricity.…