Tag: Gaza
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Madleen Kolab, Gaza’s only fisherwoman
9th February 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Charlie Andreasson | Gaza, Occupied Palestine I have seen her standing there more then once, at the edge of the port, looking out over the boats in the harbor and then towards the horizon. And for a short second, I have seen myself, when as a child I took…
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A long, bloody January in Gaza
5th January 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Rosa Schiano | Gaza, Occupied Palestine It was a bloody beginning of the new year for the Palestinians of Gaza who, in addition to suffer from more and more difficult socioeconomic conditions, continued to face Israeli military violence. During the month of January, there have been many attacks…
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Gaza children with terminal illness spend their final years under the siege
3rd February 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Charlie Andreasson | Gaza, Occupied Palestine Epidermolysis bullosa is an exotic name for what is, in its most severe form, unusual, painful and fatal disease. It is caused by a deficiency of the protein that binds the two skin layers together, creating friction, blisters and open, slow-healing wounds. These…
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In Gaza, remembering the sick Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli jails
2nd February 2014 | Resistenza Quotidiana, Sil | Gaza, Occupied Palestine At this week’s Gaza sit-in in solidarity with political prisoners in Israeli jails, the focus was on the sick prisoners. The Palestinian political prisoners in need of medical care number about 1,000, and the lives of many are in danger because they are often denied…
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Two Palestinian fishermen, including child, kidnapped by Israeli forces off Gaza
27th January 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Rosa Schiano | Gaza, Occupied Palestine On Monday, 20th January, at about 6:00 am, Yousef Amin Abo Warda (age 18) and his cousin Ahmad Kamal Abo Warda (age 16) left their house to go fishing in a small boat without an engine. Around 7:30 am they were fishing in…
