Tag: Gaza

  • PYN, Paz Ahora, and ISM attempt to break the blockade by sending a 50,000 Euro medical convoy into Gaza.

    February 6, 2008 For Immediate Release [RAMALLAH] The Palestinian Youth Network (PYN), together with the Spanish Paz Ahora Association, and the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) in Spain will deliver 50,000 euros worth of medicine to United Nations-operated clinics in Gaza’s eight refugee camps. A delegation in which participates Julio Rodriguez, President of Paz Ahora Association,…

  • IHT: Light through the wall

    By Fida Qishta Wednesday, January 30, 2008 Life in Rafah, Gaza’s southern-most city, has always been difficult. But the period since March 2006 has been the worst in my 25-year life. Israel placed Gaza under a siege after Hamas won the Palestinian elections and tightened the siege after Palestinians captured an Israeli soldier near Rafah…

  • IMC-Chicago: Hundreds Gather to Stand with Gaza and Protest Israeli War Machine

    For the original article with many pictures, click here: http://chicago.indymedia.org/newswire/display/81163/index.php http://chicago.indymedia.org/newswire/display/81168/index.php Hundreds of protesters rallied tonight in front of the Lakeshore Theatre on north Broadway to picket a benefit for the Friends of the Israeli Defense Force. The Chicago protest was initiated by ISM-Chicago and endorsed by the Palestine Solidarity Group, the West Suburban Faith-based…