Tag: Gaza

  • Haaretz: “A mother’s resistance”

    by Ofri Ilani, February 14th Laila El-Haddad’s blog took shape in a very unusual way. Her son, Yousuf, was less than a year old when she returned to her Gaza home from a visit to the United States, where her husband, Yassine, lives. The blog, “Raising Yousuf” (a-mother-from-gaza.blogspot.com), had just begun, and it dealt with…

  • The Guardian: “A doctor’s call”

    by Victoria Brittain, January 30th Mona el-Farra, a Palestinian doctor working in Gaza should have been in London this evening, launching a campaign for peace between Israelis and Palestinians based on recognition of international law. The campaign, simply called “Enough”, is backed by various aid organisations, trade unions, faith and other campaign groups. Dr Farra…

  • PALESTINIANS ARE INVISIBLE…in the US press

    American Hummus – CNNI: Extensive report on injured Israeli teen, no mention of Palestinian deaths CNN International, Israel to resume “pinpoint” targeting of militants in Gaza. With dramatic footage of Israeli teenagers injured by a Palestinian rocket, Mathew Chance reports the current truce as a sham. We see footage of rockets being set up and…