Tag: Gaza

  • Humanity lost

    by Laila El-Haddad, November 29th We stood and we waited and we cried and we returned back to Egypt yesterday, and again today. Us and thousands of others. It was anguish. Anguish and misery and desperation personfied in every woman, man and child. One hour turned into two, then three, then five, as we stood…

  • Nonviolent Resistance is not Illegal: HRW Should Retract Statement

    On Sunday, Nov. 19, hundreds of Palestinian civilians crowded into the building where the family of Mohammed Baroud and a number of other families live in Jabalya refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. Israeli military forces had warned that the building would be attacked. The planned Israeli attack was deterred by this action. Two hours…

  • Ynet: “Politics of uncertainty”

    by Laila al-Hadad, November 27th, Hope gives way to disappointment as Palestinians wait for crossing to open My family and I are on our way back to Gaza from the US. We flew in to Cairo last week, and from there embarked on a five hour taxi ride to the border town of al-Arish, 50…