Tag: Gaza
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International Outcry At Israel’s Broad Offensive in the Gaza Strip
July 8th: In response to the incursion in the Gaza Strip, many national and international organizations have condemned Israel’s violence. This release is intended to highlight some of the entities speaking out in support of the Palestinian people and in opposition to Israel’s unchecked aggression. Please visit the following sites to read more about the…
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A Palestinian Blogger on Life in the Blast Zone
Palestinian women sit in a bedroom in Beit Lahiya, Gaza where Israeli soldiers shot into a home. (AFP/Thomas Coex) From Mona Elfarra, a Palestinian physician and women’s rights activist living in the Jabalia refuge camp in the Gaza Strip. Friday, June 30, 2006 The power is still off. It comes on and off irregularly. The…
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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…