Tag: Gaza
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Photos: A hero returns to Gaza
5th November 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Charlie Andreasson | Gaza, Occupied Palestine What could be a more appropriate theme for this Monday demonstration for prisoners than those recently released by Israel? Would it have been possible to have a different one? Possible, but hardly appropriate. On the street outside the Red Cross, a temporary stage…
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Photos: Released detainees celebrate new freedom with supporters in Gaza Strip
2nd November 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza Team | Gaza, Occupied Palestine Five former Palestinian detainees freed overnight Wednesday in the Gaza Strip have received a resounding welcome. Their families have erected celebration tents outside each of their homes to receive supporters and delegations. On Thursday afternoon, an overflowing bus carried several dozen well-wishers…
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Photos: Gaza march on eve of Balfour anniversary met with Israeli tear gas
2nd November 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza Team | Gaza, Occupied Palestine Israeli forces fired tear gas to disperse a march in the “buffer zone” east of Gaza City, by the Nahal Oz checkpoint, on Friday afternoon. The demonstration, which began at Shujaya square in the city after Friday prayers, was organized by the…
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Photos: Hundreds greet freed detainees at midnight rally in northern Gaza Strip
30th October 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Charlie Andreasson | Gaza, Occupied Palestine As part of the resumption of negotiation between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, 26 Palestinian prisoners were released overnight Wednesday from Ofer prison in Israel. Five were transferred to the Gaza Strip via the Erez checkpoint in Beit Hanoun. This was the second of…
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Photos: Detainee families, supporters keep Gaza vigil on eve of prisoner release
29th October 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza Team | Gaza, Occupied Palestine Families and supporters of Palestinian detainees held by Israel celebrated tonight’s promised release of 26 prisoners during a weekly sit-in Monday morning. The regular event, which began in 1995, brings comrades, friends and relatives of Palestinian prisoners together in the courtyard of the…
