Tag: Gaza
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Israeli tanks patrol olive farmers in Gaza
23 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza Olive farmers and volunteers were picking olives on 23 October 2011 when they were circled by two Apache helicopters and were faced by four tanks at certain points in the day. This video shows one of the tanks.
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Palestinian youth welcome former detainees to Gaza in “Prisoners Uprising”
22 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza Fifty Palestinian youth marched from Gaza’s International Committee of the Red Cross compound to the Commodore Gaza and Al-Quds International Hotels, celebrating the release of 477 political prisoners Tuesday and welcoming those exiled to Gaza, who are currently housed in the hotels. The demonstration ended in the…
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Struggling for water in Gaza
22 October 2011 | Mondoweiss, Leila Al-Najar and Ishraq Othman The Beach camp “Al-shate” is located to the west of Gaza City. Small houses are crowded together with an unbearable smell springing from the wastewater running through the alleys. As volunteers in Youth for the Right of Water and Sanitation project (YRWS) we occasionally visit homes…
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An open letter from Palestinian students to their peers in Europe
21 October 2011 | Palestinian Students’ Campaign for the Academic Boycott of Israel, Gaza We Palestinian students of the Gaza Strip wish to send a message to all European student groups in solidarity with the Palestinians to do all they can to increase Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions of Israel this academic year. We also reiterate…
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The ongoing trial in the murder of solidarity activist Vittorio Arrigoni
by Hussein Amoody and Radhika S. 20 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza The military trial of the four men charged with the death of Italian International Solidarity Movement Activist Vittorio Arrigoni continued in Gaza City today. The small courtroom was packed with friends and colleagues of Arrigoni, in addition to four or five members of…