Tag: Naval Blockade

  • Madleen Kolab, Gaza’s only fisherwoman

    Madleen Kolab, Gaza’s only fisherwoman

    9th February 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Charlie Andreasson | Gaza, Occupied Palestine I have seen her standing there more then once, at the edge of the port, looking out over the boats in the harbor and then towards the horizon. And for a short second, I have seen myself, when as a child I took…

  • Two Palestinian fishermen, including child, kidnapped by Israeli forces off Gaza

    Two Palestinian fishermen, including child, kidnapped by Israeli forces off Gaza

    27th January 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Rosa Schiano | Gaza, Occupied Palestine On Monday, 20th January, at about 6:00 am, Yousef Amin Abo Warda (age 18) and his cousin Ahmad Kamal Abo Warda (age 16) left their house to go fishing in a small boat without an engine. Around 7:30 am they were fishing in…

  • Palestinian fisherman kidnapped by the Israeli navy in Gaza waters

    Palestinian fisherman kidnapped by the Israeli navy in Gaza waters

    11th January 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Rosa Schiano | Gaza, Occupied Palestine On Wednesday, 8th January 2014, 27-year-old Palestinian fisherman Mohammed Sultan Al Khader had was arrested by the Israeli navy in Gaza waters. He had been fishing with his two brothers, Ahmad and Hamdi, on a small fishing boat, called a hasaka. Al Khader was released…

  • Israel’s attacks on Palestinian fishermen in Gaza flout international conventions

    Israel’s attacks on Palestinian fishermen in Gaza flout international conventions

    7th January 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Charlie Andreasson | Gaza, Occupied Palestine On Saturday, 4th January, the Israeli navby shot at five fishermen and their boat, a hasaka,  three nautical miles from the shore of Gaza, well within the highly-restricted part of Palestine waters in which the occupation forces officially allow them to fish.…

  • Gaza fishermen suffer 85 percent income loss as Israeli siege, attacks continue

    Gaza fishermen suffer 85 percent income loss as Israeli siege, attacks continue

    4th January 2014 | The Electronic Intifada, Joe Catron | Gaza City, Occupied Palestine On 17 December, Palestinian fishermen and their supporters erected a tent — a traditional venue for protest, as well as celebration and mourning — inside the Gaza seaport. “It was to highlight the situation, the crimes of the Israelis against fishermen here,” said Amjad al-Shrafi, treasurer…