Tag: Rafah
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Global actions target Egyptian embassies to break Israel’s closure of Gaza
26 August 2011 | International Campaign to Open the Rafah Border Fed up with the closure of Gaza that has kept more than a million and a half Palestinians locked in to the strip’s tight borders, a beacon call is coming from Gaza and resonating across to Egypt, to break Israel’s siege and re-open the…
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It’s time to end this siege for good
13 August 2011 | Viva Palestina Viva Palestina is returning to Gaza with our sixth major international aid mission to bring an end to the illegal siege. Much has changed for the Palestinian people and the wider region in the 11 months since our last convoy. Dictatorship has fallen in Egypt. Palestine has moved up the international…
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Call from Gaza: open the Rafah crossing permanently and unconditionally
Today, a call demanding the re-opening of the Rafah Crossing between Egypt and Palestine has come from Gaza. It is propelled by support from Egypt and has been endorsed by dozens of organizations, citizens’ groups, associations and coalitions in many countries, as well as by distinguished international personalities. The call to action underscores the Geneva…
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Gaza man found dead, another injured due to Israeli shelling
16 July 2011 | Palestine News Network A Palestinian man, who went missing during an Israeli attack on a tunnel in Rafah city, southern Gaza Strip on Thursday, was found dead this morning, local sources reported. Ibraheem al-Bayok, 21, went missing on Thursday when Israeli jetfighter bombarded the tunnel he works in at the borders…
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Guardian: Rachel Corrie’s family claim Israeli military withheld vital video evidence
11 July 2011 | The Guardian The family of Rachel Corrie, the US activist killed in Gaza while protesting against house demolitions in 2003, on Monday claimed the Israeli military authorities withheld video evidence during the Corries’ civil lawsuit and misled US officials on crucial details. Craig Corrie, Rachel’s father, told a press conference in…