Tag: Union of Agricultural Work Committees
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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.…
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BDS workshop draws dozens of farmers and agricultural officials in Gaza
28th November 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Maria del Mar Fernandez and Mohammed Abedullah | Gaza, Occupied Palestine On Monday, 25th November 2013, a conference on the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israeli apartheid, colonization and occupation was held in Gaza City by the Arab Center for Agricultural Development (ACAD) and Norwegian People’s Aid…
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Gazan farmers and fisherfolk call for food sovereignty and an end to Israeli attacks
20th November 2013 | Corporate Watch, Tom Anderson and Therezia Cooper | Gaza, Occupied Palestine On 20th November 2013, hundreds of farmers and fisherfolk gathered outside the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East (UNSCO) in Gaza City to demand that the international community take action to prevent the Israeli military’s attacks against them and to…
