Tag: Video
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Interviews with Gazan fishermen
22 May 2009 Interview with Sami Al Najar, who lost his hand in an Israeli attack on his boat. Interview with Ebraheem Al Najar, father of fisherman who was killed by Israeli forces.
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Israeli forces shoot Ni’lin demonstrator in the head with tear-gas projectile
22 May 2009 Residents of Ni’lin gathered in the olive groves near the village to hold the weekly prayer before the start of the demonstration at 12:30. Several speeches were made to commemorate the 1 year anniversary since Ni’lin’s resistance against the Apartheid Wall began. Israeli soldiers positioned themselves around the people praying. Several soldiers…
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Israel destroying Gaza’s farmlands
Eva Bartlett | Electronic Intifada 22 May 2009 On the morning of 4 May 2009, Israeli troops set fire to Palestinian crops along Gaza’s eastern border with Israel. The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) reported that 200,000 square meters of crops were destroyed, including wheat and barley ready for harvest, as well as vegetables,…
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Israeli navy damages Gazan fishing boats
ISM Gaza | Fishing Under Fire 20 May 2009 These are some of the “hassakas” , small fishing boats of poor Palestinian fishermen in Salateen, Gaza Strip, damaged by the Israeli Navy. The first two were stolen in March 2009 and were returned after two months, about a week ago, in this condition. The third…
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International Human Rights Workers to accompany Palestinian farmers in Gazan ‘buffer zone’
For Immediate Release: Thursday, 21 May 2009: Five international human rights workers from the ISM-Gaza Strip will be accompanying 10 farmers from Khoza’a as they harvest crops several hundred metres from the Green Line. In the morning, human rights workers will join Palestinian farmers in Khoza’a village, located east of Khan Younis in the southern…