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Rafah Crossing: Let the Doctors Through !
Rafah crossing, EgyptReport From Rafah: Doctors Stopped at the BorderBy Bill Quigley / January 9, 2009 Rafah, Egypt — Dr. Nicolas Doussis-Rassias and many other volunteer doctors have been waiting in Rafah, Egypt for days. Nicolas and the other physicians … Continue reading
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They are Bombing 1.5 million People in a Cage
h/t Juan Cole / The Rag Blog
Current Gaza War Part of Israel’s Regional Plan
From Left to Right: Meir Dagan, Ariel Sharon, Efraim HalevyThe Invasion of Gaza: ‘Operation Cast Lead,’ Part of a Broader Israeli Military-Intelligence AgendaBy Michel Chossudovsky / January 4, 2009 The aerial bombings and the ongoing ground invasion of Gaza by … Continue reading
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Palestine: On the Eve of Destruction
Mahmoud, 4, is held by his mother at Al Nasser Hospital in the Rimal area of Gaza City. The room is cold due to the fuel blockade. Mahmoud is receiving oxygen at the hospital for an immune disorder, but his … Continue reading
Israel: Murdering Palestinians Through Starvation
The Red Cross says the diets of those living in the impoverished Gaza Strip are deteriorating. Photo: AFP/Getty/Mahmud Hams.Chronic malnutrition in Gaza blamed on IsraelBy Donald Macintyre / November 15, 2008 The Israeli blockade of Gaza has led to a … Continue reading
Israel Is Committing A War Crime Against Palestine
Photo credit: Qumsiyeh.Abnormality Besieges PalestiniansBy Juan Cole / November 12, 2008 The UN warns that it is running out of food to distribute in Gaza, putting the civilian population there at severe risk, as a direct result of an Israeli … Continue reading
Violence in Gaza Breaks the Ceasefire
wednesday, mourners carry the body of a hamas fighter killed by israeli forces during ground incursions on the previous dayIsrael Breaches Gaza Ceasefire: Invades, Kills 7, Seizes ManyBy Michael / November 6, 2008 yesterday, while i worked alongside politicos; while … Continue reading
Levy: Israeli Policy in Gaza Needs Modification
This is not the specific photo that Levy references.Twilight Zone / BlindfoldedBy Gideon Levy / October 4, 2008 Take a quick look at the photo before you. We took it last fall by chance. In the course of another interminable … Continue reading
Free Gaza Boats Returning to Cyprus
Gaza activists to return to Cyprus with Palestinian studentsBy Stefanos Evripidou / August 28, 2008 THE TWO ‘Free Gaza’ boats will set sail from Gaza today for Cyprus after successfully breaking the Israeli sea blockade of the Strip last Saturday. … Continue reading
I Will Always Be Watched, Or Far Worse, Hunted
Photo of the SS Liberty, Aug 10, 2008 See press release below concerning arrival of SS Liberty and SS Free Gaza in Gaza earlier today. Intimidation Will Not Stop Our Mission: Sailing to GazaBy Osama Qashoo / August 23, 2008 … Continue reading
Free Gaza: Making a World We Want to Live In
Gaza mission set to leave todayBy Stefanos Evripidou / August 22, 2008 THE TWO boats set to challenge Israel’s tight control over the Gaza Strip are finally due to leave Cyprus this morning. After days of waiting, the 40-plus international … Continue reading
The Siege of Gaza Must Be Broken
Can a handful of international activists and two boats break the siege of Gaza?by Sharat G. Lin / August 18, 2008 The voyage to “break the siege of Gaza” was originally planned for the summer of 2007. But it did … Continue reading
