Category Archives: Gaza

In photos: Gaza marches and rallies mark 65 years of the Nakba

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Joe Catron

A photo essay of a rally in Gaza to mark the 65th anniversary of the Nakba.

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‘Newseum’ folds under pressure, will not include Gaza cameramen in program honoring fallen journalists

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Adam Horowitz

Last week we reported that Israel supporters were pressuring the Newseum (above) to drop two Palestinian journalists, Mahmoud al-Kumi and Hussam Salama, from its yearly event honoring reporters killed in the line of duty. Although the Newseum originally defended their inclusion, this morning the Washington, DC-based museum announced that al-Kumi and Salama would not be a part of today’s ceremony stating, “Terrorism has altered the landscape in many areas, including the rules of war and engagement, law, investigative and interrogation techniques, and the detention of enemy combatants. Journalism is no exception.”

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Israel fires at Palestinian fisherman in Gaza and confirms military-controlled buffer zone three times larger than previously reported

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Kate

Gaza siege IDF: ‘Forbidden zone’ in Gaza three times larger than previously stated [with map] 972mag 12 May by Noam Sheizaf — The Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories has clarified that the ‘forbidden’ buffer zone in Gaza strip … Continue reading →

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B’Tselem report delivers blow to narrative that November attack on Gaza was ‘surgical’

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Alex Kane

The Israeli narrative about the attack on Gaza in November 2012 was that they used “precise” and “surgical” air strikes to ensure limited harm to civilians. But a new report by the Israeli human rights group B’Tselem calls that narrative into question. The group found that more than half of all Palestinian casualties during Operation Pillar of Defense, the army name for the assault, were civilians.

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‘Newseum’ comes under pressure from Israel supporters for honoring Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Adam Horowitz

On May 13th, the Newseum in Washington, DC will be holding an event to honor “newspeople who died or were killed in the pursuit of news” in the past year. Among the 84 journalists who died are Mahmoud al-Kumi and Hussam Salama who were killed in Israel’s attack on the Gaza Strip this past winter. Their inclusion in the ceremony has sent parts of the Israel lobby into overdrive as both worked for Al-Aqsa television which is affiliated with Hamas. The neocon think tank Foundation for the Defense of Democracies is threatening pull an annual policy summit out of the venue in protest.

Posted in Gaza, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Media, US Politics | 19 Comments

In photos: Palestinian Christians welcome Easter’s ‘Holy Fire’ to Gaza

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Joe Catron
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Greek Orthodox Christians marked the beginning of Easter Sunday with a four-hour midnight service in Gaza’s 1,606-year-old Church of Saint Porphyrius.

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Down with Veolia: The University of Sheffield Palestine Society celebrates university’s decision to drop Veolia

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Malaka Mohammed

“So proud of my University and especially the Palestine Society which I have had the pleasure of being a part of over the last few years. Today marks a huge achievement in the student BDS campaign and hopefully more Universities … Continue reading →

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In photos: Greek Orthodox Christians celebrate Palm Sunday in Gaza

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Joe Catron

Greek Orthodox Christians at Gaza’s Church of Saint Porphyrius, which recently commemorated its 1,606th anniversary, celebrated Palm Sunday yesterday according to the Eastern church calendar.

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Entering Gaza by ‘subway’

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Miko Peled

Miko Peled describes entering Gaza by tunnel.

Posted in Activism, Gaza, Israel/Palestine, Occupation, On the ground reports | 17 Comments

In photos: Palestinian Prisoners’ Day in Gaza

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Joe Catron
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Thousands demonstrated in Gaza this morning, marching and rallying to mark the fortieth Palestinian Prisoners’ Day.

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Prisoners’ Day: Palestine remembers loved ones in the Israeli gulag

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Center for Political and Development Studies, Palestine
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April 17 is Palestinian Prisoners’ Day. The Center for Political and Development Studies explains the day is about “expressing the continuity of struggle to liberate detainees in the occupation jails. It’s a day of freedom. A day of refusing injustice, chains, and the dominance of occupiers over their life and dignity.”

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Egypt: Same shit, different regime

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Katie Miranda

A cartoon by Katie Miranda illustrating the Morsi government’s approach to Gaza.

Posted in Egypt, Gaza, Israel/Palestine | 22 Comments

Israeli military refuses to investigate deadly Gaza strike that killed 12 civilians

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Alex Kane

The Israeli attack on the al-Dalou family home killed 12 people, and instantly became a grim symbol of Israel’s Operation Pillar of Defense. But the Israeli military will not open a criminal investigation, according to a report in Haaretz. The decision to not open an investigation comes despite the fact that Israel repeatedly changed its story on who they were targeting in the strike.

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My first journey abroad, part II

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Malaka Mohammed

[Ed. note: This is the followup of My first journey abroad] I spent the whole of the fifteen days and nights alone. I did not go back to my habitation. This was my first time away from my land, my … Continue reading →

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Rawan Yaghi heads to Oxford

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Annie Robbins

The BBC reports 19 year old Gazan writer and Mondoweiss contributor Rawan Yaghi, known by her many Twitter followers as @MyFreePal, is headed off to Oxford University this fall. Rawan is the recipient of the Jesus College Junior Members’ Scholarship, a pioneering student-funded initiative which finances a full undergraduate degree at Oxford University for a student from Gaza.

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Freed but not free: Gaza welcomes detainee and former hunger striker Ayman Sharawna

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Joe Catron

The open air prison is being used by Israel as a prison: thus its freeing of Ayman Sharawna on condition that he be held in Gaza for ten years

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Witnessing oppression Gaza leaves a vivid impression on the heart and mind

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Peter Smith and Catherine Thick

Peter Smith and Catherine Thick write about their experiences in the occupied territories volunteering as humanitarian health workers.

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My first journey abroad

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Malaka Mohammed

Malaka Mohammed writes about her first time leaving Gaza.

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In photos: On eve of Obama visit, Rafah children remember Rachel Corrie and protest US aid to Israel

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Joe Catron

On Saturday, Palestinian children held a vigil in Rafah to commemorate the death of American activist Rachel Corrie in the Gaza Strip border town a decade ago. Twelve-year old Heba Saqir read a letter to US President Barack Obama, due in Tel Aviv, asking that the president “sincerely speak out against military occupation, demand an end to the siege, don’t send more guns to Israel, and don’t oppose our unity. Please don’t empower those who have tormented my family and me for so long.”

Posted in Activism, Gaza, Israel/Palestine, Occupation, On the ground reports, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | Tagged | 8 Comments

Row breaks out in chambers as Aussie Parliamentarians criticizes ‘study tour’ of Israel

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Annie Robbins

A shouting match broke out in the chambers of the New South Wales (NSW) Legislative Council chambers on Thursday during a motion debate about a ‘Study Mission to Israel’ hosted by the NSW Parliamentary Friends of Israel under the auspices of the NSW Jewish Board Of Deputies, attended by a delegation of NSW Parliamentarians last January 6-10.

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UN report finds errant Palestinian fire responsible for child’s death during Gaza fighting, but parent and human rights group maintains Israel is responsible

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Adam Horowitz

The U.N. Human Rights Council has issued a report on the November 2012 Israeli attack on Gaza. Although the 17-page report excoriates both Israel and Palestinian forces for numerous violations of international law during the fighting, the headline from the report has been a finding that BBC employee Omar al-Masharawi’s 11-month-old son Omar was most likely killed by an errant Palestinian missile rather than Israeli fire. Masharawi’s grieving photo was one of the most indelible images of the fighting and the story behind the photo is becoming another battle over the narrative of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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In photos: Gaza International Women’s Day rally for Palestinian detainees

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Joe Catron

After a weekly sit-in by families of Palestinian detainees in the courtyard of the International Committee of the Red Cross’ Gaza Strip headquarters Monday morning, demonstrators rallied on the street outside to mark International Women’s Day and Mother’s Day.

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In photos: Gaza fishermen undertake protest flotilla to tell Israel — ‘Return the stolen boats!’

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Joe Catron

Several hundred Palestinian fishermen rallied on the Mediterranean Sea Sunday, March 3rd, sailing a flotilla of more than 50 boats from the Gaza seaport to the northern town of Beit Lahia and back to demand the return of 36 fishing boats seized by Israel.

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In pictures: Hundreds join ‘Expose AIPAC’ to protest AIPAC Policy Conference

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Sasha Gelzin

Yesterday more than 200 people gathered to protest in front of the AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington DC.

Posted in Activism, American Jewish Community, BDS, Gaza, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Occupation, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 10 Comments

In photos: Every Monday, families of Palestinian detainees gather in Gaza’s Red Cross

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Joe Catron

Every Monday morning families of Palestinians detained by Israel gather in the courtyard of the International Committee of the Red Cross’s Gaza Strip headquarters. In 2011, an organizer said that the event, which began after the redeployment of Israeli forces following the Oslo accords in 1994, “could enter the Guinness book of records for the longest running weekly sit-ins in the world.”

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