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Tag Archives: Gaza
A day in the sun for Gaza, or more of the same?
With the news that the UN General Assembly has voted 138-9 to accept Palestine as a “non-member observer state,” fireworks erupted and horns honked in Gaza. Finally, Palestinians were feeling as if they were having their day in the sun.
4 myths about the Israeli attack on Gaza
As Israel continues to pound the Gaza Strip, and factions within the beleaguered territory retaliate as best they can, there are many myths and stereotypes dominating mainstream media coverage, and many conversations. Here are a few of the most common misunderstandings.
Pakistan: A land of competing narratives
In my last post, I noted the false choice that seemed to be emerging amidst all the outpouring of grief (and a certain amount of hoopla) surrounding the shooting of Malala: In other words, stop the U.S. drone attacks or the Taliban. Since then, that debate has now come front and center, along with a growing suspicion among sectors of the public of everyone involved. Two narratives. Two agendas. Both have merit, but instead of the parties working together for mutual good, an epic battle is shaping up.
March 15 one year later in Gaza: Has the fire gone cold?
A year later, the March 15th movement for unity between Palestinian factions seems to have lost energy in Gaza.
This is the face of war
The pain of Cast Lead is still festering, just beneath the surface in Gaza. It is evident in the estimated 6,500 amputees you see almost everywhere — some begging, others going about their everyday lives. One of the lasting stories of Cast Lead that haunts me the most is the fate of 11-year-old Amal al-Samouni.
Let there be light: Life in Gaza without electricity
There are so many basic things most of us take for granted….like, electricity. But in Gaza — especially these days — it’s a precious commodity.
Posted in Gaza, Israel/Palestine, On the ground reports
Tagged Egypt, fuel shortage, Gaza, Israel
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NGO ‘industry’: a boon or bane in Gaza?
Those who gain permission to come and go from Gaza through the soulless Erez Crossing sometimes serve to normalize the inhuman siege
Borders of the mental and physical kind
An activist recounts attempting to enter Gaza through both the Israeli and Egyptian borders.
Posted in Gaza, Israel/Palestine, On the ground reports
Tagged borders, Egypt, Gaza, Israel, rafah
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Tribute to a Palestinian ‘Gandhi’ — Mahmoud Abu Rahma of Al Mezan
The unrecognized heroes of Palestine are the human rights investigators. Their job is to investigate and expose the atrocities committed against their people, no matter who the perpetrator — Israeli or Palestinian. Nine times out of 10, they are stymied, … Continue reading
Voices that are resisting
We are getting to know Gaza In the north-eastern zone of the city, Palestinian youths tell us stories about those infamous days in December 2008, when the Israeli army began its Operation ‘Cast Lead’. The landscape in front of us … Continue reading
In the name of Vittorio Arrigoni, the ‘Stay Human’ convoy has entered Gaza
After leaving Cairo this morning at dawn, the 80 activists of the ‘Restiamo Umani’ convoy have entered Gaza at 4pm after crossing five Egyptian check-points. The convoy, whose goal is to return to the place where Vittorio Arrigoni has spent … Continue reading
‘Mathilde Redmatn’ and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza
As someone who spends a lot of time performing critical analysis of the press as well as studying propaganda in general, there are occasionally stories which prick my interest. A couple of days ago, a story appeared on the IDF Spokesperson’s … Continue reading
One family in Gaza
One Family in Gaza from Jen Marlowe on Vimeo. Just months after the Israeli assault that killed 1,390 Palestinians, I visited Gaza. Among dozens of painful stories I heard, one family stood out. I spent several days with Kamal and … Continue reading
Beit Hanoun demonstration commemorates 2 years since the Gaza attacks as victims’ families mourn
A demonstration commemorating the beginning of “Operation Cast Lead” was held Tuesday in the Gazan city of Beit Hanoun. Families of victims were in attendance, as were 5 International Solidarity Movement activists. Two years have passed since the Israeli attacks … Continue reading
The question is not whether there is a humanitarian crisis in Gaza, but whether there is collective punishment
Recently, it was announced that Israel will allow limited marketing of Gaza’s goods outside of the Strip – an encouraging step. It has also been suggested (article in Hebrew), that the closure has had a limited impact on the level of … Continue reading
Gaza Two Years Later: In wars
In wars, you know… fear, You know what is it like to feel that the very next moment you’d be no more… torn… and your blood is a headline a number added…to the many who died… In wars, you feel … Continue reading
An Open Letter from Gaza: Two years after the massacre, a demand for justice
The following letter was released today by Gazan civil society institutions. We the Palestinians of the Besieged Gaza Strip, on this day, two years on from Israel’s genocidal attack on our families, our houses, our roads, our factories and our … Continue reading
What does Israel’s non-defense of poor Sderot say about security and policy?
Yossi Melman has revealed in Ha’aretz that the Iron Dome missile, developed at great expense and fanfare by Rafael Advanced Defence Systems, will not be used to protect the southern Israeli towns of Sderot and Ashkelon, the mission for which … Continue reading
Posted in Gaza, Israel/Palestine
Tagged Ashkelon, Gaza, Hamas, Iron Dome, Israel Singapore alliance, Missile Defense, Sderot, Vulcan-Phalanx
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Sneak Peak: The editors’ note from The Goldstone Report: The Legacy of the Landmark Investigation of the Gaza Conflict
The following is an adapted excerpt of the Editors’ Note from The Goldstone Report: The Legacy of the Landmark Investigation of the Gaza Conflict. The book will be available on January 11, and you can pre-order it here. Reports come … Continue reading
Posted in Israel/Palestine
Tagged Ali Abunimah, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, brian baird, Gaza, Goldstone report, Henry Siegman, Israel, Jerome Slater, Jules Lobel, Laila El-Haddad, Letty Cottin Pogrebin, Moshe Halbertal, Naomi Klein, Noam Sheizaf, Raji Sourani, Rashid Khalidi, The Goldstone Report: The Legacy of the Landmark Investigation of the Gaza Conflict
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Proportionality: ‘Human Rights Watch’ files report on Jordanian restaurant turning away Israeli Jews
I think this is genuine, though it reads almost like a parody. From Human Rights Watch: (New York) – Jordanian authorities should fully investigate and publicly condemn the recent refusal by the owner of an Aqaba restaurant to serve Israeli … Continue reading
To Gaza with humble apologies
I am a Jew symbolic of the carnage of Gaza. I will walk on the ravished desolation of destroyed lives places where Apache helicopters fired yet another missile on to crowds reduced to charred remains. I wonder how to make … Continue reading
Posted in Beyondoweiss, Israel/Palestine
Tagged Gaza, Holocaust, Lillian Rosengarten, refugee
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Watching The Pianist in Gaza
The Pianist is a movie that tells the disheartening story of a Jewish pianist, Władysław Szpilman, who struggles to survive during the holocaust along with his family in Warsaw. Although it is primarily the story of one man, the movie … Continue reading
