Maan News Agency | Aug 14, 2011 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Gaza’s electricity company may have to turn off the sole power station in the coastal enclave, a company official warned Sunday. Chief Executive Officer Walid Sad Sayel said the…
Tag Archives: Siege
Announcement | It’s time to end this siege for good.
Viva Palestina | Aug 13, 2011 Viva Palestina is returning to Gaza with our sixth major international aid mission to bring an end to the illegal siege. Much has changed for the Palestinian people and the wider region in the 11 months since our last…
Feeling the pain of ‘others’: Humanity lives on ~ by Ramzy Baroud
Could Gaza under the Israeli siege really be sending aid to famine-besieged Somalia? I remember how exhilarated I felt when I was told I was old enough to fast for the month of Ramadan. My feelings had little to do with abstention from food and drink b…
Black Ops: A Fifteen-Hour Blackout Story ~ by @ImNadz from #Gaza
Related to Latest Update on Gaza | #Gaza #GazaBlackOut August 10th, 2011 | Nader K. | Thoughts A fifteen-hour absolute blackout started with a loss of mobile phones signal. I was using my mobile phone, and tweeting here and there and t…
CAMPAIGN | Call from Gaza: Open Rafah Crossing Permanently
Palestine Chronicle | By Rafah Crossing Campaign | Aug 8, 2011 Today, a call demanding the re-opening of the Rafah Crossing between Egypt and Palestine has come from Gaza. It is propelled by support from Egypt and has been endorsed by dozens …
May Odeh’s Diaries: Celebration, Beauty and Transcendence
Nezar Andary | Jadaliyya | Aug 1, 2011 [Screenshot from Diaries. Image from Unknown Archive] In the concluding voice over of Diaries, May Odeh declares, “It is difficult to allow occupation and political factions to steal away the last br…
Operational Update ICRC – Gaza: a never-ending effort to relieve suffering – Contact Details Included
28-07-2011 Operational Update For four years, Gazans have been living in a closed environment, in which the movement of goods and people are subject to severe restrictions. The ICRC is involved in an array of activities intended to ease their hardship….
European parliamentarians meet with health minister in Gaza
[ 28/07/2011 - 07:34 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– A high-profile delegation of parliamentarians from various European countries has met with Gaza Health Minister Bassem Na’im on a tour of the Gaza Strip. Minister Na’im briefed the delegation hea…
What it means to heal when there’s nothing to heal with ~ by @samikishawi
By Sami Kishawi | July 19, 2011 | The Palestine Entries: Entry #30 The current healthcare system in the Gaza Strip is notorious for its limitations in resources and space, a direct consequence of a siege that prohibits most medicines and equi…
Hamdan: ‘Israel’ no longer in our lexicon
[ 26/07/2011 - 08:24 AM ] BEIRUT, (PIC)– Hamas international relations official Osama Hamdan has said that Palestine today is in a ”fierce battle on two fronts”: one front is the continued resistance until the Israeli occupation ends,…
Haneyya calls on world parliaments to work for lifting the siege on Gaza
[ 25/07/2011 - 08:08 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Palestinian premier in Gaza Ismail Haneyya has called on the world parliaments to diligently work for lifting the “oppressive siege” on the Gaza Strip and to halt Israeli atrocious practices against the …
Israel stops French boat near Gaza Strip
#Flotilla2 | World is Watching | Israeli Warschips after Non-Violent Mission to Gaza Vessel the Dignity PressTV -Tue Jul 19, 2011 8:5AM At least three Israeli military ships have surrounded a small French boat as it approached the Gaza Strip …
PRESS RELEASE | #FLOTILLA2 | Freegaza – Dignité on the last leg of voyage to Gaza
Written by Free Gaza Team | 19 July 2011 For Immediate Release Dignité on the last leg of voyage to Gaza: Small French ship carrying message that cannot be silenced [ ATHENS] The Steering Committee of Freedom Flotilla II: Stay Human can confirm…
Ending Gaza’s Isolation: Siege Must Be Broken
Movement to break the siege is notable for its effectiveness. (US Boat to Gaza) By Steve Fake The Israeli closure imposed upon the Gaza Strip is approaching its fifth year, ‘choking off any real possibility of economic development,’ in the …
Palestinian electrocuted in Gaza tunnel
انّا للہ و انّا الیه راجعون Published today (updated) 16/07/2011 21:38 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — A Palestinian worked died Saturday inside a tunnel along the border between Egypt and Gaza, medical officials said. Nedal Yousef Ta…