November 18, 2008
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GazaFriends URGENT: Kidnapped by the Israeli Navy
Fourteen Palestinian fishermen along with three internationals have been kidnapped out of Palestinian waters by the Israeli Navy. They were fishing seven miles off the coast of Deir Al Balla, clearly in Gaza fishing waters. Continue reading
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The price of resisting the occupation in Israel: “leftists aren’t allowed…”
Having all traveled that road many times before with no problem, and watching settlers whiz by us, we asked to see the military order. Before producing it, the soldier said, ‘I am very happy for any Jew to visit the Land of Israel, but leftists aren’t allowed.’ Continue reading
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Free Gaza to Aid Agencies: “Deliver it by Sea!”
18 November, 2008 The Free Gaza Movement today issued this open letter to all organizations delivering humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip Israel’s closure of its land borders with Gaza, and Egypt’s submission to Israeli pressure to close the Rafah border is a humanitarian disaster for 1.5 million Palestinians. The United Nations announced last Thursday Continue reading