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'Via Maris' still vital to Gazans

Via Maris (Latin for "Way of the Sea") refers to the "Way of the Philistines," which is one of the oldest and most strategic overland routes in history, and it is still a vital roadway is the besieged Gaza Strip, the National reports...

Published 11 Mar 2010 6:20 AM by Editor

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The high cost of war: Gaza struggles to provide injured with artificial limbs

It is an 'uphill battle' to bring prosthetics to those injured in Operation Cast Lead , UN news agency IRIN reports. Human cost of the Israeli incursion Dr. Hazem al-Shawwa, director of the Artificial Limb and Polio Centre in Gaza, is one of the...

Published 10 Mar 2010 8:21 AM by Editor

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Family of activist killed in Gaza to sue Israel

The family of slain US activist Rachel Corrie is suing the State of Israel for damages, Reuters reports. The case brings more light to the controversy surrounding Israeli treatment of pro-Palestinian protesters. Corrie, then 23, was protesting as a member...

Published 9 Mar 2010 4:02 PM by Editor

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Male hairdressers protest Hamas salon ban

Male hairdressers in Gaza are not sitting idle after Hamas' ban on men styling women's hair . Gaza's male stylists have filed a complaint with the Palestinian Center for Human Rights ( PCHR ) in Gaza City, reports the Associated Press . Stylist...

Published 9 Mar 2010 9:50 AM by Editor

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International Women's Day: Gaza's women achieve despite difficult circumstances

By Mariam Hamed - Special to Palestine Note International Women's Day marks the economic, political and social achievements of women all over the world. Gaza's women are answering in all of these areas with success. "I learned read and write...

Published 9 Mar 2010 8:45 AM by Editor

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Revolution isn't just a boys' game: Leila Khaled and Shireen Said mark International Women's Day

London-based political analyst Sukant Chandan interviews leftist Palestinian revolutionaries Leila Khaled and Shireen Said for the Monthly Review in celebration of International Women's Day . Infamous image of Khaled at the height of the PFLP's...

Published 8 Mar 2010 12:11 PM by Editor

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Kuwait donates $1m to US Palestinian relief and development org

The Kuwait government announced its donation of $1 million USD to American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA) in Washington, DC to support its work with Gaza's children, ANERA reports. ANERA will use the donation to expand its Milk for Preschoolers program...

Published 8 Mar 2010 8:44 AM by Editor

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Majority of Gaza women denied inheritance rights - Study

A total of 88% women in Gaza are denied their inheritance rights, accoruding to a newly released study by Women's Issues Center in Gaza City. The report also added that 67% of these women are unwilling to speak out and change their situation. The...

Published 6 Mar 2010 5:34 AM by Editor

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'Sleepless in Gaza... and Jerusalem' is a fresh take on Palestinian life

By Sarah Harlan - Palestine Note The premier episode of the 90-part series " Sleepless in Gaza... and Jerusalem " launched on YouTube Monday. "Sleepless" is a video diary following the lives of four Palestinian women, both Muslim and...

Published 5 Mar 2010 9:06 AM by Editor

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IRIN photo gallery: Gaza's mud brick houses

With the Israeli blockade still in place, rebuilding after last year's Israeli incursion into the Gaza Strip has been scarce and creative. Mud brick construction (this one from Afghanistan) Cement is largely banned from official points of entrance...

Published 2 Mar 2010 8:55 AM by Editor

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Israeli blockade strangling Gaza fishing economy

Tightening restrictions Gazan fishing waters and attacks by Israeli gunboats are putting and more Palestinians out of work, reports UN news agency IRIN . Photo: Laila El-Haddad - Flickr Muhamed Subuh al-Hissi, a member of the Palestinian fisherman's...

Published 24 Feb 2010 8:24 AM by Editor

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Opening of Karem Shalom crossing should allow 102-113 truckloads of imports into Gaza

Israeli authories opened the Kerem Shalom crossing Tuesday, a move that should allow 102-113 truckloads of aid and commerical items into Gaza, Ma’an News Agency reports. Trucks at the Karem Shalom crossing In addition to two trucks of equipment...

Published 24 Feb 2010 6:01 AM by Editor

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'Gaza One Year later' paints a desparate and depressing picture

By Sarah Harlan - Palestine Note Children wait to collect water amid ruins of a bombed-out mosque in Beit Lahiya The Palestine Center hosted a lunch hour briefing on Gaza one year after Operation Cast Lead presented by American Near East Refugee Aid ...

Published 23 Feb 2010 1:50 PM by Editor

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US professor meets with Hamas leader

De facto Gaza PM Ismail Haniyeh has held a meeting with Dr. Robert Pastor, professor of international relations at American University in Washington, DC, Ma'an News Agency reports. Pastor met with Haniyeh in Gaza City Monday. Hamas spokesman Tahir...

Published 23 Feb 2010 10:32 AM by Editor

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The Israeli Guantanamo Bay: Disappearances, detention without trial, brainwashing, and recruitment to Mossad

By Mariam Hamed - Special to Palestine Note Mother of disappeared Moataz Alnwaty holds pictures of her long missing son If you have a loved one who has died, you know where his body is, and if he a prisoner, you can follow his news and visit him, but...

Published 23 Feb 2010 9:50 AM by Editor

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Israeli bulldozers cross Gaza border, raze homes

Military vehicles breached Israel's border with Gaza by 200 meters this morning, crossing at central Gaza near the Deir Al-Balah neighborhood, Ma'an News Agency reports. Hours later, families in the area said the bulldozers had razed two homes...

Published 18 Feb 2010 5:03 AM by Editor

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Cast Lead's consequences: Gaza birth defects have doubled since 2009

By Mariam Hamed - Special to Palestine Note February 16, 2010 Please note some images are disturbing In Gaza's hospitals, one might see peculiar, near-alien looking objects in the maternity ward. Is this child human, or is it from another planet,...

Published 17 Feb 2010 7:06 AM by Editor

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Palestine's other economy: Gaza's smuggling market flooded

The Israeli blockade has forced Gazans to look to goods smuggled through tunnels from Egypt for basic necessities, but recently the Gaza markets are saturated with tunnel goods, and retailers have been forced to slash their prices to move merchandise...

Published 17 Feb 2010 5:52 AM by Editor

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Never again for anyone

IJAN and the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign just completed a ten-day, nine-city "Never Again for Anyone" tour in England, Scotland and Ireland with Hajo Meyer, an 85-year old survivor of Auschwitz, and Haidar Eid, communicating from...

Published 15 Feb 2010 4:51 PM by Editor

Filed under: Gaza, European Union, Zionism, IJAN [Edit Tags]

Arab parliamentarians to visit Gaza

26 parliament representatives from a number of Arab countries will be in Gaza Monday for a two-day tour of the war-torn region, IMEMC reports. The Palestinian Legislative Council, heavily represented by Hamas, will receive the delegation at the Rafah...

Published 15 Feb 2010 5:14 AM by Editor

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Israeli airstrike in Gaza hits abandoned airport

Israeli planes have struck southern Gaza in response to Palestinian rocket fire, reports BBC . The air strikes hit long disused Yasser Arafat airport near Rafah. The airport has been closed since 2001 when it suffered considerable damage from Israeli...

Published 10 Feb 2010 12:56 PM by Editor

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Things aren't getting brighter in Gaza

The Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority (PA) continues to quarrel with the Gaza Electric Distribution Company (Gedco), as fuel shortages threaten to shut down Gaza's power plant, reports the LA Times . Photo: Rickydavid - Flickr The PA contends Gedco...

Published 10 Feb 2010 7:55 AM by Editor

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Gaza: Cases of abandoned children on the rise

By Mariam Hamed in Gaza - Special to Palestine Note February 7, 2010 Don't be surprised if one day you find a crying infant thrown in front of a children's hospital, left by a sidewalk, or a trash can in the streets of Gaza. It is an "infant...

Published 8 Feb 2010 12:40 PM by Editor

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UNRWA to begin Gaza rebuild with mud bricks

The 22-day Israeli offensive that ended last January destroyed countless homes, the majority of which have not been rebuilt, as the siege keeps out vital building materials like useful quantities of cement. Photo: Gloucester2gaza - flickr In the face...

Published 8 Feb 2010 6:15 AM by Editor

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Rise in Gaza birth defects attributed to use of white phosphorus -Medics

Physicians in Gaza have reported an alarming up-shoot in birth defects since the Israeli offensive ended in January 2009, reports the Palestine Telegraph . The rise in birth defects is being attributed to Israel's use of white phosphorus as well as...

Published 7 Feb 2010 11:05 AM by Editor

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Fuel crisis worsens: Gaza's remaining generator to shut down Sunday

Gaza's power plant has shut down one of its two generators Saturday, reports Ma'an News Agency . The plant released a statement saying: "The remaining amount of fuel is enough to operate one generator until Sunday morning." The Energy...

Published 6 Feb 2010 7:53 PM by Editor

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Gaza crossing reopens

Israeli authorities have opened the Kerem Shalom crossing to allow the limited import of aid and fuel into the Gaza Strip on Thursday, reports Ma'an News Agency from Gaza. Until late 2009, fuel shipments came into Gaza via the Nahal Oz crossing, which...

Published 4 Feb 2010 7:11 AM by Editor

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Operation Cast Lead officers reprimanded for UN attack

While not admitting to a break with the rules of engagement, the Israeli army has reprimanded the officers responsible for authorizing the attack that struck a UN compound during 2008-2009 Israeli offensive, reports BBC . The compound was shelled with...

Published 2 Feb 2010 8:10 AM by Editor

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Gaza's power crisis comes under the microscope

The Gaza-based Palestinian Centre for Human Rights conducted investigations into the circumstances surrounding the Strip's recent fuel crisis, Ma'an News Agency reports Monday. The EU was under a financial aid contract with the PA's Energy...

Published 2 Feb 2010 5:47 AM by Editor

Filed under: Gaza, pchr, fuel crisis [Edit Tags]

Gaza through the lens: One journalist revisits Cast Lead's consequences

Beirut-based photojournalist Matthew Cassel shares Glimpses of Gaza , a correspondent's look back at the 2008-2009 Israeli incursion into Gaza, with inthesetimes.com. Reflecting on those 22 days of bombardment, Cassel's commentary and pictures...

Published 1 Feb 2010 11:16 PM by Editor

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Gaza female journalists demand representation

Female journalists from Gaza rallied on Sunday in front of the office of the Palestinian Journalists' Syndicate (PJS) in Gaza City, demanding that membership be opened up to women, Ma'an news agency reported. Journalist Dunya Isma'il called...

Published 31 Jan 2010 8:01 AM by Editor

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Congressmen call on President to end Gaza siege

A letter penned by Congressmen Keith Ellison and Jim McDermott and signed by more than 50 other members of Congress has been sent to President Barack Obama, reports Ayman Mohyeldin of Al-Jazeera English. The letter asks "to press for immediate relief...

Published 28 Jan 2010 6:16 AM by Editor

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Gaza flood aftermath

Last Monday's flooding has devastated parts of Gaza, especially the al-Mughraqa area. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) covers the flash flooding one week later in "From Wadi to Nowhere...

Published 27 Jan 2010 8:16 AM by Editor

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Field trip of a lifetime: Gaza students travel to UN headquarters

A group of Gaza's brightest who have excelled in the UNRWA's conflict resolution curriculum have been rewarded with a trip to the United States. The trip culminated with a visit to the United Nations in New York City, the UN News Centre reports...

Published 27 Jan 2010 8:04 AM by Editor

Filed under: Gaza, unrwa [Edit Tags]

Gaza fuel crisis averted

Anonymous sources in the Palestinian Authority tell Ma'an News Agency that 200,000 liters of vital fuel will be delivered to Gaza Thursday, the Strip's last day of power. Further fuel shipments are being discussed. Excerpt : Intervention by unnamed...

Published 27 Jan 2010 7:41 AM by Editor

Filed under: Gaza, European Union, fuel crisis [Edit Tags]

UN frustrated with hold on Gaza build

A UN building project in Gaza, years in the making and three quarters completed, has stalled since Hamas took control of the Strip in 2007. UN officials are frustrated with the tightened blockade, BCC reports. Essential building materials have been barred...

Published 27 Jan 2010 6:41 AM by Editor

Filed under: Gaza, Hamas, blockade, un [Edit Tags]

European fleet to challenge Gaza siege

The largest fleet to defy Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip is to arrive at the end of March. Countries represented in the fleet will include Greece, Turkey, Sweden, and Italy, The Hamas-Gaza Government Committee to Break the Siege reports to the...

Published 26 Jan 2010 7:00 AM by Editor

Filed under: Gaza, Hamas, blockade, Europe [Edit Tags]

Gaza's sole power plant threatened by fuel crisis

Ma'an News Agency reports the Gaza Electric Company will only remain functional until Thursday morning unless the current fuel crisis is resolved. A Palestinian Authority contract with the European Union that provided for fuel shipments into the Gaza...

Published 26 Jan 2010 6:02 AM by Editor

Filed under: Gaza, Palestinian Authority, EU [Edit Tags]

B'Tselem film identifies failings in Gaza siege

Israeli human rights group B'Tselem has released a film challenging the wisdom behind the blockade of the Gaza Strip, Ma'an news reports from Bethlehem. Excerpt: On Monday, B'Tselem released a short film, by Alon Simone, challenging conventual...

Published 25 Jan 2010 11:25 AM by Editor

Filed under: Gaza, Israel, blockade, b'tselem [Edit Tags]

Israel pays UN for Cast Lead damages

Operation Cast Lead, Israel's controversial incursion into the Gaza Strip during December 2008-January 2009, damaged numerous public and private installations including 37 schools and six health centers administered by the United Nations Relief and...

Published 25 Jan 2010 10:38 AM by Editor

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Hamas accuses Egypt of contributing to plight of Gazans

Hamas, the acting government body in Gaza, is criticizing Egyptian President Hosny Mubarak for his efforts to strengthen barriers and security along the Gaza-Egypt boarder at Rafah, Haaretz reports. Excerpt: The Egyptian government has faced rising domestic...

Published 25 Jan 2010 8:30 AM by Editor

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Dahlan asks to go to Gaza; expresses anguish over mother loss to Palestine Note

Senior Fatah leader Mohammed Dahlan has asked to return to the Gaza Strip for his mother's funeral, news agencies reported. Dahlan "asked that Arab bodies and Palestinian factions intervene with Hamas to allow him to go to the Gaza Strip to attend...

Published 17 Jan 2010 11:42 AM by Editor

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Gaza motor bikers lead a dangerous life

The BBC is running a feature on the high number of accidents involving motor bikers in the Gaza strip. According to Doctor Fawsi Nabul Silya, head of the Intensive Care Unit at Shifa Hospital in Gaza, there are 30-40 injuries from motorbike accidents...

Published 17 Jan 2010 6:39 AM by Editor

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Video report: Gazan bodybuilders want to put Palestine on the map

Global Post is running a video report on the sport of body building in Gaza, and the dream of many Palestinian bodybuilders to put Palestine on the map by participating in international competitions. Watch the full report below:

Published 16 Jan 2010 7:31 AM by Editor

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EU delegation travels to Gaza to asses conditions

The English website of Aljazeera is reporting quoting sources that fifty parliamentarians from across Europe are on their way to the Gaza Strip to assess conditions there following last year's war. The delegation, organized by the European Campaign...

Published 15 Jan 2010 10:44 AM by Editor

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Fatwa bans Muslims from working in Gaza tunnels

The Israeli daily the Jerusalem Post is reporting that an Islamic scholar published a fatwa on Tuesday banning Muslims from digging or working in tunnels under the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. According to the daily, the Fatwa came at the...

Published 15 Jan 2010 5:49 AM by Editor

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Gaza: an inside look

Once, Gazans and Israelis had near daily contact. Gazans worked in Israel, mostly doing manual labor, and Israelis went to Gaza to shop, have their cars fixed - or, in the case of the residents of Gush Katif, to settle. Since 2005, though, Gaza has been...

Published 6 Jan 2010 7:05 AM by Editor

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NPR radio interview from Gaza border crossing

NPR reporter Peter Kenyon reports on the situation in Gaza from the border with Egypt in this radio interview. Kenyon's description is well worth listening to, both for his poignant stories and for his detached, evenhanded style. Excerpt from the...

Published 4 Jan 2010 8:48 AM by Editor

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Hundreds of Israelis demonstrate in Tel Aviv against Gaza blockade

On the night of 2 January 2010, an estimated 1,000 Israelis demonstrated in Tel Aviv to protest the Israeli army's continued siege of Gaza, one year after Operation Cast Lead. AFP and Al Jazeera were there to cover the event, which was otherwise largely...

Published 2 Jan 2010 4:19 PM by Editor

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Egyptian minister accuses Al-Jazeera of 'instigating civil war'

In an interview with Al-Ahram publication on Saturday, Egypt's Minister of Legal Affairs and Parliamentary Councils, Mofid Shehab, criticized Al-Jazeera channel for instigating "a Qatari civil war" with its reports on a steel barrier being...

Published 2 Jan 2010 8:17 AM by Editor

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