Category Archives: siege on Gaza

Israel, with Egyptian and western complicity, has waged a strangling siege on Gaza, keeping borders mostly closed and aid and the necessities of life banned from Gaza since Hamas was democratically elected in 2006. In the past year, the siege has grown more voracious, and coupled with Israel’s war on Gaza and its ongoing random attacks from air, land and sea, has devastated every sector of life in Gaza: healthcare, the economy, education…

Israel Pirating in Palestinian waters

Though you wouldn’t know it from the lack of media coverage, for decades Israel has been committing acts of piracy in Palestinian waters: Attacking, kidnapping and stealing from Palestinian fishers, sometimes just a mile off the Gaza Strip’s coast. Despite … Continue reading

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Suffocating Under Siege, Gaza Welcomes Tourism

First Published at Inter Press Services –by Eva Bartlett (IPS) – “We wanted to help foreigners in Gaza, so we created an English map of Gaza City,” says Amir Shurrab, one of the minds behind the foldable Gaza Tourist Map. … Continue reading

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Israeli Siege on Gaza Causes Waste Crisis

First Published at Inter Press Services (IPS)- By Eva Bartlett “For the past five years we’ve collected garbage by traditional means: donkey and cart,” says Abdel Rahem Abulkumboz, director of health and environment at the Municipality of Gaza. The municipality … Continue reading

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Gaza’s Ark: Trade, Not Aid

Palestinian fishers are hit hard by the Israeli blockade on Gaza. Credit: Emad Badwan/IPS. First Published at IPS – By Eva Bartlett *blog version longer than published version “An ark is literally a large floating vessel designed to keep its … Continue reading

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Gaza reconstruction still ongoing after 2012 Israeli bombardment [by Emad Badwan]

scenes of Gaza, where only very little reconstruction has taken place after the Nov 2012 Zionists’ bombing of the Strip. Photographer and text: Emad Badwan

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Under Siege, Palestinian Women Call for Human Rights on International Women’s Day

Growing old in Jabaliya refugee camp in Gaza. Credit: Emad Badwan/IPS. *First Published at Inter Press Services (IPS) -By Eva Bartlett *[blog post longer than original] “In Gaza we don’t lead normal lives, we just cope, and adapt to our … Continue reading

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Palestinian blogger attacked for speaking truth

Rana Baker, a Palestinian blogger from the Gaza Strip–and a very articulate, politically-astute woman–posts about threats and bigoted insults she received for blogging and tweeting Gaza’s reality: “You’re a lowlife. And will always be a lowlife. Palestinian trash” Twitter user … Continue reading

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Gangnam Gaza Style: on the siege, Palestinian Prisoners, Palestinian Pride

*photo: Emad Badwan First published at Inter Press Services [blog version longer than published version] -By Eva Bartlett “We wanted to do something to bring focus to the plight of Palestinian political prisoners, of which there are around 5,000 in … Continue reading

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conversations on Palestine re-awaken me to the absurdities of daily life in occupied Palestine

Disturbingly, I’ve become accustomed to and not surprised by, the daily injustices inflicted upon Palestinians throughout occupied Palestine: aadi (“normal”) as many Palestinians say.  In my time in the occupied West Bank in 2007, Israeli army raids and lock-downs (“curfews”), … Continue reading

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Israeli warplanes, Gaza’s airspace, just imagine if it were vice versa

Dec 17 late afternoon Israeli warplanes audibly, visibly violating Gaza’s airspace, and oh yes, the cease-fire (not the first time, drones in the sky almost every day, Israeli warplanes many days a week).

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