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…

The Civilian Toll of Israel’s Bombs

first published at IPS –By Eva Bartlett  (**blog version longer than published) When Israeli bombs struck the Abu Khadra complex for civil administration, they also gutted the sixth floor of the Abu Shabaan complex, located ten metres across the road. … Continue reading

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the bombed coastal bridge and other unsettling things, post-Israeli-attacks

Crossing Wadi Gaza (Gaza valley) was always an event where the scenery became secondary to the odour: notorious for smelling of a vast cistern, the Wadi has for years been one of the main tributaries of Gaza’s sewage, channelling sewage … Continue reading

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After the Zionist bombing stopped (again)

Life as normal resumes, as normal as it can be in Gaza under increasingly choking Israeli closures for years (back to the nineties even), bombed relentlessly over the yeas—with major Zionist assaults in 2006, early 2008, 2008/2009, 2012—and “minor” attacks … Continue reading

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Zionists violated cease-fire from the start…and still are

*photo: 2:12 pm, Nov 26, Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip Agreement of Understanding For a Ceasefire in the Gaza Strip 1. A. Israel should stop all hostilities in the Gaza Strip land, sea and air including incursions and targeting of … Continue reading

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Tramadol use no antidote to Israeli siege

*Tramadol pills have become dangerously popular in Gaza as an antidote to the stresses of Israeli occupation. Credit: Emad Badwan/IPS GAZA CITY, Oct 21 2012 (IPS) – By Eva Bartlett It’s being taken as an antidote to the stresses of … Continue reading

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fridays

Fridays in Gaza are like Sundays in Canada in that it’s for some a holy day, most businesses are closed and people not at work, it’s a family day, a rest day.  There are those who work though, farmers and … Continue reading

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Gaza Looks For Work, Not Aid

GAZA CITY, Sep 30 2012 (IPS)-By Eva Bartlett “The overwhelming majority of people we work with tell us, ‘We don’t want the aid, we want to have an opportunity to work and earn money’. Especially people who had a decent … Continue reading

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Gaza Farmers and Fishers Find Canadian Support

“This particular aspect of the siege is quite compelling because when a society is deprived of the ability to fish and to farm, it is deprived of its ability to sustain itself. It’s part of the ongoing Nakba, and part of the ethnic cleansing of Palestine,” says Charlotte Kates, a lawyer and one of the Day of Action coordinators. Continue reading

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notes on Palestine’s preventable water and food crises

*Gaza City life issues graffiti “Gaza is an ancient centre of habitation that has survived for 4,000 years, at various times in the face of marginalisation and destruction. Today it represents an essentially urban economy, isolated and kept alive through … Continue reading

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Palestine’s Paralympians: Without Medals, With Pride

*Mohammed Fanouna is welcomed back proudly at the Rafah crossing after the Paralympics. RAFAH, Gaza, Sep 14 2012 (IPS) – By Eva Bartlett The car’s engine revs, wheels spinning in vain, as it sinks deeper into the sandy lane near … Continue reading

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