The latest edition of the Gaza Gateway blog: Two months ago we wrote that Israel had prohibited the transfer of musical instruments into the Gaza Strip. In that post we quoted Deputy Defense Minister Matan Vilnai’s response to a query submitted by Israeli parliamentarian Dov Khenin last July regarding the ban: “According to the information…
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Token Zionist acknowledges the humanity in Gaza
At least one prominent Israeli commentator knows that the siege on Gaza is counter-productive and cruel.
Egypt continues its sordid role in tightening the siege on Gaza
One of the key points of the protests during the Gaza Freedom March was the role played by Egypt in sealing Gaza from the world. This Associated Press story provides some more details (a few friends who recently crossed into Gaza via the Rafah crossing tell me that it was impossible to determine the current…
Gandhi would have been proud over the Gaza march
My following article appears in the Egyptian opposition publication, Al Masry Alyoum: During my visit to Gaza in July last year, six months after Israel’s devastating assault, I was constantly struck by the resilient nature of its people. Despite 1400 lives lost, including those of many civilians, I found little hatred towards Jews. Instead, I…
The ongoing problems for Viva Palestina getting near Gaza
Viva Palestina, an aid convoy destined for the Gaza Strip, have clashed with Egyptian riot police in the town of El-Arish. The resistance of Egyptian authorites to simply allow an humanitarian mission to Gaza is deeply revealing:
Gaza’s suffering is Israel’s shame
My following article is published today by the Sydney Morning Herald/The Age: The 85-year-old Jewish, anti-Zionist, Holocaust survivor Hedy Epstein is a sturdy looking woman. Her slightly hunched frame hides the determination to continue a life-long dedication to social justice. This week in Cairo she joined close to 1400 international delegates on the Gaza Freedom…
Haunted faces in the ruins of Gaza, one year on
Guardian films on the one-year anniversary of the Gaza conflict, families whose lives have been shattered by US-made weapons. Such images are sadly familiar. I saw similiar scenes in Gaza in July and nothing has changed.
US helps Cairo isolate the Gaza Strip
A photoessay on the wall Egypt is building on its border with Gaza, cutting off the Strip even more from the outside world.
Why BDS is growing, realistic and necessary
The issue of BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions) against Israel is growing. The Gaza Freedom March released Cairo Declaration is just the latest step. The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel has its first newsletter to outline the future: The Year 2009 has proved to be a watershed in the growth…
The few Israelis who won’t forget Gaza
Resistance within Israel itself… to the sheer inhumanity and illegality of the Jewish state’s blockade of Gaza is small but noisy. A group protested a few days ago on the Israeli side of the border and this report, from Australian Kim Bullimore, explains the energy and despair on that day. Here’s a video of proceedings.