Month: January 2008

Phyllis Bennis Institute for Policy Studies 30 January 2008 The breaching of the Israeli-built wall dividing the Gaza Strip from Egypt allowed critical access to a population of 1.5 million Palestinians whom Israel had kept […]

  Ghada Karmi Ghada Karmi is a Palestinian who, having been forced out of Palestine with her family in 1948, was brought up in the UK, where she became a Doctor, author, academic, and renowned […]

  Israel bars aid convoy to Gaza By Rachel Shabi at the Erez crossing, Gaza-Israel border  Press release http://www.icahd.org/eng/news.asp?menu=5&submenu=1&item=546 http://www.end-gaza-siege.ps/IndexEn.htm The policy of force has failed, prison walls broken End the blockade – completely ! […]

  From 18-21 January, no food, medicine or fuel entered the Gaza Strip Power cuts, which were frequent prior to 19 January, were extended in duration to 12 hours per day everywhere in Gaza except […]

      Preparations begin to close Rafah crossing 28 Jan 08 Gazans make new border wall hole Egyptian police appeared not to intervene when the bulldozer came "Palestinians have bulldozed down part of the […]

Joel Beinin of Jewish Voice for Peace writes from Cairo, Jan. 24: About 3:00 AM on Wednesday morning Jan. 23, well-coordinated explosions demolished the iron wall built by Israel to seal the southern border between […]

by Jeff Halper  24 January 2008  The people of Palestinian have done it again, taking their own fate in their hands after being let down by their own “moderate” political leadership and, indeed, the entire […]

    Watch other news reports: Palestinians break out of Gaza Watch Al Jazeera Video report:   Palestinians break out from Gaza seige – 23 Jan 07   Palestinians break out of Gaza – 23 […]