Goldstone report: Statement issued by members of UN mission on Gaza war Statement issued by members of the UN fact-finding mission to Gaza, May-September 2009 Hina Jilani, Christine Chinkin and Desmond Travers guardian.co.uk, Thursday 14 April 2011 08.17 In recent days some articles and comments appearing in the press with respect to the report of…
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Israeli Forces Escalate Attacks on the Gaza Strip11 April 2011 (PCHR) Ten Civilians, Including a Woman and Her Daughter, Killed Within 48 Hours In the last 48 hours, Israeli forces have escalated attacks on the Gaza Strip; intensified artillery shelling and aerial bombardment in populated areas has resulted in the apparent targeting of Palestinian civilians. Ten…
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A New Israeli Massacre in Gaza Besieged Gaza, Occupied Palestine, The latest round of Israeli massacres committed against the people of Gaza has resulted in the brutal killings since Thursday afternoon to sixteen, including a mother and daughter, 4 children and an elderly man. Over the last 5 days, Gaza City has been bombed by…
Palestinian human rights organisations express their concern about Goldstone’s revised position Guardian, Thursday 7 April 2011 “Thus far, only three cases have resulted in criminal prosecutions. Of these, one Israeli soldier was sentenced to seven and a half months in prison for stealing a credit card, whereas two other Israeli soldiers convicted of using a nine-year-old…
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The Congress of South African Trade Unions welcomes the announcement by Ladysmith Black Mambazo that they are not scheduled to play in Israel. COSATU was concerned that the name of South African cultural workers would be manipulatively used in the propaganda campaign to normalise and legitimise the apartheid Israeli regime. The state of Israel is…
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Palestinian call to international civil society : Palestinian civil society organizations and peace and human rights defenders and activists on the ground call on civil society organizations and people of conscience around the world to come to Palestine July 8 for a week of fellowship and peace-building. Israel must recognize the basic human right of…
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