Siege, Wall, Checkpoints
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| Title | | Description | Date |
| Two Palestinian Fishermen wounded by Israeli Navy shootings off Khan Younis | | The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) - “At approximately
19:00, I headed out with two other fishermen, Ibrahim and Murad
(who owns the boat). We kept within the limited area allowed
[by Israel] for fishing. After two hours, while we were withdrawing
the fishing net out of the water, an Israeli gunboat suddenly
approached to within 15 meters away from us. The Israelis started
shooting. I felt severe pain in my right leg and fell on the deck.
Ibrahim was wounded as well. We started yelling, and Murad shouted
that we were wounded. We heard the Israeli soldiers talking but did
not understand. After minutes, Murad sailed to the shore, and
Ibrahim and I were taken to Naser Hospital in Khan Younis. [ak] | 18/7/2017 |
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| Palestinians hope UN ruling will improve life in Hebron : West Bank residents welcome decision to recognise Hebron`s Old City as World Heritage Site. | | Nigel Wilson - Aljazeera - Twelve states on UNESCO`s World Heritage
committee voted in favour of the Palestinian proposal to name the city
a heritage site, while three countries voted against the move and six
abstained. The proposal was accepted despite intense lobbying from
Israel and the United States to prevent the resolution from passing.
Israel reacted furiously to the decision and announced it would cut
$1m in funding to the UN that would be diverted to Israeli cultural
projects in Hebron. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called it
"another delusional decision by UNESCO" and charged that by naming it
a Palestinian heritage site, UNESCO had denied Jewish ties to the
site.-rh | 12/7/2017 |
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| PHOTOS: How Israel`s wall keeps Palestinian farmers off their land | | Activestills -
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"...the farmers refused to cross through Military Gate 623, part of Israel’s separation barrier, instead calling on the army to renew expired entry permits for their family members, to issue permits for their workers, and to open the gate earlier than 7 a.m. on a daily basis, due to the recent heatwave." - id
| 12/7/2017 |
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| Gaza electricity crisis: `It is the worst I can remember – but we expect it to get worse` | | Peter Beaumont - The Guardian - Move by Mahmoud Abbas to cut electricity to 2-
4 hours a day in escalation of row with Hamas is affecting quality of life for
Gazans [ry] | 10/7/2017 |
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| Starved of power, Gaza Palestinians buckle under a blistering heatwave | | Dov Lieber - Times of Israel -
Strip residents describe sleepless nights, beaches closed due to toxic sewage, and rising food prices; even fresh water is increasingly rare and electricity available only for 2 to 3 hours. "When the power comes, you run like a madman to manage to recharge everything, pump water, shower, sleep, work, get online, cool down and breathe..." [bz] | 4/7/2017 |
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| `I`d rather die in Gaza than bring my sons to Erez` | | Mersiha Gadzo - Al Jazeera - Walid Qaoud died of cancer after he was repeatedly
denied entry to Israel for refusing to collaborate with authorities [ry]
| 3/7/2017 |
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| A guide to the Gaza Strip From Israel`s occupation to a decade of siege, here is all you need to know about `the world`s largest open-air prison`. | | Aljazeera - The Gaza Strip, home to two million Palestinians, is
frequently on the news. The small enclave is one of the most densely
populated areas in the world and has been aptly described as "the
world`s largest open-air prison". It is a small self-governing
Palestinian territory that came under Israeli occupation, along with
the West Bank and East Jerusalem, after the 1967 Arab-Israeli War.-rh
| 28/6/2017 |
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| 2 Million Palestinians Denied Traveling and Movement due to Closure of Gaza Border Crossing | | PCHR - (...) it is the responsibility of the High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions 1949 to oblige the occupying authorities to abide by the rules of international humanitarian law and to open all border crossings of the Gaza Strip, including Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing, without any restrictions like age restrictions, because Erez is the only crossing that gives importance to the geographical unity between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including occupied Jerusalem, so it would allow the Gaza Strip residents to move freely between Palestinian cities and travel abroad. [bz] | 21/6/2017 |
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| I’m a 90-year-old woman who has lived in Israel for 50 years – here is what I think about Israeli settlements | | Ruth Kedar - Independent - Since I witnessed its beginnings half a
century ago, the occupation has only got worse. The size and scale of
settlements is something I can’t get over. I know every little road
and every little village of the West Bank and it is frightening to see
them swallowed up piece by piece by indistinguishable rows of red
roofs that multiply across Palestinian land. It is robbery that is
devoid of shame.-rh
| 21/6/2017 |
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| Family rejects Israeli narrative of Palestinian killed at checkpoint as father is detained | | Ma`an - The Israeli army said at the time of Bahaa al-Hirbawi’s killing that he was attempting to carry out a knife attack on Israeli forces who were conducting out a “routine check" at the Jabaa military checkpoint.
Relatives cited eyewitness accounts as saying that Israeli forces stopped Bahaa at the Jabaa checkpoint on his way back home from Ramallah and surrounded him. After that, “nobody knows what happened,” they said.
"In response to the immediate threat, forces fired towards the attacker and a hit was confirmed," the IDF spokesperson told Ma’an, and acknowledged, after being asked for clarification, that the man was in fact killed.
No Israelis were injured.[bz] | 21/6/2017 |
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| B’Tselem field researchers detained by Israeli police in Hebron | | Amit Gilutz - B`Tselem - B’Tselem field researchers Manal al-Ja’bri
and Musa Abu Hashhash were detained in Hebron while documenting the
increase in movement restrictions imposed by the military at the
Bakery Checkpoint. Al-Ja’bri was questioned and held in police
custody in the settlement of Kiryat Arba until late night.
Abu Hashhash was held at the checkpoint for about 40 minutes and
released.
[ak] | 21/6/2017 |
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| Write to NY Times about Gaza power cuts | | | 21/6/2017 |
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| Lighting the sky of Gaza | | | 19/6/2017 |
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| Video: Ramadan in Gaza | | The Electronic Intifada -
"Ramadan, a time of worship and joy for Muslims around the globe, is
mixed with sadness in Gaza.During Ramadan three years ago, Israel
launched a massive military offensive that would last 51 days and
claim more than 2,200 Palestinian lives.The many families in Gaza
who lost loved ones during that offensive, and the ones that came
before it, feel little joy in their absence." ca
| 16/6/2017 |
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| Gaza: Looming humanitarian catastrophe highlights need to lift Israel’s 10-year illegal blockade | | Amnesty International - The Israeli authorities must immediately lift
the illegal blockade and end their collective punishment of Gaza’s
population.-rh | 14/6/2017 |
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| The PA’s wrongful actions towards Gaza residents does not mean Israel can shirk its responsibility for their fate | | Amit Gilutz - B`Tselem - The Gaza Strip is in the throes of a
humanitarian disaster. It is a crisis with severe, sometimes even
fatal, consequences for the two million or so people living there.
Without a regular power supply, all aspects of life are harmed; even
the water and sewage systems are paralyzed, and untreated sewage
flows straight into the Mediterranean. This reality is part of an
Israeli policy, of the blockade Israel has imposed on Gaza for the
past ten years, consigning its residents to living in abject poverty
under practically inhuman conditions unparalleled in the modern
world. [ak] | 13/6/2017 |
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| Israeli Navy Opens Fire On Palestinian Fishermen And Farmers In Gaza | | IMEMC News & Agencies - "Israeli navy ships attacked, Sunday, [...] Palestinian
fishing boats and farmers in the northern and southern parts of the besieged
Gaza Strip" [ry] | 12/6/2017 |
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| Jewish and Palestinian peace activists are building their own Standing Rock on the West Bank | | Daoud Kuttab -
LA Times
"Traditionally, Israeli peace groups have limited their activities
to Israel proper, holding rallies in opposition to government
policies in the comfort of Tel Aviv...A breakthrough occurred
recently when a coalition of five Palestinian, Israeli and Jewish
diaspora groups, inspired by the Standing Rock protests in the
United States, created Sumud Freedom Camp in the West Bank village
of Sarura, in South Hebron." ca | 9/6/2017 |
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