Fisherman’s union hold a sit-in at Gaza port demanding an end to Israeli abuses
Palestinian fishermen protest Israeli violence and restrictions on their livelihoods 13 July | International Solidarity Movement | Gaza On Sunday, the Fishermen’s Syndicate in the Gaza Strip organized a protest sit-in and a press conference, demanding an end to the Israeli abuses against fishermen and the expansion of the fishing areas in the Gaza Sea. […]
Resistance in a time of annexation and Covid-19 – an ISM webinar
Resistance in a time of annexation and Covid-19 – an ISM webinar June 30, 20:00 Ramallah time (EEST) As the world reels from the global COVID-19 pandemic, and the global struggle for racial equality and justice spreads, Palestine once again finds itself at a pivotal moment in the history of its struggle for freedom and […]
Mosques, churches, protests: Gaza on the Balfour Declaration’s 102nd anniversary
3rd November | Wafa Aludaini | Gaza, Occupied Palestine Gazans march in protest on the 102nd anniversary of the Balfour Declaration. On the 102nd anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, churches rang bells and mosques called for prayer at the same time, while tens of thousands of Palestinians entered the buffer zone this Friday between the […]
Slain Gaza protester: father, husband, brother, and “a Palestinian who dreamed of liberation”
A Palestinian protester identified as Alaa Nizar Hamdan, 28, was shot dead yesterday by Israeli Occupation soldiers in Jabalia, northern Gaza during the 77th week of the “Great March of Return” protests. As thousands of Palestinians gathered near the Israeli barrier fence surrounding Gaza to participate in the marches, Israeli forces, who were positioned on sandy hills near the […]
A Childhood Measured in Wars
A childhood measured in wars Living through a war is an experience I don’t wish on my worst enemies. It’s one of the most excruciating experiences a person could have, and I first had mine when I was 10 years old. It was 2006 when Fatah and Hamas fought for control of Gaza. I find […]
I apologize for being alive
I feared I wouldn’t be able to go back to my former life after the war ended, but I did. It felt so awkward. Everything was normal and people were acting as usual. How did I go back to my life, loaded with the guilt of being alive, of breathing? I apologize for being alive. […]
‘I hope that peace will be here’: 10yo girl reports from West Bank to highlight her people’s plight
Janna is not your average Palestinian child. While other kids are happily playing, the 10-year-old prefers to take her camera and report from the front lines of demonstrations in the West Bank as she tries to bring Palestine’s plight to a wider audience. Janna Jihad, as she is known, is something of a veteran. She […]
Turkish aid ship reaches Gaza following reconciliation deal with Israel
The first Turkish ship with humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip arrived in Israel a week after Turkey and Israel reached an agreement normalizing their diplomatic relations that were suspended in 2010 after a deadly IDF raid against the Gaza Freedom Flotilla. The Lady Leyla container vessel, carrying more than 10,000 tons of humanitarian aid […]
Israeli forces launch airstrikes on several sites in Gaza
Israeli forces in the early morning on Saturday launched airstrikes at several sites allegedly used by Palestinian political factions in the besieged Gaza Strip in response to a rocket fired from the small Palestinian territory into an Israeli city Friday evening, Israeli and local sources said. Local sources said Israeli warplanes launched rockets at two […]
PFLP warns of dangerous Turkish-Israeli agreement built on looting the natural gas of the Palestinian people
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine notes that the Turkish-Israeli agreement for “normalization of relations” between the two countries is a suspicious and threatening agreement, indicating a development in relations and strategic cooperation that rests on a history of long-standing relations since the declaration of the occupation state. The Front noted that the […]