Tag Archives: Gaza

The Palestinian crisis should be kept in the public discourse till a just solution is found. It is not an issue to be forgotten with ceasefires only to remerge on the global agenda with another Israeli attack. No country can call itself civilised if it tolerates injustice, colonialism and oppression. Whether the atrocities are committed by a foe or friend, silence is …

Large demonstrations around the world in support of Palestine.People gather during a demonstration to express solidarity with Palestinian people in Tehran, Iran. [Majid Asgaripour/WANA/Reuters] Members of Islamic organisations and trade unions demand that the unloading of goods from Israel be halted in the port of Durban, South Africa. [Rogan Ward/Reuters] Demonstrators take part in a pro-Palestine protest in Sarajevo, Bosnia …

This season may be different in terms of production volume and quality.”BEIT LAHIA/GAZA: Farming in the Gaza Strip can be unpredictable at the best of times, but for strawberry grower Akram Abu Khousa years of toil under Israeli restrictions are starting to bear fruit.The Palestinian farmer is celebrating the success of the first major export of his crop from Gaza …

Gaza and the West Bank and have been under occupation since 1967, and in that time over 2.5 million olive trees have been uprooted and destroyed. Cutting down olive trees on Palestinian soil is a brutal assault on the Palestinian people’s culture and livelihoods, a symbolic destruction of Palestine itself.  On the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, …

So the Pope won’t be visiting Gaza on his trip to the Holy Land next month. The Holy Father’s spokesman has told the Israeli press that he’ll refrain from visiting Gaza regardless of attempts to persuade him otherwise. ‘Refrain’ is a telling choice of words: “the Pope will refrain from visiting Gaza….” It smacks of abstinence, as in abstaining from …