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Palestinians Favour A Diplomatic Solution, Says Haniyeh
Tuesday, 8 May 2012, 9:14 am | Julie Webb-Pullman
As the “Battle of the Stomachs” ends its 21st day, and 27-year old Bilal Diab and 33 year-old Thaer Halahleh end their 70th day of hunger-striking, Gaza Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh stated that Palestinians prefer a diplomatic solution to ... More >>
Photo essay - 20th day of the Battle of the Empty Stomachs
Monday, 7 May 2012, 11:44 am | Julie Webb-Pullman
On the 20th day of the Battle of Empty Stomachs, Al Jundy Square of the Unknown Soldier in Gaza City has become a small city of support. Besides the growing numbers camping out here on hunger strike or in their support, there is a constant flow of people ... More >>
Hundreds Of Gaza Women March To Join Hunger Strikers Rally
Monday, 7 May 2012, 11:18 am | Julie Webb-Pullman
Hundreds of women today marched to "Al Jundy," the Square of the Unknown Soldier in Gaza City to join those already gathered in solidarity for the Palestinian hunger-strikers in Israeli jails. More >>
Israel’s Bad-Faith Offer to Palestinian Prisoners
Sunday, 6 May 2012, 10:53 am | Julie Webb-Pullman
It was reported late on Friday night that Israel had made an offer to the hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners. The offer made no mention of ending administrative detention or the 'Shalit Law,' both of which are key demands of the hunger-strikers. More >>
Heija: Detainees Isolated in Gilboa Jail Suffer from Neglect
Sunday, 6 May 2012, 10:46 am | Julie Webb-Pullman
Palestinian prisoner Jamal Al-Heija, on hunger strike for 19 days in a solitary cell inside Gilboa jail, said the Israeli prison authority ignores the health conditions of hunger strikers in its jails. More >>
Palestinian Prisoners Remembered in English
Sunday, 6 May 2012, 10:42 am | Julie Webb-Pullman
On Wednesday 2nd May the Gaza Center for Political and Development Studies (CPDS) held an award ceremony for writers addressing prisoners' issues. More >>
Hundreds of Gaza women march to join Hunger Strikers rally
Friday, 4 May 2012, 7:00 pm | Julie Webb-Pullman
Gaza - Hundreds of women today marched to "Al Jundy," the Square of the Unknown Soldier in Gaza City to join those already gathered in solidarity for the Palestinian hunger-strikers in Israeli jails. More >>
Julie Webb-Pullman: May Day in Gaza
Wednesday, 2 May 2012, 2:55 pm | Julie Webb-Pullman
This year in Gaza, May Day was celebrated not by workers, but by strikers and their supporters. According to human rights organisation ADDAMEER, 2000 Palestinian prisoners have now joined the mass strike launched on 17 April, but some prisoners have passed ... More >>
Protest Tent Supporting Hunger Striking Prisoners Relocates
Wednesday, 2 May 2012, 12:31 pm | Julie Webb-Pullman
Protest Tent in Support of Hunger Striking Prisoners Relocates in Gaza City By Julie Webb-Pullman More >>
Gaza: Protest in Support of Hunger Striking Prisoners Moves
Wednesday, 2 May 2012, 11:46 am | Julie Webb-Pullman
On 29 April, the twelfth day of the Palestinian prisoners’ hunger strike against illegal conditions and treatment in Israeli detention, all Gazan factions gathered in Al Jundy, the Square of the Unknown Soldier in Gaza City, to continue their protest. More >>
Science under Siege
Monday, 30 April 2012, 10:26 am | Julie Webb-Pullman
Al-Hurriya boys’ school in the Zeitoun neighbourhood of Gaza held its end-of-year Science Exhibition on Thursday, to showcase the students’ science projects to officials from the Education Ministry, parents, and local personalities. Over 100 people gathered ... More >>
Gazans March On Palestinian Prisoners' Day
Wednesday, 18 April 2012, 10:52 am | Julie Webb-Pullman
As 1,600 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails launched an open-ended hunger strike, and scores of national and international organisations released press statements demanding an end to administrative detention and the appalling treatment of Palestinian ... More >>
Julie Webb-Pullman: Tarek Meehanna's Sentencing Statement
Tuesday, 17 April 2012, 12:25 pm | Julie Webb-Pullman
On 12 April, 2012 in Boston Tarek Mehanna, an American Muslim, was sentenced in a Federal Court to 17 years in prison. He had been been found guilty of supporting Al Qaeda by virtue of translating some of their documents into English and expressing ... More >>
Stay Human – Gaza commemorates Vittorio Arrigoni
Monday, 16 April 2012, 10:24 am | Julie Webb-Pullman
Stay Human – Gaza commemorates Vittorio Arrigoni A year ago today, on April 15, Italian activist and writer Vittorio Arrigoni, known as “Vik,” was murdered in Gaza. Over the past week, several events have commemorated his death, from the dedication ... More >>
Stay Human – Gaza commemorates Vittorio Arrigoni
Monday, 16 April 2012, 9:57 am | Julie Webb-Pullman
Stay Human – Gaza commemorates Vittorio Arrigoni A year ago today, on April 15, Italian activist and writer Vittorio Arrigoni, known as “Vik,” was murdered in Gaza. Over the past week, several events have commemorated his death, from the dedication ... More >>
Gazan Christians Celebrate Good Friday - Scoop Video
Sunday, 15 April 2012, 9:59 pm | Julie Webb-Pullman
Excerpts from the Good Friday service in the Orthodox Church in Gaza, Easter 2012 - Video by Julie Webb-Pullman for Gaza.scoop.ps More >>
Running, Flying – High Hopes In Gaza
Friday, 13 April 2012, 10:04 am | Julie Webb-Pullman
Two events held in Gaza City today symbolise the tenacity and the hope that mark the Palestinian struggle for justice. In the first, a combined event held by the Ministries of Education and Detainees Affairs, over 100 people ran a marathon in ... More >>
Gaza City: Some Progress Despite Fuel Crisis
Thursday, 12 April 2012, 8:46 am | Julie Webb-Pullman
At a press conference in Gaza City today the Mayor of Gaza City, Rafeek Mekki, announced that the fuel crisis afflicting the Gaza strip for over a month now threatens basic service provision to the citizens, most important being sewage treatment and garbage ... More >>
Gaza Industrial Sector Savaged By The Fuel Crisis
Wednesday, 11 April 2012, 11:10 am | Julie Webb-Pullman
Where the Israeli siege could not completely destroy the Gaza industrial sector, the recent fuel crisis almost succeeded. The combined consequences over the last month have devastated the industrial sector, with over 1500 producers closing down ... More >>
Gaza Press Conference launches Palestinian Prisoners' Day
Monday, 9 April 2012, 4:00 pm | Julie Webb-Pullman
A Press Conference attended by Dr Attallah Abu Al-Sebah, Minister of Detainee Affairs, Dr Ahmad Bahar, Representative of the Palestinian Legislative Council, and Dr Mohammad Elmadhoun, Minister of Youth Affairs, was held on 08 April at the Ministry of Detainee ... More >>
