by David Heap and Derrick O'Keefe* http://www.straight.com/article-366611/vancouver/david-heap-and-derrick-okeefe-canadian-boat-gaza-campaign-legal-ethical-and-necessary     The Canadian Boat to Gaza initiative continues to be a target for a smear campaign that has little regard for law or facts. Rather incredibly, the executive of the University of British Columbia’s Alma … [read more]

22/12/2010 The first Asian convoy that plans to break Israel's siege of Gaza has reached Syria, reaffirming its objective of displaying solidarity with the oppressed Palestinians. The Asian People's Solidarity with Palestine convoy, also known as Asia 1, which is currently joined by activists of 15 different nationalities, began its journey from India and traveled through Pakistan, Iran and … [read more]

Palestinian Information Center, December 13, 2010 GAZA, (PIC)-- The ministry of health in Gaza warned Monday that 137 types of medicine and 150 of essential medical supplies are out of stock in Gaza, among those supplies are drugs used to treat cancer and kidney patients.   The ministry's pharmaceutical director is calling on the ministry's counterpart in Ramallah to release to the … [read more]

Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, December 13, 2010 The Israeli authorities have reduced the amounts of wheat allowed into the Gaza Strip. According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), lower quantities of wheat grain and animal feed have been allowed to enter Gaza during the past few months. Between January and May 2010 the 64,237 tons were allowed … [read more]

If passed, the bill would authorize the prison director to prevent a detainee from meeting with an attorney for up to seven days, instead of the current maximum period of 24 hours. By Jonathan Lis The Ministerial Committee for Legislation approved a bill yesterday that would allow the state to prevent detainees suspected of security offenses from meeting with an attorney for up to one … [read more]

Rami Almeghari,The Electronic Intifada, 10 December 2010 Air strikes by Israeli warplanes at dawn on Thursday caused serious damage to the Gaza Strip's only power plant, plunging the territory -- which already suffers from frequent outages -- into darkness.Media reports said the air strikes hit two sites belonging to Hamas near the Gaza power plant in Moghraqa village, central Gaza.Engineer … [read more]

Former Israeli soldiers who have testified against army abuses have for the first time given up their anonymity, to make their voices all the harder to ignore. Donald Macintyre gets an exclusive preview of a powerful new book, Sunday, 12 December 2010, The Independent's Jerusalem correspondent Avichay Stolar is a researcher of Breaking the Silence. He says: 'Young soldiers learn from their … [read more]

26 former top EU officials, including ex EU chief Solana and former German President Richard von Weizsacker, urge world powers to confront Jerusalem over its refusal to obey international law. By Akiva Eldar, Haaretz 12.10.2010 A group of 26 senior former European leaders who held power during the past decade are calling for strong measures against Israel in response to its settlement policy … [read more]

Lecture and Discussion by Dr. Guy Burton Conflict-related Development Analysis Program:     Occupied Palestinian Territory, Conflict Causes and Development Initiatives – A Structural Analysis   by Dr. Guy Burton (Researcher at the Centre for Development Studies at BirZeit University, Ramallah, West Bank)   Wednesday, 15 December 2010, 13:00 – … [read more]

Canadian Boat to Gaza Project http://canadaboatgaza.org/cms/sites/cbg/en/donations.aspx Dear Friend of the Canadian Boat to Gaza Project,     What if you could bring real tidings of comfort and joy to the people of Palestine? And what if you could do it with the click of a button?     The Palestinians of Gaza are suffering through the fourth year of a … [read more]

November 30, 2010 Israel’s measures to 'ease’ the illegal blockade of Gaza in the face of significant international pressure have done little to change the plight of Gaza’s civilians, says a report published today by an international coalition of development, human rights and peace-building organisations. They are calling for renewed international action to ensure an immediate, … [read more]

By Mazin Qumsiyeh, November 30, 2010 http://www.qumsiyeh.org/thoughtsongermanyandpalestine/     The conference in Stuttgart about Palestine was themed "Separated in the past, together in the future", was sold-out, and had some high powered speakers and lots of energy [1]. We listened, spoke, networked, bought each others' books, ate, hugged, cried, and laughed.  I … [read more]