Obama's speech shows little real change. In most regards his analysis maintains flawed American policies
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jun/04/barack-obama-middleeast
Once you strip away the mujamalat – the courtesies exchanged between guest and host – the substance of President Obama's speech in Cairo indicates there is likely to be little real change in US policy. It is not necessary to divine Obama's ...
European Campaign to End the Siege on Gaza, by Gerry MacLochlainn; Tuesday 26th May 2009
Tuesday 26th - the delegates from the convoy that were permitted to enter Gaza by the Egyptian Authorities awoke to see Gaza City this morning. It has been a surreal 24 hours.
Only yesterday, we were waking up after a night on the floor of the Rafah checkpoint. Where we were inexplicably stranded when the Egyptian authorities after stamping our exit ...
Report by the Anti-imperialist Camp’s delegation Rafah, May 24, late night
For 10 days we have been waiting in Egypt to get into Gaza with the caravan “Hope” initiated by the “European Campaign to end the siege on Gaza”. The caravan is composed of 120 people from a dozen European countries and about 40 vehicles (ambulances and trucks packed with medical goods).
It has been planned to take over the vehicles coming from Genoa by ...
Press release
Montreal, May 22th / The 17 member Quebec delegation to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories has been denied entry to Gaza by Israeli authorities at the Erez Crossing Point on Thursday May 21st. Since Sunday May 17th, the delegation has travelled to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
''We are very disappointed by the Israeli refusal to let us into Gaza'' said delegation member Lorraine Guay. ...
Date: 2009/5/12, By Haaretz Service
Haaretz reporter Amira Hass arrested upon leaving Gaza
Israel Police on Tuesday detained Haaretz correspondent Amira Hass upon her exit from the Gaza Strip, where she had been living and reporting over the last few months.
Hass was arrested and taken in for questioning immediately after crossing the border, for violating a law which forbids residence in an enemy state. She was released on bail ...
Gaza Strip, May 14, (Pal Telegraph) - Another Palestinian child died in a very dramatic scene documented on T.V. A baby aged 2 died today from a heart defect made worse by lack of medical care due to the Israeli imposed siege.
Gaza Strip, May 14, (Pal Telegraph) - Another Palestinian child died in a very dramatic scene documented on T.V. A baby aged 2 died today from a heart defect made worse by lack of medical care due to the Israeli imposed ...
