Report On The Drastic Consequences of Gaza Siege Prepared by The Popular Committee Against Siege (PCAS) The Gaza Strip, Palestine October, 2008 Introduction As the Gaza Strip enters its fifth month of "calm" with the Israelis, 80 percent of the population lives below the line of poverty. Palestinian Legislative Council member and Chairman of the Popular Committee Against the Siege(PCAS), … [read more]

Press release from the Free Gaza Movement, October 21, 2008 Contact: Greta Berlin, Cyprus, 357 99 08 17 67 Angela Godfrey Goldstein, Jerusalem 972 547 366 393 Osama Qashoo, 447833381660 On October 28, 2008, the Free Gaza Movement will set sail again for Gaza. On board will be a Nobel Peace Prize winner, five physicians, a member of the Israeli Knesset, and a member of the Palestinian … [read more]

Gaza Strip, 23, October, 2008-PCAS- Independent MP Jamal El Khoudary, Chairman of the Popular Committee Against Siege PCAS and children from Gaza kindled the torch of siege "Break The Siege" in Gaza City. The torch is a start of a set of actions activities across some Arab and foreign countries. El Khoudary said at press conference during the action." This torch relay a message to the … [read more]

Berlin, October 13 2008, Press Release of the International League of Human Rights The awards ceremony for this year's Carl von Ossietzky Medal will be held on December 7, 2008 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the “Haus der Kulturen der Welt” (the House of World Cultures), Berlin. (The press conference will take place on December 6, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. in the House of World … [read more]

in englischer Sprache, Donnerstag, 23. Oktober 2008, 19 Uhr, Wien Amerlinghaus Filmabende im Amerling Haus Stiftgasse 8, 1070 Wien Donnerstag, 23. Oktober 2008, 19.00 Uhr Occupation 101 Voice of the Silenced Majority Von Abdullah Omeish, Sufyan Omeish, 2007, 85 Min., English 'Occupation 101' presents a comprehensive analysis of the facts and hidden truths surrounding the … [read more]

by Laurie King, The Electronic Intifada, 17 September 2008, Laurie King, a co-founder of The Electronic Intifada, was the North American Coordinator of International Campaign for Justice for the Victims of Sabra and Shatila (http://indictsharon.net) from 2001 until 2003. She is now the managing editor of The Journal of Palestine Studies in Washington, DC. This week marks the 26th … [read more]

Background information of the International Action for Palestine (IAP) Organization Dear Peace actvists and friends, I send you our best greetings and regards from the land of peace and love, Palestine. I'm writing you on behalf of my people who are suffering on daily basis in Gaza. We, here in Gaza looking for your endorsement for an organization we launched before short time! The … [read more]

Palestine News Network (PNN), 14 September 2008 After the success of the Free Gaza boats in breaking the siege via sea, another ship is on its way. The Yemen People’s Committee, headed by Sa’ed Anam and operating with the consent of the political leadership in Yemen, hopes to be next in a long line of siege-breakers. Palestinian Legislative Council member and head of the People’s … [read more]

Launch of International Jewish Solidarity Network International Jewish Solidarity Network will launch internationally on 29 September, 2008 with the release of our Charter and Week of Action: Confront Zionism - Divest from Israel Who is the International Jewish Solidarity Network? This a growing international network of Jews whose identities are not based on Jewish nationalism but on … [read more]

OFF THE COAST OF GAZA - 1 September 2008: Israeli Naval vessels are currently firing on unarmed Palestinian fishing boats and international human rights workers off the coast of the Gaza Strip. The fishing boats are several miles off the coast of Gaza City, in Palestinian territorial waters. For more information, please contact: (at sea, off Gaza coast) Vittorio Arrigoni, +972 598 826 … [read more]

FREE GAZA MOVEMENT announces the arrival at 20:30 (10:00 PDT), Friday 29 August, 2008 of the FREE GAZA and LIBERTY vessels, in Larnaca Harbour, returning from Gaza, and a successful end to this first of such missions. FREE GAZA MOVEMENT announces the arrival at 20:30 (10:00 PDT), Friday 29 August, 2008 of the FREE GAZA and LIBERTY vessels, in Larnaca Harbour, returning from Gaza, and a … [read more]

Scottish human rights activists announced their intention to organize two trips soon by land and sea to break the Israeli siege on the Gaza Strip with the participation of a number of Scottish lawmakers.     [ 02/09/2008 - 01:45 PM ]     BRUSSELS, (PIC)-- Scottish human rights … [read more]