gaza blockade
Faster than machines, jobless Palestinian graduates bring in Gaza’s crops
Middle East
June 10, 2020
Faster than machines, jobless Palestinian graduates bring in Gaza’s crops
GAZA (Reuters) — Covering the ground five times faster than a tractor for subsistence wages, 40 Palestinian graduates have teamed…
Israel intercepts second Gaza-bound activist boat
Middle East
August 4, 2018
Israel intercepts second Gaza-bound activist boat
The Israeli navy intercepted a Swedish-flagged activist boat bent on breaching its more than decade-long blockade of Gaza, the…
Aid to 1,000 Gaza families suspended after Israel cement ban
Middle East
May 1, 2016
Aid to 1,000 Gaza families suspended after Israel cement ban
Reconstruction aid to over 1,000 families in Gaza has been suspended due to a lack of materials, the United Nations…
Foreign activists enter Gaza on solidarity mission
World
December 27, 2012
Foreign activists enter Gaza on solidarity mission
A delegation of pro-Palestinian activists, mainly French and Egyptian, crossed into Gaza from Egypt on Thursday to deliver aid, AFP…
Counting calories and making lemonade in Gaza
Opinion
November 12, 2012
Counting calories and making lemonade in Gaza
The calorie is a crucial measurement in our self-imposed scrutiny of the body. As a recently released Israeli government document…
Israel seizes pro-Palestinian activist ship off Gaza
World
October 20, 2012
Israel seizes pro-Palestinian activist ship off Gaza
JERUSALEM –– The Israeli navy seized an international pro-Palestinian activist ship in the Mediterranean Sea on Saturday to prevent it…
From everywhere to Gaza: Making Palestine a local cause
Art news
October 18, 2012
From everywhere to Gaza: Making Palestine a local cause
A number of activists and their friends spent Monday evening at the Rooftop Studios in downtown Cairo finding out about…
New iPhones snapped up in Gaza despite high prices, poverty
World
October 16, 2012
New iPhones snapped up in Gaza despite high prices, poverty
Apple's new iPhone 5 is selling well in the Gaza Strip despite inflated prices, reaching the Palestinian enclave via smuggling…
PalFest participants in Cairo: Go to Gaza
Egypt
May 15, 2012
PalFest participants in Cairo: Go to Gaza
A few days ahead of the commemoration of the Nakba, the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, the artists and activists partaking in…
Gaza power plant shuts down for third time in a month
Egypt
March 10, 2012
Gaza power plant shuts down for third time in a month
The Gaza Strip's sole power plant shut down on Saturday for the third time in a month due to a…