Gaza

"Graves for the living": my father's memories of an Israeli jail

My father was detained in Israel’s prisons for 15 years in total.

Palestinians in Egypt insist on right to return

Rami Almeghari
Alexandria
14 May 2012

Aging Palestinian refugees recount their exile from Palestine during the Nakba and demand the right to return to their homeland.

"I have never lived a settled life": Church of the Nativity deportees mark 10 years of exile

Yesterday marked Deported Palestinians’ Day, commemorating the anniversary of the siege of the Church of the Nativity 10 years ago.

Palestinian Authority silent as Israel consolidates fuel monopoly

Charlotte Silver
Ramallah
11 May 2012

Israel’s monopoly over distribution of fuel to the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip has yet to be challenged by the Palestinian Authority.

Elderly Gaza man on hunger strike in solidarity with "only son left"

A 66-year-old hunger striker at Gaza’s sit-in tent used to have three children; two of them were killed and one is locked behind Israel’s bars.

The Electronic Intifada Weekly Podcast: 3 May, 2012

News headlines from our top stories of the week, plus an interview with Anna Baltzer on the recent divestment initiative vote by the United Methodist Church.

What the "IDF Spokesperson" doesn't like tweeting about Gaza

While the IDF Spokesperson is eager to share information about goods going in to Gaza, there is a remarkable reluctance to answer questions about how many goods are being exported out of Gaza.

Censored Gaza children's art now touring Canada

Shereen Ahmed Rafea
Montreal
30 April 2012

A Child’s View from Gaza, a collection of artwork by children in Gaza that was censored by a US art museum last year, is currently touring across Canada.

A Celebration of Freedom on Prisoners' Day in Gaza

My reflections on the popular events that were held in Gaza on Prisoners’ Day.

Gaza's Christians like "birds who will always return to their nest"

Rami Almeghari
Gaza City
17 April 2012

Despite common media depictions of Gaza as being under harsh, Islamist rule, Gaza-based Palestinian Christians emphasize the close ties between families regardless of religion.

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