Gaza Strip

"ICC was a hoax from the start": How the rules were broken to deny justice to Israel's victims in Gaza

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 18:43

The International Criminal Court (ICC) “was a hoax from the start.” So said Michael Mandel, a professor at Osgoode Hall Law School at York University in Toronto, in response to the ICC Prosecutor’s shocking decision yesterday to refuse jurisdiction over Gaza war crimes without even referring the matter to judges.

"The house is dark without them": Israel kills father and daughter as they water vegetables

Rami Almeghari
Beit Lahiya
19 March 2012
Muhammad al-Hisoumi and his daughter Fayza were killed in an Israeli missile attack as they tended their land in the Gaza Strip on 12 March 2012, leaving behind a devastated family and a darkened house. Rami Almeghari profiles them.

Anwar and Haneen: two beautiful girls murdered by Israel

Sarah Ali
Gaza Strip
3 January 2012
Were 13-year-old Anwar and five-year-old Haneen terrorists? What could possibly explain the Israeli army’s targeting of children during its invasion of Gaza three years ago?

Photostory: The brighter side of Gaza

Sami Kishawi
7 December 2011

Photographs taken by The Electronic Intifada contributor Sami Kishawi this summer show the color of everyday life in Gaza.

A love story, a Palestinian story

Lina al-Sharif
Gaza Strip
24 November 2011
Lina al-Sharif’s story is one of love that knows no boundaries and all started with a friendly debate on Twitter.

Young People in Gaza Discuss UN Statehood Bid

Submitted by Rana Baker on Fri, 09/23/2011 - 22:36
A group of six young people in Gaza decided to voice out their view over Abbas’s pursuit of a Palestinian state in the UN. Two of the six, volunteered to videotape the discussion and the four managed to overcome their tension that encapsulated them in front of a huge camera.

Weddings without a groom; only in Gaza

Rana Baker
Gaza City
15 September 2011
The outside world, the checkpoint-less expanse, doesn’t know why wrinkles map our faces so early. Our tears are different, and so is their cause. So, too, are the causes of our moments of happiness.

End blockade now, says UN group in rare Gaza visit

Thalif Deen
1 August 2011
For the first time in 43 years, members of the UN Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices in Occupied Territories gained entry into Gaza in July, through Egypt which ousted its Israeli-friendly president Hosni Mubarak following massive public protests earlier this year.

Who is the real oppressor of Gaza women's rights?

Yasmeen El Khoudary
Gaza Strip
22 July 2011
Why won’t the international media ask women in Gaza what really matters to them? Yasmeen El-Khoudary comments for The Electronic Intifada.

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