Rafah

"Every day I dream of returning home": a Nakba survivor speaks

Rami Almeghari
Rafah
24 May 2012

An elderly Palestinian woman in Gaza recalls being ethnically cleansed from her village in 1948.

New homes for displaced families, yet Israel still restricts building materials in Gaza

Rami Almeghari
Gaza Strip
1 May 2012

More than 200 homes have been rebuilt with foreign aid after the original homes were destroyed by Israel in the southern Gaza Strip.

Palestine football star seriously ill from four-week hunger strike

Rami Almeghari
Rafah
20 April 2012

Imprisoned by Israel, footballer Mahmoud Sarsak has never been tried for any recognizable offense, and his detention has been continuously renewed every six months. He is one of many prisoners depriving himself of food to demand liberty and justice.

Gaza family awaits new home, 9 years after demolition by Israel

Rami Almeghari
Rafah
13 April 2012

Gaza families whose homes were destroyed in Israeli attacks can’t rebuild until Israel allows a sufficient quantity of building material into Gaza.

Judge postpones verdict in Rachel Corrie case

9 years after the killing of US activist Rachel Corrie by the Israeli military in the Gaza Strip, the family continues to wait for a verdict — and, ultimately, for justice for Rachel.

Heartbroken

First of all, I would like to say that all my thoughts and prayers go to the Palestinians suffering in Gaza tonight!

I am heartbroken, the news is the reason I’ve been depressed for the last two days. I rarely get depressed, but when I read the news of innocent Palestinians dying in Jerusalem and Gaza, I couldn’t hold my tears.

Corrie lawyers expose army smear campaign against ISM

Charlotte Silver
26 May 2011

Israeli army spokesperson Brigadier General Ruth Yaron testified this week in what was expected to be the final hearing of the Rachel Corrie trial, now in its fifteenth month of oral testimonies.

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