Rafah crossing

Rafah crossing with Egypt still a prison gate for many Palestinians in Gaza

Rami Almeghari
Gaza Strip
7 December 2012

While attempting to reach Egypt with his wife’s medical records, EI’s Rami Almeghari found the way barred.

From Ramallah to Gaza: Two countries, two continents and finally there

For the first time since September 2005, I finally made it into Gaza by crossing two countries and two continents. For my week long stay, I’ll be keeping a diary recording my experiences upon reuniting with family, meeting new friends, and hearing the stories of other people.

Women, children main victims of attack, says Gaza hospital

Gaza Strip
20 November 2012

Nurses in Gaza’s main hospital say it’s more difficult to cope with this attack than Operation Cast Lead.

The Electronic Intifada weekly podcast: Nancy Kricorian on BDS campaigns against Israel's pillage in West Bank

Nancy Kricorian of the Stolen Beauty BDS campaign on the significance of a new report by Al Haq designating Israel’s resource theft in the Dead Sea as a crime of pillage; and much more.

Stuck in limbo between Egypt and Gaza

Rami Almeghari
Gaza Strip
6 September 2012
The Electronic Intifada contributor Rami Almeghari on playing the Palestinian waiting game in Cairo.

Egypt reopens border crossing with Gaza -- for now

Eva Bartlett
Rafah Crossing
4 September 2012
Palestinians are cautious about the future of freedom of movement between the Gaza Strip and Egypt.

Hopes for freedom of movement dashed, once again, in Gaza

Rami Almeghari
Cairo
28 August 2012
Palestinians in Gaza, half of whom are under 18 and more than a million dependent on food aid, were optimistic about Egypt’s new president. Their hopes for support are now quickly fading.

The Electronic Intifada Weekly Podcast featuring Rana Baker on the closure of the Gaza-Egypt border

On this week’s podcast: Rana Baker assesses the humanitarian and economic situation in Gaza, sealed at the Egyptian border following an attack on Egyptian soldiers last week; and much more!

Why are we in Gaza being punished for Egypt border guard killings?

Rana Baker
Gaza City
8 August 2012
Palestinians in Gaza are being collectively punished for an attack in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula that left 16 border guards dead.

How Israel's siege on Gaza killed my sister

Yousef M. Aljamal
Gaza Strip
3 August 2012
Needing a simple, life-saving operation with equipment not available in Gaza hospitals, Yousef Aljamal’s sister died because Israel denied her access to a Jerusalem hospital.

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