Salem-News.com Gaza articles Page 34

Israeli Attacks Against Civilians in Gaza Claim Palestinian Children

Death toll now at least 23; Israeli violence continues...

(GAZA STRIP) - The attacks against civilian targets in Gaza are continuing, Jewish peace groups are pleading for an end to the violence that is killing children and adults and a reported assortment of officials.

Israel's attacks are taking place at an increased and deadly tempo, but Americans are denied daily reports of Israeli air strikes in Gaza which often take place day to day.

APN to Obama: Prevent Gaza Escalation

“We call on the Obama Administration to work for an immediate cessation of hostilities and for long-overdue, long-term, sustainable arrangements providing security and dignity for Israeli and Palestinian civilians...” APN

(WASHINGTON DC) - Americans for Peace Now (APN) today called on the Obama Administration to work with Israel, Egypt, and Palestinian leaders to urgently advance diplomatic efforts to reach a ceasefire on the Israel-Gaza border.

Gaza Activists Prepare for Israeli Apartheid Week

As a global mobilization, IAW builds connections between Gaza activists, isolated by Israel’s siege, and their counterparts elsewhere.

(GAZA STRIP) - Israeli Apartheid Week has seen great success in its first two years.

The Palestinian Students’ Campaign for the Academic Boycott of Israel, together with the One Democratic State Group and the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel, are gearing up for Gaza’s third IAW.

Between a Wall and a Green Line: Palestinian life in `Seam Zone`

Mahmoud A’buqbeita, 45, is speaking out about the routine hardships he and his family face, in the hopes that something will change. His problems are numerous.

(TEL AVIV +972 MAG) - Al’Seefer lies uphill from the settlement of Beit Yatir, just beyond the South Hebron Hills, but the tiny Palestinian village feels worlds apart from the 33-year-old settlement.

Indeed, the daily lives of Al’Seefer’s residents, some 60 in number, are mired in extraordinary logistical challenges on account of the village’s physical location...

IOF Attacks Kill 12 Palestinians, Wound 21

Israeli warplanes fired a missile at a house north of Gaza city wounding four people including a child.

(GAZA STRIP) - Israeli occupation forces (IOF) launched a series of air raids on the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours killing 12 Palestinians and wounding 21 others.

Israeli Soldiers Kill Three More Palestinians, Fire at Funeral

The raids on Saturday thus increased the number of those killed to 16 since Friday.

(GAZA Al Qassam website) - Israeli forces killed three more Palestinians in fresh raids on Gaza and Rafah on Saturday afternoon and fired at a funeral of a number of those killed in yesterday’s raids.

Israel Assassinates PRC Secretary General & Three Others

Zuhair Qaisi is the third PRC leader to be killed since its establishment 12 years ago.

(GAZA Al Qassam website) - Israeli occupation forces conducted an airstrike Friday in Gaza city, assassinating PRC secretary-general Zuhair Qaisi and Mahmoud Hanani, a Nablus native freed from Israeli custody four years earlier.

A third Palestinian sustained serious wounds in the strike, medics said.

Palestinian Government Holds Israel Fully Responsible in Friday Attacks

The criminal attacks and demanded the Arab foreign ministers to table the Israeli military escalation against Gaza on agenda of their meeting on today.

(GAZA Al Qassam website) - The Palestinian government in the besieged Gaza Strip held the Israeli occupation regime fully responsible for the consequences of its aerial attacks on the Strip which claimed the lives of 11 Palestinians on Friday.

Included among the dead, were secretary-general of the resistance committees Zuhair Al-Qaisi.

Worst Air Strikes in Gaza Since Operation Cast Lead

15 killed so far; Gaza siege enters 1733^rd day.

(FREIBURG, Germany) - The current bloody scene in Gaza from current Israel attacks begs the question, when does this stop?

When do we stand up against injustice, against double standards, against human rights violations, against war, against killing machines, against war criminals and killers disguised as "politicians", acting in "our names"?

Flying into Tel Aviv? Then it`s `Welcome to Palestine!`

... and may St George protect you.

(LONDON) - The other day someone kindly sent me an old link to an aviation forum, where an irate passenger had written: "This morning (6 May 2003) on a flight from Rome to Tel Aviv, after landing the pilot announced in the microphone: 'Welcome to Palestine'. I think this is the most disgusting thing for a pilot to say."

It led to a long and acrimonious argument with many demanding dire punishment for the Alitalia pilot.