“I don’t like you, death” — Samih al-Qasim’s final poem
The summer sun beat down on Thursday, 21 August as thousands of Palestinians set out on a silent march in al-Rama, honoring the recently deceased poet and activist Samih al-Qasim. ….
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“Gaza’s 9/11”: Israel destroys high-rise building in Gaza – video
In what many Palestinians are calling “Gaza’s 9/11,” Israeli warplanes today destroyed the 12-story “Zafir 4” residential tower in Gaza City’s Tal al-Hawa neighborhood. This video captures the moment. It….
Univ. of Illinois admits pre-emptive firing of Israel critic Steven Salaita
Finally breaking its silence, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign today claimed that the firing of Steven Salaita was “was not influenced in any way by his positions on the….
Israel expels PLC member Khalida Jarrar
PLC member Khalida Jarrar has been in meetings since Wednesday to evaluate political possibilities following Israel’s order deporting her to Jericho. Jarrar has refused to voluntarily leave her Ramallah home….
Israel using human shields in Gaza
The Israeli government has tried to defend its indiscriminate killing of civilians by claiming resistance fighters hide among the people, when actually there is no safe place in Gaza. We….
Psychologist to bereaved Gazans becomes one of them
A sequel to the article “Dutch nonagenarian returns Righteous Among the Nations medal after six relatives killed in Gaza” by Amira Hass (Haaretz, August 15, 2014).
Hassan Ziadah, who lost five members of his family last month, has been treating traumatized Palestinians since 1991.
Dutch nonagenarian returns Righteous Among the Nations medal after six relatives killed in Gaza
Download Mr Henk Zanoli’s letter
Henk Zanoli, who helped save a Jewish child from deportation to concentration camps, said holding on to the medal would be an ‘insult to the family.’
Heartbreak
AFP Middle East correspondent Sara Hussein recently completed an assignment in Gaza, where more than 1,280 Palestinians have been killed — including more than 240 children.
Warning: The original article include distressing images from inside a morgue.
EU Parliament- Special Session on Israeli attack on Gaza: Ban Israeli Apartheid – Restore life to Palestinians and Jews alike
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