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Journal: Khuza’a, the farm life

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31st March | Rina Andolini | Khuza’a, Occupied Palestine This is what conversations in Gaza consist of: I asked, “When they are shooting, what’s the best thing to do?” “Get down on the ground,” he answered, “and move away quick as you can.” It ...

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Extremist settlers hurls abuse at injured ISM activist

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26th December | Ally Cohen – originally posted on Mondoweiss | Hebron, Occupied Palestine Hebron, Palestine, December 24th. As we made our way to ‘checkpoint watch’ we were discussing what it would be like that morning, would there be tear gas? Stun grenades? ...

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Journal: Farming in Gaza near the Buffer Zone

Khuza'a Buffer Zone in December 2012 (photo by ISM).

9th November | Rina Andolini | Khuza’a, Occupied Palestine The farmers are rarely talked about. They blend into the background of the lands beyond the destroyed buildings of the towns. The reality is though, they are facing a battle themselves. Many farmers ...

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Final journal from Gaza

Photo by Charlie Andreasson

17th September | Charlie Andreasson | Gaza, Occupied Palestine This is what seems to be the last thing I will write from Gaza. Not that there is nothing more to tell, there lies a new story under every stone, but ...

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Army incursions into Madama

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9th September 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus team | Madama, Occupied Palestine We arrived in Madama yesterday, 8th September; in the early afternoon after we were told that during the night Israeli army invaded this village, and the nearby villages of ...

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The blockade remains

Photo by Charlie Andreasson

8th September | Charlie Andreasson | Gaza, Occupied Palestine More than a week has passed since the ceasefire started and yet no significant easing of the blockade has been seen. Drones are still circulating over the rooftops, maybe carrying deadly ...

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Fishing in Gaza

Photo by Mohammed Abedullah

3rd September | Charlie Andreasson | Gaza, Occupied Palestine We sailed out from Gaza City’s harbor just before dusk with the 13-man crew, including two boys, and we had a theoretical possibility to reach six nautical miles for fishing. But that ...

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Self-healing in Gaza

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29th August 2014 | Sarah Algherbawi | Gaza, Occupied Palestine Sarah Algherbawi is a Palestinian citizen who was born in Saudi Arabia in 1991 and now lives in the Gaza Strip. She finished her BBA degree in Business Administration at the Islamic University of Gaza, ...

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