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Jul 29, 2026

Israeli Authorities Close Gaza Sea and Ban Palestinian Fishing
Deterioration of Living Condition For 4860 Fishermen and Workers in Associated Professions Ref: 45/2021 Date:…
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Progressive U.S. Lawmaker: ‘We Need to Be Able to See What’s Happening in Gaza’
Wisconsin Democrat Rep. Mark Pocan tells Americans for Peace Now that Israeli policies funded by…
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Israeli Strikes on Gaza: 3 Civilians wounded and Buildings Damaged
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, December 27, 2020 Three Palestinian civilians, including a child, were…
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Biden needs to reverse Pompeo on Israel/Palestine
Tsela Barr and Jeff Spitzer-Resnick, The Cap Times, Dec 4, 2020
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Children Die in Home Fire During Power Outage
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), Ref: 85/2020, 02 September 2020
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Israel Bans Fuel Entry to Gaza
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), Ref: 75/2020, 17 August 2020
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IOF Tightens Gaza Strip Closure
Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), Ref: 72/2020, 13 August 2020
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Time’s Up Israel: Get Your Knee Off Palestine’s Neck
SAM BAHOUR, CounterPunch, July 16, 2020
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I No Longer Believe in a Jewish State
For decades I argued for separation between Israelis and Palestinians. Now, I can imagine a…
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‘We See You’: Palestine for Black Lives
NADA ELIA, Mondoweiss, JUNE 8, 2020
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COVID-19 and Human Rights – 2013 Laureate Raji Sourani
“Governments must put human rights and dignity at the centre” Raji Sourani, The Right Livelihood…
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Myths about Gaza
4/27/20 Since the Coronavirus crisis began, IfNotNow has focused most of our movement’s resources on…
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Second Appeal in the COVID-19 Crisis
Ref: 36/2020 Date: 14 April 2020 Time: 10:00 GMT Second Appeal in COVID-19 Crisis…
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Coronavirus and Gaza
DONATE! Here are three good options for sending medical relief to Palestine and Gaza: Rebuilding…
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2020.03.28: Webinar: Film Gaza Fights For Freedom by Abby Martin
Social Justice Event Collective, March 5, 2020 Please join us for a film webinar on…
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Coronavirus Is a Death Sentence for Palestinians Caged in Gaza
Even a small outbreak among Gaza’s densely-packed, blockaded population would put an impossible strain on…
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The U.N. once predicted Gaza would be ‘uninhabitable’ by 2020. Two million people still live there.
The shoreline in Gaza City during strong winds on Christmas Day (Mohammed Abed-AFP-Getty Images) Hazem…
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‘Blinding the truth’: Israeli snipers target Gaza protesters in the eyes
Tareq Hajjaj and Pam Bailey, The New Arab, 20 December, 2019
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Why We Sail, Sail, and Sail Again: Freedom Flotilla 2020
Canadian Boat to Gaza, December 20, 2019 Freedom Flotilla sailors and participants are sometimes asked:…
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Gaza 2020: How easy it is for the world to delete Palestinian pain
David Hearst, Middle East Eye, 13 December 2019
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