Tag Archives: Gaza

Fear in Gaza by Mohammed Omer

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Father Dave

Attacks over the last few days by Israel have killed around 100 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, including a number of young boys who were playing soccer when the tank’s shell landed. As the violence continues, 22-year-old journalist and photographer, … Continue reading →

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Actors Change. Drama Continues Bishop Riah calls for action in Gaza

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Father Dave

With the gap in the Gaza-Eyptian border having been closed, Professor Norman Finkelstein has called on ordinary Gazans to take up their picks and shovels and tear down the border between Gaza and Israel – an action that he says … Continue reading →

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Orthodox Jews Condemn the Israeli Blockade of Gaza

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Father Dave

  The following two letters – to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and to Gaza’s Hamas leader, Doctor Mahmud Al-Zahar – are from Rabbi Meir Hirsh, representing Orthodox Jews worldwide who oppose the Israeli blockade of Gaza and who … Continue reading →

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Terror and Starvation in Gaza by John Pilger

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Father Dave

In this article, written for the New Statesman, John Pilger describes how Gaza in Palestine has come to symbolise the imposition of great power on the powerless, in the Middle East and all over the world, and how a vocabulary … Continue reading →

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Rachel Corrie and Palestine by Sonja Karkar

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Father Dave

Rachel was a peace activist who had gone to Rafah in Gaza because she wanted to help bring the terrible plight of the Palestinians to the notice of the world … and tragically, she achieved that with her death more … Continue reading →

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Pause for Peace by Ahmed Yousef

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Father Dave

Gaza: November 1st, 2006. Ahmed Yousef, senior advisor to the Palestinian Prime Minister, speaks of the offer of a ‘hudna’, which is more than a ceasefire.  HERE in Gaza, few dream of peace. For now, most dare only to dream … Continue reading →

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Atrocities in the Promised Land Kathleen Christison

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Father Dave

Former CIA political analyst, Kathleen Christison, sees Israel as having reached a state of moral collapse, though most Western nations refuse to recognise it. Words fail; ordinary terms are inadequate to describe the horrors Israel daily perpetrates, and has perpetrated … Continue reading →

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Bishop Riah speaks out on Gaza by Rt. Rev. Riah H. Abu El-Assal

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Father Dave

Dear Friends, For the past forty years we have been largely alone on this desert fighting a predator that not only has robbed us of all but a small piece of our historic homeland, but threatens the traditions and holy … Continue reading →

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Australia Rejects the Goldstone Report

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Father Dave

Goldstone Report Timeline December 27th 2008, Israel commenced a three-week assault on the besieged city of Gaza, resulting in the death of some 1400 Palestinians and 13 Israelis. Tens of thousands of Palestinians were also left without homes and around … Continue reading →

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