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By Hana Baalousha 03 August, 2014 The Electronic Intifada Palestinian child Rizeq al-Hayek is mourned during his Gaza City funeral on 19 July. (Ezz al-Zanoun / APA images) In all Holywood action films, when the enemy uses a civilian as a human… Continue Reading →
Press Release: Ministry of Health Gaza – Lack of water, sanitation and PHC cause explosion of infectious disease in Gaza, threaten public health Press Release Gaza Ministry of Health, Palestine August 02, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lack… Continue Reading →
By Many Authors Source: The Lancet July 30, 2014 By Paola Manduca, Iain Chalmers, Derek Summerfield, Mads Gilbert, and Swee Ang on behalf of 24 signatories We are doctors and scientists, who spend our lives developing means to care and… Continue Reading →
Indians in solidarity with Palestine While many of us in India consume news about the violence in Gaza and even feel sorry for what is happening, few of us may know about the historical ties between India and Palestine,… Continue Reading →
Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Mon, 07/28/2014 – 13:53 -26.7.2014 In her latest post, my colleague Rania Khalek makes reference to “a new racist chant mocking the more than two hundred children slaughtered by Israel’s merciless bombing campaign in Gaza: ‘Tomorrow there’s no… Continue Reading →
By Rahul Maganti 26th July The following is an Opinion Editorial written by Rahul Maganti, a fourth year student of the Department of Metallurgical Engineering & Material Sciences about the recently organized anti-war rally against War and Genocides in the IIT… Continue Reading →
Petition By Israeli soldiers and reservists 26 July, 2014 Countercurrents.org We were soldiers in a wide variety of units and positions in the Israeli military—a fact we now regret, because, in our service, we found that troops who operate… Continue Reading →
Guest Post by YEHUDA SHAUL In November 2012, Israel launched a military operation in the Gaza Strip called “Amud Anan”, the literal English translation of which is, “Pillar of Clouds”. Though, the official name in English was deemed, “Pillar of… Continue Reading →
Soon after Malaysian Airlines MH17 crashed near Donetsk, Ukraine on July 18, killing 298 people, the BBC website quickly, and rightly, set up a ‘LIVE’ feed with rolling reports and commentary on the disaster. This was clearly an important and… Continue Reading →
Doubts grow over UN report, seemingly reliant on year-old document from Syria thought to have been doctored Ian Black and Fazel Hawramy The Guardian, Thursday 24 July 2014 18.29 BST An Iraqi Christian family in the village of Qaraqush after fleeing Mosul. Photograph:… Continue Reading →