Gaza Says Farewell to Vittorio Arrigoni – In Palestine’s Hearts He Remains Forever

“A winner is a Dreamer who never gives up” These words of Nelson Mandela are those which Vittorio Arrigoni wanted to  be quoted on his gravestone. Been in danger but unmovable for many years, he stoods side by side in dangers the Palestinian’s in Gaza undergo day by day. Not a moment he forsaked to […]

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Kidnapped in Gaza | Reports From Vittorio’s Blog

by Vittorio Arrigoni on April 18, 2011 The following was sent to us by Daniela Loffreda, a close friend of Vittorio Arrigoni.  She writes: “This is a chilling account from Vittorio’s blog of what happened to him and other ISM activists when they were kidnapped by the Israeli military in 2008. The media keeps focusing on how […]

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Teenager detained from Awarta overnight

April 18, 2011 NABLUS (Ma’an) — Israeli forces raided the northern West Bank village of Awarta early morning Monday, ransacked a home and detained a 16-year-old teenager, the mayor of the village Qays Awwad told Ma’an. Tawfiq Hindawi Qawareiq, was taken from his home at 1:30 a.m., and appears to be the latest detained in […]

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PA: Jewish freedom holiday restricts Palestinians

April 18, 2011 RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Palestinian Authority officials criticized Israel’s decision to close the West Bank Monday, saying that as the Jewish faithful celebrated the Passover “holiday of freedom,” it was wrong to restrict the freedom of Palestinians. “Freedom should be a value that every human being believes in and prays for, and not […]

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Gaza police: one of Arrigoni’s killers is Jordanian

[ 18/04/2011 – 02:30 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Palestinian police in Gaza said one of the men accused of killing Italian activist Vittorio Arrigoni is a Jordanian national. The Gaza police released pictures of the killers including the Jordanian citizen and described them as the most wanted men in the Strip. The wanted men, […]

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Remembering Vittorio Arrigoni

by Stephen Lendman | April 18th, 2011 | Dissident Voice On April 15, International Solidarity Movement (ISM) members grieved for one of their own, their press release headlining, “Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank unite in mourning of slain activist Vittorio Arrigoni,” saying: “People will gather in Al Manara square in Ramallah and at […]

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Forensic reports show white phosphorus use in Gaza attacks

[ 18/04/2011 – 01:33 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Ihab Kahil, who was appointed director of the Gaza Ministry of Justice forensic medicine department, said the bodies retrieved in Israel’s recent attack on the Gaza Strip have been examined to identify the weapons used in the onslaught. ”We are preparing appropriate medical reports, because the crimes […]

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Thousands of Gazans Participate in Slain Italian Activist’s Funeral

18.04.11 – 18:33 Gaza City – PNN – On Monday, politicians, NGO workers, and activists took part in the funeral of Vittorio Arrigoni who was killed last Friday by a Salafist group in Gaza. Palestinian police officers carried Arrigoni’s coffin and marched in the funeral. Those in attendence carried his picture and, in reference to […]

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Five Arrested During Israeli Raids Targeting West Bank Communities

18.04.11 – 15:48| PNN – Palestine News Network Ramallah – PNN – During morning raids targeting an umber of West Bank communities, Palestinian sources announced that the Israeli army arrested five civilians on Monday. According to Palestinian sources, the home raids took place in the districts of Nablus and Ramallah, northern and central West Bank, […]

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Dweik slams international double standards towards issue of prisoners

[ 18/04/2011 – 01:47 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– Speaker of the Palestinian legislative council Dr. Aziz Dweik strongly denounced the international double standards and hypocrisy towards the issue of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. Dr. Dweik made his remarks in a sit-in organized by families of prisoners on Sunday outside the Red Cross headquarters in […]

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WATCH: Channel 2 reveals killing, abuse, of Palestinian prisoners

Monday, April 18 2011|Noam Sheizaf | + 972 Magazine This is really hard to watch: A search in prisoners cells and tents in Ktziot, a huge prison for Palestinians near the Egyptian border, ended up with the guards shooting prisoners in their quarters, killing one and injuring others. The whole operation was unnecessary, intended to […]

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Army Kidnaps Six Palestinians

Monday April 18, 2011 13:20 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies Israeli soldiers kidnapped on Monday at dawn six Palestinians in several parts of the occupied West Bank, and took them to interrogation centers. Israel orders West Bank Closure, to close Ibrahim Mosque in Hebron Wednesday and Thursday. File – Image, the-mound-of-sound.blogspot.com The six […]

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Arabi fully prepared to allow aid into Gaza

[ 18/04/2011 – 01:54 PM ] CAIRO, (PIC)– Egyptian FM Nabil al-Arabi has confirmed during a visit by the Egyptian-international coalition to end the Gaza siege that Egypt is fully prepared to help bring humanitarian aid and construction supplies into the Gaza Strip, said Manha Bakhoum spokeswoman for the Egyptian Foreign Ministry. The FM had […]

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Staying human: The legacy of Vittorio Arrigoni | by Ramzy Baroud

By Ramzy Baroud | April 18, 2011 | Asia Times Online “Dear Mary,” wrote Italian justice activist Vittorio Arrigoni to a friend. “Do you [know who] will be on the boats?… I’m still in Gaza, waiting for you. I will be at the boat to greet you. Stay human. Vik.” “Mary” is Mary Hughes Thompson, […]

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Free Gaza Graffiti Mural in Birmingham

The latest mural from Mohammed Ali (aka Aerosol Arabic) is a public graffiti mural for the people of Gaza in the streets of Birmingham, England on January 4th 2009 Most people who know my work and have followed it over the past 5/6 years will know that my murals and canvas have always been focussed […]

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