#CAMPAIGN 4 #GAZA | HELP GAZA TO BEAT THE WATER CRISIS!

“Access to safe water is a fundamental human need & therefore a basic human right.” ~Kofi Annan Sept 2, 2104 | By occpal “Occupied Palestine”-weblog is endorsing the campaign by 3 engineers from Gaza to build a RO desalination plant. You can Help the people of Gaza to find their dignified life, peacefully, and in […]

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#GazaUnderAttack | There’s a shortage of clean water especially at UN-run schools in Gaza

PressTV | Published on Aug 31, 2014 Palestinian health officials say there’s a shortage of clean water especially at UN-run schools where nearly 22-thousand refugees are sheltering. They say various diseases are spreading among the refugee population due to the lack of water and hygiene. UN agencies are warning that the humanitarian situation is getting […]

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Weekly Report on the Siege impacts on the Gaza Strip

Al Ray Agencies | Nov 6, 2013 Government Media Office (GMO) has released a new report on the siege impacts on several sectors in the Gaza Strip. Ministries of Health, Economy, Youth, Local Government, Agricultrue have briefed the GMO on the latest: Health Sector: Blackouts herald a difficult phase of siege impacting the humanitarian situation, […]

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Hamas calls for lifting the siege on Yarmouk refugee camp

[ PIC 09/10/2013 – 11:47 AM ] BEIRUT, (PIC)– Hamas movement has called for urgent moves to lift the siege imposed on Palestinians in the Yarmouk refugee camp, south of Damascus, for more than 90 days. Hamas said in a press release on Wednesday “We are following up with pain and anxiety the suffering of […]

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Israeli demolition notifications against 8 water wells

[ PIC 02/10/2013 – 08:11 PM ] AL-KHALIL,(PIC)– The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) have issued demolition notifications against eight water wells funded by a European organization in Yatta town in the southern West Bank district of al-Khalil. Ratib Al-Jabour, the coordinator of the popular committee against the wall and settlement in Yatta, said that the […]

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Intifada Youth Coalition to break naval blockade on Gaza

Al Ray Agencies | Oct 1, 2013 Gaza, ALRAY – Intifada Youth Coalition announced his intention to break the naval blockade, breaking the 6-nautical-mile limit imposed by the Israeli occupation on the fishermen of Gaza. The coalition said in a statement Tuesday “it is discussing the move with several bodies to freely organize a demonstration […]

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Israel to deploy advanced warships off Gaza coast

Al Ray Agencies | Sept 30, 2013 Gaza, Alray – The Israeli forces intended to deploy advanced warships off the coast of the Gaza Strip, according to a Hebrew website. The website said,” the Israeli navy decided to buy a number of sophisticated warships of “Deborah” type of the third generation from Ramta plant of […]

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“The Epic Struggle of a Trapped Student” ~ by Fidaa Abuassi

19 Sep 2013 | Fida Abuassi.com | by Fidaa Abuassi Last night, I had a dream that I was running, running and running, and I kept running till I glanced an emergency exit. Though I cannot remember whether I made my way out, I woke up feeling breathless. Strangled. Suffocated. I cannot even find a […]

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Gaza wastewater treatment plant stops functioning

Al Ray Agencies | Sept 17, 2013 Gaza, Alray – After the running out of fuel supplies, the Minister of local government in Gaza Mohammed Al -Farra announced on Monday evening that the wastewater treatment plant stopped functioning and the municipalities are going to pump the sewage water into the sea . Al-Farra said on […]

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Sewage Hits drinking water in the refugee Camp of Shati

DRAH | Sept 2, 2013 Gaza, (DRAH.ps) — The Palestinian refugees have been suffering since 65 years, when the Palestinians were plagued with NAKBA. Residents of the Shati refugee camp in the west of Gaza, particularly people of the area of “Block 4” complained recently of pollution of drinking water with sewage. They also suffer […]

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Hamas calls for biggest ever sea convoy to bust Gaza blockade

[ PIC 18/08/2013 – 09:46 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Hamas movement called on free people of the region and the world to exert all efforts possible to lift the siege on Gaza Strip especially after the closure of Rafah crossing and destruction of most of the tunnels. Dr. Sami Abu Zuhri, a Hamas spokesman, called […]

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Three swimming Palestinians arrested off Gaza shores

Al Qassam website | 18-08-2013,09:12 Gaza- Israeli navy arrested Saturday morning three Palestinians swimming in the sea of ​​Gaza. The Hebrew radio reported “a ship has spotted three suspects off the coast of the Gaza Strip as they entered the Israeli waters,” It stated that the three were arrested, noting that they have been subject […]

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Why water should be on the table ~ by Jews for Justice for Palestinians

Jews For Justice for Palestinians | July 31, 2013 In this posting, factsheet from the Center for Economic and Social Rights; an excerpt – Israeli Military Orders – from Amnesty International’s report, Troubled Waters, and a factsheet from Stop the Wall, Nurturing Water Apartheid in Palestine, on Israel’s water company Mekorot. Infographic by Michael Vexler, […]

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Our role model is Salahuddin. Not Mahmoud Abbas or Abdul Fattah Sisi ~ by Khalid Amayreh

[ PIC 24/07/2013 – 12:53 PM ]   By Khalid Amayreh The game-of-make believe surrounding the rumored near resumption of the so-called peace process is raising many eye-brows among Palestinians. The reason is simple. Only a few weeks ago, the PLO leadership in Ramallah was swearing it wouldn’t return to the negotiating table with Israel […]

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Activists to launch flotilla from Gaza to Europe in defiance of Israeli-imposed blockage

 Wednesday July 10, 2013 16:13 by Shamus Slaunwhite – IMEMC & Agencies Canadian, European, and Palestinian activists plan to launch a flotilla – dubbed “Gaza’s Ark” – from Gaza to Europe carrying produce and textiles, with the goal of raising awareness of the strife caused by Israel’s blockade of the territory. Charlie Anderson, a Swedish […]

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