Watch: #EMGAZA2 Appeal – Stage 1 by Doc @HaniSiliman

Published on Sep 1, 2014 #Watch Short video addressing the 1st stage of the distribution process for #EMGAZA2 Full report & Photos are on this link https://www.facebook.com/hani.s.salam…     THE LEGAL RIGHT OF RESISTANCE Is Resisting Genocide a Human Right? 81 Notre Dame Law Review1275 (2006). Conducting an in-depth study of the genocide in Darfur, […]

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#GazaUnderAttack | Israel murders 11 disabled Palestinians during Gaza offensive

DRAH – Aug 20, 2014   GAZA, (DRAH)– At least 11 Palestinian disabled civilians were killed while dozens sustained severe wounds in the Israeli military aggression targeting besieged Gaza since July 7 that took away the lives of some 2020 Palestinian citizens, human rights data revealed.  The rehab sector in the Palestinian non-Governmental Organizations Network […]

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#GazaUnderAttack | Israel targeted and killed those with special needs in Gaza

By: Ibtisam Mahdi | Al Akhbar English | Published Friday, August 15, 2014 During its war on the Gaza Strip, the Israeli occupation has worsened the plight of those whom life has already wronged. Its random and intentional targeting of civilians did not spare the mentally handicapped. Gaza – Mohammed Matar, 38, was one such […]

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URGENT | VIDEO | Disabled people in Gaza suffer Israeli blockade, Egyptian closure

Sept 28, 2013 A high rate of Gaza’s population: 7,6% of Gaza’s citizens are disabled due to the years long aggression on Gaza. and suffer the siege.  Medications are limited and prohibited to travel abroad for treatment. Disabled or chronic ill people are experiencing worsening of their physical condition and even risk permanent damage or […]

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Extremists assault disabled Jerusalem teen Hussein Jaber

Ma’an news Agency | Published Sept 20, 2013 15:29 JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — An 18-year-old with special needs suffered serious injuries after a group of extremist Israelis assaulted him while was outside his house in the Old City, the Palestinian prisoners society said. Nasser Qawes, the director of PPS office in Jerusalem, said that the group […]

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Israeli court refuses to release disabled prisoner

[ PIC 09/04/2013 – 07:05 AM ] JENIN, (PIC)– Israel’s Salem military court in Jenin refused on Monday to release prisoner Wasim Marouf, who suffers from several physical disabilities and health problems, and decided to extend his detention for further interrogation. An informed source said the court extended the detention of Marouf for five days […]

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Israeli Nahshon forces attack two disabled prisoners

LIVE BLOG ABOUT THE DEATH OF ARAFAT JARADAT [ PIC 12/03/2013 – 09:20 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– Lawyer Fadi Obeidat revealed that Nahshon forces attacked two disabled prisoners in Nazareth District Courtroom on March 6, while four other detained minors were attacked in the courtroom in Jerusalem on January 27. Obeidat stated that “the suppressive […]

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VIDEO | Disabled people in Gaza fight for their rights, proving they are producers not consumers

Febr 17, 2013 PHOTOS | A Tribute to the Palestinian Heroes on Wheels – Album For who does not understand the need or concept of resistance of Palestine, recommended read: The History of Resistance – The Eagle of Palestine Special Topic – All Israeli Massacres on Palestinians iRemember… – Confirmed Names of Martyrs Occupation 2011 […]

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Turkish project providing jobs for wounded Gazans launched

[ PIC 02/02/2013 – 03:53 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– MP Jamal al-Khudari, head of the Board of Trustees of the Islamic University of Gaza, announced the start of the “Irada” project providing jobs for 400 Palestinians who have been affected by the aggression on Gaza and those with special needs. Khudari thanked, in a statement, […]

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The liberated prisoner Ashraf Abu Dhri’a goes into a coma

BREAKING | ISRAEL RAIDED AND RANSACKED THE OFFICE OF ADDAMEER HUMAN RIGHTS AND PRISONER SUPPORT ASSOCIATION AND COMMITTED IN A BLATANT VIOLATION PIRACY ON AN NGO’S RECORDS | Read more [ PIC 11/12/2012 – 12:07 AM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– Head of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society in al-Khalil, Amjad Najjar, confirmed that the liberated captive Ashraf […]

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Israeli occupation soldiers detain disabled youth, beat his parents

[ PIC 31/07/2012 – 09:33 AM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces (IOF) nabbed a Palestinian youth with special needs from his home in Beit Ummar village to the north of Al-Khalil on Monday, local sources said. Mohammed Awad, the coordinator of the national campaign in the village, said that the soldiers beat up Mohammed […]

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#PHOTOS | Ibrahim’s Wheels

Photo Blog by Shuaib Abu Jahal | Al Akhbar | July 9, 2012 Every morning at 8 am, Ibrahim Abu-Thurya, a 26 year old Gazan native, heads to the streets to earn his daily bread. His job as a car-washer supports his family of 11. Ibrahim has been injured four times by Israeli attacks since […]

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Haneyya visits freed detainee Abu Libdeh, pledges special medical care to him

[ 04/07/2012 – 04:46 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Palestinian premier Ismail Haneyya on Tuesday visited newly-released prisoner Mohamed Abu Libdeh in his house in Gaza and pledged to provide him with appropriate medical care. Premier Haneyya congratulated the prisoner on his release and told him he instructed the ministers of health and prisoners’ affairs to […]

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Gaza man who lost his legs cleans cars to support family

Maan News Agency | July 2, 2012 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Without legs, and with only one working eye and arm, Ibrahim Abu Thraya has not given up. Once a fisherman working on the Gaza shores, he was hit by an Israeli rocket in December 2008 during Israel’s war on the coastal enclave. Abu Thraya […]

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Gaza inventor defies power outage with home-made electric system

A handicapped man in Gaza has become more mobile thanks to his new wheelchair created by Mahmoud Shaheen. (Al Arabiya)  By Yusuf Sadek  |Arabiya Gaza | March 21, 2012 Power outage is one of the main problems facing residents of Gaza since Israel bombed the power generators that provide the strip with electricity five years […]

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