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Gaza crossings opened despite court case
Israel's blockade of the Gaza strip is to be ended as planned, according to the Israeli government. However only the most basic amount of humanitarian aid is being let in at present, until the High Court rules on a...
New strike by Argentine farmers
Farmers in Argentina have issued a strike notice starting at 0300 GMT Sunday June 14, to protest against tax increases on food exports." Argentina is one of the world's top exporters of wheat, soya and beef. A... Desmond Tutu shocked by Gaza conditions
Desmond Tutu has said that he is shocked by conditions in the Gaza strip after months of Israeli sanctions. Tutu won the South African Nobel Peace Prize in 1984."Tutu, who has been on a UN fact-finding mission to...Protests across France against pension reform plans
In addition to the fisherman blocking ports, several unions across France staged nationwide protests today. These protests are also in response to President Nicolas Sarkozy’s plan to make people work for 41...Hamas to Demonstrate Near Gaza-Israel Borders on Thursday
With Israeli-Palestinian tensions already running high, Hamas is planning to stage a protest against Israel's recent blockade of the Gaza Strip on Thursday."The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) on Monday called on...Israel allows fuel back into Gaza
Israel has resumed fuel deliveries to the besieged Gaza Strip, twodays after Gaza's only power plant shut down because of fuel shortages."An Israeli security official said the Nahal Oz terminal reopened for fuel... Gaza Facing Food Crisis, says UN
With a shocking 70% of Gaza residents living "at a 'deep poverty' income level of $1.20...per head per day or less", Gazans are also facing an unprecedented food crisis and a rapid deterioration in public... Native Hawaiians blockade historic palace
The gates of a historic palace in downtown Honolulu were locked today by a native Hawaiian group that advocates sovereignty, as they said they would carry out the business of what it considers the legitimate... Fuel shortage forces UN to halt Gaza food aid
What is happening in Gaza right now? "The UN is to halt food handouts for up to 800,000 Palestinians from tomorrow because of a severe fuel shortage in Gaza brought on by an Israeli economic blockade.John Ging, the director of operations in Gaza for the UN Relief and Works... Gaza border clash kills militants
Three Palestinian militants in the northern Gaza strip have been killed by Israeli troops."Islamic Jihad and another militant group said their members were attacking an Israeli army post. An air strike and fire from ground forces killed the attackers, the Israeli military...Carter Calls Gaza Blockade a Crime and Atrocity
"Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter called the blockade of Gaza a crime and an atrocity on Thursday and said U.S. attempts to undermine the Islamist movement Hamas had been counterproductive.Speaking at the American...Boston Tea Party Hit Corporate Monopoly
"The Boston Tea Party was a direct action against a corporate monopoly that led to the birth of the United States. The raiders of the Tea Party pledged silence for 50 years. One of them, George R. T. Hewes, lived...Gaza-Egypt border sealad completely
Rafah, Gaza Strip (ANTARA News) - Egyptian and Hamas forces on Monday completely sealed the Gaza-Egypt border, closing the last passage through which people were allowed to return home, an AFP correspondent saw.Dozens of Palestinians who have not yet crossed back into Gaza...The Siege of Gaza is Broken
"The Siege is Broken The Palestinian people took their destiny in their own hands today and smashed down the wall that divided Gaza from Egypt. Hundreds of thousands of people left their prison and walked into Egypt and bought up food, fuel and everything else in sight. It... Palestinian Mass Migration Mirrors Biblical Moses Migration
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCertainly this mass migration of Palestinians to Egypt on Biblical proportions for basic necessities, certainly is not lost on those who remember Moses Biblical journey...
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