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2010-12-07T01:30:00.003-08:00

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The Story of Sarah

2009-05-29T00:16:00.001-07:00

Watch a father who lost 4 of his children to Israeli sniper fire

2009-05-29T00:04:00.000-07:00

Gaza's school children still struggle after war

2009-05-17T23:31:00.000-07:00

Gaza's children

2009-05-17T23:27:00.001-07:00

Animator of award-winning Israeli movie tackles Gaza

2009-03-07T01:13:00.000-08:00

One of the creators of the successful Israeli movie Waltz with Bashir has produced a new animated film to highlight the continued blockade of the Gaza Strip and its 1.5 million Palestinian residents.

Yoni Goodman, who was director of animation for the Golden Globe-winning movie, said he was motivated to take part in the project by the recent war in Gaza. His 90-second animation, Closed Zone, follows a young boy chasing a bird through the Gaza Strip who finds his way out blocked at every turn.

"The issue was always important in my opinion, meaning the issue of the closure," said Goodman in a second video about the making of the Gaza animation.

"The war made this project a mission for me. This character is this kid, he is kind of a kid and kind of an adult, a bit Arab and a bit Jewish, something that everyone can connect to, and it was very important not to turn this into a stereotypical film.

"I hope that when people watch the short they will be able to detach themselves from their automatic associations of good and evil," Goodman said.

The film was produced for a leading Israeli human rights group, Gisha, which has long campaigned against the blockade of the Gaza Strip.

Since Israel withdrew its soldiers and settlers from Gaza in mid-2005 the territory has come under increasing Israeli pressure. Israel has declared the overcrowded strip of land a "hostile entity" and for more than a year and a half it has prevented all imports, save for a limited list of humanitarian goods, and banned all exports.

At the same time, Egypt has kept its Rafah crossing largely closed. The result has been a collapse of private industry in Gaza, a deep economic crisis and mounting poverty levels.

The UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, has described it as "collective punishment".

Israel has argued that the blockade should stay in place until militants stop firing rockets into southern Israel and has recently also said the crossings will not be reopened until Hamas releases Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier captured near Gaza nearly three years ago.

Sari Bashi, director of Gisha, said the point of the video was for people to understand the "humanity of the residents of Gaza.

"It is increasingly difficult to remind people that the residents of the Gaza Strip are human beings who wish to raise children, to earn a living, and realise their dreams both small and large," she said.

Tony Benn accuses the BBC ON AIR of capitualating to the Israeli Government by refusing to air an appeal for the Gazan people by the Disaster Emergency Commitee (DEC)

2009-02-22T01:34:00.001-08:00

Viva Palestina aid convoy sets off for Gaza

2009-02-15T00:18:00.000-08:00

http://palnews24.blogspot.com/2009/02/uk-police-seize-gaza-aid-vans.html

برنامج بلا حدود لأحمد منصور - أحمد منصور يستضيف لؤي ديب : المحامي الدولي النرويجي والعضو في الاتحاد الدولي لملاحقة مجرمي الحرب الصهاينة

2009-02-12T22:03:00.000-08:00

Doctros decry Israeli attacks on children

2009-02-08T00:40:00.000-08:00

Occupation!

2009-02-07T13:20:00.002-08:00

CBS 60 Minutes Exposes Israeli Apartheid

2009-02-01T23:22:00.000-08:00

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During Israel's war on Gaza we launched a campaign to end the media blackout and that journalists expose Israel's crimes and apartheid. Thousands of supporters used our website to contact the presidents of big Media calling for better coverage. The campaign got their attention and some journalist have positively responded to our collective pressure.

On Sunday, January 25, CBS 60 Minutes aired an amazing segment exposing Israel's apartheid against Palestinians. The piece is by Senior CBS Foreign Correspondent Bob Simon, who is Jewish living outside Tel-Aviv and produced by Robert G, Anderson.

TAKE ACTION:

1. Watch this video

2. Send a thank you note to 60 Minutes, Bob Simon and Robert Anderson, using the below form

3. Urge & Invite everyone you know to watch the video and send a thank you note. To do so, please visit http://action.gazajustice.org/t/4436/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=963

If Americans Knew What Israel Is Doing! VIDEO WAS CENSORED!

2009-01-27T11:43:00.000-08:00

The Gaza appeal BBC and SKY refused to broadcast

2009-01-27T11:36:00.000-08:00

This is the Gaza appeal prepared by a group of British charities under the umbrella of DEC both BBC and SKY refused to broadcast.