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STANDING UP AGAINST INJUSTICE IS A CHOICE. SO ARE SILENCE AND WILFUL BLINDNESS.
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Gaza waters: more fish and bullets
The fishing port and fish market of Gaza are near our home. Every morning people would gather there for the fish catch and trade. As part of the illegal closure Israel has imposed on the Gaza Strip, a 3 nautical mile limit has been enforced since January 2009 beyond which the Israeli Navy will not […]
A day with fugitives in Gaza’s fishing waters
December 2, 2011
It’s 6.30am when Ahmad’s fishing boat leaves the Gaza City fishing port. Together with his three nephews and a friend, he will stay at sea for 48 hours, trying to catch as many fish as possible within the Israeli-imposed three nautical-mile limit.[1] Ahmad (Abu Mahmoud) Sha’ban al-Hissi turned 60 a week ago and has been […]
Bittersweet Eid
November 19, 2011
Last week Eid al Adha was celebrated in Gaza and other Muslim communities worldwide. Eid al Adha is one of the most important holidays in Islam, marking the end of the Haj (annual pilgrimage to Mecca) season and symbolizing sacrifices for Allah as well as asking for forgiveness. The official day of Eid al Adha, […]
Celebrations ahead of arrival of released prisoners
October 19, 2011
“Mijn zoon zou niet moeten worden vrijgelaten”
October 13, 2011
De wisselkoers werd gisteren vastgesteld op 1:1027. Eén Israelische krijgsgevangene blijkt 1.027 Palestijnse gevangenen waard te zijn, volgens de deal die Hamas en Israël gisteren met elkaar sloten. De 1 staat voor Gilad Shalit , de Israëlische soldaat die in 2006 (op 19-jarige leeftijd) gevangen werd genomen door Hamas strijders aan de rand van de […]
“Wij komen in vrede….”
October 13, 2009
13/10/2009 (www.brabantsdagblad.nl) Wij komen in vrede…. Afgelopen week vertrok ik samen met twee Noorse Project Hope collega’s voor twee dagen naar Sheikh Jarrah, een wijk in het Palestijnse deel van Jeruzalem. In deze wijk zijn begin augustus negen Palestijnse gezinnen -waaronder negentien kinderen- ‘s nachts uit huis gehaald en op straat gezet door de Israëlische […]
A SECOND GLANCE 
November 30, 2012
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