Slideshow: Palestine Comics Festival
All photos by Dalia Hatuqa. Hear/read her accompanying story, Visual storytelling emerges as a medium to de-code Holy Land conflict. Click on any thumbnail image to launch slideshow.
Tagged: Israel/Palestine conflict
FSRN Weekly Edition – August 29, 2014
Gaza ceasfire holds; crossings not yet fully open and schools to run on shifts Obama announces new program for veterans as I.G. probe finds ongoing problems Barring court action, nearly all Texas abortion clinics...
Gaza ceasfire holds; crossings not yet fully open and schools to run on shifts
A ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel reached earlier this week seems to be holding. When news of the deal broke, Gazans took to the streets in celebration. Afterword, many began to grapple with...
Gaza’s medical infrastructure on the verge of collapse
Fighting resumed between Israel and Hamas this week in the Gaza Strip. Rocket fire and airstrikes early in the week were followed by targeted assassinations of Hamas leadership, including an attempt on military chief...
Weekend protests prevent Israeli ship from unloading cargo at Port of Oakland
Activists opposed to Israeli government policies towards Palestinians blocked the shipment of Israeli cargo in Oakland this past weekend. Organizers say it’s a move to put economic pressure on Israel to stop military strikes...
Slideshow: UNRWA school turned shelter in Gaza
All photos by Shadi Alqarra. Hear and read the accompanying report by Rami Almeghari.
Hundreds of thousands of displaced Gazans remain sheltered in UN-run schools
As ceasefire talks continue in Cairo, more than 200 thousand Gaza residents remain displaced in United Nations-run schools in the coastal territory – many due to the destruction of their homes during the Israeli...
Another Freedom Flotilla will try to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza port
A coalition of pro-Palestine groups announced today that they are assembling another flotilla that will attempt to break the Israeli blockade on the port of Gaza. The last flotilla attempt ended in the...
Fighting resumes in Gaza after 72-hour ceasefire ends; discourse in Israel increasingly ultra-nationalist
Fighting resumed in the Gaza Strip early Friday after negotiators were unable to extend a 72-hour truce between Israel and Hamas. The Israeli military launched airstrikes on both Rafah and Jabaliya, and armed-militants fired...
Web Extra: Q&A with journalist David Sheen on rising ultra-nationalism in Israel
Fighting resumed in the Gaza Strip early Friday after negotiators were unable to extend a 72-hour truce between Israel and Hamas. The Israeli military launched airstrikes on both Rafah and Jabaliya, and armed-militants fired...
