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Genocide? As Gaza Dries Out, Israel Turns Off Fresh Water Spigot

February 27, 2018February 22, 2018 by JF Administrator

This kind of mistreatment is part and parcel of an overall package of deprivation that continues to plague the Palestinian people. There are some 2 million residents in Gaza affected by this egregious policy, famously one of the most densely populated areas on the planet. Gaza’s water resources are fully controlled by Israel and the division of groundwater is something that was provided for in the Oslo II Accord. However, despite the fact that under the Accord Israel is allocated four times the Palestinian portion of water resources, it has been revealed that Israel has been extracting 80 percent more water from the West Bank than it agreed to

Gaza faces harsh winter after Israel cuts gas supply

February 15, 2016January 18, 2016 by Lucian Dieterman

Palestinians say Israel has severely curtailed gas supplies to the occupied Gaza Strip this winter, fueling a major disruption to ordinary life for most families and exacerbating the harsh impact of the cold weather. Tholfikar Sweirjo, a member of the leftist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine’s committee in Gaza, told Al Jazeera the amount of gas entering Gaza has been decreased by at least 50 percent since early December.

“The question is just when”: Max Blumenthal on war in the Gaza Strip’s past — and its future

February 15, 2016June 29, 2015 by Tom Lonner

Elias Isquith: Author of “The 51 Day War: Ruin and Resistance in Gaza” tells Salon what he saw in the rubble of a land under siege.

Life as a Gaza street vendor

February 17, 2016June 8, 2015 by Lian Najjar

Rasha Abou Jalal: Owners of small businesses in Gaza are already struggling to make ends meet, and the fines and taxes they are required to pay are adding to their difficulties.

FIFA Should Give Israel the Red Card

February 17, 2016June 2, 2015 by Lian Najjar

Iyad Abu Gharqoud: On Friday, the annual congress of FIFA, the governing body of world soccer, is scheduled to vote on a proposal to suspend Israel from the organization. The Palestine Football Association called for this measure because Israel prevents our national team from participating in normal training, travel and competition.