Israel destroying Gaza’s fishing sector
Fishermen at Gaza's fishing port. Photo by Suhaib Salem, Reuters, 4 April 2016
In 2000, Gaza had about 10,000 fishermen. Today, the Gaza Fishermen’s Association has only some 4,000 fishermen registered, who are the breadwinners for approximately 50,000 persons. This figure, however, is misleading as half the registered fishermen are actually out of work, since their boats are out of commission and cannot be repaired due to the shortage in necessary raw materials. Ninety-five percent of Gaza’s fishermen live under the poverty line, defined as a monthly income of less than 2,293 ILS (roughly 600 USD) for a family of five. These families rely on humanitarian aid, and belong to the 80% of Gaza’s overall population who rely on humanitarian aid.
The decline of Gaza’s fishing sector is a direct result of Israel’s policy, which includes severe restrictions on marine access, fishing exports, and the entry of raw materials into Gaza, as well as harassment of fishermen:
Israel urged to apologise for disappeared babies
Government has declassified some 200,000 documents on the disappearance of thousands of babies after Israel's founding.
Nearly 40 years later, Gil Grunbaum found out that he had been secretly adopted [Courtesy of Gil Grunbaum]
Nazareth - Some 200,000 documents concerning the mysterious disappearance of thousands of babies in Israel's early years were made public last week for the first time.
The Israeli government declassified the files, publishing them in an online archive, after decades of accusations that officials have been concealing evidence that many of the babies were stolen from their parents.
Speech event "First Encounter of Peoples" by Fuad Dawabe Escaffi.
Video: Crime scene manipulated after Hebron killing, possibly disproving claims by Israeli soldier
Israeli soldiers stand guard near the site where a Palestinian attempted to stab a soldier before being shot dead in the West Bank city of Hebron on Oct. 28, 2015. (AFP/Hazem Bader, File)
BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- New video footage has surfaced of an Israeli ambulance driver kicking a knife towards the body of Abd al-Fattah al-Sharif, a young Palestinian whose execution-style murder by an Israeli soldier in March was caught on video, sparking international outrage.
The video footage, obtained by Israel's Channel Two, is expected to be shown to an Israeli military court to disprove claims by the Israeli soldier who killed al-Sharif that he shot the young Palestinian point-blank in the head after al-Sharif moved to grab a knife, according to the Israeli media outlet Ynet.
Palestina, tierra querida
“Andaré por los cerros, selvas y llanos,
toda la vida,
arrimándole coplas
a tu esperanza, tierra querida.Arrimándole coplas
a tu esperanza, tierra querida”.
Israel brings fresh charges against nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu
Former nuclear technician who revealed details of Israel’s nuclear programme is accused of breaching restraining orders
Israeli nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu at a media conference in Jerusalem in 2005. Photograph: Ammar Awad/Reuters
Agence France-Presse
Monday 9 May 2016
Israeli prosecutors charged nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu on Sunday with violating the terms of his release, more than a decade after he completed an 18-year jail term.
Upon his release in 2004, Vanunu was slapped with a series of restraining orders, some of which he has violated in recent years, the justice ministry said.
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