A year in Gaza
One man's account of a turbulent year
Darrin Waller has been working for Christian Aid partner, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), in Gaza for the past year. In November he will return to the UK to become director of the charity Medical Aid for Palestinians. ...more >>
A 'cessation of hostilities' has been called
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Thanks to all those supporters who have supported our call for an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East. An amazing 4362 of you completed the Pressureworks online petition. |
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The situation on the ground
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The kidnapping of an Israeli soldier and the killing of two others by Palestinian militants provoked the Israeli army to carry out air-strikes, destroying the Gaza Strip’s main power station. |
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Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
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In Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories right now, towns/settlements are being built on Palestinian land that are both illegal, and contribute to poverty of the Palestinian population. |
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Camera phones on the ground - see for yourself
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Standing defiantly in front of the battered remains of a small building in East Jerusalem, Israeli human rights activist Angela Godfrey-Goldstein holds up her phone and clicks the shutter. Within seconds an image of the partly demolished home arrives in the Pressureworks inbox. |
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What will the 'disengagement plan' mean?
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Israel’s parliament has voted in favour of Ariel Sharon’s controversial 'disengagement plan' to withdraw Israeli settlers from the Gaza Strip.
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The end of the two-state solution?
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Christian Aid's powerful new report on Israel and the Palestinians argues that, without determined and rapid intervention by both the UK and Irish governments, the opportunity for a two-state solution will collapse. |
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In Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories
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With so many stories of death and destruction in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, one could be forgiven for thinking that there will never be peace, that the killing will continue and that no amount of help will help. ... |
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Travel is severely hampered, preventing people from working, getting to hospitals and seeing relatives
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Freedom of movement for people and goods is an essential requirement for any functional economy. Still, with more than 300 checkpoints and roadblocks across the occupied Palestinian territories, travel is severely hampered, preventing people from working, getting to hospitals and seeing relatives.
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