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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Our volunteers will be your eyes
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With our mobile phone cameras, these volunteers will show you what's happening in Gaza and the West Bank. |
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Facing demolition in East Jerusalem
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An entire neighbourhood in East Jerusalem is scheduled to be demolished, and hundreds will be left homeless. |
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The West Bank: right there, right now
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Ramallah, in heart of the West Bank in the occupied Palestinian territories , may not seem like the most obvious place to stage a celebration of cinema. But, as the organiser of RIFF (the Ramallah International Film Festival) notes, |
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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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