The Huffington Post, July 1, 2010 Maan News Agency, July 2, 2010 Fidaa Talal Hijjy, a resident of the Gaza Strip, was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease in 2007–the same year Israel’s blockade of Gaza began. As her health deteriorated, so did Gaza’s medical system. Drugs are in short supply. Hospitals lack necessary equipment. And because …
Maan News Agency, June 8, 2010 (Click here for Arabic) The Huffington Post, June 9, 2010 Alex Harrison, a British activist who participated in the Freedom Flotilla, was on the neighboring Challenger 1 when the Israeli army overtook the Mavi Marmara, leaving nine activists dead and dozens injured. The Israeli army has released edited video …
Maan News Agency, June 5, 2010 Update of earlier story The Israeli army came under intense public scrutiny Saturday after releasing a new, heavily edited version of a video it had previously released Monday. Bloggers picked up on discrepancies between the two. Maan also investigated, placing a phone call to the army late Saturday afternoon, and …
Maan News Agency (with video), June 5, 2010 On Monday morning, an Israeli army spokesperson released video footage of the Israeli Navy radioing the Mavi Marmara prior to the raid that took place in international waters and left nine activists dead. But on Friday, an Israeli army spokesperson released a new version of the same …
Maan News Agency, June 1, 2010 The Huffington Post, June 1, 2010 Some 2,000 demonstrators gathered outside Israel’s Ministry of Defense late Monday to protest the military’s violent raid on an aid flotilla that attempted to break the country’s years-long siege on the Gaza Strip. Approximately 100 Tel Aviv and border police officers were present …