Yousef Alhelou Reporting From Gaza
May 16, 2013:
![]() | Palestinians Mark 65th Anniversary of Nakba (Catastrophe of 1948) | |
| On Nakba day, Palestinians commemorate the annual anniversary by holding rallies asserting their right
of return. 65 years have passed since historic Palestine was occupied in 1948 | ||
![]() | Skateboarding: Gaza's newly established leisure sport | |
| Gaza's young population in isolated Gaza connect with other young people worldwide
through sport, this time through "skateboarding" but border restrictions and measures
imposed by the local authorities in Gaza is a challenge | ||
![]() | The prolonged Israeli naval blockade has destroyed Gaza's fishing industry and marine sports | |
| The number of Gaza fishermen has dropped from about 10,000 in the year
2000 to about 3500 today due to Israeli imposed restrictions on fishing limit | ||
![]() | Hamas Offers Amnesty to Palestinian Collaborators Spying for Israel | |
| Hamas tries to end collaboration with what it says is due process, but some
NGO's say accused rights are violated in Hamas prisons | ||
![]() | Disabled in Gaza | |
| Disabled people in Gaza fight for their rights, proving they are producers not
consumers amid ignorance from the local authorities | ||
![]() | Aid Dependency, Unemployment Remain High in Gaza But Some Get Rich | |
| For the majority of Gazans, life is unbearable under the Israeli blockade. But
there's an emerging wealthy class, a group of new millionaires benefiting
from the tunnel smuggling business between the Gaza-Egypt border. | ||
![]() | Gaza's People Blame Poverty on Israeli Blockade and Hamas Leadership | |
| For Gazans life remains unbearable, Amnesty International estimates that
70 percent of families live on less than one dollar per person per day | ||
![]() | Gaza to be Unlivable by 2020 – UN Report | |
| Gaza may not be ‘‘a livable place’’ by 2020 unless intensive efforts are made to improve infrastructure and services in fields like energy, health, water, and sanitation, a United Nations report concluded this week | ||
![]() | Humanitarian Crisis Continues in Gaza | |
| Dr. Mads Gilbert: The siege of Gaza continues to make life unbearable | ||
![]() | Why Gaza's Healthcare Fails Thousands of Injured | |
| Thousands are forced to seek emergency care in Egypt and Israel after
Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip as healthcare system in crisis. | ||
![]() | One Dies, Dozens Injured in Palestinian Day of Protest | |
| "Land Day" demonstrations saw tens of thousands in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, the occupied West Bank and Gaza | ||
![]() | Palestinian "Freedom Riders" Challenge Segregation | |
| Drawing a comparison to American civil rights fighters, Palestinian
activists boarded Israeli settler buses in the West Bank. | ||