Gaza Speaks: This Is What the Decade-long Siege Has Done to Us | | Ramzy Baroud - Counterpunch - The siege on Gaza was imposed in stages, starting January 2006, when the Hamas movement won the legislative elections in the Occupied Territories. Donors’ money was immediately withheld, so the new Government could not pay the salaries of its employees. The conventional wisdom, then, was the new Government would soon collapse, and Hamas’ rival, Fatah, would quickly resume its control over the Palestinian Authority (PA).-rh | 27/1/2016 |
Interactive: Do all roads lead to Jerusalem? Well, it depends on who you are | | AlJazeera - Since 1967, Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip have been unable to move freely in their own land. Every day, it’s a challenge to get to work, see family, go to school or even get life-saving medical care. We wanted to see exactly what it takes to navigate through the Palestinian occupied territories today. Using GPS, we followed four people, each on a different journey to Jerusalem. Here’s what happened [ry] | 18/1/2016 |