There is a building boom taking place now in Gaza, despite the blockade Israel has imposed on the Strip since Hamas took power there. The boom is due in part to an intricate network of tunnels dug into the sandy soil reaching from Gaza, extending over the international border, and ending in Egypt. Israel Allows…
Category Archives: Gaza
Wataniya Mobile to Launch 3G Service in Gaza Next Year
If all goes well, Wataniya Palestinian Mobile Telecommunications Public Shareholding Company, otherwise known as Wataniya Mobile, will launch its mobile phone service in Gaza next year. Wataniya is the second mobile telecom operator in the Palestinian territories, and is only waiting to get approval from Israel to use certain frequencies in order to launch its…
Israel Succeeds in Peaceful Takeover of Blockade Running French Ship
Flaunting the warning that Israel would repel any attempt to cut through its sea blockade of the Gaza Strip, the French ship “Dignity al-Karama” nevertheless approached the Strip, only to be stopped by Israeli defense forces. Quiet, Orderly Takeover The takeover of the ship was said to be peaceful and without incident. No harm was…
Life in Gaza One Year after Mavi Marmara
One year has passed since the Israeli raid by commandos on the Turkish ship Mavi Marmara, which left nine dead. The Mavi Marmara was part of a larger flotilla whose stated aim was to break the blockade on Gaza and bring desperately needed supplies, like medicine, school supplies and construction materials into the area. Gazan…
Hamas Ends Salafist Protest in Gaza City
Salafists- Islamists who are more conservative than Hamas- staged a protest in the Hamas-led Gaza strip on Saturday carrying posters of Osama bin Laden and chanting “We warn you America, we warn you Europe!” Hamas Stops Salafist Demonstration Hamas broke up the gathering of dozens of Salafists who were denouncing the raid by US forces…
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Independent Middle East News
- PA Persecution of Critics Causes Fatal Heart Attack June 15, 2013by Mahmoud Abu Ghosh A 62-year-old man from Nablus died of a heart attack on Saturday shortly after the Palestinian Authority’s American-trained security forces arrested his son. The man, Sa’di al-Sakhel, suffered a massive heart attack after security agents belonging to the Preventive Security Force (PPS) arrested his son, Musab. The son was released immedi […]
- Abbas Appoints New PA Prime Minister June 2, 2013by Mahmoud Abu Ghosh Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas summoned academic Rami Hamdallah to his Ramallah office on Sunday and appointed him to serve as the new PA prime minister. Hamdallah, president of An-Najah University in Nablus, will succeed former Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, who submitted his resignation in April. Fayyad had been a former e […]
- Report Takes Aim at Palestinian Prisons May 22, 2013by Mahmoud Abu Ghosh Eleven Palestinians have died in Fatah and Hamas detention centers during 2012, according to a report released Tuesday by the Palestinian Independent Commission For Human Rights (ICHR). Two of the Palestinians died in detention centers run by the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, while the nine others died in […]
- Salam Fayyad Resigns April 11, 2013by Mahmoud Abu Ghosh Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has reportedly tendered his resignation, after intense criticism against him within the Western-backed Palestinian Authority. It is not yet clear whether PA President Mahmoud Abbas will accept Fayyad’s resignation at this time, although the two have been at odds on several issues. PA offi […]
- Jordan & PA Coordinating Takeover of Jerusalem April 1, 2013by Eitam Abadi Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas signed an agreement on Sunday confirming their “common goal to defending” Jerusalem and their opposition to efforts to “Judaize” Israel’s ancient capital city. PA Religious Affairs Minister Mahmoud al-Habash said the agreement confirmed Jordan’s role as protector of the […]
- PA Persecution of Critics Causes Fatal Heart Attack June 15, 2013