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What do Palestinians in Gaza really think about the Israeli elections?
On the eve of the elections, four young Palestinians in Gaza open up about their thoughts on Israeli political parties, whether they think there’s hope for change, and what life is like under siege. By Yuval Abraham Muhammad The electricity cuts out at 2pm in Gaza, but Muhammad has charged his phone in advance so he’ll have enough battery…
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September 12, 2019
‘Gazans need to be able to breathe and feel hope for the future’
It’s impossible to know just how much Israel will loosen its restrictions on goods and movement of people in Gaza as it negotiates with Hamas. What’s clear is that a new approach is needed. Israel and Hamas are in the advanced stages of negotiations over a ceasefire, according to numerous media reports, that, in exchange for an…
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Edo Konrad
August 6, 2018
WATCH: Israel’s Eurovision winner gets anti-occupation makeover
A new video parodying Netta Barzilai’s ‘Toy,’ which won this year’s Eurovision contest, criticizes Israelis for celebrating in Tel Aviv as Palestinians just an hour away are being killed by IDF snipers. Last week three major events occurred in Israel and Palestine. Israel gunned down 60 demonstrators in Gaza as the new U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem was inaugurated, while…
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Edo Konrad
May 23, 2018
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‘If we ever get 24 straight hours of electricity, it’ll be a culture shock’
With the electricity crisis far from being over, Gaza resident Ghada Al-Haddad recalls that the dire situation in the Strip is not a temporary exigency, but rather a culmination of a persistent reality that has developed over a decade of closure. By Ghada Al-Haddad To children born after 2006 in the Gaza Strip, stories about…
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July 14, 2017
‘Gaza will be unlivable next year, not 2020 as the UN says’
+972 Magazine talks to Khalil Shaheen, a Gaza resident and expert on the impact of Israeli, Palestinian Authority, and Hamas policies in the besieged coastal strip, to get a picture of what life is like in Gaza, and why it’s probably going to get unfathomably worse. Things have gotten acutely worse in the Gaza Strip…
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Edo Konrad
July 11, 2017
Israelis release paper lanterns in solidarity with blacked-out Gaza
As the Israeli government begins implementing a decision to reduce the already insufficient electricity supply in Gaza, to just three hours a day, activists just across the border send a little symbolic light their way. By Eli Bitan After Israel announced that it had begun reducing the already insufficient electricity supply to Gaza on Monday,…
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June 19, 2017
Humanitarian crisis looms as Israel cuts Gaza’s electricity
The decision comes less than a week after Israel acceded to Mahmoud Abbas’ demand to cut Gaza’s power supply. The Israeli government announced Monday morning that it had begun cutting the electricity to the Gaza Strip, fulfilling a request by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The Palestinian Authority informed Israel in April that it would cease paying for electricity supplies to…
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Edo Konrad
June 19, 2017
Gazans being held hostage by Israeli, PA gamesmanship
The Israeli cabinet decided to accept Mahmoud Abbas’ request that the electricity supply to Gaza be cut. The army has warned against doing so, but it seems that for Israel, Abbas’ interests are more important than people’s lives. Who says there is no coordination between the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority? On Sunday evening,…
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Orly Noy
June 12, 2017
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