Israeli military kills Palestinian kids, United Nations whitewashes it
A Palestinian girl cries while receiving treatment for her injuries caused by a 2014 Israeli strike at a U.N. school in Jebaliya refugee camp, at the Kamal Adwan hospital in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip. (Credit: AP/Khalil Hamra)
By Brad Parker, Salon
Remembering Ronnie Gilbert
June 8, 2015
In 1989 the Middle East Children's Alliance produced our first large fundraising concert at the Berkeley Community Theatre which holds 3200 people. It was an evening I will never forget. Every seat was filled. The performers were Pete Seeger, Marcel Khalife, Holly Near and Ronnie Gilbert.
Israel “directly targeted” children in drone strikes on Gaza, says rights group
By Rania Khalek, Electronic Intifada, Read the full report "Operation Protective Edge: A War Waged on Gaza's Children"
Israel deliberately targeted children in Gaza last summer, according to a new report by Defence for Children International-Palestine (DCI-Palestine).
VIDEO and report: Illegal Israeli Settlement Agriculture Harms Palestinian Children
Watch the video below and read the full report from Human Rights Watch
From Gaza with love
International Women’s Day: Mona al-Farra, MECA's Director of Gaza Projects, was named “the mother of the poor children of Gaza” for her tireless work and for her book on her experiences in the besieged territory.
by Iman Abd al-Karim
Mona al-Farra, who runs the English blog, From Gaza with Love, never remained captive to her privilege.
Report accuses Israel of targeting Gaza’s water facilities
by Dan Cohen
A little-publicized report released during the final weeks of Israel’s summer offensive on the Gaza Strip last year accuses Israel of targeting water and wastewater infrastructure during the 51-day assault, despite having been provided the coordinates of all water and wastewater facilities.
Israel Jails Palestinian Girl, 14, For Throwing Stone
By Al-Jazeera
Ali al-Khatib and his wife, Khawla, waited outside Ofer military prison on the outskirts of Ramallah for hours before they were allowed to attend a final court hearing for their 14-year-old daughter, Malak, who has been incarcerated since December 31, 2014.
Three Syrian refugees freeze to death as brutal storm hits Lebanon
A Syrian refugee walks past a tent amidst a snow storm at an unofficial camp on the road between Riyaq and Baalbek in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley, near the border with Syria, on January 7, 2015. AFP/STR
Gaza child whose home was bombed by Israel dies in freezing weather
GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- A Palestinian infant fell ill and died due to severe cold in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Friday, as winter storm Huda pummeled the region for a third day.
Gaza Ministry of Health spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra said that two-month-old Rafah Ali Abu Assi died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease as a result of the severely cold weather affecting the region.