Tag Archives: farmers

April 29, 2013 In the media

Israel’s War against Palestine on Fishing Rights

By Stephen Lendman

Global Research, April 29, 2013

Israel persecutes Palestinians many ways. Collective punishment is prohibited. Fourth Geneva’s Article 33 states:

“No protected person may be punished for an offense he or she has not personally committed. Collective penalties and likewise all measures of intimidation or of terrorism are prohibited.”

“Pillage is prohibited.”

“Reprisals against protected persons and their property are prohibited.”

April 14, 2013 From Gaza, In the media, Trade not Aid

Gaza farmers burn tons of basil, mint after Israel border shut

April 13, 2013 12:45 PMBy Nidal al-Mughrabi

Palestinian walk across his land that he planted with tress and surrounded with traditional stone-built walls in the village of Ein Yabrud, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, on June 10, 2012. AFP PHOTO / ABBAS MOMANI

GAZA: Palestinian farmers in Gaza began destroying three tonnes of herbs on Saturday, saying a prolonged closure of the crossing into Israel meant the plants were no longer fit for export to Europe.

April 12, 2013 In the media, Trade not Aid

Protests in Gaza and 40 European cities urge end to trade with Israeli agriculture firms

Palestinian farming organisations and campaigners in more than 40 European cities held demonstrations Tuesday calling for governments and supermarkets to end trade with Israeli agricultural export companies over their role in the destruction of Palestinian agriculture.

Photo from Tuesday’s demonstration in Gaza (Photo: Joe Catron)

March 13, 2013 Trade not Aid

Fair trade helps Palestinian farmers stay on their land

Emily Lawrence

The Electronic Intifada

United Kingdom

11 March 2013

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Palestinian goods are slowly starting to gain access to global markets.

(Majdi Fathi / APA images)

There are many varieties of olive oil available to the British shopper at the local supermarket, but one stands out from the rest. It’s not just the fair trade symbol that marks it as distinctive; it’s also the rarely seen description on its label: “Produced and Bottled in Palestine.”

February 21, 2013 From Gaza, In the media, Trade not Aid

Witnesses: Israeli forces level farmland along Gaza border

Published 21 Feb 2013

GAZA CITY (Ma'an) — Israeli military vehicles entered the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday and leveled farmland near the border, witnesses said.

Six army vehicles entered east of Khan Younis, near al-Rawaydeh and al-Amour neighborhoods, and soldiers in watchtowers along the border opened fire, witnesses told Ma'an.

No injuries were reported.

An Israeli military spokeswoman said forces conducted "routine security activity" in the area.

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=567538

February 10, 2013 From Gaza, In the media

We Grow, They Bulldoze, We Re-Plant

By Eva Bartletthttp://www.ipsnews.net/2013/02/israel-goods-boycott-movement-rises/

Um Abed plants an olive tree in support of Palestinian farmers. Credit: Eva Bartlett/IPS.

ZEITOUN, Gaza, Feb 10 2013 (IPS) - Tawfiq Mandil, 45, stands amongst hundreds of Palestinian farmers, activists, and international supporters in the Gaza Strip’s eastern Zeitoun district, about half a kilometre from the border with Israel. They are renewing a call for the boycott of Israeli goods.

“The Israeli army destroyed my house and my five dunums of land (a dunum is 1,000 square metres) on the last day of the attacks in 2009, as well as 20 other homes,” he says.

With signs reading ‘Boycott Israeli Agricultural Products’ and ‘Support Palestinian Farmers’, Mandil and others protesting Israeli oppression of Palestinian farmers joined together Saturday to plant olive trees on Israeli-razed farmland and to implore international supporters to join the boycott of Israeli agricultural produce.

January 3, 2013 From Gaza, In the media

Gaza Uncut: Another Year of War and Siege

Published on Dec 31, 2012

Four years ago, Palestinians in Gaza ended the year in a similar way. Following a cease-fire after the last war in November, Israel violated terms of the truce numerous times and on a daily basis. Gaza also remains under Israeli siege, making life more difficult.

December 27, 2012 In the media, Trade not Aid

Call for Freer Access to Gaza Land and Sea

Dec 26 2012 / 6:00 am

For fishermen in Gaza, there is still much uncertainty following the ceasefire.

By IRIN – Gaza

When Jaber Abu Rjaila heard about the recent ceasefire agreement in Gaza, he rushed back to his farmland – for the first time in more than 10 years.

“We have been farmers for generations. It’s our life and I’m very glad that we are back here now freely working,” he told IRIN. “I’ve been longing for this moment.”

December 13, 2012 From Gaza, In the media

Israeli forces fire on Gaza farmers and internationals in Khuza’a – Video

12th December 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, Khuza’a, Besieged Gaza.

http://palsolidarity.org/2012/12/israeli-forces-fire-on-gaza-farmers-and-internationals-in-khuzaa/

Gaza- Israeli forces fired live ammunition and tear gas at unarmed farmers and

international solidarity activists working in Khuza’a, a small village outside of Khan Younis located near the Israeli border. At 10:30 AM, the farmers arrived and began to plough approximately 100 meters from the separation fence while internationals lined up in between the border and the farmers. They were quickly met by an Israeli military jeep and transport vehicle. An Israeli soldier issued a warning in Arabic to leave the area and then fired two rounds into the air. The farmers and internationals remained calm and continued their work and the Israeli soldiers left the area.

November 24, 2012 Call to action, From Gaza, Statements & Releases

Freedom of movement NOW

Israel pledged to allow freedom of movement for people and goods

Let's put that to the test!

In the ceasefire recently brokered by Egypt, the Israeli government promised to "open the crossings and facilitate the movement of people and the transfer of goods, and … refrain from targeting residents in border areas." The major question now is, will Israel live up to that commitment in the full letter and spirit of the words? We have a project that will put that to the test: Gaza's Ark; it aims to stock a locally built boat with locally made Palestinian goods and sail them out of the Gaza harbour for export!

Like many others, we will be closely monitoring what the ceasefire means over time for freedom of movement for Palestinians in Gaza, including the ability of fishermen to fish in their full territorial waters, farmers to access their land and businesses to export. It's important to remember that to achieve a lasting, just peace, the blockade of Gaza must end, completely and permanently, so that Palestinians can rebuild the vibrant export economy they once enjoyed. This is what Gaza's Ark hopes to help achieve.