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Strawberry harvest continues in Gaza Strip, Palestine

January 20, 2015 Mohammed Asad No Comments

By Mohammed Asad Palestine Strawberries from the Gaza Strip are ranked as being among the world’s best. Every year, the Palestine Strawberry industry employs hundreds of farmers to harvest the strawberry crops to pick, package and ship the popular fruit to locations around the world. Despite exporting restrictions imposed by Israel’s military occupation, which controls the flow of…

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Winter storm gathers over Occupied Palestine

January 10, 2015 Mohammed Asad 1 Comment

By Mohammed Asad A winter storm brought unusually cold weather and snow and rain to Occupied Palestine this past week. Snow blanketed much of the Holy Land adding a nice touch to the Orthodox Christmas which was celebrated throughout occupied Palestine. Hit hardest were residents of the Gaza Strip which was devastated by Israel’s war…

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Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas in Gaza Strip

January 7, 2015April 13, 2019 Mohammed Asad 3 Comments

By Mohammed Asad Orthodox Christians from around the world celebrated Christmas today, Jan. 7, 2015. The Orthodox Christmas is celebrated on the basis of the old Julian Calendar and often comes within a week or two of the traditional Christmas on Dec. 25 of each year. Orthodox Christians are mainly from Middle East and Mediterranean countries…

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Santa Claus visits homeless in destroyed Gaza city

December 31, 2014December 31, 2014 Mohammed Asad No Comments

By Mohammed Asad Santa Claus walking around New Year’s Eve among destroyed houses in Shujaiya (Shu’jaiyya, Shejaiya, Shuja’iya) in the Gaza Strip to draw a smile on the faces of the children in the face of the world’s silence on the destruction of thousands of homes in the Gaza Strip by Israel’s military last August (2104). The secular symbol…

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Gaza students call for speedier repair and rebuilding of schools

December 23, 2014December 23, 2014 Mohammed Asad No Comments

By Mohammed Asad Students in the Gaza Strip held protests this week to urge a speedier repair and rebuilding of the dozens of schools that were destroyed by Israel’s military this past summer during its assault on the civilian population. More than 2,200 people were killed with more than 90 percent civilians, including about 500 children,…

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Weather brings more challenges to victims of Israeli war crimes

November 18, 2014August 20, 2019 Mohammed Asad No Comments

Winter weather brings harsh conditions for the Palestinian victims of Israeli war crimes and the delayed process of providing relief and reconstruction for civilian residents of the Gaza Strip including in Shujaiyya, one of the targets of Israeli military terrorism this past summer By Mohammed Asad The Palestinians in the Gaza Strip continue to face hardships…

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Cement and supplies trickle in to rebuild Gaza

November 15, 2014August 20, 2019 Mohammed Asad No Comments

Badly needed supplies are being held and delayed by Israel at the borders of the Gaza Strip despite the pledges of international donor nations to help the besieged civilians brutalized by Israeli occupation By Mohammed Asad The distribution of the only cement to enter the Gaza Strip last month, estimated at 440 tons, has began for owners…

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Young girl injured by Israeli fire inspires calls for freedom from Israeli oppression

October 26, 2014October 26, 2014 Mohammed Asad No Comments

Young girl injured by Israeli fire inspires calls for freedom from Israeli oppression By Mohammed Asad Dalia Khalifa, a 9-year old Palestinian girl, was seriously injured during the Israeli offensive on Gaza Strip, at Zaytoon neighborhood. Khalifa came out of her family’s house was hit randomly by Israeli shelling of the town. With her injures and blood…

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Gaza residents await reconstruction in wake of Israeli war crimes

October 12, 2014October 12, 2014 Mohammed Asad No Comments

Gaza residents await reconstruction in wake of Israeli war crimes US Pledges $212 million during conference this week in Cairo By Mohammed Asad with Ray Hanania Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip await word from the reconstruction conference being held in Cairo, Egypt of Arab World leaders on when they might see the rebuilding of…

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Palestinians enjoy the Eid al Adha despite devastation caused by Israel

October 7, 2014April 13, 2019 Mohammed Asad No Comments

Palestinians enjoy the Eid al Adha despite devastation caused by Israel By Mohammed Asad Palestinians maintained their everyday lives even in the aftermath of the 51-day Israeli military war that killed more than 2,100 Palestinians, mostly civilians and including more than 500 children fatalities. These photographs show how Palestinians are determined to continue their lives and traditions…

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Gaza Human Rights group: probe sinking of ship that killed 400 refugees

September 21, 2014September 24, 2018 Mohammed Asad No Comments

Gaza Human Rights group: probe sinking of ship that killed 400 refugees Human Rights Group Investigates, Calls for International Action in Response to Sinking of Boat Carrying Asylum Seekers Photos by Mohammed Asad, Gaza Strip, Palestine Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Occupied Palestinian Territories – An international investigation must be launched into the smuggling operation that…

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Photo Essay: Gaza children begin school amid devastation caused by Israeli violence

September 14, 2014September 24, 2018 Mohammed Asad 1 Comment

Gaza children begin school amid devastation caused by Israeli violence By Mohammed Asad More than 50,000 Palestinian school children showed up for the first day of classes at more than 125 schools in the Gaza Strip in Palestine, weeks after Israel abruptly ended its vicious military assault and violence against the civilian population. Children were forced to gather…

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UNRWA urges Arab League to commit $47 million for Gaza recovery

September 11, 2014September 24, 2018 Mohammed Asad No Comments

UNRWA urges Arab League to commit $47 million for Gaza recovery By Ray Hanania and Mohammed Asad (All photos copyright 2014 Mohammed Asad and may be used with full attribution to Mohammed Asad and The Arab Daily News.) The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), Pierre Krahenbuhl, this week urged the Arab League…

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Palestinian Children return to school as Israeli war crimes continue

August 24, 2014August 25, 2014 Mohammed Asad No Comments

Palestinian Children return to school as Israeli war crimes continue By Mohammed Asad The start of the school year began normally in the Palestinian territories except on the Gaza Strip where Israeli military war crimes targeting civilians and destroying civilian homes and property continues. Many believe the Israeli Army is intentionally targeting civilians and destroying civilian…

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Obama, Kerry silent on murdered Gaza children, civilians in latest war crime

August 21, 2014August 20, 2019 Mohammed Asad No Comments

Obama, Kerry silent on murdered Gaza children, civilians in latest war crime By Mohammed Asad (EDITOR’S NOTE: Warning, some photos may be too gruesome to view, except for President Obama, John Kerry or War Criminal Benjamin Netanyahu and his Israeli rightwing supporters): President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry, who each held separate press conferences…

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Palestinian civilians determined to rebuild lives in face of Israeli Gaza war crimes

August 20, 2014September 24, 2018 Mohammed Asad No Comments

Palestinian civilians determined to rebuild lives in face of Israeli Gaza war crimes By Mohammed Asad Palestinian civilians returned to their destroyed homes and properties during a brief truce in the Israeli war crimes against civilian areas of the Gaza Strip. Israel’s military forces, the “IDF,” have intentionally targeted civilians as witnessed by the devastation of…

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