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UN Fact-Finding Mission Says Israelis

The report of the fact-finding mission of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on the Israeli attack on the Gaza flotilla released last week

500 Swiss sign up to board Freedom Flotilla 2

More than 500 activists from Switzerland alone have signed up to take part in the humanitarian Freedom Flotilla 2 convoy.

Israeli authorities bent on barring Jewish aid ship to Gaza

Israeli authorities announced that they are determined to stop the Irene boat carrying Jewish activists from landing in the Gaza Strip in an official attempt to break the siege imposed

PCHR calls for expediting reconstruction of Gaza

-- The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) called for pressure to be placed on Israel to end the Gaza blockade and allow entry of building materials and other equipment

Yildirim: UN report on Gaza siege and Flotilla attack exposed Israel’s true face

Head of the Turkish humanitarian relief foundation IHH Bulent Yildirim hailed the report issued by the UN human rights council's probe committee on Gaza siege and the Israeli attack on

American Universities Say Yes to Apartheid

A letter from Gaza appeared on the Web dated September 24, 2010. It was from a group of Gaza academics and students and sought to publicize the fact that eight

Gaza power crisis returns with Jewish holidays

The electricity crisis in Gaza returned because of the Jewish holidays, during which Israel closed Gaza’s crossings and stopped entry of industrial fuel required to operate the only power station

Committee of Independent Experts on Gaza War

the UN Human Rights Council's independent fact finding Committee issued its report titled, "No Safe Place," (Read report here) assessing "investigat(ions) and report(s) on violations of human rights law and

Guilty As Charged: UN Report on Gaza Flotilla Massacre

"The UN Human Rights Council's fact-finding mission concluded that Israel's naval blockade of the Palestinian territory was unlawful because of the humanitarian crisis there, and described the military raid on

UN report reveals Israel violated laws in flotilla raid last May

A UN Human Rights Council investigation into the deadly Israeli massacre against international activists on board the Freedom Flotilla said in report released on Wednesday that there is “clear evidence”