Israeli peace activists, including past and soon-to-be resisters to induction into the military, participate in a phone conversation with Gaza's Great March of Return leader Ahmed Abu Artema at the Hagada Hasmalit, Tel Aviv, December 19, 2018

Leader of Gaza March to Young Israeli Army Resisters: “You are Strong in Your Principled Stance”

A few weeks ago, dozens of Israeli activists, including past and soon-to-be resisters of military induction, participated in a rare telephone meeting initiated by the “Messarvot” network with Ahmed Abu Artema, one of the main organizers behind Gaza’s “Great March of Return.” For many of the young conscientious objectors, the Great March of Return, and…

Rashid Rasheed being treated on the scene after he was wounded in the foot by an explosive bullet fired by an Israeli sniper after the demonstration at the fence next to the northern Gazan city of Beit Lahia had ended, November 19, 2018

Gaza: Four Dead from Last Friday’s Protests; Five Palestinian Media Personnel Wounded in a Month

Four Palestinians have died from wounds incurred during last Friday’s weekly protests across the eastern borders of the besieged Gaza Strip. According to the Ministry of Health, the Palestinian fatalities from the December 19 demonstrations included Ayman Munir Shbeir, 18, from Deir al-Balah, who died the next morning of wounds he sustained during the protests…