Palestinian family denied even half a houseElectronic Intifada - 28 Jul 2008rr r r r rr r rr r rr r rr rr rrr rIt must be the smallest Israeli settlement in the Occupied Palestinian Territories: just half a house. But Palestinian officials and Israeli human rights groups are concerned that it represents the first stage of a plan to eradicate the historical neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem, cutting off one of the main routes by which Palestinians reach the Old City and its holy sites. Jonathan Cook reports.
Gaza students still waiting and losing hopeElectronic Intifada - 28 Jul 2008rr r r r rr r rr r rr r rr rr rrr rThese days Rami Abdo’s duties include gardening, teaching and caring for his 10-year-old nephew. Abdo, a 30-year-old student from Gaza City, is still waiting along with hundreds of others to attend universities abroad since Israel has closed all of the Strip’s border crossings. The Electronic Intifada correspondent Rami Almeghari reports.
Poverty in Gaza hits “unprecedented” levelElectronic Intifada - 28 Jul 2008rr r r r rr r rr r rr r rr rr rrr rUNITED NATIONS (IPS) – In both the West Bank and Gaza, young people aged 15 to 24 are the most likely of any group to be unemployed, while the number of households in Gaza below the poverty line has reached an historic high of nearly 52 percent, according to a new report by the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) issued Thursday.
