Category: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

A Father’s Story from Gaza

(For the past week, I have been running a guest blog by Gerri Haynes, a former president of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility. Gerri, a nurse from Kirkland, Wash., was in Gaza with 11 other people in an effort to help the people there and also to better understand the situation. They are on their […]

Sunday out of Gaza by Gerri Haynes

(For the past few days, I have been running a guest blog by Gerri Haynes, a former president of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility. Gerri, a nurse from Kirkland, Wash., was in Gaza with 11 other people in an effort to help the people there and also to better understand the situation.) We return today […]

Thursday in Gaza by Gerri Haynes

(For a few more days, I will be running a guest blog by Gerri Haynes, a former president of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility. Gerri, a nurse from Kirkland, Wash., is in Gaza with 11 other people in an effort to help the people there and also to better understand the situation.) Elliott Adams, a […]

Thursday October 29th, 2009 in Gerri Haynes, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | No Comments »

Wednesday in Gaza by Gerri Haynes

(For a few more days, I will be running a guest blog by Gerri Haynes, a former president of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility. Gerri, a nurse from Kirkland, Wash., is in Gaza with 11 other people in an effort to help the people there and also to better understand the situation.) As our activities […]

Wednesday October 28th, 2009 in Gerri Haynes, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | 1 Comment »

Tuesday in Gaza by Gerri Haynes

(For the next week or so, I will be running a guest blog by Gerri Haynes, a former president of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility. Gerri, a nurse from Kirkland, Wash., is in Gaza with 11 other people in an effort to help the people there and also to better understand the situation.) Our humanitarian/human […]

Day Two in Gaza by Gerri Haynes

(For the next week or so, I will be running a guest blog by Gerri Haynes, a former president of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility. Gerri, a nurse from Kirkland, Wash., is in Gaza with 11 other people in an effort to help the people there and also to better understand the situation.) The sun […]

A Guest Blog by Gerri Haynes: Journey to Gaza, The Beginning

(For the next week or so, I will be running a guest blog by Gerri Haynes, a former president of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility. Gerri, a nurse from Kirkland, Wash., is in Gaza with 11 other people in an effort to help the people there and also to better understand the situation.) This journey […]

Mideast peace efforts take another hit

More bad news came today for peace efforts between Israel and the Palestinians. The Israeli foreign minister, just hours before meeting with President Obama’s special envoy on Mideast peace, George Mitchell, said there is no chance of reaching a final agreement with the Palestinians in the near future. “Anyone who says that within the next […]

Thursday October 8th, 2009 in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | No Comments »

United Nations War Crimes Report

The recent United Nations report, which condemned both Israel and the Palestinian authorities for war crimes during Israel’s military invasion of Gaza from December 27 to January 18, primarily blasted Israel for “actions amounting to war crimes, possibly crimes against humanity.” That is, perhaps, not surprising in a lopsided 22-day conflict that saw more than […]

Thursday September 17th, 2009 in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | 3 Comments »