The Dominion - Eva Bartlett

Fishing Steam

Moira Peters — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 06:44:09 +0000

Israeli gunboats attacked a Palestinian trawler August 31, 2009, firing missiles and heavy gunfire, causing the vessel to ignite. The destruction of this trawler impacted the incomes of 18 fishermen, the boat’s owner and family, and many working in the fishing sector.

Buffer Zone

Moira Peters — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 06:41:46 +0000

Israeli soldiers along the Green Line border shoot on unarmed Palestinian farmers and accompanying internationals. The armed soldiers observed the group for a period before repeatedly shooting, their fire coming within 10 metres.

Fishing Group

Moira Peters — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 06:37:33 +0000

Six fishermen from the Beit Lahia region who were abducted while fishing 200 metres off Gaza’s coast March 19, 2009. Their boats were thieved by Israeli naval soldiers patrolling less than a kilometre from Gaza’s coast. Some of these men have been abducted more than once. Ahmed Zayid, 24, front centre: “I’ve been shot three times now while fishing: twice in my arms, and once in my leg.”

Gravel & Sand Dad & Kid

Moira Peters — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 06:35:53 +0000

Abu Mohammed worked for years as a fisherman. When the Israeli navy began severely restricting fishermen’s limits, Abu Mohammed sought other work. Sifting pebbles and sand, he can earn roughly $6 per day.

Trauma

Moira Peters — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 06:32:33 +0000

Nidal Abu Leila, 10, lost his ability to speak, think and walk, a result of trauma from the sustained Israeli bombing of Gaza last year. The Gaza Community Health Centre found that 91.4 per cent of children in Gaza displayed symptoms of moderate to very severe Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Beit Hanoun

Moira Peters — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 06:29:26 +0000

Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza: non-violent Palestinian demonstration against Israel’s policy of border region aggressions. Marchers came within 100 metres of the border wall. “This is the first time in a decade Palestinians have been on this land,” according to one organizer.

Sheep

Moira Peters — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 05:54:59 +0000

Raising sheep is a tradition for some and a new source of income for others. Local and international NGOs have supported low-income families by providing sheep in hopes that the families can become self-sufficient. But Israel’s war on Gaza has ravaged the land, as have the years of siege, banning affordable animal feed and impacting the growth of locally-produced grains. Sheep in Gaza can often be seen grazing in garbage dumps, for anything remotely edible.

Prisoners

Moira Peters — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 05:41:33 +0000

Families of Palestinians in Israeli prisons demonstrate outside the offices of the International Committee of the Red Cross, calling for the right to visit or speak with their loved one.

Rafah Wall

Moira Peters — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 05:27:05 +0000

Egypt, controlling the Rafah crossing — Gaza’s only crossing not controlled by Israel — has largely been complicit in the siege on Gaza and the preventing of people and goods to enter or exit Gaza.

Forgotten at the Gaza-Egypt border

hillarybain — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 16:54:46 +0000

Raed, a doctor from Gaza living in Ukraine, was stranded at the Gaza-Egypt border when his father was dying in Gaza.

Abdul Rahman

hillarybain — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:42:58 +0000

Abed's father has thus far been denied an exit permit to leave Gaza in order to be at his 16-year-old's bedside.