Gaza Emergency Updates

This page has been compiled as a resource for ongoing updates on the crisis in Gaza.  Grassroots International is in contact with our partners and allies inside Gaza and will provide regular updates on their situation, as well as opportunities to donate and take action.

We are now accepting donations to provide much-needed emergency relief to the people of Gaza.  Grassroots International has longstanding relationships with progressive community organizations in the region and can help get resources - such as medical supplies, food, and water - where they are most needed as soon as possible.  Our partners are also engaged in long-term recovery and rebuilding efforts. 

Articles and Op-Eds

• Progressive Israeli Reflections
  
• The Inauguration in the Shadow of Gaza
  
• Gaza Under Fire
  
• Cease-fire Remains Tenuous
  
• The Via Campesina Calls for End to War, Support for Palestinian Farmers
• Kucinich: Israel May be in Violation of Arms Control Act
• First Day of the New Year in Gaza 
• Sharing a Glimpse of the Life of Civilians in Gaza under Israeli Fire
• Statement by Prof. Richard Falk
• Grassroots International Condemns the Bombing in Gaza
• Press Release from the Palestinian Center for Human Rights
• A Psychological Siege
  

Blogs

• PARC Reports: People Killed, Life Shattered, and Land Occupied
  
• We Are All Palestinians: Voices from Latin America
  
• City on Fire
  
• Israeli Human Rights Groups Press War Crimes Investigation
  
• Behind Closed Doors
  
• Sweep Down the Walls
  
• Connections with Gaza Hang by a Thread
  
• Catastrophe Worsens in Gaza
  
• Grassroots Grantee Gaza Community Mental Health Program Damaged in Attacks
• Remembering Gaza
• Rep. Kucinich Urges Diplomatic Push to End Gaza Siege
  

Get Involved

• Take Action: Call Congress and Flood Them with Emails
  
• Demand Balanced Media Coverage of the Crisis in Gaza
  
• Donate to Grassroots International's emergency relief campaign for Gaza
• Host a house party - we can help!
• Read and share Grassroots International's education-for-action curriculum for a just peace in Israel/Palestine

Background Information on Israel/Palestine and the Humanitarian Impacts of Occupation (downloadable PDF's)

• United Nations Gaza Strip Inter-Agency Humanitarian Fact Sheet - June, 2008
• United Nations Gaza Strip Inter-Agency Humanitarian Fact Sheet - April, 2008
• Gaza Strip Humanitarian Fact Sheet - United Nations, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
• An Introduction to Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories - Palestinian Center for Human Rights
• The Gaza Strip: A Humanitarian Implosion - A joint report from major humanitarian organizations