Posts tagged: Gaza

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 […]

Tuesday October 27th, 2009 in , , , | 2 Comments »

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 […]

Monday October 26th, 2009 in , , , | 1 Comment »

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 […]

Sunday October 25th, 2009 in , , , , | 2 Comments »

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 , , , , | No Comments »

Longley a “Genius” for Mideast Work

Seattle’s own filmmaker, James Longley, who has kept Iraqis and Palestinians at the forefront of his documentary films, has been awarded one of the prestigious MacArthur Awards for 2009. In addition to an incredible amount of kudos, the award, better known as the “genius award,” includes $500,000. That should fund a lot more people-focused coverage […]

Tuesday September 22nd, 2009 in , , | 1 Comment »