Cairo 21 November 2011
Palestinians in Gaza needing urgent medical care are left with few treatment options because of Israel’s four-year-long blockade. Patients who are able to reach Egypt are oftentimes unable to afford or access treatment that can save their lives. Read more about The anguish of a Gaza cancer patient in Cairo
15 September 2011
No misinterpretation of international law can override Palestinians’ right to free movement in and out of Egypt. Read more about Time for people power to open Rafah crossing
25 August 2011
The US administration of President Barack Obama was even more actively involved than previously known in enforcing the siege of Gaza along Egypt’s border with the territory. And the Pentagon provided direct assistance and technology for these efforts, a newly released official document reveals. Read more about Egypt's military ruler Tantawi and the American siege of Gaza: revelations from Wikileaks
11 August 2011
Palestinians in Gaza are still waiting for Egypt’s promise to ease the closure of Rafah crossing to materialize. Read more about Frustration simmers over Egypt-Gaza border closure
9 August 2011
Dozens of Arab and international organizations and leading personalities have joined an urgent call from Gaza to permanently re-open the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt, which remains tightly restricted despite the fall of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in February. Here is the accompanying press release and the full text of the statement in English and Arabic and the list of endorsers. Read more about Call From Gaza: Open The Rafah Crossing Permanently And Unconditionally
Gaza City 7 July 2011
Returning to Gaza for a family visit after years away, Sami Kishawi reflects on the Gaza you see and don’t see through the media’s eye. Read more about There's more to Gaza than broken slabs of concrete
24 June 2011
While Egypt has played an important role in the fate of the Palestinian national movement, little attention has been paid to Palestinians in Egypt. In a new policy brief from Al-Shabaka: the Palestinian Policy Network, Oroub el-Abed gives an overview of the experience of Palestinians in Egypt and where they stand today. Read more about Oroub al-Abed on "The Invisible Community: Egypt's Palestinians"
Cairo 13 June 2011
Egypt’s border with the Hamas-run Gaza Strip was reopened to Palestinian travelers Wednesday after a series of squabbles over operational procedures had temporarily brought cross-border traffic to a halt. Read more about Rafah border crossing reopens, again
10 June 2011
Final preparations are underway for the next big flotilla to Gaza, which is scheduled to occur in late June. The US Boat to Gaza will take part in the largest planned fleet yet, with an estimated 1,000 passengers from an array of countries collaborating to break Israel’s blockade. Read more about US activists prepare to break Israel's blockade on Gaza
Rafah 9 June 2011
Many hoping to find free movement between Egypt and Gaza have found the border gates at the Rafah crossing closed. Egyptian officials closed the gates on Saturday, according to Palestinian officials. Read more about Frustrations rise as Rafah crossing closed again