Gaza’s Tunnels Are Lifeline for Territory under Siege

Juan Cole 10/05/2008

Aljazeera English reports on the tunnels that Gazans use to blunt the impact of the siege imposed on them by Israel (and Egypt).

The smugglers are sometimes killed in tunnel collapses or by demolitions by the Egyptian government.

Human rights protesters against Israel’s virtual siege of the civilian population have sailed from Cyprus to Gaza, bringing aid.

Israeli journalist Gideon Levy lays out a case against Israeli policy in Gaza.

A Scottish human rights activist filmed Israeli sailors shooting at unarmed civilian Gazan fishermen.

About the Author

Juan Cole is the founder and chief editor of Informed Comment and Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History at the University of Michigan. He is author of, among many other books, Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires. Follow him at @jricole.