Gaza fishermen protest, April, 2009Ma'an
Dozens of Gazan fishermen called for an end to Israeli attacks on fishing boats and an end to the siege on the Strip in a protest outside of the UN headquarters in Gaza City Thursday.
The At-Tawfiq Institute, a fishers' rights group, organized the protest and called for an end to Israeli policing of Gaza’s coastal waters. Demonstrators held a large photo of fisherman Muhammad Jarbou, who was killed by Israeli forces while fishing.
... the loss of the fishing sector to the Gaza economy meant a loss of 3 million dollars a year... called on the Palestinian government to protect the fishermen. Full story
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