There is a an international solidarity march taking place in Gaza on New Years Day, 2010. I believe it will be a big part of what sets Gaza free, and in the long run, maybe Israelis, Tamils, Sri Lankans and others. Be like Chomsky and others: endorse the march here and sign up to join the march here.
I ran across these excerpts of memoirs on The Paris Review website. They're an interesting read, though I wish the publication had provided us with free access or at least a larger taste of what is contained in the full version. Here's the first (and best imo) of the three that are free-99