Category: Press Releases
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Free Gaza Movement: A statement from the International Human Rights Workers aboard the SS Free Gaza and SS Liberty, sailing to Gaza
To view the Free Gaza Movement website click here 10am, 23 August, 2008 *At 10am this morning, the Cyprus team of the Free Gaza Movement was able to briefly speak with our people on board the SS Free Gaza and SS Liberty. They are all fine, and they asked us to release the following statement:…
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Israeli army beat resident of Ni’lin leaving him with a fractured skull
A 20 year old resident of Ni’lin is currently in Ramallah hospital with a a fractured skull after being beaten by Israeli soldiers at a demonstration in the village against the construction of the annexation wall on the 21st August. Photos courtesy of Activestills Haitham Mousa, 20, was standing by his Grandfathers house when 5…
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A statement to the press from the Free Gaza Movement
Forty-six international human rights workers are now sailing to Gaza through international waters with one overriding goal: to break the Israeli siege that Israel has imposed on the civilian population of Gaza. Any action designed to harm civilians constitutes collective punishment (in the Palestinians’ case, for voting the “wrong” way) and is both illegal under…
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Join the 2008 Olive Harvest Campaign
Farm Against Apartheid With rapidly escalating levels of settler violence in the West Bank, the International Solidarity Movement is issuing an urgent call for volunteers to participate in its 2008 Olive Harvest Campaign. The olive tree is a national symbol for Palestinians. As thousands of olive trees have been bulldozed, uprooted and burned by the…
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Free Gaza Movement: Israeli government recognizes “humanitarian” mission to break the siege of Gaza
To view the Free Gaza Movement website click here NICOSIA, CYPRUS (18 Aug. 2008) – In a letter today to the Free Gaza Movement, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs acknowledged that the group of international human rights activists attempting to break the siege of Gaza were “humanitarian,” and stated that the Israeli government “assume[s]…