• Free Gaza Movement is at sea again on the 8 mile limit off Gaza Harbour

    For Immediate Release SS Free Gaza, with six Palestinian fishermen’s boats, is 8-miles off the coast of Gaza, being circled by three Israeli Dabur naval vessels. No shots have been fired. The fishing boats are continuing to exercise their right to fish and have not turned round, but the Free Gaza has just now turned…

  • Free Gaza Movement: On Monday morning, Human Rights Workers go to sea to fish

    To view the Free Gaza Movement website click here For Immediate Release Gaza City, Gaza (24 August 2008) – Two days after the SS FREE GAZA and the SS LIBERTY arrived to a jubilant welcome in Gaza, 20 to 25 of the human rights workers will go to sea with the fishermen in a show…

  • Ynet: We hit a nerve, says leader of Gaza sail

    Prof. Jeff Halper, only Israeli who took part in peace sail to Gaza, says idea came from realization that Israel, world governments sluggish about lifting blockade on Strip; adds restrictions on Gaza symptomatic of more than security needs By Anat Shalev To view original article, published on the 24th August, click here Prof. Jeff Halper,…

  • Free Gaza Movement: Free Gaza boats arrive in Gaza

    GAZA (23 August 2008) – Two small boats, the SS Free Gaza and the SS Liberty, successfully landed in Gaza early this evening, breaking the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip. The boats were crewed by a determined group of international human rights workers from the Free Gaza Movement. They had spent two years organizing…

  • BBC: Activist boats reach Gaza Strip

    To view original article, published by the BBC on the 23rd August, click here Two boats carrying members of a US-based pro-Palestinian group have arrived in the Gaza Strip, despite an Israeli blockade of the territory. Israel earlier said they would be let in, saying they would not be given the chance to have a…