• Free Gaza Movement: Free Gaza & Liberty to leave for Cyprus with Palestinians on-board

    For Immediate Release (GAZA CITY, 28 August 2008) – After having shattered the Israeli blockade of Gaza earlier this week, the Free Gaza and Liberty will depart Gaza for Cyprus at 2pm today. Several Palestinians who have previously been denied exit visas by Israel will join international human rights workers on the journey. Among the…

  • Ynet: Israeli who sailed to Gaza released

    Prof Jeff Halper, the only Israeli on board two ships that attempted to break an Israeli naval blockade on Gaza last week, was released after being detained Tuesday by police By Shmulik Hadad To view original article, published by Ynet on the 27th August, click here Professor Jeff Halper, the only Israeli citizen to participate…

  • Settler shoots farmer’s dog in front of him in Susiya

    On Tuesday August 27th at 7.30 pm, Palestinian shepherd Khaled, and his son were walking their sheep and goats back to their tent camp in Susiya when a settler stopped his car in front of them and shot their sheep dog in the mouth before driving off again. A white Toyota stopped in front of…

  • OHCHR: UN rights expert welcomes landing of relief vessels in Gaza

    To view original report published by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) click here 25 August 2008 The landing of two wooden boats carrying 46 human rights activists in Gaza this past weekend is an important symbolic victory, says Richard Falk, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in…

  • Sailing into Gaza

    By Huwaida Arraf • August 25, 2008 On Saturday, after 32 hours on the high seas, I sailed into the port of Gaza City with 45 other citizens from around the world in defiance of Israel’s blockade. We traveled from Cyprus with humanitarian provisions for Palestinians living under siege. My family in Michigan was worried…