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Free Gaza Movement: The Latest from Free Gaza and Liberty, Crete Bulletin
By Lauren Booth Tuesday 12th August 2008 To view Free Gaza Movement Website click here Well here on baking, blissfully breezy Crete it has been a day of high expectation and yes, again, disappointment. I spent my first night on board last night, in water so calm it reminded me of Lake Geneva. Our group had enjoyed a late dinner with sympathetic locals in a communal dwelling in what was once Chania’s law court and prison.…
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Medical supplies from Scotland still prevented from reaching Gaza
By Eva Bartlett For previous article on the attempt to deliver medical supplies to Gaza click here To view original update click here After nearly one month of waiting at the Rafah crossing for Egyptian (Israeli) authorities to give permission to take the van full of medicine to Gaza, and after countless meetings and forms, today, Friday, at 12 noon, Khalil Al Niss arrived at the Rafah crossing to take the van away. Over the course…
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Extreme violence from the Israeli army in Ni’lin
On Thursday, the 14th of August, peaceful protesters from the village of Ni’lin, who’s lands are being annexed by the construction of Israel’s apartheid wall, were met by extreme violence by the occupation forces. Photos courtesy of Activestills The army later came deep into the village of Ni’lin, bombarding streets and houses with teargas for several hours and injuring at least fifteen persons. Following the invasion on the night of the 13th of August, when eight…
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