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Free Gaza: Can unarmed seaborne civilians break the siege of Gaza?

A press conference at The Journalists’ House, Nicosia At RIK / CBC Avenue 12, Nicosia Monday, 4th August, 2008 at 10.00 a.m. [Camera crews to come early, please, for set up] Inaugurating The Free Gaza Movement Sailing to Gaza DESTINATION: GAZA PORT In August, unarmed Palestinians, Israelis and internationals will sail directly to Gaza without going through Israeli territory or seeking permission from Israeli authorities. They include an 81-year-old Catholic nun, an 83-year-old Holocaust survivor, Palestinians…

August 2, 2008

Maan: Bil’in – dozens injured after inhaling tear gas, town waits for court verdict

To view original article, published by Maan on the 1st August, click here Dozens of residents and a Palestinian journalist suffered breathing problems after inhaling tear gas fired on them by Israeli soldiers during a peaceful protest in the village of Bil’in on Friday afternoon. Photos courtesy of Activestills The protest is a weekly event against the construction of the separation wall which cuts the village off from its ancestral land. After Friday noon prayers, Bil’in…

August 1, 2008

Seven injured as Ni’lin continues its struggle against the construction of the apartheid wall

On the 1st August, Palestinian protesters, joined by Israeli and international solidarity activists, marched to the construction site of the apartheid wall in Ni’lin. Photos courtesy of Activestills Well over 100 meters of barbed wire at the site was eventually removed from the construction site and placed in front of the bulldozers so as to delay planned work on the wall the following day. This action was similar to the one that saw 10 year old…

August 1, 2008