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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…
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Gulf News: Law of Return and the dilemma
By Abbas Al Lawati To view original article, published by Gulf News on the 9th August, click here Dubai: Adam Shapiro, 36, and the International Solidarity Movement have in many ways been the face of the foreign activism that complemented the second Palestinian Intifada, or uprising, against the Israeli occupation. Founded by Shapiro and his…
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Caterpillar Annual Shareholders Meeting Picketed and Disrupted by Palestine Solidarity Activists
In Chicago on June 11th, more than 50 Palestinian solidarity activists from numerous organizations gathered to oppose Caterpillar Corporations annual shareholders meeting. Caterpillar, an American company, is responsible for building and outfitting militarized bulldozers to sell to the Israeli army. These bulldozers have been used to destroy an estimated 18,000 Palestinian homes, uproot hundreds of…