PRESS RELEASE 12 November 2008 For Immediate Use Dr Bill Wilson, SNP MSP for the West of Scotland, today announced that he had suggested the Israeli Embassy in London launch an inquiry into the “misinformation” he implied it was being fed by the Israeli Defence Force (IDF). The suggestion was made in a letter he … Continue reading MSP asks Israeli embassy to investigate Israeli Defence Force “misinformation”
To view the Free Gaza Movement website click here Larnaca. When members of the Free Gaza Movement sailed to Gaza in August, several accompanied fishermen aboard their small boats. Israeli gunboats regularly confine these boats inside a 6-mile Israeli-imposed limit. Although international law allows every Mediterranean sea territory fishing rights 12-20 miles offshore, Israel ignores … Continue reading FGM: “The people of Gaza have plenty of food. They don’t need to go fishing”
On Friday 31st October, 2008, seven trawling vessels from the port of Gaza City were accompanied by ten international human rights observers. Activists from the International Solidarity Movement were joined by volunteers from the Free Gaza Movement who reached Gaza on October 29th on the MV Dignity. The fishing fleet left port at about 07:30. … Continue reading ISM Gaza: Gazan fisherman injured during Israeli water cannon attack
By Ben Lynfield To view original article, published by MidEast Youth on the 3rd November, click here Friday was a typical day at sea for Scottish pro-Palestinian activist Andrew Muncie, with Israeli machine gunfire raking the waters around the boat carrying him and the Palestinian fishermen whose cause he has embraced.. Mr. Muncie, 34, from … Continue reading Activist puts himself on the (front) line of Gaza’s fishing war
To view original article, published by Maan News Agency on the 31st October, click here Israeli navy ships fired on activists assisting Gaza fisherman on Friday, according to a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC). PLC-member Jamal Al-Khudari, who is also the head of the Popular Committee to Break the Siege on Gaza, claimed … Continue reading Maan: PLC member – Israeli navy fired on activists off Gaza coast
