Tag: Gaza
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NLG: The Flotilla Must Sail Freely!
1 July 2011 | National Lawyers Guild International Committee NLG IC calls on US government end its pressure on the Greek government and demand that Israel refrain from attacking the flotilla Today, the U.S. Boat to Gaza, the Audacity to Hope, was stopped by the Greek Coast Guard as it attempted to begin its journey…
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Kite flying in Beit Hanoun
29 June 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza Every Tuesday morning there is a demonstration against the Occupation in Beit Hanoun, when people march into the buffer zone, demand an end to the occupation, and are met with more bullets from the occupation. Today was different and yet the same; today we didn’t go into the…
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Gaza flotilla activists: One of our ships was sabotaged
28 June 2011 | Ha’aretz, Amira Hass One of the ships due to participate in the Gaza flotilla was deliberately tampered with while it was docked in Greece’s Piraeus port, Gaza flotilla activists told Haaretz on Monday. The ship, due to carry Greek, Norwegian, and Swedish passengers to Gaza, was found with its propeller shaft…
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Demonstration in Beit Hanoun
21 June 2011 | International Solidarity Movement At 11 A.M. this morning we gathered for the weekly demonstration against the occupation in Beit Hanoun. This demonstration was different from the other demonstrations though. Today, a troupe of young girls were joining us. The girls were part of the Vittorio Arrigoni summer camp that had been organized by the…
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Two fishing boats shot off Gaza coast
21 June 2011 | International Solidarity Movement At around 9am on June 21, two fishing boats were attacked by the Israeli Navy, with bullets piercing both engines, rendering them unusable. The first boat was shot at in the motor, at the rear end and, when the 4-man crew took cover at the front of the…