Tag: Gaza
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Palestinians remember Freedom Flotilla martyrs in Gaza port
31 May 2011 | International Solidarity Movement – Gaza Hundreds of Palestinians gathered in Mina, the port of Gaza City, to remember the nine Turkish activists killed by Israeli naval commandos during their attack on the Freedom Flotilla on 31 May 2010. The gatherings occurred over Monday, 30 May and Tuesday, 31 May. The Palestinian…
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Why June 5 matters
30 May 2011 | Palestine News Network – Joe Catron I gasped as the first bullet struck a young man standing a few paces ahead of me. Watching him crumple to the ground, I struggled for breath and fought my natural urge to run. “Allahu Akbar!”, the crowd roared around me. “Yalla, Shebab!” A half-dozen…
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My speech for Vik’s memorial in Faraheen
29 May 2011 | Nathan Stuckey, International Solidarity Movement – Gaza Many of you here have known Victor longer than I. I will not tell you about what a great person Victor was, you already know that. I will instead offer you a Victor you might not have known, a Victor that fate never allowed.…