Tag: Gaza

  • A call from Gazans to the world: “Keep trying to break the siege”

    In a press conference at the port of Gaza city yesterday government officials, fishing associations, non-governmental organisations and civil society groups reiterated their support for the attempts by international activists to break the Israeli siege of Gaza by sea. Yesterday (July 14th 2010) many people amassed at the Gazan port to urge on the latest…

  • US to Gaza announces plan to join the next Freedom Flotilla

    U.S. Boat to Gaza FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 14, 2010 This is an important moment in history. In the aftermath of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla massacre and increased world-wide scrutiny of Israel’s blockade of Gaza, the Israeli government has mounted a huge public relations campaign spreading the lie that by letting a few more items…

  • Aljazeera: Gaza farmers risk being shot

    Aljazeera English As a Libyan backed aid ship sails for the Gaza Strip, another group of international activists has been defying the blockade, but this time on the land. Foreigners acting as human shields have been helping farmers in Gaza harvest their crops. About 30 per cent of Gaza’s arable land is on the border…