6 July 2011 | International Solidarity Movement At Vittorio’s funeral in Gaza the crowds chanted “Viktor is with the fisherman, Viktor is with the farmers”, Vittorio is still with the people of Gaza. He lives on in their hearts. He ...
Read More »Leftist Greek MPs accuse government of caving to Israeli pressure to stop Gaza flotilla
3 July 2011 | Ha’aretz, Amira Hass Eight ships in the Gaza-bound flotilla were barred from leaving the Greek ports where they are anchored in the wake of an order issued on Friday by the Greek government. Flotilla participants and ...
Read More »Demand Greece allow the Flotilla to sail!
2 July 2011 | Free Gaza Movement Following the intense pressure from the United States and Israeli governments, Greece has announced that they will prevent the sailing of Freedom Flotilla II – Stay Human boats to Gaza. Israel has exported ...
Read More »Children rally for Flotilla in Gaza port
2 July 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza Dozens of children from the Beit Hanoun Local Initiative’s summer camp, “Vittorio Arrigoni – Stay Human,” rallied in the port of Gaza today to support Freedom Flotilla – Stay Human, and demand ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »Gaza: young Palestinians lead a global movement
14 June 2011 | Palestine Chronicle, Joe Catron On a warm, sunny afternoon, I met Eman Sourani and Rana Baker in an airy outdoor café several blocks from the port of Gaza. Both are members of the Palestinian Students’ Campaign ...
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