Tag: Global Actions
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ISM London: Protest outside Leviev store on Old Bond Street, London
To view the ISM London website click here On Saturday 13th December a number of ISM activists braved the rain and cold, took to the streets and voiced their opposition to Lev Leviev and his blood diamonds which finance the illegal Israeli settlement expansion into the Palestinian territories. Located on the upmarket Old Bond Street…
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Gulf News: Call to boycott Israeli jeweller
By Abbas Al Lawati To view original article, published by Gulf News on the 14th December, click here Dubai: Activists campaigning against Israeli diamond mogul Lev Leviev urged Dubai residents to boycott the jeweller during the screening of a documentary film on activist hip hop at the Dubai Film Festival on Friday. Forty T-shirts and…
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Free Gaza Movement: Dignity ship leaves Gaza with Palestinian students
(GAZA PORT, GAZA – 11 December 2008) – The Free Gaza Ship “Dignity,” departed from Gaza International Port at 22:10 hours, Thursday 11 December. Aboard the ship were eleven Palestinian students who had been denied exit by Israel to attend their universities abroad. Over 700 students are currently trapped in Gaza, unable to obtain permission…
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Free Gaza Movement: “We’re back!” – Fourth successful voyage breaks through siege of Gaza
(GAZA, 9 December 2008) – The Free Gaza Movement ship “Dignity” successfully broke through the Israeli blockade for the fourth time since August, arriving in Gaza Port at 2:45pm, Tuesday 9 December. The ship carried one ton of medical supplies and high-protein baby formula, in addition to a delegation of international academics, humanitarian and human…
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Maan: Blockade-busting voyages to Gaza planned from Qatar, Israel, Yemen, Cyprus, Jordan
To view original article, published by Maan News Agency on the 3rd November, click here Gaza – A series of ships sailing Qatar, Israel, Yemen, and Cyprus, and Jordan will challenge the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip over the next two months, said Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) Jamal Al-Khudari on Tuesday.…