Tag: Global Actions
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Free Gaza Movement: Israeli naval vessels firing on unarmed fishing boats and Human Rights Workers
For Immediate Release (OFF THE COAST OF GAZA) 1 September 2008 – Israeli Naval vessels are currently firing on unamrmed Palestinian fishing boats and international human rights workers off the coast of the Gaza Strip. The fishing boats are several miles off the coast of Gaza City, in Palestinian territorial waters. As of 11am (4am…
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Free Gaza Movement: Human Rights Workers to accompany Gaza fishermen on Monday
GAZA CITY (1 September 2008) – Human Rights Observers from the Free Gaza Movement and the International Solidarity Movement launch campaign to monitor Israeli naval aggression against Gazan fishermen. According to a recent article in The Guardian, “Under the Oslo accords, which in 1993 were supposed to herald the coming of an independent Palestinian state,…
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Ynet: Gaza activists say will run Israel blockade again
‘Free-Gaza’ activists plan return to Strip within a month. ‘This might be the beginning of a simple delivery service, if we can set up the mechanisms here in Cyprus,’ member says To view original article, published by Ynet on the 30th August, click here Foreign activists who sailed to Gaza last week to protest against…
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Washington Post: Boats depart Gaza after aid delivery – 7 Palestinians leave with activists who flouted blockade
By Linda Gradstein (Special to The Washington Post) To view original article, published by The Washington Post on the 28th August, click here JERUSALEM, Aug. 28 — Two boats carrying international peace activists left the Gaza Strip on Thursday, five days after they defied an Israeli naval blockade to reach the territory. The activists took…
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Free Gaza Movement: Free Gaza & Liberty to leave for Cyprus with Palestinians on-board
For Immediate Release (GAZA CITY, 28 August 2008) – After having shattered the Israeli blockade of Gaza earlier this week, the Free Gaza and Liberty will depart Gaza for Cyprus at 2pm today. Several Palestinians who have previously been denied exit visas by Israel will join international human rights workers on the journey. Among the…